Monthly Archives: June 2015

Gravel Roads Ruts and Washouts

On July 11th, Madison resident and gravel road guru, Russ Lanoie, will give a workshop at the Balmoral Improvement Association’s Club House, Paradise Drive, Moultonborough on gravel road maintenance techniques that can improve performance and durability of gravel roads, reduce … Continue reading

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Watershed Assistance Grantee Recognized for Exemplary Work to Restore a Forgotten Brook

On June 17, Candace Dolan, Coordinator for the Hodgson Brook Restoration Project in Portsmouth, and past and current Watershed Assistance Grant recipient, received the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (GOMC) Visionary Award. The Gulf of Maine Council … Continue reading

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Become a River Runner

Since 2009, the New Hampshire Rivers Council River Runners have been the early detection network for Didymo, Eurasian Milfoil, and other invasive species in our rivers and streams. Training is fun and free and monitoring is easy—just be observant when … Continue reading

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Get your septic together! U.S. EPA hosts webinar on the biological and microbial aspects of septic system pollution (June 30th)

Septic System Pollution Webinar On June 30 at 2 – 3 p.m. Eastern, U.S. EPA will hold a webinar on the biological and microbial aspects of septic system pollution. The first of two presentations will discuss a demonstration project on … Continue reading

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The NHDES Watershed Assistance Section is requesting pre-proposals for 2016 Watershed Assistance Grants

The NHDES Watershed Assistance Section is requesting pre-proposals for 2016 Watershed Assistance Grants to support local initiatives to restore impaired waters or protect high quality waters. Pre-proposals are available now on the WEB:http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/was/categories/grants.htm Or try the shorter url at: http://tinyurl.com/DESGrants ●   The DEADLINE for pre-proposals … Continue reading

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