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Do you live on the Winnicut River, or one of its brooks or streams? Would you like to learn how to have a "better backyard," or be a steward for wildlife? Do you enjoy birding, kayaking, or trail walking? Have you got Invasive Plant Problems? Would you like to learn more about the Winnicut River and its wildlife diversity, from its treefrogs and trout lilies, to its black bears and white cedars? If you can answer 'yes' to any of the above, we need YOU. The WRWC is working hard to develop a Better Backyard campaign which promises to be a rewarding program for land/homeowners interested in protecting the integrity of the Winnicut River, its streams and brooks, and ultimately Great Bay, and the wildlife that lives and breeds here. E-mail us today to learn more at winnicut@nhrivers.org
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Good Fundraiser at Robert's Maine Grill!
Robert's Maine Grill, in Kittery, Maine, will host a “Community Supper” on November 26th and again on December 3rd to help support the Great Bay-Piscataqua Waterkeeper, a program of the Conservation Law Foundation.
The Great Bay-Piscataqua Waterkeeper is working to restore the health of
our waters by being a strong, local voice for the Great Bay estuary. Sewage
treatment plants, stormwater systems, fertilizing practices, shellfishing
closures, and disappearing eelgrass, to name a few, require our attention
today.
Great
Bay-Piscataqua Waterkeeper, Jeff Barnum, says, “We all deserve clean water to live, work, and play. Livelihoods,
ecosystems, and recreational opportunities are at risk. The Great Bay Estuary
needs our attention now.”
Every Tuesday and Wednesday night, Robert’s Maine Grill
offers a “Community Supper” starting at 4pm. The supper is $14; offering a
three course menu – a mid-week “recession buster” offering. To add to the
community spirit Robert’s donates a portion of the proceeds from the evening to
a local non-profit. The menus are Robert’s-style in nature: Maine comfort food
with an updated twist. Reservations are recommended. Robert’s regular dinner
menu is also available. Upcoming Community Supper menus are posted at www.robertsmainegrill.com.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
A Public Invitation from Rockingham Planning Commission
Hello Friends and Colleagues,
[You are invited to] a public participation event hosted by NH Listens as part of Rockingham Planning Commission's Granite State Future project. The Granite State Future project is an initiative led by the nine regional planning commissions in NH to simultaneously update their regional master plans.
This is an opportunity for residents of RPC's planning region to voice their concerns, opinions and vision for the future of southeastern New Hampshire - what works, what could be better, what our future will look like. Your input will be incorporated as we prepare our new regional master plan. RPC will also hold an Open House event and other public participation events starting in June and through fall of this year.
The NH Listens event will be held from 7:00-9:00pm (check-in from 6:30-7:00pm) on Tuesday, May 14th at the Sanborn Regional High School, 17 Danville Road, Kingston, NH. Registration is encouraged - see the registration link in below.
Please forward this announcement to friends and others who live in southeastern NH communities. And if you choose attend - bring a friend a or two! We hope to see you there.
Thank you,
Julie LaBranche
Senior Planner
Rockingham Planning Commission
156 Water Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Phone: (603) 778-0885
Fax: (603) 778-9183
[You are invited to] a public participation event hosted by NH Listens as part of Rockingham Planning Commission's Granite State Future project. The Granite State Future project is an initiative led by the nine regional planning commissions in NH to simultaneously update their regional master plans.
This is an opportunity for residents of RPC's planning region to voice their concerns, opinions and vision for the future of southeastern New Hampshire - what works, what could be better, what our future will look like. Your input will be incorporated as we prepare our new regional master plan. RPC will also hold an Open House event and other public participation events starting in June and through fall of this year.
The NH Listens event will be held from 7:00-9:00pm (check-in from 6:30-7:00pm) on Tuesday, May 14th at the Sanborn Regional High School, 17 Danville Road, Kingston, NH. Registration is encouraged - see the registration link in below.
Please forward this announcement to friends and others who live in southeastern NH communities. And if you choose attend - bring a friend a or two! We hope to see you there.
Thank you,
Julie LaBranche
Senior Planner
Rockingham Planning Commission
156 Water Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Phone: (603) 778-0885
Fax: (603) 778-9183
Monday, April 22, 2013
Happy Earth Day!
A picture of wood frog egg masses for you!
Note the bubble-like appearance they have at the water's surface. Thanks to member, Laura B., for taking the time to search for vernal pools on local conservation land, and for forwarding the photo!
On a less than thrilling note, Laura also captured this shot of filamentous algae growing in the Winnicut River just downstream of the newly installed fishpass at Rte 33. The Winnicut did have higher than acceptable Phosphorus levels last summer.... Not good.
Note the bubble-like appearance they have at the water's surface. Thanks to member, Laura B., for taking the time to search for vernal pools on local conservation land, and for forwarding the photo!
On a less than thrilling note, Laura also captured this shot of filamentous algae growing in the Winnicut River just downstream of the newly installed fishpass at Rte 33. The Winnicut did have higher than acceptable Phosphorus levels last summer.... Not good.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Upcoming 'MS4 Permit' Q&A Meetings
EPA will be holding four informal public meetings on the NH Draft Small
MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems) Permit prior to the Public
Hearing on March 14, 2013. Newton Tedder, EPA, will present the draft permit followed by Q
& A. The dates, times and locations for two of these scheduled public meetings are:
Thursday, February 28, 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Dover McConnell Center, Room 306, 61 Locust Street, Dover. The McConnell Center is located next to the Dover Library and across the street from Dover City Hall. There is a large parking lot behind the library.
Thursday, March 7th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Exeter Town Hall, 9 Front Street, Exeter, NH.
This is the "Old" Town Hall across the street from the Town Offices.
Designed especially for new NH Small MS4 municipalities and the public, this presentation will include the background of the NH MS4 permits and permit requirements for NH municipalities new to this permit process.
Please contact Barbara McMillan, NH DES, to register that you will be attending:
barbara.mcmillan@des.nh.gov or 603-271-7889
Thursday, February 28, 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Dover McConnell Center, Room 306, 61 Locust Street, Dover. The McConnell Center is located next to the Dover Library and across the street from Dover City Hall. There is a large parking lot behind the library.
Thursday, March 7th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Exeter Town Hall, 9 Front Street, Exeter, NH.
This is the "Old" Town Hall across the street from the Town Offices.
Designed especially for new NH Small MS4 municipalities and the public, this presentation will include the background of the NH MS4 permits and permit requirements for NH municipalities new to this permit process.
Please contact Barbara McMillan, NH DES, to register that you will be attending:
barbara.mcmillan@des.nh.gov or 603-271-7889
For more information on the permit, visit the EPA website at: http://www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater/MS4_2013_NH.html.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Grant Wrap-up and Water Quality Meters
The Winnicut River Watershed Coalition, an initiative of the New Hampshire Rivers Council, has completed a 2-year grant project funded under the Coastal Zone Management Act by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in conjunction with the New Hampshire Coastal Program.
If you are curious about your neighborhood's impact on our local waters...if would like to see attention paid to a special brook, stream, river, pond or other wetland area, or you're simply interested in learning more, contact Jean Eno, the Winnicut Project Director for the New Hampshire Rivers Council. Volunteers are always welcomed, from Junior High students and up!
Generous additional support provided by:
The NH Charitable Foundation - Piscataqua Region
And by:
The Alvin T. Fuller Foundation
Many thanks to the wonderful volunteers who helped make things happen!
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