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Contact the LRWA office at 659-9363 or email us at  volunteer@lrwa-nh.org  for more information.

Nomination of the Upper Lamprey and Significant Tributaries

to the NH Rivers Management and Protection Program

A Nomination Committee is in the process of preparing a nomination package to be submitted to the NH Department of Environmenatl Services Rivers Management and Protection program.  Currently, only the Lamprey River in the towns of Lee and Durham is designated as protected river.  The Rivers Managment and Protection Program designated status provides a local voice for the managment of the river and a locally prepared river management plan.

Protected status will be sought for the main branch of the Lamprey River from the headwaters in Northwood to the mouth of Great Bay estuary.  Major tributaries such as the North Branch in Candia, the Pawtuckaway River in Nottingham and Raymond, the North River and Little River in Nottingham and the Piscassic River from Fremont to Newmarket will be included in the nomination. 

The Nomination Committee is chaired by Jim Hadley of Northwood and Cheryl Killam of Raymond serves as Vice Chair.  The committee is available to come speak to town groups to explain the program and why seeking protected status is good for all citizens of the watershed.  Letters of support are welcomed and may be sent to LRWA, 43 North River Road, Lee, NH 03861.

Contact the LRWA office for more information at 659-9363 or volunteer@lrwa-nh.org

Streamwalk 2008 and 2009  - Thank you to our volunteers!

In 2008, volunteers inventoried the entire 47 miles of the main branch of the Lamprey River from the headwaters of the Lamprey River in Northwood to the MCClellen Dam in Newmarket.  In 2009, volunteers inventoried the North Branch River in Candia and what portions of the Piscassic River that could be reached.  Volunteers walked, kayaked, or canoed assigned river sections looking for signs of the health of the river bed and river banks.  Volunteers received training and were provided checklists and equipment. 

At times, the river is impaired due to E. coli and low dissolved oxygen readings with unknown sources.  Through a “find it, fix it” approach, this project will look for areas of significant erosion, patches of invasive species, canopy cover, pipes and culverts and other indices of stream health.  Once the inventory is complete, the results will be shared with Town Conservation Commissions.  "Fix It" projects will follow.