"Working for a clean and healthy watershed since 1983"

 

Rivers of the Lamprey Watershed Nominated

to the New Hampshire

Rivers Management and Protection Program

Public Hearing to be Held Tuesday, August 31 at 7 pm

Epping Elementary School, 17 Prospect Street

The Lamprey River from Northwood to Great Bay, the North Branch River, the Pawtuckaway River, the North River, the Little River and the Piscassic River all have been determined to be special and worthy of recognition through this state program.  Currently, only the Lamprey River in the towns of Lee and Durham are designated.  This nomination seeks designated status for the remaining portions of the Lamprey and the major tributaries. Come learn why this rivers are special and about the Rivers Management and Protection Program.

 

 

 

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Enter the 2010 Lamprey River Watershed Photo Contest

Send your picture of a location in the watershed with a photo title, your name, and contact information.  Pictures of the rivers, historic places, wildlife, etc. are welcomed.  All seasons.  Permission requested to use photo entries with LRWA publications with photo credit given.  Winner to be selected by popular vote at the 2010 LRWA Annual meeting in November 3.

 

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Volunteer Opportunities!

Media Assistance - Volunteer needed to assist with either website updates, publications and press releases, or promotional events.  Work from home.

Stormwater Watchers - Keep your eyes open for culverts entering the Lamprey River or tirbutaries that are clogged with debris, carrying pollutants, or in need of a larger size pipe to alleviate flooding.

Board Member Opening - Northwood representative and several at-large members needed. All backgrounds welcome to provide a diverse perspective on assisting our non-profit watershed organization that is current and relevant to what watershed residents need and want to know.

Contact LRWA at 659-9363 or volunteer@lrwa-nh.org to learn more.

 

Lamprey River Stream Gage Real Time Data

        Packers Falls, Durham   http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?01073500

The NOAA website for the Packer's Fall gaging station is located at:

http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=gyx&gage=lamn3&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&toggles=10,7,8,2,9,15,6

        Langford Road USGS Gaging Station, Raymond  http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nh/nwis/uv/?site_no=01073319&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 

 

 

►Watershed News and Events!

"Your Water, Your Wallet, Your Watershed -

Why Working Together Across Town Boundaries Makes $ense For Protecting Our Water "

 

Presentations available on the web

The conference link is at: http://www.wrrc.unh.edu/lrho/outreach.html

If you missed this great June 13 conference you can now get a DVD of all four speakers.

Learn more about the water connection, hear about threats to our water quality and supply, learn what other towns in the watershed are doing to save this valuable resource.  DVD available for $10 from the Lamprey River Watershed Association, 43 North River Road, Lee, NH  03861

 

Vermont Rain Garden Manual: Gardening to Absorb the Storm

Vermont’s own Rain Garden Manual: Gardening to Absorb the Storm and the accompanying plant list are available for free to anyone who is interested in protecting our local rivers and lakes through gardening. This twenty page, full color Manual includes step-by-step instructions on rain garden design and installation; five creative planting plans; information about curb-cut rain gardens (perfect for urban streetscapes); a rain garden plant list (including 150 plants suitable for Vermont rain gardens), and an explanation of how rain gardens are compatible with the Vermont Stormwater Management Manual.

The manual and plant list can be downloaded for free by clicking on The Manual and The Plant List Insert in the following table. Printed manuals, in full color, are available for $6 each. Please make checks payable to “WNRCD” and mail them to: Ashley Lidman, Winooski NRCD, 1193 South Brownell Rd, Suite 35, Williston, VT 05495.

The Manual
(a pdf file, size 2.2MB)
20 Pages, Full Color
Prints on 8.5x11 paper
(a pdf file, size .2Mb)
(Pages 11-14 of the manual)
Prints on 11x17 paper.
(This can be viewed without printing if unable to print the large size paper.)


This work was sponsored in part by: Lake Champlain Sea Grant, NOAA National Sea Grant College Program, US DoC.; The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, US Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 204-51130-03108; Environmental Protection Agency; Chittenden Bank; South Burlington High School; and the Regional Stormwater Education Program.

 

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Shoreland Protection on the Lamprey River and Tributaries - All 4th order streams and higher

 

 

 

 

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