Events
September 19
LRWA Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting location – Lee Safety Complex, George Bennett Road, Lee – 7 pm.
September 24 – Orientation Session for new local river advisory committee members. Nottingham Town Hall, 139 Stage Road (Rt. 152) 8 am to 11:30 Refreshments provided.
October 17
LRWA Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting location – Lee Safety Complex, George Bennett Road, Lee – 7 pm.
October 27 Celebration of Lamprey and Tributaries as Designated Rivers
LRWA Annual Meeting, spaghetti supper, speaker, awards, photo contest
Meeting location - Nottingham Town Hall, 139 Stage Road (Rt. 152) - 6 pm.
Phone 659-9363 to reserve a ticket. $8/adult and $4/youth under 14
News
January 25, 2011 – Concord, NH – The Lamprey, North Branch, Pawtuckaway, North, Little and Piscassic Rivers have been nominated to the NH Rivers Management and Protection Program (RMPP). Twelve miles of the Lamprey in Lee and Durham were accepted into the program in 1990. Up-river towns have had an interest in expanding this designation for years. A Lamprey River Nomination Committee has been hard at work for the past year and a half to bring this nomination forward. The complete nomination package may be viewed on the NH DES website at http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/rivers/nominations.htm
These rivers were nominated due to their exemplary values for drinking water, wildlife, recreation, cultural resources and scenic beauty.
The nomination was presented to the NH House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee on Tuesday, January 25. The Committee voted to place HB 149 into subcommittee and has bee returned to the full Committee as “ought to pass”. RR&D full committee vote on March 1. It was standing room only in Concord for the hearing with unanimous support and testimony encouraging the Committee to pass the bill. Currently, 16 rivers in NH have been accepted.
Presentations Available on the Web
“Your Water, Your Wallet, Your Watershed - Why Working Together Across Town Boundaries Makes $ense For Protecting Our Water “
The conference link is here. 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 8.5×11 paper
Plant List Insert – prints on 11×17 paper
(a pdf file, size .2Mb) (Pages 11-14 of the manual) Prints on 11×17 paper.
(This can be viewed without printing if unable to print the large size paper.)
