Dear river and watershed friends, The second Bacteria Day of 2025, brought 100% results from the Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program volunteers’ sampling at 100% of the eleven sites from Franklin to Bow, comprising the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, Contoocook, and Merrimack Rivers. We know that you have heard it before but it’s important to remember that the […]

Dear river and watershed friends, June 10, Opening Day for Bacteria Days 2025, an exciting event for Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program volunteers, begins our bi-weekly 2025 water quality monitoring. It was an auspicious start with 100% sampling at 100% of the eleven sites from Franklin to Bow, comprising the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, Contoocook, and Merrimack Rivers. […]