“It’s all right,” said the gigantic, hungry insect, “You can come out (to Bug Night), now.” “The coast is clear,” he purred seductively, “Here, take my pedipalp…” The door opens at 6:15 PM on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. We (and he) will see you there.#BugNights http://www.merrimackriver.org/
“No,” he cried, “Say it isn’t so.” We are afraid it is true. There is no Bug Night this week but fear not, we will be back next week on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. We hope that the time flies by for you all. We can’t wait for the next #BugNights.
Show your great taste by treating yourself to the Twenty-first Annual BUG NIGHTS! Since 1995, volunteers including anglers, students, teachers, paddlers, and many others interested in the health of the Upper Merrimack River and general river ecology began learning about these fascinating creatures and what they tell us about river conditions. Your work as a citizen scientist […]
It’s so nice when we hear that adults who were Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program volunteers have gone on to higher education and careers in water sciences and other natural resource fields. Here’s a great post from Stephanie Lynn, whose father Gary is a long-time Bug Nights veteran.
The Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee and St. Paul’s School are proud to co-host the presentation “Bones of Stone: How New Hampshire’s Geology and Glaciology Formed the Granite State” by Michael Caduto as part of the UMRLAC’s Winter Community Program and SPS’s Birckhead Science Lecture Series. About the event Eons before people arrived in New Hampshire, […]
Elizabeth Franz from the Concord Monitor came to visit Bug Nights last night and created a short story and photo essay. Click here to see more and learn how you can join the fun next week.
The Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program was a topic with The Insiders today. Please click here to read their take on Bug Nights 2015.
It’s been 50 years since the Beetles invasion… Experinece all the excitement again at the Nineteenth Annual Bug Nights. Training and opening night is January 14, 2015. See this year’s flyer with the full schedule and driving directions at http://www.merrimackriver.org/
By Jeremy Blackman, Monitor staff Thursday, January 1, 2015 (Published in print: Friday, January 2, 2015) A nice article about how a natural resource = a world class recreational site = economic development. http://www.concordmonitor.com/sports/15046041-95/in-franklin-annual-kayak-run-gives-way-to-talk-of-urban-renewal
Dear River Friends, All sites sampled yesterday are well below the Class B standard of 406 E. coli colony counts per 100 millitres of water. All sites except for Sites 2 and 6 are below the designated swim beach standard of 88 colonies. While we have had lower results over the years, these are still […]
Most people think of a river as a place to go fishing with their pals. Some have a much broader sense of rivers. A few, who are members of the Planning Boards in communities, take on serious responsibilities for their land and water resources. The principal duty of the boards is to protect the natural heritage of their […]