Dear river and watershed friends, July 16, our third sampling day (of six) this summer continues with 100% sampling at 100% of our sites. Thank you, volunteers. We continue to provide you with these bi-weekly reports for eleven sites from Franklin to Bow, comprising the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, Contoocook, and Merrimack Rivers. There were short, flashy […]

Dear river and watershed friends, July 2, our second sampling day (of six) this summer continues with 100% sampling at 100% of our sites. Thank you, volunteers. We continue to provide you with these bi-weekly reports for eleven sites from Franklin to Bow, comprising the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, Contoocook, and Merrimack Rivers. There were short, flashy […]

Dear river and watershed friends, June 18, Opening Day for Bacteria Days, an exciting event for we volunteers, begins our bi-weekly 2024 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. June 18 began on […]

Dear river and watershed friends, Day 6, the final event of our of bi-weekly 2023 water quality monitoring season saw an expected decrease in E. coli colony counts after a relatively dry and sunny period with some rain preceding the Tuesday, August 22, 2023 sampling day. We got through the season with 100% samples collected […]

Dear river and watershed friends, Day 5 of the bi-weekly 2023 water quality monitoring season saw an expected decrease in E. coli colony counts after a relatively dry and sunny period with some rain preceding the Tuesday, August 8, 2023 sampling day. We are holding and moving forward with 100% samples collected by 100% of […]

Dear river and watershed friends, Day 4 of the bi-weekly 2023 water quality monitoring season saw an expected decrease in E. coli colony counts after a dry period with some rain preceding the Tuesday, July 25, 2023 sampling day. We are holding and moving forward with 100% samples collected by 100% of its volunteers at […]

Dear river and watershed friends, Day 3 of the bi-weekly 2023 water quality monitoring season saw an expected increase in E. coli colony counts after heavy rains preceding the Tuesday, July 11, 2023 sampling day. We are holding and moving forward with 100% samples collected by 100% of its volunteers at eleven sites from Franklin […]

This story is very sad and involves the loss of a dog who was a beloved family member. You can clock on the image above to read the story. Cyanobacteria blooms aren’t just for lakes anymore—they are also found in rivers. Please be alert for these unusual appearances in the water. In rivers, they are […]

Dear river and watershed friends, Day 2 of the bi-weekly 2023 water quality monitoring season saw an expected increase in E. coli colony counts after heavy rains preceding the Tuesday, June 13, 2023 sampling day. We are holding and moving forward with 100% samples collected by 100% of its volunteers at eleven sites from Franklin […]

Dear river and watershed friends, The 2023 bacteria sampling season opened on a high note on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 with 100% samples collected by 100% of its volunteers at eleven sites from Franklin to Bow. We know that you have heard it before but it’s important to remember that the results shown below are […]

Bug Nights public sessions are on hold The pandemic has changed so much of our lives and it was inevitable that Bug Nights would be affected. Since we were last at St. Paul’s School, there have been policy and staff changes. We hope to work with them again as our generous and gracious host. In […]