Dear River and Watershed Friends, Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program volunteers began the bacteria sampling season with 100% sampling at 100% of the eleven sites on the Merrimack River from Franklin to Bow and on the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, and Contoocook Rivers. This week continued that excellent trend. We have a fourth (three this year and one […]
Dear River and Watershed Friends, Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program volunteers began the bacteria sampling season with 100% sampling at 100% of the eleven sites on the Merrimack River from Franklin to Bow and on the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, and Contoocook Rivers. We have another yet high (higher even than two weeks ago) reading on the Pemigewasset. […]
Dear River and Watershed Friends, Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program volunteers began the bacteria sampling season with 100% sampling at 100% of the eleven sites on the Merrimack River from Franklin to Bow and on the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, and Contoocook Rivers. We have another high reading on the Pemigewasset, which we will continue to investigate through […]
“But I’m not finished, yet!” cried the overly zealous volunteer after learning that it was the last Bug Night of the year. The White Coats’ faces were impassive. They were ambivalent. While they were happy to have more time to dedicate to preparing for and executing the water quality monitoring and rock basket field work, […]
The telephone rang incessantly. The calls ranged from timid to whining to angry. The texts included ALL CAPS and exclamation points. The emoji cannot be transcribed. “Hey, no rush but I was wondering if there was Bug Night tonight,” queried one volunteer. Maybe it was too much for them all having the last week off. […]
Dear Bug Night-ers, We hope that you enjoy a week off. There will be no April 25, 2018 Bug Night. We will see you next week, May 2, 2018. For further updates, please visit http://www.merrimackriver.org/forum
The evening huddle was informative. Everyone was instructed on the difference between fingernail clams and Asian Clams. Advice on technology and practical tips were provided. “What about the dim bulb ‘scope?” asked a Bug Night-er. “See if there is another ‘scope or if your neighbour is willing to trade with you,” said the male White […]
The male White Coat was alone. Utterly and completely alone. There was no one to fetch scopes and proctor the sit-down room. It was the first full night of identification and for some Bug Night-ers, their first chance to use the Macroinvertebrates of the Upper Merrimack picture and dichotomous key. It was going to be […]
The White Coats were worried. One of them was always worried but now the concern was evident in both of them. In the spring, a young Bug Night-er’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. If that were true, April was the cruelest month for Bug Nights. With sorting on the verge of completion, the […]
There was a Bug Night-er who felt that now was the time to exercise the better part of valour. They did not have the best tactical advantage. There was the late start, the uncooperative weather, the sand and algae… “What do I do?” lamented one of the Bug Night-ers, “There are so many—maybe we should […]
“My ‘scope feels sticky,” lamented one of the Bug Night-ers. The White Coats exchanged meaningful glances as they prepared the materials for the evening’s session. Who hasn’t been stuck with a sticky ‘scope at Bug Nights? This was a busy laboratory with many students, eager for knowledge, cramming knowledge and candy all day. “There are […]