Honestly, she thought, the attention to simple details seems to be all but gone. How hard can it be? As she walked along Silk Farm Road, she could not help noticing the consternation in their faces. The confusion in their eyes. The frustration that emanated from their pores. She overheard snippets of conversations as they […]

We love the Bug Night people. We want them to be safe and happy and come back to Bug Nights for years to come. That is why we have made the decision to cancel the March 7, 2018 Bug Night. Right now, the forecast includes significant snowfall that will occur at what would have been […]

Her statement at Bug Nights was dramatic and unequivocal. “I’ve got a fist full of insects and they are burning a hole in my pocket.” The White Coats glanced up from their quality control checks and exchanged looks across the laboratory. The she-volunteer’s statement hung in the air. Everyone tried to look busy but wondered […]

“There are so many,” whispered the young boy, “I don’t remember there being so many.” “Son,” answered his father, “It can seem daunting but we are among friends; bug friends but friends nonetheless.” He didn’t sound confident. They both became quiet. The buzzing and clicking from the insects seemed to be a blur or white […]

The final document from the US Army Corps of Engineers is accessible below along with the appendices. Although the focus area doesn’t include the upper Merrimack, the results are interesting to this region. Merrimack River Watershed Assessment Study – Phase III Final Monitoring Data Report August 2017 Appendix A1 Maps Appendix A2 Precipitation maps Appendix […]

A coupled terrestrial and aquatic biogeophysical model of the Upper Merrimack River watershed, New Hampshire, to inform ecosystem services evaluation and management under climate change and land-cover changes Click here to read more about this new paper. Abstract: Accurate quantification of ecosystem services (ES) at regional scales is increasingly important for making informed decisions in […]

The Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program’s work figures prominently in the just released report to the New Hampshire General Court, also known as the New Hampshire Legislature. Please click here to download and read the report.

You could learn a lot from a bug… …and we all did! On October 5, 2017, volunteers came to New Hampshire Audubon for a preview of Bug Nights 2018, learned about bugs as if they were “family,” and participated in a fun activity to design macroinvertebrate communities in their habitats. The volunteers did an amazing […]

Volunteer testing finds Merrimack River bacteria spike in Franklin By DAVID BROOKS Monitor Staff Saturday, August 26, 2017 http://www.concordmonitor.com/merrimack-river-bacteria-12086272

Dear River and Watershed Friends, Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program volunteers closed out 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. Yesterday was the last sampling day of the season. We plan to begin again […]

Dear River and Watershed Friends, Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program volunteers continue to produce 100% sampling at 100% of the eleven sites on the Merrimack River from Franklin to Bow and on the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, and Contoocook Rivers. Do you remember that very high count we had at Site 6 on July 13 and then at […]