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Merrimack watershed bacteria results: August 13, 2024

Dear river and watershed friends, August 13, our fifth 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. We know that you […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: August 27, 2024

Dear river and watershed friends, August 27, our sixth and final sampling day capped the 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. We know that you have […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: July 30, 2024

Dear river and watershed friends, July 30, our fourth 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. We know that you […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: July 16, 2024

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 […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: July 2, 2024

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 […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: June 18, 2024

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 […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: August 22, 2023

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 […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: August 8, 2023

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 […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: July 25, 2023

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 […]

Merrimack watershed bacteria results: July 11, 2023

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 […]

Let’s talk about cyanobacteria

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 […]