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2005 Great Bay Water Quality (Datasonde) Monitoring Program, Jonathan Pennock Mar 2006

2005 Great Bay Water Quality (Datasonde) Monitoring Program, Jonathan Pennock

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In situ water quality assessment has become an important source of data for monitoring, research and management activities in estuaries nationwide. As part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, the Great Bay System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) produces in situ water quality data for four sites in and around Great Bay. This project extends the SWMP program to include year-round in situ data for a station at the University of New Hampshire Coastal Marine Lab pier at the mouth of the Piscataqua River and summmer data for a station in the Salmon Falls (SF) River. This suite of stations provides …

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Continued Wetlands Assessment, Inventory And Prime Wetlands Designation In Hampton And Hampton Falls, Hampton Falls Conservation Commission Mar 2006

Continued Wetlands Assessment, Inventory And Prime Wetlands Designation In Hampton And Hampton Falls, Hampton Falls Conservation Commission

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The purpose of this project was to continue to provide educational efforts on wetlands functions and values, prime wetlands designation, aerial and on-the-ground inventory findings, wildlife habitat, and New Hampshire’s Prime Wetlands laws and rules for the communities of Hampton and Hampton Falls, which was the project focus area. The project incorporated the first phase (phase I) of this wetland inventory report, which focused on the Taylor River Watershed. That initial assessment included the Taylor River as it flows through both Hampton and Hampton Falls, a portion of Ash Brook and Old River as it flows through Hampton, and Grapevine …

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Nhep Environmental Indicator Report: Critical Habitats And Species 2006, Phil Trowbridge Mar 2006

Nhep Environmental Indicator Report: Critical Habitats And Species 2006, Phil Trowbridge

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The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) is part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program, which is a joint local/state/federal program established under the Clean Water Act with the goal of protecting and enhancing nationally significant estuarine resources. The NHEP is funded by the EPA and is administered by the University of New Hampshire. The NHEP’s Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for New Hampshire’s estuaries was completed in 2000 and implementation is ongoing. The Management Plan outlines key issues related to management of New Hampshire's estuaries and proposes strategies (Action Plans) that are expected to preserve, protect, and …

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Nhep Environmental Indicator Report: Water Quality 2006, Phil Trowbridge Mar 2006

Nhep Environmental Indicator Report: Water Quality 2006, Phil Trowbridge

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The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) is part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program, which is a joint local/state/federal program established under the Clean Water Act with the goal of protecting and enhancing nationally significant estuarine resources. The NHEP is funded by the EPA and is administered by the University of New Hampshire. The NHEP’s Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for New Hampshire’s estuaries was completed in 2000 and implementation is ongoing. The Management Plan outlines key issues related to management of New Hampshire's estuaries and proposes strategies (Action Plans) that are expected to preserve, protect, and …

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Ambient Rivers Monitoring In The Great Bay Estuary Watershed 2005, Natalie Landry, Stephanie Fardy Mar 2006

Ambient Rivers Monitoring In The Great Bay Estuary Watershed 2005, Natalie Landry, Stephanie Fardy

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The Department of Environmental Services (DES) received funding from the New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) to conduct monitoring activities in 2005. The activities described in this report were led by the DES Watershed Assistance Section and involved water monitoring in tidal tributaries. Other DES staff conducted laboratory analyses. These monitoring activities were completed with the overall purpose of improving the understanding of water quality trends. The Department of Environmental Services completed all tasks as planned. This report includes the sample collection information, field and laboratory data, and quality assurance information. Data summaries and interpretations will come at a later time …

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Nh Department Of Health And Human Services Public Health Laboratories Shellfish Program Activities January 2005 - December 2005, Jayne S. Finnigan Feb 2006

Nh Department Of Health And Human Services Public Health Laboratories Shellfish Program Activities January 2005 - December 2005, Jayne S. Finnigan

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The Department of Health and Human Services-New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories (DHHS-NHPHL) has continued to carry out various actions providing laboratory analyses for the routine water quality monitoring, “Red Tide” monitoring, and additional testing after rainfall, excess sewage treatment plant, and emergency events. Also, a validation study was performed using non-EPA funds to compare results between the traditional Paralytic Shellfish Poison bioassay and a newer developed test allowed for screening use.

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Nh Department Of Health And Human Services Public Health Laboratories Shellfish Program 2005, Jayne S. Finnigan Feb 2006

Nh Department Of Health And Human Services Public Health Laboratories Shellfish Program 2005, Jayne S. Finnigan

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The Department of Health and Human Services-New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories (DHHS-NHPHL) has continued to carry out various actions providing laboratory analyses for the routine water quality monitoring, “Red Tide” monitoring, and additional testing after rainfall, excess sewage treatment plant, and emergency events. Also, a validation study was performed using non-EPA funds to compare results between the traditional Paralytic Shellfish Poison bioassay and a newer developed test allowed for screening use.

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Streamflow Monitoring In The Salmon Falls River, Phil Trowbridge, Steve Doyon Jan 2006

Streamflow Monitoring In The Salmon Falls River, Phil Trowbridge, Steve Doyon

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The goal of this project was to provide data for one of the NHEP indicators of estuarine condition: NUT1. This indicator reports on “Annual load of nitrogen to the Great Bay from WWTF and watershed tributaries” (NHEP, 2004).

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Soft-Shell Clam (Mya Arenaria) Distribution & Abundance At Selected Sites In The Great Bay Estuary, Raymond E. Grizzle, Jennifer K. Greene, Holly Abeels Jan 2006

Soft-Shell Clam (Mya Arenaria) Distribution & Abundance At Selected Sites In The Great Bay Estuary, Raymond E. Grizzle, Jennifer K. Greene, Holly Abeels

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Previous surveys (1996 to 2002) provided distribution and abundance data for soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) populations in ten areas of the Great Bay and Piscataqua River estuaries identified as potentially good clam habitat. The present study was designed to complete the overall survey by sampling six remaining areas: Weeks Point, Brackett's Point, Squamscott River mouth, Moody Point, Herods Cove, and Upper Little Bay (western shore). The objectives of the present project were to: (1) visually inspect the six study areas for the general distribution of sediment types and soft-shell clams, (2) quantitatively sample the six areas to determine densities of …

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Buffers: Protecting Water Resources, New Hampshire Estuaries Project Jan 2006

Buffers: Protecting Water Resources, New Hampshire Estuaries Project

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Brochure for NH communities by the New Hampshire Estuaries Project. To help your community understand the importance of buffers and what can be done to protect them.

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Nh Department Of Environmental Services Shellfish Program Activities, January 2005-December 2005, Chris Nash Jan 2006

Nh Department Of Environmental Services Shellfish Program Activities, January 2005-December 2005, Chris Nash

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This report summarizes the activities of the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Shellfish Program for the period of January 2005 to December 2005, emphasizing those tasks for which NHDES received direct funding from the NH Estuaries Project. The NHDES Shellfish Program conducts a number of activities to minimize the health risks associated with consuming shellfish, and to continue to comply with National Shellfish Sanitation Program guidelines. Among basic program functions are a routine water quality monitoring program, “red tide” monitoring, and a pollution source identification and evaluation program. These sampling programs are supplemented by other activities aimed at improving …

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2006 State Of The Estuaries Report, New Hampshire Estuaries Project Jan 2006

2006 State Of The Estuaries Report, New Hampshire Estuaries Project

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The 2006 State of the Estuaries Report includes twelve indicators intended to report on the health and environmental quality of New Hampshire’s estuaries.The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) developed and now implements a Monitoring Plan to track environmental indicators, inform management decisions, and report on environmental progress and status. The Monitoring Plan describes the methods and data for 34 indicators used to determine if the environmental goals and objectives of the Management Plan are being met. For each indicator, the Monitoring Plan defines the monitoring objective, management goal, data quality objectives, data analysis and statistical methods, and data sources. Just …

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Supplemental Community Inserts To The 2006 State Of The Estuaries Report, Prep Jan 2006

Supplemental Community Inserts To The 2006 State Of The Estuaries Report, Prep

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No abstract provided.

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State Of Our Estuaries 2006, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership Jan 2006

State Of Our Estuaries 2006, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership

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The 2006 State of the Estuaries Report includes twelve indicators intended to report on the health and environmental quality of New Hampshire’s estuaries. The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) developed and now implements a Monitoring Plan to track environmental indicators, inform management decisions, and report on environmental progress and status. The Monitoring Plan describes the methods and data for 34 indicators used to determine if the environmental goals and objectives of the Management Plan are being met. For each indicator, the Monitoring Plan defines the monitoring objective, management goal, data quality objectives, data analysis and statistical methods, and data sources. …

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2006 Nhep Implementation Review, Prep Jan 2006

2006 Nhep Implementation Review, Prep

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No abstract provided.

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Nroc Coordination And Program Delivery, Frank Mitchell, Amanda Stone Dec 2005

Nroc Coordination And Program Delivery, Frank Mitchell, Amanda Stone

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The primary goal of the Natural Resources Outreach Coalition (NROC) program is to provide education and outreach to communities in the NH Coastal Watersheds that are dealing with the effects of growth, and looking for ways to conserve open spaces and natural resources. Program objectives to meet this goal include: 1. NROC and client communities determine natural resource concerns of the communities. 2. NROC and client communities gather community information about these concerns 3. NROC develops and client communities host community presentations about natural resource-based planning. 4. Communities receive follow up technical and educational assistance as requested. In 2005, NROC …

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Large-Scale, Manipulative Field Tests Involving Cultured And Wild Juveniles Of The Soft-Shell Clam, Brian F. Beal Dec 2005

Large-Scale, Manipulative Field Tests Involving Cultured And Wild Juveniles Of The Soft-Shell Clam, Brian F. Beal

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A series of field experiments to assess the efficacy of enhancing intertidal areas with cultured clam (Mya arenaria L.) seed (mean shell length [SL] = 7-10 mm) was conducted at Willows Flat, Hampton, New Hampshire from November 2004 to May 2005 and from June - October 2005. The first trial examined the interactive effects of size of planting area (4, 8, 12, 18 m2) and predator deterrent netting (none, 4.2 mm, and 6.4 mm aperture [flexible, plastic netting]) on clam growth and survival at one intertidal location. The second trial examined the effect of predator deterrent netting on clam growth …

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Shellfish Tissue Monitoring In New Hampshire Estuaries 2003 And 2004, Phil Trowbridge Dec 2005

Shellfish Tissue Monitoring In New Hampshire Estuaries 2003 And 2004, Phil Trowbridge

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The goal of this project was to provide data for two NHEP indicators of estuarine condition: TOX1 and TOX3. These two indicators report on “Shellfish tissue concentrations relative to FDA standards” and “Trends in shellfish tissue contaminant concentrations”, respectively. Both of these indicators depend on data from the Gulfwatch Program. In particular, TOX3 requires annual data at benchmark sites to assess trends. In 2003 and 2004, the NHEP supported the collection and analysis of tissue samples from benchmark sites in Portsmouth Harbor, Hampton-Seabrook Harbor and Dover Point.

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Nhep Support For Des Shellfish Program 2005, Mark R. Wiley, Ann S. Reid Dec 2005

Nhep Support For Des Shellfish Program 2005, Mark R. Wiley, Ann S. Reid

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For the past three years, Great Bay Coast Watch (GBCW) volunteers have provided the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Shellfish Program with significant assistance in performing tasks necessary in managing shellfish resources for human safety. This report describes a continuation of this mutually beneficial partnership.

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2004 Coastal Municipal Stormwater Infrastructure Mapping Project, Jeffrey Marcoux Dec 2005

2004 Coastal Municipal Stormwater Infrastructure Mapping Project, Jeffrey Marcoux

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The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) received funds in 2004 from the New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) to provide assistance to coastal communities to develop storm sewer infrastructure maps. This final report describes the grant project that was completed in Rochester. NHEP chose to fund stormwater infrastructure mapping projects for a number of reasons. Primarily, this grant was established in order to fulfill one of the water quality action plans identified in the NHEP Management Plan. In addition, the Coastal/Piscataqua watershed has been identified by DES as a priority watershed in need of restoration. Updated and comprehensive maps …

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Summary Of Coastal And Estuarine Monitoring Programs In New Hampshire (2005), Phil Trowbridge Dec 2005

Summary Of Coastal And Estuarine Monitoring Programs In New Hampshire (2005), Phil Trowbridge

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The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) compiles data from many coastal and estuarine monitoring programs to assess the status and trends of environmental indicators in the Great Bay and Hampton/Seabrook Harbor. The full list of NHEP environmental indicators has been published in the NHEP Monitoring Plan. The following catalog is a summary of the coastal and estuarine monitoring programs that provide data for NHEP indicators or for State water quality assessments. This list is limited to long-term monitoring programs that do not have an end date.

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2004 Coastal Illicit Connection Identification And Elimination Grant Project, Jeffrey Marcoux Dec 2005

2004 Coastal Illicit Connection Identification And Elimination Grant Project, Jeffrey Marcoux

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The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) received funds in 2004 from the New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) to administer grants to coastal municipalities to eliminate illicit discharges into their storm drainage systems. This final report describes the two projects that were funded under this grant. Projects in Dover, and Portsmouth involved eliminating sewage discharges into storm drainage systems from houses, apartment buildings, and commercial buildings. All of these efforts helped improve water quality in the coastal area by reducing pollution. NHEP chose to fund illicit discharge detection and elimination projects for a number of reasons. Primarily, this grant …

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Surveying The Stakeholder: Understanding Public Perception Of The New Hampshire Estuaries Project, New Hampshire Estuaries Project Oct 2005

Surveying The Stakeholder: Understanding Public Perception Of The New Hampshire Estuaries Project, New Hampshire Estuaries Project

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The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) commissioned The UNH Survey Center to conduct two surveys to assist in the implementation and evaluation of the 2004 NHEP Strategic Communication Plan. Both surveys were completed and the results are informing outreach activities. The attitudinal survey of the Planning Board members and Conservation Commissioners in coastal watershed communities suggested that there is moderate familiarity and awareness of the NHEP, with 57% of respondents expressing some level of familiarity with the NHEP. Respondents who live in Zone A seem to be much more likely to be familiar with the NHEP (13% are very familiar; …

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Educational Programming In Exeter And Dover On Board The Gundalow Captain Edward H. Adams, Molly Bolster Sep 2005

Educational Programming In Exeter And Dover On Board The Gundalow Captain Edward H. Adams, Molly Bolster

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The Gundalow Company (a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization) sponsors maritime history and environmental education programs for school groups and the public onboard the replica gundalow Captain Edward Adams from May through November in 12-15 riverfront locations in the Piscataqua Region. Funding from the NHEP in 2005 supported the Gundalow Company’s efforts to successfully add Dover and Exeter to the towns visited by the gundalow between May and November. While the gundalow was in Dover and Exeter, collaborative educational programs were offered onboard to a total of nearly 3,000 people including youth and teen groups as well as the public during community …

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Public Outreach And Education Initiative, Joyce El Kouarti Sep 2005

Public Outreach And Education Initiative, Joyce El Kouarti

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Moose Mountains Regional Greenways (MMRG) undertook a comprehensive public outreach campaign designed to educate landowners, community leaders and the public about the importance of and tools for preserving critical natural resources within the MMRG region. In the process, MMRG also hoped to enhance regional awareness of and appreciation for our organization and its mission. The initiative included workshops, mailings, media outreach, information delivered online, and printed brochures and handouts. This comprehensive, targeted strategy was implemented in four MMRG communities: New Durham, Middleton, Brookfield, and Wakefield.

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Candia Land Conservation And Well Survey Project, Amanda Stone Sep 2005

Candia Land Conservation And Well Survey Project, Amanda Stone

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Candia’s concern over local development, its rapid growth and encroaching sprawl, and the resulting negative impacts on the natural environment led them to consider taking more serious steps towards environmental protection. This resulted in a two-pronged initiative: a land conservation program, and a survey to collect baseline data about their groundwater resources. With many of the lands overlying identified aquifers not permanently protected, conservation of these lands is critical for preserving the integrity of Candia’s current and future water supplies. The Candia Open Space Committee was a direct outgrowth of the NROC program. With NROC staff assistance, the group formulated …

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2005 Shellfish Indicator Report, Phil Trowbridge Sep 2005

2005 Shellfish Indicator Report, Phil Trowbridge

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The New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) is part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program, which is a joint local/state/federal program established under the Clean Water Act with the goal of protecting and enhancing nationally significant estuarine resources. The NHEP is funded by the EPA and is administered by the University of New Hampshire. The NHEP’s Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for New Hampshire’s estuaries was completed in 2000 and implementation is ongoing. The Management Plan outlines key issues related to management of New Hampshire's estuaries and proposes strategies (Action Plans) that are expected to preserve, protect, and …

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Clca 2004 Land Conservation Technical Assistance, Dorothy Tripp Taylor Jun 2005

Clca 2004 Land Conservation Technical Assistance, Dorothy Tripp Taylor

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The New Hampshire Estuaries Project contracted with the Center for Land Conservation Assistance, a program of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forest, to provide targeted education activities and technical support to increase the capacity of conservation groups in the New Hampshire seacoast area to achieve permanent land conservation. The target audiences were the five land trusts and two county conservation districts serving the NHEP area, municipal conservation commissions and open space committees, municipal and land use attorneys, and real estate professionals. CLCA provided 15 public educational and training events, as well a numerous individual consultations, that reached …

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Promoting Voluntary Land Conservation On The Lamprey, Exeter, And Squamscott River Corridors, Brian Hart Jun 2005

Promoting Voluntary Land Conservation On The Lamprey, Exeter, And Squamscott River Corridors, Brian Hart

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With the support of the New Hampshire Estuaries Project, the Rockingham Land Trust (RLT) researched the names and addresses of landowners along the Exeter, Squamscott, and Lamprey River corridors and within the target communities. Landowners were invited to participate in one of two free, land conservation and estate planning workshops. RLT followed up with each participant by letter and phone. The goal of the project was to secure the completion of three conservation easements from participants in the workshops. Due to low landowner participation and the significant decision involved in completing a conservation transaction, this goal was determined to be …

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2005 Exeter River Alewife Festival, Exeter River Local Advisory Committee Jun 2005

2005 Exeter River Alewife Festival, Exeter River Local Advisory Committee

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On June 4, 2005, the Exeter River Local Advisory Committee (ERLAC) held the 5th Annual Exeter River Alewife Festival along the banks of the Squamscott River in downtown Exeter. Over three dozen organizations exhibited at the Festival and event organizers estimate approximately 600 people, including many children, attended the event. The purpose of the Festival was to increase awareness of the Exeter River watershed and the role it plays in the Great Bay ecosystem, as well as its role in providing drinking water, wildlife habitat, and scenic, historic and recreational resources for residents in the ten watershed towns. Funding provided …

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