by Rich Collins | Feb 28, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
After a little “mini-vacation” last week (to hang drywall in my house, I sure know how to take a vacation!), it was time to get back to the wilderness! For this week’s adventure, we decided to check out the eastern acreage of the Moose Mountains...
by Rich Collins | Feb 14, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
For those of you wintering over away from New England, you missed out on an epic storm last week. For those of you that live in the northeast all winter and have finally plowed, shoveled, plowed, and shoveled again – you can truly appreciate the magnitude of...
by Rich Collins | Feb 11, 2013 | Watershed Word of the Week
Wetlands come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. “Wetland” is a broad term that indicates an area with hydric soils (wet long enough to develop an oxygen depleted layer) and the ability to sustain aquatic plants. A classic Maine wetland, a slow flowing...
by Rich Collins | Feb 6, 2013 | AWWA in the Schools
On January 28th and 29th, the AWWA team and volunteers went back to school to test students’ well water at the Acton Elementary School and the Wakefield Paul School. This time of year starts to get exciting again for team AWWA. After a slow few months getting...
by Rich Collins | Feb 6, 2013 | Watershed Word of the Week
An impervious surface is a surface that does not allow water to pass through it. Most impervious surfaces are artificial or “man-made”, but some surfaces can become impervious naturally, like a herd path or a walking path from soil compaction. Rooftops,...
