by Rich Collins | Jun 16, 2014 | AWWA Events
This past Sunday, the Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance hosted a workshop on Invasive Aquatic Species at the Acton Town Hall. Representatives from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Exotic Species Program, the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program in...
by Rich Collins | May 13, 2014 | AWWA Events
Time to Register!! On Saturday, June 14th, from 8:45-2:30, join experts from both the Maine Volunteer Lakes Monitoring Program and the NH Department of Environmental Services to learn about how you can help prevent an invasive aquatic plant infestation in your lake. ...
by Rich Collins | Mar 28, 2014 | AWWA News, Water Quality
I’ve been unable to post a blog for our winter series, Exploring the Winter Rivers, for the past few weeks. This is primarily due to the flurry of winter trainings and conferences that AWWA’s been attending in order to keep up to date on the best...
by Rich Collins | Mar 7, 2014 | Interesting Facts and Stories
My second foray to one of the AWWA region’s frozen rivers brought me to the South River, which enters Province Lake almost exactly at the border between Parsonsfield, Maine and Wakefield, New Hampshire. I was excited to get out onto the South River, as it is the...
by Rich Collins | Feb 27, 2014 | Interesting Facts and Stories
It has been a long, cold winter here in New Hampshire. We’ve had a polar vortex, frequent snow storms, and I’m pretty sure my black Prius has turned permanently white with salt. However, a combination of cabin fever and a rare lull in my workload has made this the...