by Rich Collins | Mar 12, 2013 | Watershed Word of the Week
Sometimes referred to more simply as “assimilation”, assimilative capacity is the capacity of a natural water body to receive waste water, toxins, or polluted runoff without harmful effects and damage to aquatic life and humans who consume or use its...
by Rich Collins | Mar 7, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
I know some of you may be thinking it’s a little early to discuss “ice out”. But, with March already cruising by, it may be the perfect time to take a look at our recent years in Northern New England and see just how “early” it is....
by Rich Collins | Mar 6, 2013 | Watershed Word of the Week
In honor of it being National Invasive Species Awareness Week, our Watershed Word of the Week is Invasive Species. An invasive species is any plant or animal species that was introduced to an area that it is not native to. These species tend to disrupt and adversely...
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...
