by Rich Collins | Jan 7, 2013 | Watershed Word of the Week
A TRIBUTARY is a freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream, river, or other body of water. The larger body of water that a tributary flows into is called the mainstem. Tributaries do not flow directly into the ocean. The map above shows the Salmon Falls...
by Rich Collins | Jan 3, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
Putting the “cool” in Cooler Lake Season! Our journey began this morning on one of my favorite kind of days…the coldest ones! We are welcoming in 2013 with some true Maine and NH weather. We started driving to our destination at a whopping -5°F and...
by Rich Collins | Jan 2, 2013 | Watershed Word of the Week
An ESTUARY is a partially enclosed, coastal body of water where a river meets the ocean. Estuaries are transition zones between fresh river environments and saline ocean environments. Estuaries are subject to the tides, waves, and changes in salinity based on...
by Rich Collins | Dec 17, 2012 | Watershed Word of the Week
Point Source and Nonpoint Source Pollution are the two broad categories of pollution in watersheds. Lets start with point source pollution. Point Source Pollution can be identified as pollution from a specific spot. A drain pipe leading out of a building and...
by Rich Collins | Dec 13, 2012 | AWWA Events
On Friday December 7, the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) held the 2013 State of Our Estuaries Conference at the Portsmouth Harbor Events Center. The “State of Our Estuaries” is a report that was first published in 2000 and is published...
