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Federal Grant to Bolster Merrimack River Against Floods, Pollution May 4, 2021 A $250,000 federal grant aims to protect the Merrimack River, which provides drinking water to over 600,000 people. The grant will protect the river from climate change, pollution and development pressures in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, NHPR reported. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Merrimack River watershed is one of the most threatened in the country due to forest ...

Grant to bolster Merrimack River against floods, pollution A stretch of tangled, mostly invasive plants has taken over the Merrimack River riverbank by Fort Eddy Plaza seen on Thursday, January 14, 2020. GEOFF FORESTER Published: 5/3/2021 9:51:35 AM CONCORD, N.H. — A $250,000 federal grant aims to protect the Merrimack River, which provides drinking water to over 600,000 people. The grant will protect the river from climate change, pollution and development pressures in New Hampshire and Mas...

A $250,000 federal grant aims to protect the Merrimack River, which provides drinking water to over 600,000 people.

Credit Annie Ropeik / NHPR A new federal grant aims to protect the Merrimack River from climate change, pollution and development pressures in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The U.S. Forest Service says the Merrimack River watershed is one of the most threatened in the country due to forest loss and increasing water quality risks.  The Merrimack also provides drinking water to about 600,000 people, one of the biggest populations relying on any surface water body in New England. Demand for wa...

April 23, 2021 For more information contact: Jim Britt at: Jim.Britt@maine.gov AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestrys (DACF) Maine Forest Service (MFS) is providing up to $85,000 through 2023 for local governments, municipalities, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and private family woodland owners interested in obtaining Invasive Plant Control Practice Plans (IPCPP) for their woods. This new invasive plant management program is administered...