GORHAM â ATV traffic on Lancaster Road (Route 2) to the state-owned parking lot on the edge of the Presidential Rail Trail has been reduced substantially, reported select board member Judy LeBlanc at Monday eveningâs biweekly meeting on June 14.
LeBlanc explained that she lives in the
neighborhood in which many residents have complained they are badly affected by ATV enthusiasts off-loading and re-loading their OHRVs and gunning their vehicles as they speed off to reach Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin.
Noise levels are also far less.
A short stretch of trail alongside the lot up the bridge that replaced the historic pony truss bridge was also paved by the state Trails Bureau, reducing airborne dust.
New Hampshire's lakes are seeing more toxic algae blooms than normal this early in the season, according to state officials. Over a dozen cyanobacteria
Antrim
Soak Up The Rain presentation June 8 at Gregg Lake
A Soak Up The Rain presentation will be held on the Gregg Lake Beach in Antrim on Tuesday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m.
The presentation by Lisa Loosigian from NH Department of Environmental Services will be focused on how to protect Gregg Lake. Simple DIY practices like rain barrels, rain gardens, dry wells and vegetated buffers will be discussed. Learn how to stop erosing and do your part to protect the lake.
Light refreshments will be served. The presentation is free and is presented by the Gregg Lake Watershed Management Plan Committee.
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In response to a letter submitted by the town of Greenland, New Hampshire’s top environmental enforcement officer has put the Coakley Landfill Group on notice regarding toxic chemicals leaching from the closed landfill into Berry’s Brook.
After attending a remote meeting of the Coakley Landfill Group (CLG) on April 14, Steven Smith, chairman of the Greenland Board of Selectmen, wrote a formal letter to Robert Scott, head of the NH Department of Environmental Services, flagging what he perceived as the CLG’s lack of seriousness and concern regarding PFAS and other chemicals leaching into the town’s groundwater.
CONCORD â Craig Rennie has been appointed chief supervisor for the N.H. Bureau of Trails.
N.H. Commissioner of Natural and Cultural Resources Sarah Stewart announced that Rennie will take over the position formerly held by Chris Gamache, who retired last fall.
The Trails Bureau chief supervisor is responsible for management of the bureauâs 1,000 miles of wheeled off-highway recreational vehicle trails, over 300 miles of state-owned rail-trails, and 7,422 miles of snowmobile trails. The chief supervisor also supports the multiuse trail system in the state for hiking, cycling, equestrian and sled dogs.
âNew Hampshireâs trail systems attract motorized and non-motorized enthusiasts each year, providing abundant opportunity to explore our great outdoors,â said Stewart. âManaging our trail network and supporting local trail user clubs is an important contributor to our tourism industry and to the high quality of life Granite Staters enjoy.â