Jan 12, 2016 | Stories
By: Brendan Newell, Great Bay NERR (with contributions from Cathy Coletti & Kirsten Howard, NHDES Coastal Program) Durham, NH – Standing on the beach at Wagon Hill Farm in Durham, NH, it’s easy to appreciate the natural beauty of coastal NH. From this...
Oct 15, 2015 | Stories
By: Cathy Coletti, NHDES Coastal Program Great Bay Estuary, NH – Delightful subtleties in texture and taste greet the Howard family at dinner time at their lake house in central N.H. The oysters at this table came from a local oyster farm on Great Bay called...
Aug 5, 2015 | Stories
By: Brendan Newell, Great Bay NERR Rye, NH – There is a tidal culvert on the northern end of Bass Beach, in Rye, New Hampshire that has been working hard for as long as Route 1A has existed – over 100 years. This culvert – a 255’ long pipe that is 30” in...
Jul 7, 2015 | Stories
By: Kirsten Howard, NHDES Coastal Program Portsmouth, NH – In October of 2006, construction cranes lined the Newcastle Ave. causeway in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, poised and ready to haul 7000 square feet of excavated salt marsh peat blocks out of the tidal...
Jun 3, 2015 | Stories
By: Cathy Coletti, NHDES Coastal Program Hampton, NH – This spring, 65 volunteers, including 45 fifth grade students from Seabrook Middle School, used their hands to help build resiliency in the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary. They enthusiastically planted more than...
