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This summer, InDepthNH.org is taking a deep dive into water quality issues facing the state’s almost 1,000 water bodies and what is being done to protect their health.
These cooling lakes and surrounding forested land, are main drivers in the state’s economy. We are talking with lakefront property owners, scientists, lawmakers, and association groups to bring you the latest information.
Cyanobacteria can produce toxins on the water that can pose a toxic threat to humans, pets, and wildlife, and last month, New Hampshire broke a record for the highest number of advisories ever recorded in May.
Dave Emerson officially declared “ice in” for Lake Winnipesaukee Sunday, but didn’t expect it to last. He flies over the lake to check and took this photo.
Dave Emerson of Emerson Aviation, who flies over Lake Winnipesaukee and annually declares ice-out in spring, said on Monday that he never remembers a winter when it has been so late having ice-in.
The state has a hotline to report cases of cyanobacteria and an advisory committee expected to research the problem in the Granite State.
WARREN/PIERMONT — Opposition by more 1,300 people has delayed plans by the White Mountain National Forest to employ “silvicultural treatments” to some 945 acres of the 5,375 acres of land placed under its care in August 2000.
Today the area is once again under threat, this time from the very agency that was charged with caring for it when $7.5 million in public and private funds secured its preservation.
Nancy West | CAMBRIDGE, NH — It’s almost time to pack up your fishing gear and head north to Umbagog Lake in Coos County where you’ll find launching your boat a lot easier this year with the addition of a new seasonal dock built and soon-to-be installed by the folks at New Hampshire Fish and Game.