by Mark Longley Sandwich resident and former GMCG Board Member Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that diffuses up from New Hampshire’s granite-rich substructure and seeps into our living spaces and water. This gas can have harmful effects on human health. In fact, radon in the air is the leading natural cause of lung
2023 GMCG Watershed Celebration a glowing success! Greetings GMCG Friends, We want to thank all those who joined us Tuesday evening for our 2023 Watershed Celebration! It was wonderful to see the support our community has for the work we do, and to gather as a group in honoring the volunteers responsible for so
The plan to address toxic cyanobacteria blooms in New Hampshire By Tara Schroeder Unfortunately, cyanobacteria blooms have become more common and more troublesome in the Ossipee Watershed in recent years. As I write this article, Province Lake and Pine River Pond have already had their first cyanobacteria advisories of the summer, and GMCG is
2023 "Wonders of Water" Art Exhibition to feature photography GMCG is happy to announce the fourth annual, 2023 “Wonders of Water” (WOW) community art exhibition happening this August and into the fall as an online show and traveling banner, viewable at GMCG and your local library. This year GMCG is switching up the WOW
Tamworth voters approve Groundwater Protection Ordinance GMCG is pleased to announce that on March 28th voters in Tamworth resoundingly approved a Groundwater Protection Ordinance, with 231 in favor and 43 against. Tamworth becomes the 111th New Hampshire town to pass such an ordinance to enhance protection of critical drinking water resources. Back in 2011 a
As the result of a NH Superior Court stay issued by Judge Amy Ignatius on September 29th, further public proceedings are currently on hold regarding the application from Meena, LLC to operate a gas station at the site formerly known as Boyle's Market at the corner of NH Route 25 and Leavitt Bay Road on
GMCG Executive Director Matt Howe recently wrote an article about the impacts of winter salt use on our watershed published in the Winter 2023 edition of VIBE magazine, a local New Hampshire publication. Click HERE to read the article online. Click HERE to browse the full magazine.
Clean Water Act turns 50! By Matt Howe, GMCG Executive Director Fifty years ago on October 18, 1972 Congress passed the Clean Water Act. As we work together each day here in the Ossipee Watershed to protect our lakes and streams and guard our aquifer, it is worth pausing to celebrate this day and to
Now is the time for municipalities and road maintenance contractors to prepare for the winter season. This preparation includes strategies for salt reduction to lessen salt's detrimental impact on water quality, public health, and property. The below links show the upcoming Data Driven Winter Maintenance (Green SnowPro) and Snowfighters’ Seminars currently scheduled by University of
Saco Headwaters Watershed Survey: Protection Priorities Dear Municipal Leaders, This survey is an invitation to the selectmen and members of planning boards, conservation commissions, zoning boards, budget committees and other areas of town management of the municipalities within our shared ecosystem, the Saco Headwaters Watershed. We ask for a few minutes of your
The mission of GMCG is to promote an awareness of and appreciation for clean water and the wise use of shared natural resources across the Ossipee Watershed and advocate strategies to protect them.
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The mission of GMCG is to promote an awareness of and appreciation for clean water and the wise use of shared natural resources across the Ossipee Watershed and advocate strategies to protect them.
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