Salt Responsibly! GMCG Winter Road Salt Awareness Campaign is Underway

GMCG returns to the airwaves this month with its public awareness program addressing the threats that winter road salts pose to New Hampshire’s environment, economy, and the health of its residents. The “Salt Responsibly” campaign draws attention to the multitude of ways to reduce the use of salt while keeping roads, driveways, parking lots, and

GMCG has developed a voluntary survey for businesses to self asses their Best Managements Practices when it comes to safely managing regulated substances in order to protect the aquifer and drinking water. Businesses who complete the survey will receive a "certificate of completion" from GMCG as a thank you for sharing information that in turn

by Katie McCarthy GMCG Education Committee Member What started as a collaborative endeavor between Effingham Public Library volunteers and GMCG interns to provide nature-based story hours with themes that promote watershed awareness in young children, has resulted in the successful launch of GMCG’s new Sponsor-a-Book program in libraries within the Ossipee Watershed. In February 2023,

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

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.