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
On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, GMCG celebrated its 25th Anniversary at The Preserve in Chocorua. Over 100 friends, neighbors, volunteers, donors and colleagues joined us for the festive occasion! It was a chance to reflect on two-and-half decades of research, education, advocacy and land conservation to protect the Ossipee Aquifer and all of the
Wild Mushrooms of Fall with the New Hampshire Mushroom Company’s Stephanie Doyle Sunday, October 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Blue Heron House Join mushroom enthusiast Stephanie Doyle to develop skills and learn the correct tools to identify mushrooms. Stephanie will teach which mushrooms are edible, poisonous and common where we live. Stephanie Doyle will go
On select Mondays in July, join us from 10:30-11:30am at Blue Heron House for Nature Story and Discovery Time! Each program will include a story as well as songs, crafts, games, and nature discovery time around the day’s theme. Activities are tailored for children ages 4-8 and their caregivers. Nature Story and Discovery Time program
On Tuesday, August 16th from 4 to 6 p.m., under an open-air tent at The Preserve at Chocorua, GMCG will host a gathering to recognize 25 years of research, education, advocacy and land conservation protecting the Ossipee Watershed for future generations. The themes of this event will be friendship, appreciation, and community. Light fare and
Tuesday, March 15: Salamander Crossing Brigade Volunteer Training 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. As the earth thaws and spring rains drench New Hampshire, thousands of amphibians migrate to vernal pools to breed. Sadly, many are killed when their journeys take them across roads. Every year, the Harris Center trains community scientists to serve on Salamander
Green Mountain Conservation Group protects the lakes, rivers and groundwater of the greater Ossipee Watershed, its aquifer, land, and associated natural resources to ensure prosperous communities and a healthy ecosystem for all.
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603.539.1859
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P.O. Box 95
Effingham, NH 03882
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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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P.O. Box 95
Effingham, NH 03882
603.539.1859
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