Winnicut River Watershed Restoration and Management Plan

Winnicut River Watershed Restoration and Management Plan An initiative of a statewide New Hampshire-based nonprofit organization dedicated to river and watershed protection

The WRWC operates primarily through grant funding, with the New Hampshire Rivers Council as Fiscal Agent. Founded in 2009 with a grant from the NH Charitable Foundation - Piscataqua Region, followed by a grant from the NH DES Coastal Program,the WRWC has primarily worked on water quality testing and citizen outreach pertaining to water quality within the Winnicut River watershed towns of North Ham

pton, Stratham and Greenland, NH. Currently, the WRWC is focused on a discussion group series in which local citizens can learn about and involve themselves in local conservation challenges and accomplishments pertaining to the Great Bay ecosystem. Through a grant from New England Grassroots Environmental Fund, the WRWC is working on a 'Better Backyard' campaign in which local land/homeowners can participate in a report card-style effort to improve water quality and wildlife habitat via their own properties and adoption of good, practical "housekeeping" methods that focus on pet waste, pesticides & fertilizers, and other forms of stormwater runoff pollution. Also encouraged is native plantscaping and invasive plant control. Healthy and sustainable land use practices within the watershed--the area of land that drains to the Winnicut River--are important to the WRWC, as is providing diverse and scientifically sound information from reputable, qualified sources to counter and prevent such impacts.

A great way to explore the complexity--and vulnerability--of watersheds. :)
09/05/2021

A great way to explore the complexity--and vulnerability--of watersheds. :)

Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the contiguous United States

05/21/2020

Great Bay may not be so “great” in terms of size, yet it played an important role in New Hampshire’s early history, and in recent decades, Granite Staters have worked to protect this special place.

Invasive worms: it's a thing and while out of sight, it is having a tremendous effect on native species, climate change,...
12/28/2019

Invasive worms: it's a thing and while out of sight, it is having a tremendous effect on native species, climate change, and more...

Scientists are trying to figure out how earthworms are influencing climate change. Some species are speeding up how much carbon gets dumped into the atmosphere, and others are helping lock carbon in the soil.

Our watershed towns are such good stewards.
10/16/2018

Our watershed towns are such good stewards.

We need this along 101 and 108....

09/24/2018

Sept. 7 — To the Editor:The recent news that Lonza will be expanding their Portsmouth facility with a 1 million square foot expansion and the

02/22/2018

This is the eighth year that the New Hampshire Rivers Council has hosted this sold-out event. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival provides environmentally conscious organizations an opportunity to showcase films as a way to reach into their communities and inspire citizens to effect environmental change...

Seal named after our beloved river!
01/18/2018

Seal named after our beloved river!

HAMPTON — A young harbor seal found stranded at Hampton Beach last week is recovering from pneumonia at a Massachusetts animal rehabilitation

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