Salmon Falls Watershed Protection Event

CONTACT:  Kari Lygren (603) 978-7126
Education Coordinator, Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
Date:  October 17, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

November 9: Learn How You Can Help Protect the Salmon Falls Watershed

The public is invited to a presentation of “Your Land, Clean Water, Your Legacy” on Wednesday, November 9, from 6:00 – 8:30 PM at the Governor’s Inn in Rochester.  Complimentary refreshments will be provided.  A panel of local landowners, foresters, and staff from state and local conservation organizations will discuss practices that can protect the water quality of the Salmon Falls Watershed and the types of financial and technical assistance programs that are available to implement them.

The Salmon Falls Watershed was recently identified by the US Forest Service as the watershed most at risk in the US to suffer a reduction in water quality due to land development within the next twenty years.  A watershed is a region where all runoff flows into the same major waterway, such as the Salmon Falls River.  Some pristine head water lakes of the Salmon Falls River already show declining water quality and the river itself has shown signs of stress for several decades. The risk for the future is that thousands of acres of working farms and forest land could be converted to development, with more negative impacts on water quality, local tourism, property values, and the regional economy.

Join us to learn how communities and landowners can work together to protect water quality and other key natural resources to keep the Salmon Falls River Watershed healthy, vibrant, and economically viable.  Hear how you can contribute through voluntary measures such as forest management plans, conservation easements and more.  Find out about the financial and technical assistance that is available to help implement these measures.

The evening will start at 6:00 pm with a social hour and complimentary refreshments.  The panel presentations and question period will take place from 6:30 to 8 pm, followed by an opportunity to view exhibits and for one-on-one discussions. For program details, visit www.prep.unh.edu/sfwc.htm.

The Governor’s Inn is located at 78 Wakefield St, Rochester, NH 03867. Please RSVP by November 2; register on-line at www.prep.unh.edu/sfwc.htm, by email to Sharon.hughes@unh.edu, call (603) 862-1029, or by mail to Sharon Hughes, UNH Cooperative Extension, 220 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main St., Durham, NH 03824. There is no cost for this event but registration is required for handouts and refreshments.

This event is presented by the Salmon Falls Watershed Collaborative and the following organizations: the Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance, Moose Mountains Regional Greenways, the NH Association of Conservation Districts, and the Strafford Rivers Conservancy, with assistance from UNH Cooperative Extension.

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