CSREES New England Water Quality Programming in New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program
University of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension
University of New Hampshire (UNH) Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Nutrient and Pest Management
State Contacts
UNH Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
helps
farmers and home.
Pro New England
is a collaborative of the six New England Land Grant Universities and their Cooperative
Extension programs working together to communicate IPM research and information with a regional focus.
Related Research:
| Project ID |
Title |
Investigator(s) |
Affiliation |
| 0181223 |
NH PESTICIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS |
Lord, W. G. |
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| 0190136 |
USING ORGANIC AMENDMENTS TO IMPROVE SOIL QUALITY, NUTRIENT AND WEED MANAGEMENT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE CROPPING SYSTEMS |
Trumble, W |
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| 0181722 |
RESPONSE OF SOIL MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY TO LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS |
Blakemore, R. P. |
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| 0014373 |
NITROGEN RELEASE FROM WASTE-STREAM RESIDUALS APPLIED TO AGRICULTURAL LAND |
Estes, G. O. |
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Animal Waste Management
State Contacts
UNH Cooperative Extension
Analytical Services Lab
enables farmers to assess the condition of their soil so that they only add the fertilizer or manure needed.
Water Quality Programs in Agriculture
Turf
Vegetables
New England Private Well Initiative
State Contacts
UNH Cooperative Extension
Drought and Water Conservation
program
provides information to homowners about water conservation around the home and various private well water issues.
The New England Private Well Initiative
,
collaborating with US EPA New England, provides information about
risks and protection to private well owners throughout New England.
Landscaping for water quality protection will play a key role in the
Northern New England Lake Education and Action Project (LEAP)
,
a collaborative project between the Universities of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Researchers are studying the
transport behavior of E. coli in aquifer sediments
.
By understanding the mechanisms controlling pathogen transport, researchers will be able to design
ways to protect groundwater supplies from contamination by pathogenic microorganisms.
New England NEMO
State Contacts
The
New Hampshire Natural Resources Outreach Coalition
(NROC), New Hampshire’s Extension-led NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) program,
provides board members and municipal officials with information about the impacts of land
use on natural resources and works with communities over a one-year period to take action to protect them.
The GIS/GPS Training
Program offers classes and training to the general public and local officials on the use of Geographic Information Systems.
The Community Conservation Assistance Program
assists New Hampshire communities and private conservation groups with land and water conservation planning projects.
The Community Environmental Outreach Program (CEOP)
matches University student teams to community requests for assistance with environmental projects such as natural resource inventories.
Researchers are testing methods and evaluating
approaches for identifying, characterizing, and communicating with stakeholder groups
of specific programs or policies.
Sustainable Landscaping
State Contacts
Partnerships with the UNH
Master Gardener Program
provide water quality information for volunteers responding to consumer questions. Master Gardeners participate in a variety of landscaping projects.
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring
State Contacts
The New Hampshire Lakes Lay Monitoring Program (LLMP)
was introduced in 1978 as a UNH class project. It is a joint effort of
UNH Cooperative
Extension's Water Resources Program
and the
UNH Center for Freshwater Biology
.
LLMP has since grown into an internationally recognized volunteer monitoring program and
has developed a data base for determining long-term trends in lake water quality for science and
management. This database is often incorporated into various water quality
research projects. For more information, contact
Jeff Schloss.
The Great Bay Coast Watch
volunteers monitor the water quality in NH’s Great Bay and its tributaries. The program is supported by the
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
and the NH Sea Grant
Programs.
Volunteer water quality monitoring will play a key role in the
Northern New England Lake Education and Action Project (LEAP)
, a collaborative project between the Universities of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont funded in 2003 by CSREES.
The New England Regional Monitoring Collaborative (NERMC)
, with Extension volunteer monitoring programs as leading members, coordinates the delivery of
training and related services to volunteer watershed monitoring groups in New England.
Researchers are developing keys for identification of aquatic insects that will be useful in developing
state and regional level water quality indices
.
The NH LLMP
incorporates a new participatory research program to address monitors’ concerns (see
Participatory Research: Linking Citizens to Scientists
as published in the Volunteer Monitor Newsletter
, Vol. 15, No. 1, Winter 2003 for more information). For more information, contact
Jeff Schloss.
Watershed Natural Resources Inventories (WNRIs) were produced by integrating Geographic Information System
mapping and analyses with information from NH LLMP
volunteer monitoring and natural resources inventories by stakeholder groups. These WNRIs were used
for watershed planning and pollution prevention. For more information, contact
Jeff Schloss.
Researchers studying microcystins in NH lakes and a strategy for their management
incorporates data from NH LLMP.
Related Water Quality Information in New Hampshire
Digital Atlases
NH GRANIT GIS Homepage
USEPA's EnviroMapper for New Hampshire
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and 303(d) Programs
NH DES: Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)Program
NH DES: Surface Water
Quality Assessments [305(b) and 303(d)]
Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP)
NH DES: Drinking Water Source Assessment Program
Storm Water Phase II Program
USEPA's Storm Water Regulations for New England
NH DES: Federal Storm Water Program
