PRB Update, Upcoming Conferences, Wild & Scenic Film Festival
evaluating and resolving land and water resource issues
March Madness has set in - it's water conference time in the Northeast and field projects are spinning up. Following is a review on PRB pilot projects and our recent presentation to Greenland students on a career in land protection and watershed planning.
Permeable Reactive Barrier update
Permeable reactive barriers or PRBs passively treat nitrate in groundwater by providing a suitable environment for anaerobic bacteria that then
Danna Truslow & Samantha Wright
convert nitrate to nitrogen gas. Nitrate treatment PRBs are being piloted on Cape Codand in the Great Bay Watershed. Truslow RC, along with Haley & Aldrich and Lombardo Associates, is assisting Rockingham and Strafford County Conservation Districts with a pilot study of PRBs in Brentwood and Durham.
The Brentwood PRB is installed and treating a nitrate plume flowing from a community septic field. The Durham PRB has been permitted and will test PRB use adjacent to a domestic leachfield. TruslowRC through its involvement in joint venture WaterVision LLC is also completing hydrogeologic investigations in five Cape Cod communities to determine if these areas are good candidate sites for nitrate PRB technology. A presentation on the Great Bay PRBs will be provided at the New Hampshire Watershed Conference on March 18, 2016 and we look forward to seeing some of you at the conference.
Truslow RC Participates in Central School Career Fair
Earlier this month Anna Boudreau was pleased to participate in the Central School Career Fair, Greenland, N.H., as part of the
Yes You Can! enrichment program. Developed by
LifeWise Communities, the program focuses on helping middle school students become more aware of their potential, and in turn, become more inspired to establish career goals. The overall
mission is "to influence N.H. middle school students to strive to graduate high school by realizing their full potential." Anna discussed the field of land conservation and watershed resource
planning and fielded an array of excellent questions from the classroom full of students.
Over 40 professionals representing a variety of occupations and local businesses are available to visit schools to tell their stories and give students an idea of how they might prepare for a career in a particular field. For more information about the
Yes You Can! program contact
LifeWise Community President, Bruce Montville at [email protected] or 603-929-0832.
NH Rivers Council to host the 2016
Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Friday, March 25, 2015 at Red River Theaters in Concord, N.H.
The Festival is a unique way for citizens to get energized and empowered to work in the community and to get involved in the Council's initiatives and other projects. To learn more visit the NHRC website.
Tickets are just
$13 for NH Rivers Council members or $17 for not-yet-members (includes a free one-year membership with ticket purchase) Click here to purchase your tickets today.
