A New Look for an Old Culvert at Bass Beach

A New Look for an Old Culvert at Bass Beach

By: Brendan Newell, Great Bay NERR Rye, NH – There is a tidal culvert on the northern end of Bass Beach, in Rye, New Hampshire that has been working hard for as long as Route 1A has existed – over 100 years. This culvert – a 255’ long pipe that is 30” in...
The Story of the Marsh that Moved

The Story of the Marsh that Moved

By: Kirsten Howard, NHDES Coastal Program Portsmouth, NH – In October of 2006, construction cranes lined the Newcastle Ave. causeway in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, poised and ready to haul 7000 square feet of excavated salt marsh peat blocks out of the tidal...
Resiliency Taking Root @ Hampton State Beach

Resiliency Taking Root @ Hampton State Beach

By: Cathy Coletti, NHDES Coastal Program Hampton, NH – This spring, 65 volunteers, including 45 fifth grade students from Seabrook Middle School, used their hands to help build resiliency in the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary. They enthusiastically planted more than...