Friday Update September 09, 2011

Friday,
September 9, 2011

Last Fall at
Town Landing - Courtesy
Bradford Danielson

Residents are invited this Sunday,
September 11th, to join staff at the Durham
Fire Department in honoring those who lost
their lives and those families that were
forever changed on 09/11/01.  The staff
at the Fire Department will serve light
refreshments beginning at 8:15 AM followed by
a short ceremony at 8:46 AM, marking the time
of the first plane impacting the World Trade
Center.  The ceremony will take
place at the flag pole in front of the Durham
Fire Department at 51 College Road,
Durham.

STATE OF UNIVERSITY
ADDRESS
Members of the Town Council and residents
alike are invited to join UNH President Mark
Huddleston at the State of the University
address on Thursday, September 15, 2011, from
12:40 PM to 2 PM in the Granite State Room in
the Memorial Union Building.  State of
UNH speech on 9/15 from 12:40 PM to 2 PM in
Granite State Room at MUB.  President
Huddleston is anticipated to reflect on the
challenges, accomplishments, and milestones
of the past year, and will look ahead to 2012
and beyond.

TRASH 2
TREASURE PROGRAM HAS LOCAL
TIES

Trash 2 Treasure, a new initiative
organized by UNH students, recently sold more
than 10,000 items collected from departing
students in May. Despite being shortened from
three days to two due to Hurricane Irene, the
sale brought in $11,750 and diverted an
estimated 57,000 pounds of trash from
landfills. 

A primary organizer of the effort was
Durham resident and UNH junior Alex
Freid.  It should be noted that Mr.
Freid was also very involved in
sustainability initiatives while he was a
student at the Oyster River High
School.  Residents may remember a very
nice artistic display within the Town Office
foyer several years ago illustrating
different types of recyclable products and
quantities utilized in which Mr. Freid played
a part along with other ORHS
students.

The UNH students sold nearly all their
stock, donating leftover items to a
Portsmouth nonprofit that provides household
goods, clothing, and furniture to people in
crisis in the Seacoast
area.

The student organizers believe theirs
is the first such initiative that is entirely
student-led and self-sustaining. Expenses,
including trucks, summer storage, and tent
rental, for the inaugural event were offset
by fundraising and a grant from the UNH
Parents Foundation.

The Town of Durham contributed to the
effort by storing three eighteen wheeler-type
container box trailers in the Depot Road
Parking Lot over the summer
months. 

To view a more detailed article from
Foster’s Daily Democrat regarding the
Trash to Treasure program, go to http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110908/GJNEWS_01/709089757/-1/FOSNEWS0102&template=GreatBayRegion

EFFORTS TO MAKE DURHAM DAY A
“WASTE FREE” EVENT ON
9/17
Part-time Parks & Recreation Director
Sandy Devins and the members of the Parks
& Recreation Committee have been working
hard to make Durham Day a "waste free"
day.

One idea considered was the the
elimination of water bottles. 
Unfortunately, the Town does not have a water
source out at Wagon Hill Farm and it would
be extremely difficult to provide enough
water in large dispensers to a crowd of
over 400 people.  And if water was to
run out, there is not a water supply to
refill containers.

However, the organizers ARE working
hard to make the event WASTE FREE.  Ms.
Devins has endeavored to obtain utensils,
plates, and napkins that are completely
compost-able. UNH is working with the
Town to help provide these items and to help
dispose of them and the food waste as part of
the University's compost system. The Town
will be providing receptacles for the bottles
and cans to be recycled as
well. 

The Parks & Recreation Committee is
currently working with DPW to provide a water
source out at Wagon Hill (besides the
community garden hoses).  The Committee
has funded a pump and are working on
plans for a sink.  If this
happens before Durham Day next year, the
Town could possibly have a water
bottle free event for
2012. 

For more details regarding Durham Day
2011, please see the Parks & Recreation
section of the “Friday Updates”
below.

MASTER PLAN SURVEY RESULTS AVAILABLE
FOR REVIEW
The Master Plan Survey results are in.
Charlie French, a staff member of the UNH
Cooperative Extension, worked closely with
the a Survey Subcommittee of the Master Plan
Advisory Committee to create the survey
earlier this year and the survey was released
to the public in May and closed in June. Mr.
French then tabulated the results of the
survey in June with final edits made over the
summer.

The
tabulated results consist of four documents:
A brief summary booklet document; a summary
overview of the findings including basic
frequency statistics; a question by question
summary with bar charts and frequencies; and
a summary of the responses to the open ended
questions.  They can all be viewed on
line at the Town’s home page at
www.ci.durham.nh.us under
“News”.

A total of 467 individuals
responded to the survey (397 full responses
and 70 partial responses).  52% of
respondents were female; 48% were male.

MAJOR
FINDINGS:

• Protecting
  Durham’s natural amenities and water
  resources, including Great
  Bay, is a high
  priority for
  respondents.
• 93%
  of respondents indicated that
  having an attractive natural
  setting was very important or
  somewhat important to making Durham a place
  where they want to live.
• At
  the same time, respondents
  support policies to stabilize or reduce the
  property tax rate, including expanding
  commercial development outside of the
  downtown
  core.
• 61%
  strongly disagree or somewhat disagree that
  a tax
  rate with similar rates
  as the past is
  acceptable.
• 92%
  indicated that access to the Seacoast was
  very important or somewhat
  important.
• Respondents overall
  support policies to make the
  downtown more
  pedestrian-friendly,
  including improving bike lanes, sidewalks,
  and crosswalks.
• 55
  respondents identified the intersection of
  Madbury Road and Main St. as a hazard to
  pedestrian safety, and 31 identified the
  intersection of Main St. and Mill Rd. as a
  hazard.
• 74%, 73% and 68%, respectively,
  strongly agree or somewhat agree that
  improving bike lanes, sidewalks, and
  crosswalks are important to improving the
  downtown.
• Overall, respondents
  support a diverse mix of
  housing, to include
  affordable options for working individuals
  and families, young families and
  seniors.
• 84%
  strongly agree or somewhat agree
  the town should do more to
  preserve historic structures, but only 41%
  want to see the Historic District Boundary
  expanded.
• 83%
  of respondents indicated that
  the quality of Oyster River
  schools is very important or
  somewhat important to making Durham a place
  where they want to live.
• 91%
  of respondents indicated that they strongly
  agree or somewhat agree that joint
  UNH-Durham projects to promote economic
  Development should be
  pursued.
• 69%
  indicated that a recreational
  center for people of all ages would enhance
  Durham residents' quality of
  life.
• 91%
  strongly agree or somewhat agree that they
  would spend more money downtown if more
  retail and professional services were
  available.
• 89%
  strongly agree or somewhat agree that
  Durham should continue to
  facilitate the re-development of existing
  structures, and 85% strongly
  or somewhat agreed that Durham
  should facilitate new
  construction.
• 84%
  strongly agree or somewhat agree that
  economic development options
  outside of the downtown should be
  pursued (e.g. office parks,
  light industry, etc.).
• 71%
  strongly support or somewhat support making
  more land available for
  commercial
  development.
• 71%
  strongly agree or somewhat agree that a
  downtown performing arts center would
  benefit economic
  development.
• 96%
  of respondents indicated
  protecting drinking water
  sources was very important or
  somewhat important.
• 96%
  indicated that protecting
  coastal streams and water bodies leading to
  Great Bay was very important
  or somewhat important, while over 90%
  indicated that protecting the watershed for
  recreational and ecological purposes was
  very important to somewhat
  important.
• 92%
  of respondents strongly agree or somewhat
  agree that the Town should take action to
  implement additional energy
  conservation measures for
  municipal facilities and 85% said the Town
  should develop alternative energy sources
  for municipal
  facilities.
• 88%
  strongly agree or somewhat agree the town
  should support the production
  and sale of local agricultural
  products while 82% feel
  the town should adopt policies
  to protect ag lands for
  current or future food
  production.

2012-2021 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
In conjunction with the annual budget
development process, a draft Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP) is prepared in
accordance with the Town Charter. 
Section 5.8 states that the Administrator,
after consultation with the Planning Board,
shall prepare and submit to the Council a CIP
at least one (1) month prior to the final
date for submission of the budget.  The
CIP must contain a list of capital
improvements, including major replacements,
which are proposed to be undertaken during
the next six fiscal
years. 

Over the
course of the last eleven budget cycles,
Administrator Selig has expanded the required
six-year timeframe to a ten-year window to
provide a better sense of Durham's long-term
needs.  In addition, rather than is the
case in many other communities, we have fully
integrated the CIP into the actual budgetary
document submitted to the Council such that
all items ultimately recommended by the
Administrator for the next fiscal year are
actually included within the Capital Budget
submitted to the
Council. 
 

All items contained within the CIP are
made part and parcel of the ten-year fiscal
forecast that is generated by the Business
Office as part of the budget process. The
result is a streamlined budget and CIP
development process that connects requests
made with actual financial and projected tax
rate implications. To facilitate this
process, the Town Council is provided in
September with the initial draft CIP
outlining all requests made for capital
improvements by departments, boards, and
committees which is discussed with the
Planning Board. After meeting with the
Planning Board, the Administrator with the
assistance of the Business Office and other
departments, hones the plan, and ultimately
transmits a final proposed document along
with the Annual Budget to the Council prior
to November 1st. 
 

On Wednesday, September 14, 2011,
Business Manager Gail Jablonski, DPW Director
Mike Lynch, and Todd Selig will meet with
members of the Planning Board to introduce
the CIP.  We'll follow up with a
subsequent meeting to discuss the document
further if needed with the Planning Board on
September 28, 2011.

2012 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT UNDER
WAY
The 2011 budget review process is revving up
to full swing. Business Manager Gail
Jablonski and Todd Selig will shortly begin
meeting with representatives from the Durham
Public Library Board of Trustees, Planning
Department, DCAT, Fire Department, Police
Department, Zoning, Code Enforcement, and
Assessing Office, Town Clerk/Tax Collector,
MIS, and Public Works Department to discuss
budget proposals for 2011. Members of the
Council have been invited to participate in
these meetings and have been forwarded dates
and times for each
group. 

The one-on-one budget meetings are done
each year in an effort to gain a better
understanding of each department's priorities
and needs early on in the budget development
process prior to any budgetary decisions
being made.

It is
overtly recognized that we are operating in
the midst of a very difficult economic
environment for residents.  Proposals
brought forward to the Council in November by
the Administrator will be reflective of this
reality.
 

Upon finalizing the budget development
process in late-October, the proposed 2012
budget will be submitted to the Town Council,
along with the proposed 2012-2021 Capital
Improvement Program in accordance with
Section 5.2. of the Town Charter, which
states: "At such time as may be requested by
the Administrator or specified by the
Administrative Code, each officer or director
of a department shall submit an itemized
estimate of the expenditures for the next
fiscal year for the departments or activities
under his control to the Administrator. The
Administrator shall, based on these estimates
and other data, prepare a recommended budget
which he shall, together with these
department estimates, submit to the Council
no later than the last workday prior to
November 1 of the current
year."  

The Council then has until the last
workday in December to adopt a budget or the
budget as recommended by the Administrator
becomes the adopted
budget.
 

DURHAM POLICE ACTIVITY FOR
START OF UNH ACADEMIC
YEAR
With the opening of UNH’s academic year
and a desire to closely monitor activity with
the goal of decreasing overtime Police
Department expenses to the extent possible
for the community, readers will find below an
up-to-date assessment of police activity for
the first two weeks of the fall semester
2012. 

August
26th - 29th   (move-in weekend with
Hurricane Irene)
Calls for
service: 330    Last
year: 226
Arrests:   
27       
23
 

September 2nd – 5th
Calls for
service: 316    Last
year: 235
Arrests:   
66       
54
 

While the data is significantly higher
than last year by about 30% and verifies the
busy nature of UNH school opening the
department will continue to monitor police
activity and advise the Administrator on
recommendations when there are three to four
weeks of data on
hand. 

We plan to give the Council on overview
on this issue on October
3rd.

LAND USE CHANGE TAX PROCEED
DISTRIBUTION
On Monday evening, September 12th, the Town
Council will hold an initial discussion
regarding the distribution of Land Use Change
Tax proceeds and more specifically, whether
they should be allocated 100% toward the
conservation fund as is presently the case,
or whether these funds should instead be
diverted for a limited time period to the
Town’s general fund due to challenging
budget circumstances. 

RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW
EDUCATIONAL SESSION SCHEDULED FOR BOARD
MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY - MONDAY, OCTOBER 31,
2011

The members of the Town of
Durham’s boards, committees,
commissions, Town Council, and Library
Board of Trustees serve as members of
public boards and are therefore responsible
to act in accordance with the Right-to-Know
law in the State of New Hampshire. The
Preamble of the Right-to-Know law
reads:  “Openness in the
conduct of public business is essential to a
democratic society. The purpose of this
chapter is to ensure both the greatest
possible public access to the actions,
discussions and records of all public bodies,
and their accountability to the
people.” 

In order to ensure that the members of
Durham’s public boards are given the
resources they need to act in accord with RSA
91-A, a Right-to-Know law educational session
has been scheduled for
Monday, October 31, 2011
beginning at 7:00 PM in the Town Council
chambers. 

Attorney Christine Fillmore from the
Local Government Center will be present to
provide an overview of the Right-to-Know law
and to answer any questions that board
members may have. The general public and Town
department heads are invited and encouraged
to attend the session, or to view it on
Durham Community Access Television (Channel
22).  Oyster River School Board members
are also invited to attend, as well as the
Selectmen and board members from the
communities of Lee and
Madbury.

GRANGE
BUILDING WALKWAY CLOSED DURING
CONSTRUCTION

The Grange building public walkway
leading to the Mill Plaza below will be
closed beginning Monday, September 12, 2011
until construction is completed in the spring
of 2012. 

ADMINISTRATOR
TO ATTEND ICMA CONFERENCE IN MILWAUKEE,
WI

Administrator Selig will be attending
the International City/County Management
Association (ICMA) annual conference from
September 16th - 21st, this year to be held
in Milwaukee, WI.  Scheduled
courses/field demonstrations include:
 Rapid innovation, tour and orientation
regarding the success of Milwaukee's historic
Third Ward, LEED, addressing urban food
deserts in a sustainable way, and more.
 During this time, he will be available
by phone and email if needed.  For more
information regarding ICMA, go to http://icma.org/en/icma/home.

WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECT
FUNDING

The Town of Durham was recently listed
on the State’s priority list for
financial aid of 3 major infrastructure
projects that would be eligible to receive 20
to 25 percent principal forgiveness
grants. A principal forgiveness grant means
that after the project is 100 percent
complete, the State forgives that amount of
the principal on the State Revolving Fund
(SRF) Loan that would be secured for the
projects.
Eligible
projects include:

• $418,000 water meter system upgrade
  project intended to reconfigure the
  Town’s water meter system to an
  electronic automatic meter reading
  system.
• $750,000 wastewater pump station
  rehabilitation project at the Old Concord
  Road Pump Station.
• $2,500,000 upgrade of the sludge
  dewatering facility at the Durham
  Wastewater Treatment
  Plant. 

The grants from these projects would
potentially equal $83,500 for the Water Meter
System Upgrade project and total $839,500
from the two wastewater projects for a
combined total of $923,000.
 

MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING UPGRADES THE
PROJECTION SYSTEM IN THEATER
2

Over the summer the film projection
system in the UNH MUB's Theater 2 was
upgraded to a digital system that can play 3D
movies. As always all community members
are welcome to attend movies in the
MUB. 

The first
3D movie will be THOR and will play on
Thursday, September 15th.  The rest of
the movie schedule and ticket information can
be seen at http://www.unhmub.com/movies/.

SEPTEMBER IS
"NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
MONTH"

As part of the Durham Police
Department’s continuing partnership
with the Health & Safety Council of
Strafford County during the month of
September, the department is continuing
in its series of messages as it participates
in a Joint Information Virtual Exercise
(JIVE). The theme of the second week is the
word “Stay”. The second task
assigned is the following
message:

September is National Preparedness
Month. In order to be prepared for an
emergency, it is important residents are able
to stay in their house for up to three days
without access to electricity, water, or
other services.

To learn more about what residents can
do to prepare to stay in their home during an
emergency, go to Ready NH at http://www.nh.gov/readynh/stay/index.htm.

ORCSD
SUPERINTENDENT LEON LEVESQUE TO SPEAK AT
OYSTER RIVER TAXPAYERS
MEETING

The Oyster River Taxpayers will hold a
meeting on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
beginning at 7:00 PM in the Council chambers
at the Durham Town Hall. Oyster River
Cooperative School District Superintendent
Leon Levesque will be available to answer
questions and share his views concerning the
ORCSD at the present time. Members of the
public are invited to
attend.

DURHAM PUBLIC
LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS

Preschool Storytimes -
Tues., Sept. 13th and Thurs., Sept. 15th,
10:30 a.m. - This week: Dinosaurs. Al
are welcome to enjoy stories, songs,
fingerplays, feltboard, and a craft.
Thanks to the children/families who
signed-up this summer to have a Japanese Pen
Pal. All 18 Japanese students
have been assigned to Durham Library
children/families and have started receiving
their letters.  If you are unable to
continue writing please let Miss Lisa know at
ekleinmann@ci.durham.nh.us.
Join the Patch Program, our
reading incentive program for children aged
2-12 years. Children earn patches for minutes
read or being read to as well as a Durham
Library book bag. If new to the program, stop
by and register.  Thanks to the Friends
of the Durham Public Library for their
continued support of this program.  We
have new patches!
Registration for Tales for
Tails has begun.
Have a young reader who could use some
non-judgmental encouragement for reading
aloud? A Delta Therapy dog is waiting for
your child. Sign up in September for a
session beginning late Sept.
Sign-ups have started for Seacoast
Reads (UNH Reading Buddies). 
Have a child in 1st through 3rd grade who
could use some help reading?  Sign your
child up for a UNH Reading Buddy. 
Weekly sessions hope to start
mid-October.
Loving Hannah: Childhood Cancer
Treatment from the Other Side of the
Bed - Tuesday, September 13 at
7 p.m. Please join us as author Carol Glover
speaks about her book Loving Hannah.
In the author's words: "Just the word cancer
evokes fear. When that word is applied to
someone you love, fear turns to terror.
Casseroles aren’t enough, Helping
families facing crisis will also be discussed
. This book is available at the library for
checkout. A portion of the proceeds from the
book, sold at the program, will be donated to
cancer programs.
All in the Family: Navigating Senior
Care Options for Your Parents,
Tuesday, Sept. 20th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Have
you been wondering how to start the
conversation with your parents about their
long-term care needs?  Instead of
searching the Internet, come join the
conversation in Durham.  Four area
professionals including an attorney,
long-term care insurance agent, and two
senior care advisors will offer practical
advice about this difficult
process. 

Bookeaters, Middle School Book
Club begins on Weds. Sept. 21st at
2:45-4:00 p.m. - Come and discuss this
month’s book Hide and Seek by
Katy Grant with other Middle Schoolers. 
Copies of the selected book are available at
the library. Pizza is
served.

An Evening of
Adventure with International
Motorcycle Traveler Ben Slavin, Wed, Sept. 21
at 7 p.m. In October 2009, Ben Slavin left
his home in Hooksett, NH in search of
adventure. Over the course of 6 months he
rode his motorcycle 23,000 miles through 15
countries until he reached the southernmost
city in the world - Ushuaia, Argentina. He
documented the journey on his
blog
http://afewmoremiles.com/

Humanities Book Discussion
- Friday, September 23, 10:00 AM.
Funded by the NH Council for the Humanities.
Discussion Leader: Jennifer Lee.  The
short stories of Anton Chekhov
(1860-1904) Much is in the
details. We will focus on the following
stories: The Lady with the Pet/Little/Lap
Dog, Gooseberries, The Kiss and The
Darling. Your copy awaits you.
Tour of UNH Campus - Sunday,
September 24, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.  A
tour of the UNH campus for Durham residents
led by UNH Architect and DPL Board Chair Doug
Bencks.  Parking is available at the
Visitor Parking Lot on the corner of Main St.
and Edgewood Rd. (next to the pool and New
Hampshire Hall). We will meet in the lobby of
New Hampshire Hall which faces directly onto
Main Street at the traffic light intersection
with College Road. There will be a
presentation in Room 208 before the tour
begins. The entire session should be about 90
minutes.The Dairy Bar has generously agreed
to provide 20 free small ice cream cones to
participants - first come, first
served.
Pajama Storytime begins on
Tues., Sept. 27th, 6:30 p.m.   Join
ORPP and the library for our pajama
storytime.  All are welcome!  
The theme this month is
Superheroes/Heroes!  We will read
stories about superheroes and heroes and make
a superhero craft. 
Raccoon Readers (2nd -4th
grade Book Club will begin on Tues. Oct. 4th,
6:00-7:00 p.m. This month’s book is
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by
Florence and Richard Atwater. We will discuss
the book(s), author(s), play games, and make
a craft.  Books are available at the
library.
Young Adult Writing/Blog Group
- Tuesday, October 4th, 7:00-7:45
p.m.  Like to write?  Join us for
this Young Adult writing/blogging group that
will meet once a
month. 

Check out our website www.durhampubliclibrary.org for
more info.

COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS 

The Durham
Community Church is Opening a Thrift
Shop - ECHO Community Thrift Shop
will open on Sat., Sep 10, 2011, from
8:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Hours:  Wed,
10am-5 pm; Thu, 10am-7pm; Fri, 10am-5pm; Sat,
10am-2pm. The Thrift Shop entrance is at the
back of the Church in the lower parking lot.
For more information, contact 603-868-1230,
mailto:offfice@durhamcommunitychurch.org.

Yoga
classes - Thursdays, 12:00 noon
at Wagon Hill Farm with Hannelore
Moebius. Classes are FREE. Please contact
Hannelore Moebius at yoga@moebiusyoga.com with any
questions.

Annual Church
Yard Sale - Saturday, Sep 10,
2011, 8:30 AM-2:00 PM. Sponsored by and
located at Community Church of Durham, St.
George Episcopal Church, and St. Thomas More
Church. For more information, contact Audrey
Drogseth, 603-868-1230. office@durhamcommunitychurch.org.

Museum of
Art, UNH Opens Two New Exhibitions -
Two new exhibitions
featuring the paintings of noted Maine artist
and author Dahlov Ipcar as well as 38 works
by 18 members of the Boston Sculptors Gallery
will be presented at the Museum of Art,
University of New Hampshire, beginning
September 10, 2011. Full Circle: Dahlov
Ipcar's Circle Paintings, with a Round of
Marguerite and William Zorach features the
artist’s colorful,
animal/ecology-related series created over a
span of 22 years. Selected Works from the
Boston Sculptors Gallery includes indoor and
outdoor contemporary sculpture showcasing a
diversity of styles, subject matter, and
media.For more information, call
603-862-3712 or visit http://www.unh.edu/moa/.

Trot 4 Kids
5k Charity Run (rain or shine) -
Saturday, Sep 10, 2011, 20 George Bennett
Road, Lee, NH. Registration begins at 7:00
AM; road race begins at 8:30 AM; walkers
begin at 8:15 AM. Registration is $20 online,
$25 on race day. For more information,
contact Caren at crossi@leenh.org,
603-659-6783.

A Call for Healing and Hope -
10th Anniversary Commemoration of September
11 - Sunday, Sep 11, 2011, 4:00-6:00
PM; Friday and Saturday, Sep 16 and 17, 2011,
7:30-9:00 PM, Community Church of
Durham, UCC, 17 Main Street. For more
information, call 603-868-1230, offfice@durhamcommunitychurch.org.

Active
Retirement Association General
Meeting - Tue., Sep 13, 2011, 1:00
PM, Durham Evangelical Church. This meeting
is open to the public. For more information,
visit http://www.unh.edu/ara/ or
contact Carol Caldwell at
603-343-1004.

Great Bay
Academy of Dance Fall Ballet Classes
- Wednesdays starting Sep 14-Dec 14, 2011.
Pre-ballet: 4:30-5:15 PM (Ages 4 & 5)
Ballet I:  5:15-6:15 PM (Ages 6-8). For
more information, call 603-433-4200,
http://www.gbadance.com/

Museum of Art, UNH
- Portsmouth Poet
Laureate John-Michael Albert and jazz pianist
Michael Annicchiarico, Thursday, Sep 15,
2011, 7:00 PM. For more information, visit
http://www.unh.edu/moa/

Turf
Management Workshop - Hosted by the
Seacoast Stormwater Coalition, Mon., Sep 19,
2011, 8:15 AM-12:00 noon, Portsmouth Public
Library, 175 Parrott Avenue. This workshop is
FREE. Register by emailing Cathy Coletti at
catherine.coletti@des.nh.gov
or calling
603-559-0024.

One World
Language School - Early Language
Education Opportunities. 
French, Spanish, German, and Chinese classes
for children in ages 3-14 on Wednesday
afternoons at the Moharimet Elementary
School.  Information and Registration
Night at Moharimet on Wednesday, Sep 14,
2011, 5:00-6:30 PM.  For
information, contact Julie Reece at julie.reece@oneworldlanguageschool.org, 603-866-0364.
To learn more about programs,
visit http://www.oneworldlanguageschool.org/.

Great Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve -
Help us
get growing on the wild side! Developing a
community garden for you and wildlife. For
more information or to sign up, contact
Shannon O'Brien at 603-778-0015, shannon.obrien@wildlife.nh.gov.
For questions regarding this project, contact
Rachel Stevens at rachel.stevens@wildlife.nh.gov.