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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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In this edition, Boating safety. Ride along on a marine patrol of one of New Hampshire's busy waterways. |
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Learn about the invasive plant that is choking our lakes and ponds. |
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And see why you'll want to read the signs carefully before you get into the swim of things this summer. |
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But first, tourism officials are predicting one of the busiest Fourth of July weekends in recent memory. They predict more than 650 thousand visitors will spend about 90-million dollars, making this the busiest holiday weekend ever by a slim margin. Many of those visitors will be in or on the water. And that means heavy traffic and an increase chance of accidents. Last year I took a ride with the New Hampshire Marine Patrol to see some of the safety issues firsthand and to learn about a new law for boaters. |
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Sound of patrol - "Slow down,…" Narr 1 - Where ever there's water, you'll probably find the marine patrol. Jeff clip - "We're here so people can have fun and be safe while boating." Narr 2 - The New Hampshire Marine Patrol police lakes, rivers and tidal waters throughout the state. They enforce boating laws and try to make the waterways safe. Ally/Crystal - "What is the number one safety issue? There are several, but probably the most important thing to remember is to have life jackets." Narr 3 - In fact, it's the law. Children, five years of age and under are required to wear life jackets. Every person on board a boat, must have one at hand. Supervisor Crystal Drouin points out that it's important to keep them close at hand. Ally/Crystal - "Ally - What happens if the jackets are tucked away? Well, the time it takes to get them out could mean the difference between living and dying." Shot of boat going by with children wearing life jackets - "That's what we like to see. Too bad the adults aren't wearing them as well." Shots of boaters Narr 4 - There are more than 100,000 registered boaters in New Hampshire and that number continues to grow. Lake Winnipesaukee is the busiest of the inland lakes and keeping things organized on the water is critical. Ally/Crystal "Ally - I think of a highway with lanes - it's not the same here. Boats go where ever. That's right and they are of all size boats, canoes to cruisers….people need to be aware of what's around them all the time" Narr 5 - Heavy traffic poses a greater threat to small craft, like sailboats, canoes and kayaks. Jeff - "When there's a small chop on the water or the sun reflects off of it, these small boats need to be well marked with colors so they are more visible. It's easy not to see them." Narr 6 - Take away the daylight, and boaters face a new set of problems. Jeff - "It's certainly a different game. It's for the experienced and those who are very familiar with the lake. Our officers need to have special qualifications to patrol at night." Ally/Crystal - "Ally - Are there speed limits out here? Some lakes have specific rules - in general, there's a headway rule which is - if you're within 150 feet of another boat or swimmers or docks, you must reduce your speed down to 6 mph maximum." "And they'll slow down at night? Hopefully." Sound - "Reduce your headway speed please!" Ally/Crystal - "Ally - For many, boating is a leisurely activity. They may think of the boat as a toy - does that sometimes get in the way of safety? Sometimes. There are boaters who come out and are not prepared for the conditions they may face - weather, traffic and wakes." Narr 7 - According to the NH Department of Safety, there are about one hundred boating accidents reported every year. Many more go unreported. So, by 2008 all boat operators who have more than 25 horsepower on their craft will be required to pass a boating course. Crystal - "It will be available in the classroom and on vhs tape to study at home. Also it is available on-line. So hopefully, everyone will have access to it." Ally/Jeff - "What advice can you give to novice boaters who might be coming here for the first time? The best thing to do if you can is to go out on the lake with someone and get a feel for the lake." Narr - For NH Outlook, I'm Allison McNair. |
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New Hampshire's boaters pay a three dollar registration fee which helps to pay for lake and pond monitoring. Some of the monitoring occurs underwater, where invasive species are taking root. Chip Neal first brought us this story last year, as he went in search of the dreaded milfoil. |
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Milfoil The non-native variable milfoil plant first appeared in New Hampshire's lakes in 1965. Since then it has migrated to over 48 of NH's lakes and ponds, like Back Bay here in Wolfeboro. The key to managing variable milfoil is preventing its spread. Because, once milfoil is in a lake it's practically impossible to get rid of it. The NH Lakes Assoc. just received a grant from NOAA to fund site monitors at 42 launch sites at lakes around the state. The money will also fund training and public education. Next year a new state law goes into effect, which adds a $3 surcharge to boat fees. The $300,000 raised will go to continue the monitoring and education to fight milfoil and other threats to our lakes. NH Lakes Assoc. David Schaarsmith Gov Rel. Man Nancy Christie Dir. 226-0299 Coop Ext, UNH & on Bd. of NH Lakes Assoc. Jeff Schloss 862-3848 DES Biology Div. Amy Smagula 271-2248 So what is happening to our lakes? Non-native aquatic plants are proliferating. These nuisance plants enter our lakes and begin taking over. Most of these non-native species grow faster than our native vegetation, choking it out. Some even grow so thick that boating, swimming, and fishing become more of a struggle than an enjoyment. Non-native plants such as Milfoil and Fanwort are slowly taking over a number of lakes in New Hampshire. Lake Conditions Play a Role These exotic plants usually prefer quiet coves with little wind and wave action. Mucky or silty bottoms provide plants with needed nutrients. These factors, combined with adequate sunlight and water depth of less than 15 feet, create a favorable environment for the growth of nuisance plants. More Non-Natives Non-native species come in animal form as well. Zebra Mussels, which are found as close to New Hampshire as Lake Champlain in Vermont, have a reputation more far-reaching than their geographic location. These small bivalve animals, with alternating light and dark bands, are generally no larger than one inch in length, but cause great problems for lake ecosystems. By filtering out microscopic algae at a rate of one quart per mussel per day, they are essentially wiping out the base of the aquatic food chain. These mussels attach to any hard surface by sticky threads. Rocks, pipes, boat hulls, motors, buoys, docks, and even native mussels are all subject to Zebra Mussel invasion. Zebra Mussels have been known to clog boat motors and intake pipes of water treatment plants. They can even sink marker buoys under their weight. Where Did These Nuisance Organisms Come From? Non-native plants first appeared in New Hampshire's lakes three decades ago. Milfoil was first reported in Lake Winnipesaukee in the early 1970s. Fanwort was first sighted in Milville Lake in the 1960s. Since then, these weeds have infested over 30 New Hampshire waterbodies. These plants may have been introduced to New Hampshire's lakes through a dumped home aquarium or by a plant fragment that was attached to a boat visiting from another state. Zebra Mussels entered the United States in the early 1980s. It is believed that ships traveling from Europe to the United States carried larval forms of the mussels in their ballast water. What Can I Do to Stop the Spread of Non-Native Organisms? · Be knowledgeable about your lake's conditions. · Know which lakes are infested with non-native aquatic organisms. · Become familiar with invasive species. · Examine boat hulls, motors, trailers, fishing and diving gear for tag-along weeds and mussels. · Clean and wash boats, motors, and trailers after every use - while still at the lake or when you get home. · Discard attached weeds and Zebra Mussels away from surface waters. What Should I Do if I Think I Have Seen a Non-Native Aquatic Plant or Zebra Mussels? Contact the NH Department of Environmental Services Biology Bureau. Be prepared to give a description of the plant or animal along with directions to the lake and infestation area. When you get home, make sure that you thoroughly inspect and clean your boat and discard away from water any weeds or suspicious organisms. A Ounce of Prevention The key to eliminating the problems of nuisance species is to prevent their spread. Once in a lake, they are difficult, if not impossible, to get rid of. |
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Since we first reported that story last year, ten new sites have been added to the Lakes monitoring program. The volunteers remove any suspicious plant life and send it to the lab for analysis. It's too early to compare infestation rates with last year. But so far the newest invasive plant species, Hydrilla, has not been detected in New Hampshire Lakes. It is, however, just on our doorstep in Maine. |
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It should be safe to go into the water at Weirs beach this weekend. Signs were posted earlier this week warning of high bacteria levels in the water. While the beach wasn't closed, bathers were told to swim at their own risk. Beaches are monitored all over the state for strains of E. coli bacteria that can make you sick. We first told you a year ago about the state inspection process. Jacqui Pini has the story. |
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While the water may look clean and refreshing, your favorite swimming facility may not be as clean as you think. High bacteria levels have made many of New Hampshire's public pools and beaches unhealthy places to swim. Throughout the first week in July some people continued to swim in Weirs beach and Opechee Cove although they were posted with signs warning swimmers that tests revealed high levels of bacteria in the water. 1:07:08 IT IS NOT REALLY WORTH IT TO GO THROUGH A DIARRHEAL ILLNESS THAT ACTUALLY CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PLACES TO SWIM WHERE THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM Dr. Jean Horner is an emergency room doctor at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia 1:13:00 A DIARRHEAL ILLNESS IS PROBABLY WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF E. COLI While E. Coli is normally found in water, it is the amount and type of it that can really affect swimmers… 1:08:31 THERE IS DIFFERENT TYPES OF E. COLI. THIS HEMORRHAGIC E. COLI OR BLOODY DIARRHEA E. COLI GETS INTO THE INTESTINES, IT BREAKS DOWN THE STRUCTURE OF THE INTESTINES SO THEY START LEAKING A LOT OF WATER AND THEY ACTUALLY START LEAKING BLOOD And the complications from swimming in water containing high levels of bacteria do not stop there … 1:04:06 GIARDIA IS A PARASITE THAT CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA THAT CAN LAST A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME…. 1:05:17 WE SEE DUCK ITCH OR SWIMMERS ITCH WHICH IS AN ANNOYANCE TYPE THING THAT IS CAUSED BY A LARVA IN THE WATER THAT DOESN'T INFECT PEOPLE, BUT IT BURROWS INTO PEOPLES SKIN LOOKING FOR SNAILS AND THEN DIES AND THEN CAUSES THIS ALLERGIC REACTION. And while these parasites and bacterium can make anyone sick, children and elderly, along with people who have compromised immune systems have the highest risk for serious illness or even death. But the Department of Environmental Services is doing their part to inform the public which swimming facilities contain unhealthy water. 1:24: 38 I TEST THE FRESHWATER PUBLIC BEACHES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE FREE OF BACTERIA, MOSTLY E.COLI IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR, AND THEN I LOOK AROUND, I LOOK FOR BIRDS, I LOOK FOR SNAILS AND I MAKE SURE THE BATHROOM FACILITIES ARE ADEQUATE. How are you doing…good, I am Kim Blier the Beach Inspector……How have things been this year…good. Kim Blier is the freshwater beach and bathing inspector in New Hampshire. She travels to all of the 1:25:27 BASICALLY IN A BEACH LIKE THIS A BEACH THIS SIZE WE TAKE 3 SAMPLES. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ONE FROM THE LEFT, ONE FROM THE CENTER AND ONE FROM THE RIGHT. IT HELPS US TO GET A MORE ACCURATE PREDICTION OF WHETHER THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE BEACH IN GENERAL OR WHETHER THEIR WAS JUST ONE INCIDENT. And those samples are put on ice and taken back to the lab where they are tested at the limnology center SOT 8:00 WE DO A SERIES OF TESTS, WE LOOK AT NUTRIENTS IN THE WATER, WE TEST FOR PHYTOPLANKTON, ORAPLANKTON. WE CHECK TO SEE HOW SAFE IT IS BY CHECKING THE E.COLI BACTERIA AND THE ENTEROCOCCI BACTERIA IF IT IS SALT WATER When the samples arrive at the limnology center at the Department of Environmental Services in Concord they are each logged and given a #. The samples are then poured through a filter to strain the bacteria out of the water. The bacteria is put in an incubator were it grows in colonies. Within 24 to 48 hours those colonies are documented through microscopic observation and counted. If the E.Coli count is above 80 per 100 ml's in a freshwater sample or the entercocci count in a saltwater sample are above 84 per 100 milliliters the beach will be posted. 1:26:42 I WOULD INFORM THE TOWN…….AND NOTIFY THEM THAT THEIR BEACH TESTED HIGH FOR E.COLI. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I RETURN AND POST SIGNS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS MADE WARNING PEOPLE THAT THERE ARE HIGH LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN THE WATER THAT CAN MAKE PEOPLE VERY SICK. AND THEN I DO A RETEST AND WHEN THE RESULTS OF THAT COME BACK EITHER THE SIGNS COME DOWN OR THEY STAY UP DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE BEACH CLEANED ITSELF OUT OR NOT SU JACQUI TESTING IS DONE ON NEW HAMPSHIRE'S BEACHES FROM MID-JUNE THROUGH AUGUST. THE FREQUENCY OF TESTING VARIES FROM WEEKLY TO MONTHLY BASED UPON THE BEACHES HISTORY OF PROBLEMS AND IT'S LOCATION…. ALTHOUGH, THESE BEACHES ARE NOT THE ONLY PUBLIC SWIMMING FACILITIES BEING TESTED IN NH 8:33 WE ALSO REGULATE OVER 1000 POOLS AND SPAS IN THE STATE. THEY ARE TESTED REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE PROPER CHLORINE OR BROMINE DOSE AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE KILLING ANY BACTERIA THAT GET INTO THEM FROM PEOPLE USING THEM. THEY ARE ALSO SAMPLED FOR BACTERIA AND IF IT IS IN THE POOL THAN THE POOLS HAVE TO BE CLOSED Temperatures, pump rooms, occupational and safety records are among the many things checked to ensure the safety of public pools, spas and water parks by the Department of Environmental Services throughout the year. The water is also tested for levels of E.Coli and total coliform. 12:59 YOU'LL FIND E.COLI,…. PSEUDOMONAS IS THE MOST COMMON BACTERIA RELATED TO RASHES IN POOLS 1:10:40 WE CAN SEE A TYPE OF HOT TUB DERMATITIS, WHICH IS CAUSED BY A PSEUDOMONAS BACTERIUM If bacterium is found in such different types of swimming facilities, what is the source? 1:11:03 IF PEOPLE ARE GOING SWIMMING AND HAVE DIARRHEA, EVEN THOUGH THE POOLS ARE CHLORINATED IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN OUTBREAK IN A WATER PARK OR A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. 11:00 YOU HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SWIMMING IN A SMALL AREA…. SOME OF THESE BEACHES GO STAGNANT IF THERE IS NO WIND OR WAVE ACTIVITY THAT SETS UP A HIGH BACTERIA LEVEL. ALSO BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF WATERFOWL, DUCK AND GEESE THEY DO DEFECATE ON AVERAGE 28 TIMES A DAY. AND THEIR E.COLI IS MEASURED IN THE WATER AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING AND PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T FEED WATERFOWL. According to the Center for Disease Control these are some ways you can keep bacteria levels low in your favorite swimming spot · Try your best not to get any of the swimming water in your mouth · Wash your hands thoroughly after using the toilet or changing a diaper · Change diapers in a bathroom and not near the swimming facility · Don't swim when you have diarrhea- You can spread the germs in the water and make other people sick While the water may appear clear, that does not necessarily mean what you are swimming in is clean! For New Hampshire Outlook, I am Jacqui Pini. |
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Anti-biotics are generally not effective in treating E. coli. If you experience any of the symptoms described in our story, call your doctor and don't go swimming. |
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Now for a look underwater. Not here on the east coast, but along the floor of the Pacific Ocean. That's where a UNH professor and a group of her students spent time last year, studying the ocean bottom. Karen Von Damm was principal investigator on a mission to research underwater hot springs and the creatures that exist in that environment. What she found out about this underwater community was interesting, but also a bit strange. Producer Tai Freligh has the story. |
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SOT Tape1 1:03:55 They're pretty weird. I mean they're pretty weird looking. TRACK Karen and her group studied sea floor hydro thermal systems, which are like underwater volcanoes. They looked at the makeup of the fluids to help better understand what controls the chemistry of the ocean over a long period of time. They also studied unique animal communities that depend on the chemicals to derive energy. SOT Tape1 1:03:55 You have to understand that we didn't even know that these kinds of animals existed until 1977 when these systems were first discovered. Probably the poster child for sea floor hydro thermal vents are tube worms. Which are these worms that can get up to about six feet long. They have a white outside and these red plumes that they're partly in sea water and then they waft into where there's more vent fluid so that they can get the vent energy. They look like big tulips so those are probably the most visually spectacular animals of these areas. TRACK There is no sunlight, so everything is based on a chemical energy source. SOT Tape1 1:03:06 There are what are called chemosynthetic communities and in the hot water that is coming out there is a lot of reduced chemical compounds including H2S, which is the rotten egg smell. So there are bacteria and other microorganisms that use that energy and make food that supplies the bigger animals with their livelihood. No there is no sunlight, so everything is based on this chemosynthetic energy source. TRACK The UNH crew used robotic machines to take samples from the ocean floor. They collected water and rock samples, empty clam shells and tube worm husks. Many of these samples will be sent to universities around the country. At the University of New Hampshire, the water samples will be examined for their chemical makeup. SOT Tape2 2:14:02 We got our samples back a few weeks ago and now in my lab at UNH we work mostly on vent fluids and vent fluid chemistry so we are analyzing those samples for quite a few different chemical elements or chemical species so that we can understand what's in the fluid so that they can tell us what's going on below the sea floor in some of these areas. TRACK This trip was just one of many being undertaken to help better understand the nature of the ocean and it's secrets. SOT Tape1 1:09:45 What we are doing is really basic research. It's trying to understand what's going on on our planet, systems that we never knew existed. A lot of basic research takes 20 or 30 years to reach economic potential. The big questions are if these systems ultimately control the composition of sea water and we know they do over a long period of time, sea water buffers our climate, buffers everything, determines what kinds of animals can live in the ocean. TRACK Scientific study aside, for many of the students, it was their first opportunity to dive to the bottom of the ocean, an experience Karen says is one of the fun parts of doing these expeditions. SOT Tape2 2:01:19 I tried to get all of them to the sea floor. I got most of them to the sea floor and when someone who has never been to the sea floor gets in the submarine they are really excited and really jazzed. We're really excited and jazzed at times, but we save the first dive for somebody as a golly gee whiz dive where they're like "wow!" TRACK But it's not all fun and games for the research crew. SOT Tape2 2:05:08 When we're at sea we're really busy. We had 23 scientists including the students on this past trip and I'd say that most people were quite busy, at least 18 hours a day, I mean we'd take time to have fun and stuff too, but you're working a lot when you go to sea, it's certainly not an 8 to 5 kind of job. |
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While you can't take a trip to the bottom of the ocean for spectacular sights, some fourth of July fireworks are just a drive away. Here's a look at some of the holiday displays throughout the state. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Is New Hampshire the real birthplace of the American Revolution? Find out on our 4th of July special edition. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/03/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 5:00minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, boating safety. Ride along on a marine patrol of one of New Hampshire's busy waterways. Learn about the invasive plant that is choking our lakes and ponds. And see why you'll want to read the signs carefully before you get into the swim of things this summer. But first, tourism officials are predicting one of the busiest Fourth of July weekends in recent memory. They predict more than 650 thousand visitors will spend about 90-million dollars, making this the busiest holiday weekend ever by a slim margin. Many of those visitors will be in or on the water. And that means heavy traffic and an increase chance of accidents. Last year Ally took a ride with the New Hampshire Marine Patrol to see some of the safety issues firsthand and to learn about a new law for boaters. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Geoff Pedersen\NH Marine Patrol, Supervisor Crystal Drouin\NH Marine Patrol |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/03/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 5:00minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, boating safety. Ride along on a marine patrol of one of New Hampshire's busy waterways. Learn about the invasive plant that is choking our lakes and ponds. And see why you'll want to read the signs carefully before you get into the swim of things this summer. But first, tourism officials are predicting one of the busiest Fourth of July weekends in recent memory. They predict more than 650 thousand visitors will spend about 90-million dollars, making this the busiest holiday weekend ever by a slim margin. Many of those visitors will be in or on the water. And that means heavy traffic and an increase chance of accidents. Last year Ally took a ride with the New Hampshire Marine Patrol to see some of the safety issues firsthand and to learn about a new law for boaters. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Geoff Pedersen\NH Marine Patrol, Supervisor Crystal Drouin\NH Marine Patrol |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/03/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length:6:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, boating safety. Ride along on a marine patrol of one of New Hampshire's busy waterways. Learn about the invasive plant that is choking our lakes and ponds. And see why you'll want to read the signs carefully before you get into the swim of things this summer. New Hampshire's boaters pay a three dollar registration fee which helps to pay for lake and pond monitoring. Some of the monitoring occurs underwater, where invasive species are taking root. Chip Neal first brought us this story last year, as he went in search of the dreaded milfoil. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Amy Smagula\Dept of Environmental Services, Jeff Schloss\UNH Extension - Water Quality, David Schaarsmith\NH Lakes Association |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/03/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 7:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, boating safety. Ride along on a marine patrol of one of New Hampshire's busy waterways. Learn about the invasive plant that is choking our lakes and ponds. And see why you'll want to read the signs carefully before you get into the swim of things this summer. It should be safe to go into the water at Weirs beach this weekend. Signs were posted earlier this week warning of high bacteria levels in the water. While the beach wasn't closed, bathers were told to swim at their own risk. Beaches are monitored all over the state for strains of E. coli bacteria that can make you sick. We first told you a year ago about the state inspection process. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Jacqui Pini NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Dr Jean Horner\Lakes Region Gen Hospital, Kim Blier\NHDES, Jody Connor\NHDES |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/03/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 7:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, boating safety. Ride along on a marine patrol of one of New Hampshire's busy waterways. Learn about the invasive plant that is choking our lakes and ponds. And see why you'll want to read the signs carefully before you get into the swim of things this summer. It should be safe to go into the water at Weirs beach this weekend. Signs were posted earlier this week warning of high bacteria levels in the water. While the beach wasn't closed, bathers were told to swim at their own risk. Beaches are monitored all over the state for strains of E. coli bacteria that can make you sick. We first told you a year ago about the state inspection process. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Jacqui Pini NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Dr Jean Horner\Lakes Region Gen Hospital, Kim Blier\NHDES, Jody Connor\NHDES |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/03/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 5:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, boating safety. Ride along on a marine patrol of one of New Hampshire's busy waterways. Learn about the invasive plant that is choking our lakes and ponds. And see why you'll want to read the signs carefully before you get into the swim of things this summer. Now for a look underwater. Not here on the east coast, but along the floor of the Pacific Ocean. That's where a UNH professor and a group of her students spent time last year, studying the ocean bottom. Karen Von Damm was principal investigator on a mission to research underwater hot springs and the creatures that exist in that environment. What she found out about this underwater community was interesting, but also a bit strange. Producer Tai Freligh has the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Tai Freligh NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Karen Von Damm\UNH Professor |
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