Great Bay

Something Wild visits an accessible boardwalk over a salt marsh in our series celebrating access for all to our state's natural beauty.

A new report from the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership shows oysters, eelgrass, and migratory fish are starting to make a comeback. But the estuaries’ vital signs are still concerning, experts say.

Designated as one of 28 estuaries of national significance under the EPA’s National Estuary Program, Great Bay has experienced water quality issues for years as a result of nitrogen pollution.

As climate change makes the ocean more acidic, UNH researcher Chris Hunt looks at the factors that influence pH in coastal waters.

After decades of declining water quality, there’s new optimism surrounding the health of Great Bay. A new partnership between towns, scientists and…

New runoff controls are coming to Great Bay after three adjacent cities reached an agreement with the Conservation Law Foundation to avert an appeal of a…

The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a new permit for a dozen communities around Great Bay, capping a years-long effort to control nitrogen…

U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was in New Hampshire Wednesday, touring the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge.Bernhardt’s visit came just before…

Seacoast towns are expected to raise concerns about a new federal water pollution permit for Great Bay at a public hearing tonight in Portsmouth.The…

Federal regulators are proposing a new way to limit water pollution from a dozen towns surrounding Great Bay.The draft general permit from the…