News Release

We’ve published the 2021 Piscataqua Currents newsletter. Stop by the office or dock for a copy, or read it online by clicking on the image below.

The 11th Annual Round Island Regatta will take place on Saturday August 7, 2021 Launching from Peirce Island in the south end of Portsmouth, NH, the friendly race is open to paddlers, rowers, and sailors. Spectators and kids are welcome to attend – This is a fun, family-friendly event for all ages and abilities! Race times are between 12 and 2pm. Your competitor or spectator ticket gets you into the afterparty on Four Tree Island with lunch, drinks, and desserts provided. All proceeds and sponsorships support the Gundalow Company’s mission to “protect the Piscataqua Region’s Maritime Heritage and Environment through […]

Art Galleries in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine Todd’s work is represented by 10 art galleries in New England, Florida and the UK, and is in hundreds of corporate and private collections worldwide, including that of President George H. W. Bush. Painting is his full-time occupation. He owns and operates the Todd Bonita Art Gallery in Ogunquit and Portsmouth and is co-owner of the Ogunquit Summer School of Art, where he teaches painting classes and art workshops yearround.

WILSSA Night at Gundalow will include a 25-minute documentary by Jim White (www.sprucecreektv.com) — “The Acquisition of the Mervin Roberts”, one of 110 surf boats built in 1937 and the last of that group which still floats. How it came to be found and restored after more than 8 decades by the Wood Island Life Saving Station Association (WILSSA) is the subject of the documentary video.
In addition, WILSSA President Sam Reid will provide an update of the renovation of the Wood Island Life Saving Station and discuss the timetable for the island to be open to the public this summer. The Station has stood watch for 112 years, home to brave “surfmen” who were part of the US Life Saving Service (a forerunner of the US Coast Guard), who would wait with small rowing boats to go out to help mariners in distress in terrible conditions year round.

April 1st, 2021 All Things Oysters:Growin’, Shuckin’, Enjoyin’ Humans have been eating and cultivating oysters for thousands of years.Brianna Group of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will team with Brian Gennaco of Virgin Oyster for a night of ‘all things oysters.’ Brianna will discuss restoration efforts in Great Bay and TNC’s SOAR program, which is partnering with oyster farmers for restoration success during COVID. Brian will provide oysters and oyster knives beforehand and talk about the oyster farm and give shucking demonstrations. Oysters and shucking knives will be available for pickup or local delivery on the day of the event but […]

Water Over the Dam: Resolving Conflicts between Beavers and Human Communities March 25 2021by RONALD TRAHAN Beavers create dams to raise water levels so they can build their homes in the water. Humans are one of the biggest threats to beavers. Trapping, water pollution, and habitat loss through drainage of wetlands are common occurrences that negatively affect beaver populations. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department manages beavers in the state and attempts to maintain populations wherever the animal’s presence is beneficial. Learn more at our Science Cafe. Speakers: Matt Tarr, Wildlife Biologist, UNH Extension, Durham, NH Patrick Tate, Wildlife […]

Virtual Gundalow Gathering Thursday March 4th 6:45pmVirtual Gundalow Gatherings A Virtual Tour of New England Lighthouses The lighthouse is a pervasive icon in our culture, often used to symbolize positive qualities like faith, guidance, a nd strength. Jeremy D’Entremont’s presentation, Lighthouses of Seacoast New Hampshire and Southern Maine, will focus on the rich history of the lighthouses between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and York, Maine, featuring primarily the fascinating stories of lighthouse keepers and their families. The lighthouses covered in Jeremy’s presentation will be Portsmouth Harbor Light, Whaleback Light, White Island (Isles of Shoals) Light, Boon Island Light, and Cape Neddick […]

February 25 – “Faka’apa’apa” with Blue LatitudesVava‘u is the island group comprising one large island and 40 smaller ones in the Kingdom of Tonga. In the years since Tonga banned whale hunting, an important piece of the local economy has become swimming with whales. But will this new form of ecotourism be sustainable? Join us to watch the documentary film, “Faka’apa’apa,” by Blue Latitudes Foundation, and then chat with the nonprofit group’s researchers Emily Hazelwood and Amber Sparks.Sign up here