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Fairy shrimp are magical creatures living in vernal pools: Nature News

1 day ago | seacoastonline.com | Susan Pike

Susan PikePortsmouth HeraldOne of my favorite memories was when we first moved to Maine, over 30 years ago, and discovered vernal pools (our house was surrounded by them). Vernal pools are seasonal forested wetlands that fill with water from snowmelt and spring rains, only to dry up by mid-summer. They provide a handy fish-free environment in which some of our local amphibians and many invertebrates (dragonfly and damselflies for example) love to lay eggs, thus avoiding hungry fish.
Ready your hummingbird feeders: Hummingbirds are back in NH. See interactive map

2 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Katie Landeck

The hummingbirds are back in New Hampshire and Maine for 2025. As of April 22, tiny have been spotted in New Hampshire and as far north as Portland, Maine. The first were spotted in New Hampshire on April 18, and spotters reported the hummingbirds were looking for hummingbird feeders and petunia to fuel up. It's no wonder they're hungry.
Bretton Woods to add new ski lift, black diamond glade. How to ski at NH resort this winter

6 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Catherine Messier

Big renovations are in the works for a favorite ski resort in New Hampshire. Bretton Woods Ski Area, an Omni Mount Washington Resort, is New Hampshire's largest ski area, complete with 464 acres of skiing and snowboarding across 63 trails and 35 glades. Now, the White Mountains ski resort is preparing for the 2025-26 winter season with epic upgrades, including a new ski lift and a new black diamond glade. Here's what to know about the updates coming to Bretton Woods this year.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard eyes 1,000 more workers as new Navy secretary visits

6 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Ian Lenahan

Sens. Collins and Shaheen urged Navy Secretary Phelan to expand the U.S. Navy's fleet to compete with China. Phelan toured Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, his first official visit to a public shipyard since taking office. The shipyard aims to hire 1,000 more workers in the coming years. Phelan praised the shipyard's work and the importance of its dry dock expansion project. KITTERY, Maine — Sens.
Ready your hummingbird feeders. Ruby-throated hummingbirds getting close to NH. Live map

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Katie Landeck

It's time to clean your hummingbird feeders and started mixing up some nectar – the tiny is getting close to New Hampshire. While they're tiny - they weigh less than a nickel – they make a huge annual migration every year, from the United States in the summer months to Mexico, Costa Rico and Panama in the winter. They are the only hummingbird that breeds in the Granite State, and their numbers are growing.
From stuffed animals to steel: How Trump’s tariffs are weighing on NH businesses

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Todd Bookman

We’ve been hearing a lot about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are reshaping the global economy. For some American companies, the import taxes are immediate and devastating. For other companies, the damage — or benefits — are still unclear. To get a closer look at the local impacts, NHPR’s Todd Bookman visited three businesses in three very different corners of the economy, all rooted in the Monadnock region.
Airfield Place in Rye for sale for $10 million, home to pickleball club and gym

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Ian Lenahan

The former Rye Airfield indoor skatepark, now Airfield Place, a fitness and wellness center, is on the market for $10 million. Owner Jay Jacobs bought the property in 2021 for $5.49 million and renovated it into a multi-business facility. The 23.9-acre property includes two vacant lots zoned for multi-family housing. The building has approximately 10,000 square feet of available space for lease.
Meet the team behind York County Emergency Management Agency

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Tammy Wells

ALFRED, Maine — Sometimes you see folks dressed in protective clothing, working at the scene of a chemical spill, doing all they can to make sure folks are safe as can be. When a child has wandered away from their yard, there is often a drone overhead, guided by a team on the ground, aiding in the search. When disaster strikes, like a massive ice storm or coastal flooding, you see men and women doing all they can in response. Who are they, and how do they do it?
The Observer: Why slashing federal funding for libraries misses the mark

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Ron McAllister

In the middle of March, Donald Trump signed one of the 100 or so executive orders he has issued since becoming president in January. This executive order effectively eliminated seven federal programs Trump judged “unnecessary.” Included among them was the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Within a week, Keith E. Sonderling, a man with no experience leading cultural institutions, was appointed acting director of the IMLS, presumably to wind it down.
'Hands Off' is not enough. We need to reach out: Walls

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Jason Walls

I wasn’t at the “Hands Off” protests this weekend, but I know a lot of people who were. Good people. People who are scared, who are angry, and who are trying to figure out what’s next. That’s the real question, isn’t it? What’s next? Protests have their place. Sometimes you need to get out in the streets. Sometimes you need to yell. You need to see that you’re not alone, that you’re not crazy. Protests remind you that you are part of something larger, and that matters.