NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



gineering Service, 152 Riley-Robb 

 Hall, Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, 

 NY, 14853-5701. This 186-page 

 book costs $15.00. 



First Draft Reviewed 



A first draft of the New Hampshire 

 State Pesticide Management Plan 

 (SPMP) for the Protection of 

 Groundwater was recently sent to 

 various NH state agencies and pri- 

 vate horticultural organizations for 

 their comments and suggestions. 



Mandated by EPA in response to 

 the federal government's groundwa- 

 ter policy, state management plans 

 of this type will be required in or- 

 der to continue the use of certain 

 pesticides. The EPA is providing fi- 

 nancial and technical assistance, 

 but is allowing each state to take 

 the lead role in developing a man- 

 agement plan tailored to meet its 

 own specific conditions. 



The NH plan, the result of ef- 

 forts of the Pesticide Control 

 Board, the State Pesticide Manage- 

 ment Plan Advisory Committee, and 

 the Division of Pesticide Control, is 

 a compilation of topics reviewed in 

 committee and presented to the 

 Board over the last two years. 



The first draft of this plan is a 

 hefty, nearly 200-page document 

 with chapters on such topics as 'Re- 

 sponse to Detection of Pesticides,' 

 'Monitoring,'and 'Public Awareness 

 and Participation.' Members who 

 might like to look it over should 

 contact either Jeff Huntington (603- 

 435-8361), Chris Robarge (603-862- 



1074), or the NH Division of Pesti- 

 cide Control (603-271-3550). 

 Although if s too late to comment 

 on this draft, there will be other 

 drafts and other opportunities to 

 comment 



Showtime '93 



The road to spring, usually marked 

 by a smoothly-spaced series of 

 flower shows and expositions, 

 seems to have a few more frost 

 heaves than usual this year. 



The efforts to revive the Granite 

 State Flower Show continue, in 

 spite of new obstacles. In Novem- 

 ber, the Board of Directors of the 

 NH Landscape Association voted to 

 withdraw from the corporation of 

 the Granite State Garden and 

 Flower Show. Limitations in time 

 and money were cited as reasons. 



The NHLA was being asked to 

 reconsider by the two other corpo- 

 ration members, the NHPGA and 

 the NH Federation of Garden 

 Clubs. 



A quorum did not attend a 

 corporation's meeting on January 

 fifth, and a new meeting was called 

 for January 28. 



For more information — and if 

 you would like to participate — by 

 exhibiting— or by volunteering 

 some of the time and effort needed 

 to create a successful 1994 show, 

 contact Bob Demers, Jr., at (603) 

 625-8298. 



It wasn't until January 15 that the 



Seventh Annual Seacoast Area 

 Flower & Landscape Show finally 

 had a home. With a theme of 

 "Springtime in New England," the 

 show will be held on March 12-14 

 at the 'Old Channel Building,' in 

 Layfayette Plaza, Lafayette Road, 

 Portsmouth, NH. 



Until mid-January, most of the 

 energy had gone into finding a lo- 

 cation (two locations at Pease Air 

 Force base and a variety of empty 

 commercial properties had been ei 

 ther unavailable or too expensive) , 

 so there wasn't much information 

 then about other aspects. There 

 will be "more than adequate park- 

 ing" and a big retail space and 

 there are plans to be "bigger and 

 better than ever." 



A lot can happen in two months 

 and the show promises to be a ma- 

 jor horticultural event in the Sea- 

 coast Region. 



For updates and information, call 

 Brenda Schure at (603) 436-0815. 



if 

 The Third Annual New England 

 Landscape Exposition, sponsored 

 by the New Hampshire Landscape 

 Association, is being held in 

 Manchester on March 16-17 at the 

 Center of New Hampshire Holiday 

 Inn and Convention Center in 

 Manchester. Highlights include the 

 trade show, a variety of educational 

 lectures, raffles, a buffet on Tues- 

 day, the Pearson Awards (with 

 slides of the actual work being hon- 

 ored) at a more formal dinner on 

 Wednesday, pesticide recertification 

 credits (for all six NE states), and 



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