News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
April 4, 2005
Phone: (603) 271-3211
Email: info@wildlife.state.nh.us
For information and online licenses, visit 
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us

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CONTACT:
Liza Poinier, N.H. Fish and Game: (603) 271-3211
Martin Murray, PSNH: (603) 634-2228
Joe McKeon, U.S. Fish & Wildlife: (603) 595-3586
Julie Klett, New Hampshire Audubon: (603) 224-9909
Helen Dalbeck, Amoskeag Fishways: (603) 626-FISH
April 4, 2005

            MEDIA ADVISORY: AMOSKEAG FISHWAYS PARTNERSHIP
            10th ANNIVERSARY EVENT, APRIL 8 IN MANCHESTER 

CONCORD, N.H. -- Members of the media are invited to attend an event on 
April 8 in Manchester to celebrate the success and achievements of the 
Amoskeag Fishways Partnership, an innovative private/public effort to 
provide environmental education in New Hampshire. The Amoskeag Fishways 
Partnership, comprised of Public Service of New Hampshire, New 
Hampshire Audubon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New Hampshire 
Fish and Game Department, collaborates throughout the year to maintain and 
promote activities for people of all ages at an award-winning education 
and visitor center in Manchester, N.H.

Staff and volunteers from the Amoskeag Fishways partners will be on 
hand to talk about the partnership, and to answer questions about the 
Fishways; the natural and cultural history of the Merrimack River 
watershed; and the exceptional education activities of the Fishways since 1995.

   DATE:  Friday, April 8, 2005
   TIME:  11:00 a.m.
   PLACE: PSNH Energy Park, 780 North Commercial Street, Manchester 
N.H.
   DIRECTIONS:  From any direction, take I-93, Route 101, or Route 3 to 
I-293. Take exit 6 off I-293 and bear right. Cross the Merrimack River 
via the Amoskeag Bridge. Exit right off the bridge onto Canal Street. 
Make a right onto Commercial Street and turn right into Energy Park. 
Limited visitor parking in front of building; additional parking 
available.

AMOSKEAG FISHWAYS: Bringing to Life the Magic of the Merrimack! For 
more information, visit http://www.amoskeagfishways.org.

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