News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
May 17, 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:
Robert Fawcett:  (603) 271-2501		 
Jane Vachon:  (603) 271-3211
May 17, 2005


VISIT A FISH HATCHERY ON MAY 28

CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire Fish and Game's six state fish 
hatcheries welcome the public to stop in for a visit on Hatchery Open House Day, 
Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Bring the family and see how 
Fish and Game raises nearly a million trout that it stocks into streams 
and lakes throughout the state every year. 
	
New Hampshire State Fish Hatcheries include the following facilities:
   * Berlin Fish Hatchery -- At the end of York Pond Road off Route 110 
in Milan; (603) 449-3412;
   * Milford Fish Hatchery -- 408 North River Road in Milford; (603) 
673-1416;
   * New Hampton Fish Hatchery -- Route 132, New Hampton; (603) 
744-3709;
   * Powder Mill Fish Hatchery -- 228 Merrymeeting Lake Road, New 
Durham; (603) 859-2041;
   * Twin Mountain Fish and Wildlife Center -- Route 3 between Twin 
Mountain and Whitefield; (603) 846-5108;
   * Warren Fish and Wildlife Center -- Old Route 25 in Warren; (603) 
764-8593.

The state's fish hatchery facilities are open to the public year-round, 
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.  Hatcheries at Twin Mountain, Warren, 
Berlin and Milford offer interactive exhibits as well as tours and an 
up-close experience with fish -- from fingerlings to monster trout, ready to 
stock.

The N.H. Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state's fish, 
wildlife and marine resources.  Working in partnership with the public, 
the Department conserves, manages and protects these resources and 
their habitats.  Visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us.  

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