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After seeing pile, after
pile, after pile! of dog poop at our
monthly beach cleanups last winter, we decided to try to do
something about it! The NH Department of Environmental
Services recently developed a Pet Waste Outreach Campaign Manual,
The Inside Scoop, along with a grant program to help
organizations and municipalities address the problem of dog waste
and encourage responsible pet ownership. We are excited to
announce that we received funding through this program for our
project, "The Beach Scoop: Tracking and Reducing Pet Waste on NH
Coastal Beaches."
Project Goals
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Track dog waste on the beach
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Conduct outreach to increase awareness and
decrease the amount of dog waste on the beach |
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Hopefully, this will result in less dog waste
on the beach, and a cleaner beach for everyone to enjoy! |
GET INVOLVED!
Participate in our Art & Slogan Contest! (PDF file)
File is a flyer for our art contest, and a
permission slip
Volunteer to be a Beach Ambassador! (PDF file)
Stuff you didn't really want
to know...
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One gram of dog waste
contains 23 million fecal coli form bacteria (www.stormwatercenter.net) |
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95% of fecal coli form found
in urban storm water was of non-human origin (USEPA, 1993) |
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Pet waste is harmful to
water supplies. Rain washes pet waste carrying harmful
bacteria to rivers, beaches, and bays via storm drains.
Enough bacteria can cause water to be unsafe for drinking
and swimming, and can contribute to the closure of shellfish
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Using DNA fingerprinting
techniques, “Microbial Source Tracking” bacteria can be
matched from water samples to humans as well as wild and
domestic animals. Dog waste has been the predominant
contaminant source identified at several sites in New
Hampshire. Using the DNA fingerprinting, it can actually be
tracked to the species of the dog! |
Reduce the Effects of Dog
Waste
1. Always pick up after your pet!
2. Never put pet waste in a storm drain, as they
drain directly to a local water body.
3. Instead, place the poop in a trash bag or bury it
in your yard at least 5 inches in the ground and away from vegetable
gardens and waterways.
4. Participate in our slogan & art contest! We’re
looking for students to design a logo and slogan for our pet waste
outreach campaign.
5. Be a beach ambassador! We’re looking for
volunteers to help hand out dog biscuits on the beach and at local
fairs and festivals. For more information, call 603-431-0260 or
e-mail
info@blueoceansociety.org.
Project Data & Reports
Coming soon!
Other Links
NH DES Scoop the Poop Information & Manual |
Pet Waste Campaign, Dover, NH
Buy a dog biscuit holiday ornament to support our
programs!
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Dog biscuit ornament
$8
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Acknowledgements
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Thanks to NH Department of Environmental
Services for funding this project! |
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