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New Weather Station in Northern NH to Assist with Wildfire Prevention
The N.H. Division of Forests and Lands, in cooperation with the N.H. Department of Fish and Game, has installed a new Remote Automated Weather Station at the Warren Fish Hatchery.
RAWS are self-contained solar-powered weather stations that provide local weather data, including air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction along with rainfall measurements, solar radiation levels, as well as fuel temperature and moisture. Data are updated on an hourly basis utilizing Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite transmissions. The data are used by fire prevention and management professionals to monitor and calculate daily wildfire danger.
The Warren station is the fourth permanent RAWS installed in New Hampshire; one additional portable weather station is also in service. Together, they form a network that monitors daily wildfire danger factors from the North Country to the Monadnock Region to the Seacoast.
The White Mountain National Forest will benefit from the Warren station’s location and will use the information provided when conducting prescribed fires; the National Forest will assist the N.H. Forest Protection Bureau with the station’s maintenance costs.
“Successful wildfire prevention depends on teamwork, not only during an incident, but also when it comes to planning and preparation,” said Chief Steven Sherman of the N.H. Forest Protection Bureau. “The White Mountain National Forest and the N.H. Department of Fish and Game continue to be valuable partners for the bureau regarding wildfire management in our state.”
The N.H. Division of Forests and Lands was able to purchase the new weather station using funds awarded through an Emergency Management Performance Grant from the N.H. Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
“The funding provided by this grant from New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management has increased emergency preparedness in our state by providing an additional tool for preventing a potential wildfire incident in the White Mountains Region,” said Patrick Hackley, director of the N.H. Division of Forests and Lands.
“We were able to match the HSEM grant through in-kind services, including staff emergency management training and preparation, as well as through our work responding to the COVID-19 State of Emergency. This multi-agency collaboration model exponentially raises the level of safety in our state for both our residents and visitors.”
The weather data from all five RAWS in the state is available online by visiting mesowest.utah.edu and clicking on New Hampshire on the map.
New Hampshire experiences about 250 wildland fires each year, which burn an average of 250 acres. Another 200-300 illegal fires occur each year that are extinguished before they turn into wildland fires.
Ninety percent of wildfires in New Hampshire result from human causes.
The N.H. Forest Protection Bureau is part of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources’ Division of Forests and Lands, which protects and promotes the value provided by trees, forests and natural communities. For more information about the Division of Forests and Lands and the work of its Forest Protection Bureau, visit nh.gov/nhdfl or call 603-271-2214.
Settlers Green Announces Its New General Manager
December 8, 2020 (North Conway, NH) – OVP Management, Inc. is delighted to announce that Michael Mitchroney is the new general manager of Settlers Green in North Conway, NH.
Mitchroney comes to Settlers Green from the Orlando International Premium Outlets in Orlando, Fla, a one million square foot shopping center, one of the largest outdoor centers in the world with over 200 tenants. As assistant general manager, he was responsible for overseeing millions of dollars in operational costs, managing 20-plus employees and hundreds of vendors and service providers. He has worked for Simon Property Group since 2015 in several locations including Clinton Crossing in Connecticut, Clarksburg Premium Outlets in Maryland, and Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Massachusetts. Before Simon Property Group, Mitchroney worked for Kohl’s as an Operations Manager.
“Settlers Green is a fabulous center with a rich history and I look forward to bringing my skillset to the Settlers brand and continuing to enhance our shoppers’ and retailers’ experience,” said Mitchroney. “I am overjoyed to be the newest member of the North Conway and Mount Washington Valley community.”
The nationwide search for a general manager began earlier in the 2020 after long-time general manager Dot Seybold announced her plan to retire at the end of the year. Mitchroney was recruited by OVP Management, Inc. through contacts within the real estate industry. His previous experience is extensive and includes day-to-day management and long-term development of multiple first-class outlet centers across the east coast of the United States.
Mitchroney graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Business Management and Finance. His roots are in New England and he has spent many vacations with family and friends in the Mt. Washington Valley. Michael is an avid hiker and is working on hiking all of the New Hampshire 4000-footers.
Mitchroney joins a small staff at Settlers Green including Assistant General Manager Julie George, Marketing & Events Director Laura Lemieux, Facilities & Project Manager Keith Wehmeyer and part-time Bookkeeper Susan Osborne. The management office is located on-site at Settlers Green.
‘Essential Workers’ Top Reader Poll for ‘Time’s 2020 Person of the Year’
Essential workers, the health care workers, delivery people, grocery store employees and others who continue to risk their lives by working amid the coronavirus pandemic and keeping the country functioning, were the winners of Time‘s reader poll for 2020 Person of the Year. Essential workers got 6.5 percent of the more than eight million votes cast in this year’s poll that asked to choose the person or group of people who had the greatest influence on 2020.
‘Time’ will announce its annual pick for Person of the Year in the first-ever ‘Time Person of the Year‘ TV special on NBC on December 10th at 10 p.m. ET, and on time.com.
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