Jun. 17—Laura Minich Zitske was overwhelmed when she first walked along the Maine beaches that had been pummeled by winter storms to assess them before the annual return of the piping plovers. She found it hard to imagine how the small, endangered birds would find places to nest, above the waterline, on beaches that had […]
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Hampton Beach Memorial Day fireworks canceled due to piping plovers
HAMPTON — The Hampton Beach Memorial Day fireworks show has been canceled due to concerns over nesting endangered piping plovers. The Hampton Beach Village District announced the cancelation of the Sunday, May 26 show on its Facebook page. “We are sorry to announce the cancellation of fireworks for Sunday, May 26, per the New Hampshire Fish and […]