City of Dover News: Willand Pond to be treated; author visits Library; Wildflower Walk is Saturday

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Willand Pond to be treated for milfoil

Portions of Willand Pond will be treated with an herbicide to control milfoil growth. The treatment is expected to begin on Tuesday, June 21. A special permit for the treatment was issued by the New Hampshire Division of Pesticide Control.

During the treatment, the following temporary restrictions will be enacted:

-- No swimming will be allowed for 24 hours following the treatment;

-- Do not use the water for drinking, irrigation or mixing of sprays for agricultural or ornamental plants until further notice. Some irrigation restrictions may be relaxed, as per the pesticide label, at the discretion of the applicator. These restrictions apply to all intakes within 1,200 feet of the treatment area and to within 50 feet of wells in the treatment area. For more information, contact Aquatic Control Technology, Inc., at 508-865-1000 or by email at info@aquaticcontroltech.com.

Other domestic uses of well water are not restricted.

The shoreline of the pond will be posted with signs warning of the temporary water restrictions prior to the treatment.

A map of the treatment area can be viewed at http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/forms/Willand%20Pond%20Advisory%2006.21.2011.pdf.

Edgar-nominated mystery author Paul Doiron to visit Dover Public Library

Mystery novelist and editor-in-chief of Down East magazine, Paul Doiron, will visit the Dover Public Library on Monday, June 27, at 7 p.m. for a book signing and a reading from his second “Mike Bowditch” novel, Trespasser, which was just published by Minotaur Books.

Trespasser is the riveting follow-up to Doiron’s Edgar Award–nominated first novel, The Poacher's Son. Maine Game Warden Bowditch is back on the job, and once again he's tripping over bodies. He’s called to an accident scene in which a car hit a deer, but when he arrives neither the deer nor the driver are there. Though instructed to leave the matter to the state police, the situation continues to haunt Bowditch. Where would a young woman go on a cold, snowy Maine night? Devastated when the truth is revealed, Bowditch risks all to finally bring a killer to justice.

Paul Doiron leapt from the editorship of Down East magazine to the big leagues of crime writing with his soulful debut novel, The Poacher’s Son, which was nominated for an Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Strand Critics Award, International Thriller Writers Award, a Barry Award, and Kirkus’ Best Mysteries of 2010 list. Now in Trespasser, Mike must reopen old wounds in order to catch a killer with friends in high places. Reviewers of Doiron’s second novel have called it “altogether impressive”, “perfectly plotted” and “incredibly evocative” of the Maine landscape.

Paul Doiron is a Maine native. He attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English, and he holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. Paul is a Registered Maine Guide specializing in fly fishing and outdoor recreation and lives on a trout stream in coastal Maine.

This is a free author event at the Dover Public Library and everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information, call 516-6050.

Community Trail hosts Wildflower Identification Walk

The Department of Planning and Community Development is pleased to announce that Dover Community Trail Committee member and UNH forestry graduate student Gabe Roxby will lead a one-hour wildflower identification walk on Saturday, June 18, at 10 a.m. The walk will begin at the Watson Road Trailhead of the Dover Community Trail. Participants will learn how to identify wildflowers and will identify species in bloom on the walk.

Participants should wear comfortable outdoor shoes and can bring paper, pens and cameras to capture what they learn.

The Dover Community Trail has been in development since the mid-1990’s and is part of the City of Dover's Master Plan. The trail provides a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly connection through the city, improved access to multimodal transportation options, and is open to all nonmotorized vehicle recreation and motorized wheelchairs. The urban portion of the trail stretches from the Downtown Transportation Center to Fisher Street and will be paved next spring. Last spring the northern portion of the trail, with a trailhead at Watson Road, opened to the public, providing miles of recreational opportunity along the Cochecho River. Work continues to develop the system into a contiguous eight-mile trail.

The Dover Community Trail has a Facebook fan page in which residents can learn more about the trail and find maps and announcements of trail events.

For more information, contact the City of Dover Department of Planning and Community Development at 516-6008.