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Announcing the Winners of the 2023 New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup Rising Tides Photo Contest
Portsmouth, NH - After receiving 70 entries, the New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup is excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Rising Tides Photo Contest. This year, 29 photographers captured images in 11 coastal watershed communities.
Members of the public were invited to vote online for the photos in each of the four contest categories that best showcase the changes caused by high tide flooding and the resilience of communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems in New Hampshire. The following submissions received the most votes in each category and are hereby declared the winners of the 2023 Rising Tides Photo Contest.
PICTURING CHANGE – ATLANTIC COAST
Photos of changes related to or caused by high tide flooding in New Hampshire’s Atlantic Coast communities:
Hampton, Hampton Falls, New Castle, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, and Seabrook
PICTURING CHANGE – GREAT BAY
Photos of changes related to or caused by high tide flooding in New Hampshire’s Great Bay communities:
Dover, Durham, Exeter, Greenland, Madbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Rollinsford, and Stratham
PICTURING RESILIENCE – ATLANTIC COAST
Photos showcasing what is compelling about a community that is resilient in the face of high tide flooding in New Hampshire’s Atlantic Coast communities:
Hampton Falls, New Castle, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye and Seabrook
PICTURING RESILIENCE – GREAT BAY
Photos showcasing what is compelling about a community that is resilient in the face of high tide flooding in New Hampshire’s Great Bay communities:
Dover, Durham, Exeter, Greenland, Madbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Rollinsford, and Stratham
Contest winners have been notified and will receive a $50 gift card to a local restaurant of their choosing.
For questions, please contact Lucy Perkins with the NHDES Coastal Program at lucy.l.perkins@des.nh.gov or at (603) 559-9101.
The New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup is a collaboration of 30+ organizations, including the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, working to ensure that New Hampshire's coastal watershed communities are resourceful, ready, and resilient to extreme weather and long-term climate change.