Advisories lifted at two local beaches – The Keene Sentinel

Two of the six Monadnock Region beaches placed under environmental advisories last week have been reopened, according to the N.H. Department of Environmental Services' beach advisory database.

Advisories were removed at Wares Grove Town Beach in Chesterfield and Camping Beach in Greenfield Saturday. Both beaches were retested Friday, according to the N.H. Department of Environmental Services' database.

Between July 13 and 14, six local beaches were closed due to high levels of fecal bacteria: Wares Grove, Camping Beach and Picnic Beach in Greenfield, Island Pond Public Beach in Stoddard, Sunset Town Beach in Harrisville and East Washington Beach in Washington.

As of Monday afternoon, advisories had not yet been lifted for Picnic Beach, Sunset Town Beach, East Washington Beach or Island Pond Public Beach, according to the database.

Picnic Beach will be resampled Tuesday. Sunset Town Beach, East Washington Beach and Island Pond Beach will be resampled Wednesday.

New test results for each beach will be available the day after testing is completed.

According to the N.H. Department of Environmental Services website, fecal bacteria can be caused by birds frequently returning to an area looking for a food source, typically because they have been fed by humans. The website encourages beachgoers not to feed birds or other wildlife they may encounter.

When present in a body of water, fecal bacteria and other bacteria can cause swimmers to become ill, the website notes.

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