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Global
Climate Change and Land Conservation
Monday,
May 19, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Dover Public Library
Dr.
Barry Rock, a botanist at UNH’s Institute for the Study of
Earth, Oceans and Space, will discuss global climate change and
the role of land conservation in the strategy to combat global warming.
Dr. Rock specializes in the remote sensing of vegetation and is
highly regarded for his ability to make science interesting and
understandable to the general public. Registration
is free and all are welcome. For registration and directions please
contact us. This program is co-sponsored
by Strafford Rivers Conservancy, Great Works Regional Land Trust
and Bear-Paw Regional Greenways.
Bugs,
Buds and Beasts in Barrington
Thursday,
June 19, 6:00-8:00 pm
Newhall Property, Barrington
Join
Charlie Tatham, Barrington Natural Heritage Committee member and
Trails Committee Chairman, for an evening walk on the 80-acre Newhall
property in Barrington. In addition to learning about the conservation
values of this property, which is protected by a conservation easement,
participants will get a closer and perhaps more sympathetic look
at those much-maligned beasts that bite, chew and suck: insects.
We’ll also examine the plants that sustain them. Registration
is free and all are welcome. For registration and directions please
contact us.
Online
Community Mapping
Wednesday, July 16, 9:00 am -12:00 pm
McConnell Center, Dover
Learn
how to map natural resources in your community using NH GRANIT’s
free online Data Mapper with Nancy Lambert, SRC member and a geospatial
technologies educator. Make custom maps with geographic data, aerial
photos, soils and other features. The
workshop is $20 for members of Strafford Rivers Conservancy and
$35 for non-members. (All proceeds benefit the Conservancy.) Limited
to 10 participants. For registration and directions please contact
us.
After
the Easement
Tuesday,
August 5, 9:00 am -12:00 pm
While
securing a conservation easement may seem like the end of a conservation
project, for the land trust that holds the easement the work is
just beginning. Join John Wallace, SRC Land Agent, to learn about
how conservation easements are documented and monitored. John will
demonstrate this essential conservation work on the 50 acre Dunham
property in Durham and Lee. This property features substantial farmland
and over 1500 feet of spectacular habitat along the Lamprey River.
Registration is free for members and $5 for non-members. For registration
and directions please contact us.
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Recent
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Sustainability
and Spirituality
Monday,
March 3, 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Dover Public Library, Trustees Room
Join
us for a discussion of sustainability and spirituality with John
Carroll, SRC member and UNH professor of natural resources. Dr.
Carroll is the author/editor of several books on this topic including
Sustainability and Spirituality; Ecology and Religion: Scientists
Speak; The Greening of Faith: God, the Environment; and the Good
Life and Embracing Earth: Catholic Approaches to Ecology.
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Malin
Clyde, UNH Cooperative Extension, discussed grassland habitat
and historical changes to New Hampshire’s landscape
during the April 12 Wildlife Habitat workshop on the Aikman
property in Rollinsford.
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Wildlife
Habitat Workshop
Saturday,
April 12, 9:00-11:00 am
Learn
how to identify and enhance wildlife habitat with Malin Clyde,
SRC member and coordinator of UNH Cooperative Extension’s
wildlife volunteer program. Participants will visit the Aikman
property in Rollinsford, which is protected by conservation
easements held by the Strafford Rivers Conservancy.
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| Conservancy
walk at Richardson Pond Easement
Saturday,
February 23, 9:00am - 11:00 am
(Snow date is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24)
At the easment off Route 9
Residents
can join naturalists Dick Weyrick, Bob Eckert and Kai Staplefeldt
on this walk on the Richardson Pond easement in Barrington.
This property is newly protected by the town of Barrington
and the Strafford Rivers Conservancy. Owner Carolyn Goodwill
granted an easement to the conservancy before the purchase
of the property by the town. Depending on snow conditions,
participants may want to bring snowshoes. This walk is cosponsored
by the Barrington Conservation Commission.
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Participants
trudged through the snow in snowshoes to enjoy the winter
beauty and learn about the conservation values of the newly
conserved Richardson Pond property in Barrington.
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Map
Making Online
Saturday, January 12, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
(snow date: January 19, 9:30 am–12:30 pm)
McConnell
Center, Dover
Learn
how to map natural resources in your community using NH GRANIT’s
free online Data Mapper with Nancy Lambert, SRC member and a geospatial
technologies educator. Make custom maps with geographic data, aerial
photos, soils and other features. The workshop is $20 for members
of Strafford Rivers Conservancy and $35 for non-members. (All proceeds
benefit the Conservancy.)
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Winter
Tree and Shrub Identification Workshop
Saturday, December 15, 9:00-11:00 am
(snow date: December 16, 1:00-3:00 pm)
Learn
how to identify trees and shrubs in the winter with Dick Weyrick,
SRC member and retired professor of forestry at UNH. Participants
will visit the Franklin parcel; a beautiful 50 acre property
along the tidal portion of the Salmon Falls River in Rollinsford
owned and protected by the SRC. Workshop is free for members
and $5 for non-members.
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The
hardy participants of the Winter Tree & Shrub Identification
workshop braved freezing temperatures to enjoy the remarkable
winter beauty of the Franklin Preserve, a 47-acre parcel on
the Salmon Falls River that is owned and protected by the
Strafford Rivers Conservancy.
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Protecting
Shoreland and Riparian Buffers Workshop
October
29, 2007 – Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center, Great Bay
Discovery Center, 89 Depot Road, Greenland, NH
Hosted
by the Rockingham Planning Commission, as part of its I-93 Conservation
Commission Institute workshop series
Register
by contacting Theresa Walker at 778-0885 or email@rpc-nh.org
Arrive
at 6:00 PM for refreshments and sign-in (program starts at 6:30)
November
5, 2007 – Governor’s Inn, 78 Wakefield Street, Rochester,
NH
Hosted
by the New Hampshire Estuaries Project and the Strafford Regional
Planning Commission
Register
by contacting Julie LaBranche at 742-2523 or jlabranche@strafford.org
Arrive
at 6:00 PM for refreshments and sign-in (program starts at 6:30)
November
29, 2007 – Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission Office,
438 Duqubue Street, Manchester, NH
Hosted
by the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission, as part of its
I-93 Conservation Commission Institute workshop series
Register
by contacting Roz Knouse at 669-4664 or rknouse@snhpc.org
Arrive
at 6:15 PM for refreshments and sign-in (program starts at 6:30)
A Workshop
for Municipal Board/Commission Members, Town Staff, Members of Watershed
Organizations, and Citizens Interested in Protecting Surface Waters
by Strengthening Buffer Ordinances.
This
workshop will increase understanding of the value of buffers, the
extent to which different regulatory scenarios protect water resources,
the strength of their towns’ buffer ordinances, and steps
they can undertake to improve local buffer protections. Participants
will understand the value of buffers, the extent to which different
regulatory scenarios protect water resources, the strength of their
towns’ buffer ordinances, and steps they can undertake to
improve local buffer protections. For more information see http://www.nhep.unh.edu/resources/temp/protecting_shoreland_and-nhep-07.pdf.
Agenda
6:30
Workshop introduction & presentation on the functions and values
of buffers
7:15
Buffer mapping exercise – a hands-on mapping exercise that
demonstrates how different buffer regulations protect water resources
7:45
Short break
8:00
Assessment of town buffer regulations* – participants will
review their town’s buffer ordinance to better understand
strengths and limitations
8:30
Steps to develop or improve local buffer regulations – planning
commissions will provide a “road map” for participants
to enhance regulatory protections for buffers in their towns
9:00
Adjourn
* Participants
are asked to bring a copy the buffer ordinance for their town; if
none exist, they will review a neighboring town’s ordinance.
The
workshop is free, but space is limited. Pre-registration is required
at least one week prior to the workshop date. The workshop will
be conducted three times throughout the seacoast/southern region
of the state.
Workshops
organized and presented by staff from the following agencies and
organizations: Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, NH
Department of Environmental Services, NH Fish and Game Department,
New Hampshire Coastal Program, New Hampshire Estuaries Project,
Rockingham Planning Commission, Southern New Hampshire Planning
Commission, Strafford Regional Planning Commission, and UNH Cooperative
Extension.
The
Strafford Rivers Conservancy Annual Dinner Meeting
The
Governors Inn, 78
Wakefield St., Rochester, NH
Wednesday,
December 12th, 2007 at 6:00
p.m.
Cost: $35 per person
Please
join members, friends, guests, and the Board of Directors of Strafford
County's Regional Land Trust. Please fill
out and return registration form by November 23rd.
Approximate
Schedule
6:00 PM - Social hour: Light hors d'ouevres/Cash Bar
6:30 PM - Brief business meeting and announcements
6:45 PM - Speaker - Kristine Rines, NH Fish and Game Department:
Hear great stories and ask questions about "NH's Moose!"
7:30
PM - Dinner/Dessert Table/Coffee
Hawk
and Nature Watch and Walk
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Teneriffe Mountain Blueberry Farm, Milton NH
Tour Guide and Naturalist Mark Suomala led participants on a gentle
climb through the woods up across the top of Teneriffe Mountain,
describing the flora and fauna that we encountered along the way.
At the top, we enjoyed views of the blueberry fields below, the
White Mountains in the distance, and some hawks! Mark also described
the importance of Teneriffe Mountain to the regional watershed.
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Articles
& Press Releases
- Tour
reveals look of N.H. in agrarian times
(April 13, 2008, Foster's Daily Democrat)
- Group
tours conservation property in Barrington (February 24, 2008,
Foster's Daily Democrat)
- Local
couple put acreage in conservation (February 14, 2008, Rochester
Times)
- Conservancy
walk at Richardson Pond easement (February
12, 2008, Foster's Daily Democrat)
- Yet
more land conserved in Wakefield (February 7, 2008, Rochester
Times)
- More
acreage conserved in Sanbornville (January 24, 2008, Rochester
Times)
- Barrington
conservationists honored (January 20, 2008, Foster's Daily
Democrat)
- Barrington
reaches its 10 percent by 2010 land conservation goal (January
10, 2008, Rochester Times)
- Madbury
purchases two conservation easements (December 5, 2007, The
Wire)
- Grant
Helps Forest Protection (August 17, 2007, Seacoast Online)
- Success
Story of the month: Flag Hill Winery, Lee (November 2004/January
2005, Land & Community Heritage Investment Program)
- Tuttle
Farm plans protection with a conservation easement (November
28, 2005, Dover Community News)
- Planning
under way to save historic Tuttle Farm in Dover (November
4, 2005, Foster's Online)
- Couple's
conservation easement protects Blackwater land in Dover (March
18, 2005, Foster's Online)
- Conservation
land protects water, wildlife, farm in Dover (March 11, 2005,
Dover Community News)
- Dover
resident honored for community leadership (December 10, 2004,
Dover Community News)
- Local
Land Trusts Staffed by Coverts Cooperators (December 2004,
Making Tracks: The Newsletter of the New Hampshire Coverts
Project)
- Conservancy
receives grant from Waste Management of NH (October 29, 2004,
Dover Community News)
- Boudreau
new leader at rivers conservancy (October 15, 2004, Dover
Community News)
- Land
conservation workshop set (July 30, 2004, Exeter News-Letter)
- Flag
Hill Winery and Distillery conserved (August 27, 2004, Exeter
News-Letter)
- Land
trust will preserve family farm (May 30, 2004, Foster's
Online)
- cochecho
boat race planned for June 12 (May 28, 2004, Dover Community
News)
- Winery
conservation in works (May 7, 2004, Exeter News-Letter)
- Dover
riverfront property permanently protected (January 9, 2004,
Dover Community News)
- Grant
awarded to protect community farmland (October 3, 2003, Dover
Community News)
- Group
to visit area forests (September 5, 2003, Exeter News-Letter)
- Record
crowd shows for Great cochecho Boat Race (June 23, 2002, Foster's
Online)
- Residents
want to know more about protection (May 3, 2002, Dover
Community News)
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