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Last Modified: 11/23/2009

In this eDispatch:

NRCS District Conservationist and Soil Conservationist Participate in Tin Mountain Eco-forum
State Conservationist Attends "Open Farm Day" at the Bohanan Farm
NRCS and Partners Plant Native Species to Reduce Growth of Non-native Plants at the Awcomin Salt Marsh in Rye, New Hampshire

NRCS District Conservationist and Soil Conservationist Participate in Tin Mountain Eco-forum

NRCS District Conservationist, Nels Liljedahl, and NRCS Soil Conservationist, Deb Eddison, spoke to a crowd of about twenty-five at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center's weekly Eco-forum on how to plant and transplant trees and shrubs to maximize conservation, survivability and growth.

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Public mingling at Open Farm Day

State Conservationist Attends "Open Farm Day" at Bohanan Farm

State Conservationist, George Cleek, and NRCS Student Conservation Association Intern, Ryan DuBois, attended an event this past Sunday at the Bohanan Farm.

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NRCS and Partners Plant Native Species to Reduce Growth of Non-native Plants at the Awcomin Salt Marsh in Rye, New Hampshire

A project, started in 2001 to remove up to 95,000 cubic yards of fill that was dumped on the Awcomin Marsh from the dredging of Rye Harbor between 1941 and 1962, was completed in 2005. This past summer, the NRCS, Partners, and volunteers planted native species of Spartina pectinata (cord grass) to protect against the further invasion of non-native plants.

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2009 News Archive

New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts, NRCS, UNH and Other Volunteers Team Up for Annual High School Soil Judging Contest
Land Conservation Grants Announced
NH NRCS Employees and SCA Interns Volunteer at The "Big E"
Comments Requested on Engineering Practice Standards
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Dollars Used to Purchase Conservation Easement
A New Hampshire People's Garden
Winnicut Dam Removed to Restore Migratory Fish Passage
Lee, the State of NH, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Returning Two Old Gravel Pits to Wetland Habitat
Southern New Hampshire RC&D Partners with the International Institute of New Hampshire
Sign-up for New Conservation Stewardship Program
USDA announces $2,365,000 to protect NH farmland through the Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Holds 'Rural Tour' Community Forum in NH
New Hampshire Producers Get the Buzz on Native Pollinators
New Conservation Initiatives and Extended Sign-up
NRCS Supports Land Conservation Initiative in the Monadnock Highlands
SCA Program Grows in New Hampshire
New Hampshire NRCS is Now Requesting Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
Land Owners, Sign-up Now for Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Public Comment Period for Conservation Programs Extended
NRCS Extends Application Period for Conservation Innovation Grants and the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
Saving Daniel Webster's Farm
USDA Announces 2009 Sign-Up For $20 Million In Conservation Innovation Grants
NRCS Adds 12th SCA Intern
New Hampshire Welcomes New Staff
Grafton County Showcases Local Conservation Efforts