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A Conservation Update for New Hampshire

Last Modified: 04/29/2008

In this eDispatch:

 

New Hampshire NRCS Welcomes New Staff Members

Mary Drago joins New Hampshire NRCS as the new Executive Assistant and Genevieve Backus begins her 12-month Student Conservation Association internship as the Communications Specialist and Earth Team State Volunteer Coordinator.

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Gary Domain

NH NRCS Employee Helping War-ravaged Country to Rebuild

Gary Domian, New Hampshire NRCS's Assistant State Conservationist for Operations, has recently returned from a foreign assignment, serving in Afghanistan.

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X-country skiing at Wagon Hill Farm

New Hampshire’s Natural Resources Volunteer Program – Applications Now Being Accepted

Do you enjoy learning about New Hampshire’s outdoors and sharing with others? Are you concerned about the future of New Hampshire’s forest, wildlife, and water resources? Then the Natural Resources Volunteer training course may be the perfect opportunity for you to learn more about our natural ecosystem and work with local conservation agencies. Apply earlier as space is limited!

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Ballam Farm

Connecticut River Farm Protected

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the Walpole Conservation Commission has announced the successful closing of the Ballam Farm Conservation Project—a conservation achievement that has been two years in the making. The project was funded in part by the New Hampshire Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program.

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CSP graphic with haywagons

Conservation Security Program Informational Meetings Announced

New Hampshire farmers with land in the middle Connecticut River watershed, which contains the Ashuelot River, and who practice good soil and water conservation are encouraged to contact their local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office to determine if they are eligible to sign-up for the Conservation Security Program (CSP). Sign-up begins April 18 and continues through May 16, 2008.

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NRCS employee

2008 Conservation Innovation Grant Program Deadline Nearing

The Natural Resources Conservation Service anticipates the availability of up to $168,000 of funds during fiscal year 2008 for the New Hampshire Conservation Innovation Grant program competition. Deadline for applications is April 24, 2008.

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