March 2004, #11 

CONTENTS (click on the topics below to get more information)

NHEP ACTIVITIES

 2/3/04 - Senate Bill 70's Regional Outfall Contract Selection

Jennifer Hunter was one of eleven people who met to interview engineering firms that had submitted proposals to conduct a feasibility study for a wastewater effluent regional outfall system. The selection committee reviewed proposals and conducted interviews of three teams that had responded to the RFP.

 2/4/04 - Wetlands Request For Proposals Subcommittee Meeting

Jennifer Hunter, Matt Craig, Natalie Landry (NH DES), Ted Diers (NHCP), Grace Bottitta (Ducks Unlimited), Jay Odell (The Nature Conservancy), and Laura Deming (Audubon Society of New Hampshire) met to develop recommendations to the Management Committee for the NHEP's upcoming wetlands restoration and protection RFP. Brian Smith (NH F&G) provided additional input. The recommendations will be distributed to the Management Committee prior to the next meeting.  Contact Matt Craig for details.

 2/9/04 - Public Outreach and Education Team: Seacoast Newspaper Article 

Dave Kellam, Eric Aldrich (The Nature Conservancy), Barbara McMillian (NH Department of Environmental Services), and  Joyce El Kourati (Moose Mountain Regional Greenways) met at Kingman Farm to discuss the implementation of Action Plan EDU-2 which is to work with the seacoast newspapers to establish a monthly newspaper column devoted to coastal natural resource issues.  Eric Aldrich volunteered to write the monthly article that links NHEP Management Plan Actions to seasonal estuarine issues.  Barbara McMillian volunteered to setup a meeting with the Portsmouth Herald to establish the column. 

2/25/04 - GBNERR Coastal Training Program Advisory Committee Meeting

Jennifer Hunter attended the second Advisory Committee meeting to provide input on the development of the Research Reserve's Coastal Training Program. The Advisory Committee reviewed information from surveys of existing training providers and surveys of local decision makers who participate in training programs. Information will be used by the Reserve to develop a Market Analysis and a Needs Assessment later this year. Those documents will identify training needs and gaps and, along with input from the Advisory Team, will help shape the program developed by the Reserve. 

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NEW PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS – go to the publications page of the NHEP website for complete listing

2/23/04 - Municipal Conservation Outreach and Technical Assistance, Center for Land Conservation Assistance (Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests)

The Center for Land Conservation Assistance Central (CLCA) created the Saving Special Places: Community Funding for Land Conservation guidebook to function as their keystone document in their outreach efforts to educate municipalities about land conservation funding options, in particular utilization of the Land Use Change Tax. The 150-page guidebook presents a comprehensive view of the reasons to conserve land in New Hampshire, the available funding sources, key strategies for engaging citizens and case studies from New Hampshire communities. The CLCA also conducted 8 workshops about municipal funding options for land conservation in the Seacoast and provided direct technical assistance to 24 municipalities within the coastal watershed.  Read Report (.pdf/509KB)

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NHEP UPCOMING EVENTS

3/23/04
Public Outreach and Education Team Meeting
 9 - 11:00am, Kingman Farm, Madbury   
Contact Dave Kellam for details.

3/24/04
Land Use Team Meeting
 1- 3:30pm, at the NHEP office, Portsmouth  
Contact Ted Diers for details.

3/25/04 
Management Committee Meeting
 9 - Noon,  Urban Forestry Center , Portsmouth  
Contact Jennifer Hunter for details.

4/13/04 
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
10 - Noon, NH F&G Offices, Durham  
Contact Phil Trowbridge for details.

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