If you have ever enjoyed the hiking, camping, skiing and scenery that the 780,000 acre White Mountain National Forest has to offer, you have the Weeks Act to thank. The White Mountains of a hundred years ...
Months after our conversation about how many songs were inspired by our respective states, my Californian friend still sends them to me. All I've been able to reply with is "Granite State of Mind". This got ...
It is only 9:30 AM, but the air at Kingman Farm is rapidly approaching dreaded soup territory. We pass by several long rows of compost, steam rolling gently off the recycled remains of unfinished meals ...
There's nothing more fresh, and delicious, than food straight from the farm. New Hampshire's Farmers' Markets make that farm connection to the best in locally produced food easier than ever. A few markets operate year-round, bringing ...
Sure, it's been a hot summer so far, but the weather forecasters assure us that pleasant temperatures and lower humidity will greet us in the days ahead. It seems like it might be the perfect time to lace up the walking shoes or tune up the bike, and try a self-powered commute to work.
But if beautiful weather...
Portsmouth artist Tim Gaudreau became an eco-artist and activist when he learned that the picturesque fog he was taking a picture of in a California valley was really smog drifting in from L.A. “I had been hoping that people would be moved by my images to enjoy, respect and even protect the landscape that was...
While at my desk at Conservation NH, I received a call from Southern New Hampshire University associate professor of science, Dr. Michele Goldsmith. I had taken a class with Dr. Goldsmith, and being that she is on Conservation NH’s board of directors and largely responsible for my position here, the phone call did not seem...
If you’ve ever happened to wander outside in New Hampshire, you will have noticed that we reside in a state with a vast amount of natural beauty, at all times rugged and scenic. A perfect example of this is Crawford Notch State Park.
The day my younger...
The Wildcat Ridge Trail is steep; the kind of steep that makes you wonder if what you're doing is really more of a rock climb than a hike.
The effort to pull yourself up feels well worth it, however, once you get that first glimpse across Pinkham Notch and take in the whole of the Presidential Range. The...
Over the last few months, the US Senate has discussed several different proposals dealing with energy and climate change. The major points of conflict have been whether to place a cap on carbon emissions, put a price carbon pollution and to what sectors of the economy these caps and prices would apply (i.e. electric utilities/power plants, transpiration and manufacturing). The...
During my four years at Concord High School, I passed this plant on Pleasant St. countless times. It seemed so out of place; with its smokestack spewing who-knows-what into the air, it looked like the poster-child for air pollution and big, scary, environmentally-harmful industry.
But the plant, owned and operated by Concord Steam Corporation, isn't what it appears....
Published in the Concord Monitor - July 13, 2010
'Gov. John Lynch has made ensuring our state parks remain jewels for all to enjoy a priority" - Lynch campaign website, July 8, 2010.
"There isn't one park that isn't in disrepair." - State Parks Director Ted Austin, Union Leader, July 7, 2010
Which of these two statements do...
We are disappointed to read Governor Lynch’s statement in support of the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) on his campaign website.
We are disappointed because it is not accurate. Read More »
If canoeing or kayaking down a scenic New England river sounds like an activity you or your family might enjoy, check out the Androscoggin Source to the Sea Trek. Put together for the past fifteen years by the Androscoggin River Watershed Council, the Trek is a great way to explore the outdoors of Maine and...
