The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests have filed petitions with the Department of Energy to intervene in opposition of the Northern Pass power line project.
The $1.1 billion project would convey 1200 megawatts of hydroelectric power from Quebec along a 140 mile corridor from the...
A large crowd turned out at the Legislative Office Building in Concord as the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) announced the award of 24 matching grants to conservation projects across the state. The projects will help protect 13 historic structures and 4317 acres of land, including 233 acres of farmland.
Speakers all pointed out...
“A very important part of my work has to do with materials,” says David Lamb, New Hampshire's fifth Artist Laureate. Although many artists are inspired by the state's forested landscape, Lamb is one of the handful who make art from pieces of the landscape itself.
“There are many woods that I think are exemplary that we...
Gifford Pinchot, an instrumental figure in modern American conservation, was born 145 years ago today. Although not exactly a household name, the Connecticut native and graduate of New Hampshire's own Phillips Exeter Academy was the first Chief Forester of the United States Forest Service, working with Theodore Roosevelt to create and expand the National Forest System.
Pinchot can...
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....
New Hampshire is currently the second most forested state in the country, trailing only Maine, with 78.4% forest cover, That’s pretty cool. However, this probably comes as no surprise to anyone who lives here; driving through most areas in New Hampshire is a matter of weaving through woods. On clear, summer days, the state seems to light...
