As warmer weather hopefully hits the Granite State soon, many start to shift their mind towards their favorite summer activity. Often this includes activities such as hiking, visiting the beach, or fishing. Yet this year might be a little different for some. Due to a potential cut in budget, shellfishing may no longer be a New Hampshire...
As we are taught in grade school, water is necessary for everyone to survive. Addressing this need is an upcoming event at Plymouth State University, The New Hampshire Water and Watershed Conference. Being held March 25th and 26th, the conference will provide strategies for protecting this natural resource from the local community scale to the national level....
The following were the remarks of Ted Manning, Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing at Eastern Mountain Sports, at the 2011 Environmental Policy Breakfast.
"Good morning and thank you all for coming together this morning to discuss NH’s conservation priorities.
My name is Ted Manning and I work for Eastern Mountain Sports as the Executive Vice President.
I have been...
"The environmental challenges we face ... will not simply go away if we turn our head. That is not the New Hampshire way."
With these inspiring words, Republican Senate President Peter Bragdon kicked off the 2011 Environmental Policy Breakfast. The "Green Eggs and New HAMpshire" event drew more than 300 people for delicious food and fascinating conversation on...
Preserving the New Hampshire Advantage means making the right choices now to maintain our quality of life at the lowest cost possible. With that in mind, the state's environmental community has identified five key policy priorities for 2011. These issues were selected because they strike at the heart of NH's Yankee values: Independence, frugality, ingenuity, and an...
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...
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 from University of New Hampshire dining halls. This old farmland in Madbury seems an unlikely place to come across seashells.
But...
New Hampshire is a state that prides itself, and often sells itself, on its natural beauty. Much of that beauty is protected and enjoyed through the NH State Park System. However, as the only state park system in the country that is entirely self-funded, the system has found itself struggling to keep up with park demand, upkeep...
