Upcoming Events
Updated February 19, 2012
- Tuesday February 28 - Brewer Armory, Brewer - Sold Out
- Friday March 23 - Caribou Armory, Caribou
These workshops will cover road-stream crossing projects from site assessment to permitting and installation. The emphasis will be on maintaining and restoring the habitat and economic values of the stream. Workshop presenters will include professionals from the
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Maine Forest Service, ProjectShare,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Maine
Coastal Program, NOAA and the Army Corp of Engineers. Participants in this workshop
will receive recertification credit for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s
Voluntary Contractor Certification Program. This workshop should be helpful to all professionals who are responsible for road-stream crossings including, contractors, road commissioners, public works departments, conservation commissions, engineers, planners, land
trusts, watershed groups and private landowners.
Online Registration at lynx.maineaudubon.org/stream-smart Workshops are offered in four
different locations in Maine—content is the same for all workshops. For more information contact Becca Wilson at bwilson@maineaudubon.org or 207-781-2330 x222. For more information download the flier.
- Who: Taught by Lauren Stockwell, past MAWS President and workshop instructor for the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden and the New England Wild Flower Society.
- When: Wednesday February 29, 2012 from 10 A.M until 2 P.M. [snow date TBA]
- Where: Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay Harbor, ME (www.mainegardens.org)
- How much: $15/person (Non-refundable), Limited to 15 people, so register now!
Other important information: Be prepared with your cold weather gear to spend some time out in the garden seeing actual winter twigs! Bring a hand lens, brown bag lunch and water, your $15 for the workshop, if you own the Winter Keys to Woody Plants of Maine by Campbell, Hyland and Campbell bring that also. If the Boothbay school district closes the garden closes. Snow date TBA. We will provide a certificate of attendance with the associated time spent, but CEUs for NH are tracked individually now.
To Register! Email danielle.tetreau@stantec.com with your name and phone number. The workshop is limited to 15 students so register now!
New Hampshire Rivers Council Focus Group Meeting
Urban Forest Center, Portsmouth, NH Wednesday Feb 29 6-8pm
The New Hampshire Rivers Council (NHRC) is seeking your input on the state's shoreland regulations. As you know, the former Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act was renamed and its provisions greatly changed during the last legislative session. Since then, the Shoreland Advisory Committee (SAC) has been meeting to discuss what is working and what is not. The Honorable David Borden is the NHRC's representative on the SAC and has been carrying the river torch for us all.
At a recent meeting, the SAC voted to explore separate standards for rivers, lakes, and tidal waters. Rivers and tidal waters (including tidal rivers) are the driving force for the Council and its membership so your input is requested. We would like to convene a focus group with you. We will provide background information, a comfortable room, and lots of yummy and healthy things to eat and drink courtesy of Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP). You would provide your impressions, experience, and recommendations for better shoreland regulation. We promise to bring that input to the Shoreland Advisory Committee so that our rivers and tidal waters receive the best possible protection. Let's show the SAC and the legislature what we can do to provide sensible and consistent protections for our waters.
Additional focus groups will be announced shortly for the Henniker and Plymouth regions. Directions to the: Urban Forest Center 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth
March 7 & 8, 2012, Springfield, MA
Wednesday, March 7th offers two intensive tracks:
Track 1: "Pro"active Protection of Wetlands: Conservation and Landscape Professionals Collaborate
Track 2: Bringing Life to Urban Landscapes: New Ideas in Urban Ecology.
March 7th keynote luncheon features Mike Clough, international invasives authority from the United Kingdom. March 7th evening activities include an optional trip to the Smith College Spring Bulb Show and ELA's 20th Birthday celebration.
March 8th Conference lineup, includes three concurrent education tracks covering a wide range of leading-edge topics, plus demonstrations, ELA at the Movies screening room, and an Eco-Marketplace showcasing ecological products, services, and technologies. When the Marketplace closes, enjoy a Jazz Social Hour. Wrap up your day with dinner and a keynote presentation by author and landscape designer Ben Falk of Whole Systems Design.
For additional information and registration, visit the Ecologial Landscape Association website.
Register Now!
March 16, 2012 (snow date March 19th) 9am-12pm
Hosted by: Hillsborough County Conservation District at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, Manchester, NH
Web Soil Survey provides planners, conservation organizations, state agencies, educators, and landowners internet access to relevant soils information needed to make land use and management decisions. Web Soil Survey is a simple, yet powerful way to access and analyze Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) soil survey maps, interpretations and data. During this workshop we’ll explore the three easy steps that will allow you to access a soil map for your “area of interest”, create interpretive maps, review a variety of soils data and generate a customized report. Web Soil Survey is an alternative to traditional hardcopy publications that offers quicker delivery of information, provides the “official” copy of data and allows you to obtain just the information you want.Additionally, the workshop will present a primer on New Hampshire soil/landscape relationships and an overview of useful soil related information available on the NH-NRCS website.
Hands-on learning! A limited number of computers (limited to 15 students) will be available to each student to create and print your own soils information. Attendees can plan to bring your own laptop as well (limited to 8 students). Space and options will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so register early! Information will be presented by Karen Dudley, NH-NRCS Technical Soil Services. Directions and parking instructions will be e-mailed or mailed to you one-week before class. C.E.U.s Available: Soil Scientist, Wetland Scientist, Forester, NHDES Subsurface Bureau – 3.0 credit hours. Download the brochure for more information and to sign up - Deadline: March 13, 2012.
The Granite State Designers & Installers Association presents their 25th annual Conference to be held March 19 & 20, 2012 at the Raddisson Hotel, 700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH
This two-day conference will cover a variety of topics and offer credits and CEUs for NH Designers & Installers; GSDI Septic Evaluators; Mass Soil Evaluators and System Inspectors; Maine Evaluators, Installers and Inspectors; Vermont Class A & B Designers; and two Ethics hours for NH CSS & CWS. Visit their web site for more information. And download their flier to sign up.
Friday march 23, 2012 8am-4pm at Plymouth State University
The New Hampshire Water and Watershed Conference is designed to meet the information and networking needs of scientists; educators; consultants; students; lake, river, and watershed groups; environmental organizations; volunteer monitors; municipal board and staff members; elected officials; local and regional planners; and policy makers.Visit the Website for more information.
March 29, 2012 at the Maple Hill Farm Conference Center in Hallowell Maine
More details coming soon! www.mainwetlands.org
March 30, 2012 at the US Forest Service Building, Campton, NH; 9:30am-2:30pm
Stop by the SSSNNE Web site for more details and registration
Sat March 31 3pm and 5pm at the Red River Theatres in Concord, NH
Children's matinée and activity tickets $8 or 2/$12; $10/ticket evening film only. Join NHRC for $30, receive one ticket and reception admittance or join NHRC as a family for $40, receive two tickets and reception admittance.
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