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August 23, 2007
Contents:
For Land & Water:
Nature Conservancy Conserves Key
Tracts in the Ossipee Pine Barrens
Sept. 8, Albany, N.H.:
N.H. Chapter Annual Meeting --
Join Us in Celebrating a Year of Conservation Success in New Hampshire
Nature in the Ear:
Coming Soon on N.H. Public Radio:
Stories from the Heart of the Land
Oct. 12 & 13, Manchester:
Global Warming and Energy Solutions:
Primary Concerns - National Priorities
Oct. 27, Durham:
Volunteer Opportunity on the
Conservancy's Lamprey River Preserve
Sept. 10 & 11:
Carbon and Forestry in the Northeast: Management, Measurements, and Markets
Science in the Estuary:
A Bird’s-eye View of the Environmental
Health of the Great Bay Estuary
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For Land & Water:
Nature Conservancy Conserves Key
Tracts in the Ossipee Pine Barrens
BIG SAVES IN THE PINE BARRENS -- Bob Murphy (left), executive director of the Ham Foundation, and U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg, listen to Daryl Burtnett, state director of the Conservancy in New Hampshire, describe recent land acquisitions in the Ossipee Pine Barrens.
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The Nature Conservancy has acquired two important properties in the Ossipee Pine Barrens, adding further protection to this globally rare forest ecosystem.
“We are delighted to be able to protect these two tracts of exemplary pine barrens habitat,” said Daryl Burtnett, state director of The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire. “Both were highly vulnerable to development. But, with the foresight and hard work of many individuals, and the willingness of the landowners, we’re able to safeguard this rare habitat, along with a significant source of clean groundwater for families and businesses throughout the area.”
Joining The Nature Conservancy in celebrating the protection of the two tracts for a recent announcement was U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg, who has supported the Conservancy’s proposal to conserve additional pine barrens habitat through the U.S.D.A.’s Forest Legacy Program. The project is one of 14 Forest Legacy projects nationally that have been included in the budget now being considered by Congress.
“The Ossipee Pine Barrens is one of New Hampshire’s most unique ecosystems, containing numerous rare species, wildlife habitat, wetlands and providing excellent recreational opportunities,” Sen. Gregg said. “The fact that the Nature Conservancy’s Forest Legacy application ranked this project No. 2 in the country is testament to the importance of this conservation project. The Nature Conservancy once again has stepped up to the plate, working in partnership with local communities and groups to make the preservation of this tract possible.”
Learn more about the Conservancy's recent
success protecting the Ossipee Pine Barrens
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Sept. 8, Albany, N.H.:
Join Us in Celebrating a Year of Success at the
New Hampshire Chapter's Annual Meeting
TNC's Green Hills Preserve is one of the optional field trips offered as part of this year's annual meeting. Others include the Ossipee Pine Barrens, canoeing or kayaking the Saco River, TNC's Frank Bolles Preserve, and a guided nature walk at Tin Mountain Conservation Center.
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From Great Bay to the Connecticut River and the Ossipee Pine Barrens, The Nature Conservancy has a lot of success to celebrate this year. Please join us Sept. 8 as we look back and look ahead to remarkable conservation in the Granite State.
The New Hampshire chapter's 16th annual meeting will be held near the beautiful backdrop of the Green Hills at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center near Conway.
Agenda:
9:30 a.m. - Registration / refreshments
10 - Trustees report, awards, director's report
11:15 - Keynote presentation by Janisse Ray
Noon - Delicious lunch!
1:30 p.m. - Field trips begin
Join us for a fun array of field trips to places that, with your help, we've conserved. Some of these trips offer a rare opportunity to hear first-hand how the Conservancy and supporters have conserved and restored the nature of New Hampshire.
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Kayak / Canoe the Saco River with Stefan Jackson, director of TNC's Saco River Project. We'll ride about 3 miles downstream along the "Sandy Saco," catching a ride back with a local outfitter. Sign up early to reserve a canoe or bring your own.
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Protecting the Ossipee Pine Barrens. Learn how TNC, the state of New Hampshire, the Forest Legacy Program, and many local supporters are working to protect this remarkable habitat and natural filter for underground water.
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Restoring the Ossipee Pine Barrens. This endangered ecosystem needs fire to survive and thrive. See how we're using TNC's best science and stewardship to restore this fire-dependent habitat and protect homes and businesses.
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Hike TNC's Green Hills Preserve. This will be a fun, invigorating hike on the gorgeous, granite-topped hills overlooking North Conway.
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Tin Mountain Nature Walk. Explore the cool grounds at Tin Mountain's new quarters in Albany.
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Explore TNC's Frank Bolles Preserve with former TNC staffer Peter Benson on a natural and literary tribute to the late naturalist, Frank Bolles.
 
Janisse Ray is author of "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood" and "Wildcard Quilt." Her latest book, "Pinhook," is about Georgia’s Pinhook Swamp and of efforts to conserve the whole of this wild place. |
Keynote Speaker:
Janisse Ray
Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1. She is the author of Wild Card Quilt and Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, which won the American Book Award, as well as the Southern Book Critics Circle Award, Southeastern Booksellers Association Award for Nonfiction, and the Southern Environmental Law Center Award.
A naturalist, environmental activist, and winner of the 1996 Merriam Frontier Award, she has also published her work in Wild Earth, Orion, Florida Naturalist, and Georgia Wildlife and has been a nature commentator for Georgia Public Radio. She lives in Vermont, but still spends much of her time in Georgia.
For more information about the annual
meeting, and a registration form, click here
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Tad Nichols Collection/NAU-Cline Library (Campfire by the Colorado River, Arizona)
Nature in the Ear:
Coming Soon on N.H. Public Radio:
"Stories from the Heart of the Land"
Ask some of the country's best radio producers to tell their favorite stories about people and nature...and what do you get?
Stories from the Heart of the Land is a five-part radio series hosted by Jay Allison that ranges across the world — from Australia to Newfoundland, Mexico to Tibet — to capture the human connection to land and landscape. These narratives include such amazing segments as:
Stories from the Heart of the Land is hosted by Jay Allison, an independent broadcast journalist and producer whose work airs on NPR’s news magazines, PRI’s “This American Life” and ABC News’ “Nightline.” He is heard weekly on NPR as the curator and co-producer of “This I Believe.” He has won most of the major industry awards, including the duPont-Columbia and five Peabodys.
On New Hampshire Public Radio, Stories from the Heart of the Land airs on Saturdays, at 4 p.m., on Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Sept. 29, and Oct. 6.
Click here to learn more.
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October 12 & 13, Manchester:
Global Warming and Energy Solutions:
Primary Concerns - National Priorities
Clean Air-Cool Planet is organizing its third energy and climate solutions conference in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Co-sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, this conference of national importance will feature several distinguished speakers, including former U.S. EPA Chief and New Jersey Governor, Christine Todd Whitman, writer and activist Bill McKibben, Dr. Berrien Moore (director of the Institute for Earth Oceans and Space at UNH), Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Yogurt, Larry Schweiger (president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation), and many others. Presidential candidates have also been invited.
Global Warming & Energy Solutions will convene business, labor and community leaders to communicate specific challenges to the next president of the United States.
The meeting will be held October 12 and 13 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester.
For more information about the conference, visit Clean Air – Cool Planet
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Oct. 27, Durham
Volunteer Opportunity on the
Conservancy's Lamprey River Preserve
Grab a paddle, lifejacket, garbage bag, and crowbar and join us for a paddle along the scenic Lamprey River to clean up The Nature Conservancy's Lamprey River Preserve shoreline. We have several problem areas, and a small abandoned cabin that attract camping and have litter issues. We hope to demolish the cabin and clean-up the shoreline with your help! We'll provide tools, refreshments, snacks, work gloves, and guarantee a good time!
If you're interested, please contact Joanne Glode, 603-659-2678.
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September 10 & 11:
Carbon and Forestry in the Northeast:
Management, Measurements, and Markets
Join Northeastern members of the Forest Guild for the second annual regional meeting. This two-day program will explore the emerging issues of carbon and forestry in the Northeast.
Speakers include Bill Keeton, assistant professor at the University of Vermont; Bob Perschel, Forest Guild Northeast director; and Richard Donovan, director and chief of forestry for Smartwood.
For more information, visit
http://www.forestguild.org/FGNEM07registration.html
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Science in the Estuary:
A Bird’s-eye View of the Environmental
Health of the Great Bay Estuary
On a clear day this August, a small airplane will fly over the Piscataqua River, Little Bay, and Great Bay to take pictures of the large, beautiful estuary system. But it is not a sightseeing tour.
The project is part of a $70,000, multi-agency effort to understand the effect of increasing nutrients on the complex Seacoast system. The overall goal of the effort, which is being led by the New Hampshire Estuaries Project, is to create a conceptual model to help determine the sustainable amount of nutrients that can be released into the state’s largest estuary.
Based on this work, the NHEP will make recommendations to the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), which is ultimately responsible for developing nutrient criteria to protect water quality and ecosystems of the Great Bay Estuary.
For more, visit the N.H. Estuaries Project.
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With your support ...
Working together, we can ensure the diversity of life on Earth and enrich the quality of life in New Hampshire now and for future generations.
You can make a significant impact by helping us preserve and steward land now, which will improve the quality of life for you, your children, your grandchildren and for the future of life on Earth. Please consider:
A life-income gift (charitable gift annuity)
Including us in your will
A gift of stock or mutual funds
A gift of land
Becoming a volunteer
Introducing us to others
A gift of cash
For more information, contact Tiffany McKenna, director of philanthropy, at 603-224-5853, ext. 15.
Click here to find out how you can help The Nature Conservancy's conservation efforts in New Hampshire and beyond.
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About The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. The Conservancy has protected more than 98 million acres of valuable lands and waters worldwide. The organization accomplishes its mission through the efforts of state and country chapters, which are responsible for protecting and managing conservation land, and for raising operating and capital funds to support their programs.
Since establishing its first preserve here in 1961, The Nature Conservancy of New Hampshire has helped protect more than 265,000 acres of ecologically significant land and currently owns and manages 28 preserves across the state.
The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire:
22 Bridge St., Fourth Floor, Concord, N.H., 03301. 603-224-5853.
Great Bay Office: 112 Bay Road, Newmarket, N.H., 03857. 603-659-2678.
Northern New Hampshire Office: P.O. Box 310, 2760 White Mt. Hwy, North Conway, NH 03860. 603-356-8833
About this e-newsletter
Granite State Glances is the electronic newsletter of The Nature Conservancy's New Hampshire Chapter.
All subscribers (email addresses) on this list are kept confidential and are not shared by The Nature Conservancy.
For questions about this e-newsletter, contact Eric Aldrich, The Nature Conservancy, NH Chapter, 603-224-5853, ext. 26.
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