This conference is open to the public and offers a great day of learning, networking, and fun with fellow conservation commission members and offers dozens of workshops on natural resource conservation, climate change, and wildlife. See NHACC.org.
Business & Economy
Request Denied To Extend ORHV Season on Headwaters Tract; Councilor Kenney Opposes Decision
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A request to extend the OHRV riding season for the next two weeks, during upland bird hunting season on the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters tract here was rejected Monday.
Environment & Science
Just as White Oak Pond Applies for a Watershed Management Plan, It Gets Cyanobacteria
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Just days after the White Oak Pond Watershed Association filed a $100,000 grant application with the state to create a watershed management plan for the 298-acre water body, the red warning sign went up Monday warning of cyanobacteria.
Business & Economy
Shaheen Tours Storm Damage at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor
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A peninsula in the north east corner of New Castle, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River into the Atlantic Ocean, which is home to the U.S. Coast Guard, the historic Revolutionary War ruins of Fort Constitution and the Portsmouth Lighthouse, has been heavily damaged by storms in January and will not be ready to receive visitors for the 250th anniversary of the historic Patriot raid there on Dec. 13.
Environment & Science
Speaking of Words: Chipmunks, Skunks, Woodchucks, and Moose
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But more interesting, at least to word-collectors like me, is that their names all come from Native American languages. They don’t look like it.
Business & Economy
Environmental Safety and Sustainability and Fun Celebrated at Mount Major
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It was a two-fer of sorts on Mount Major Thursday as the Forest Society and state and local officials celebrated the opening of the first half mile of a new Main Trail, 1.8 mile trail, here.
Business & Economy
Electric vehicle policy drives up federal lobbying spending in first half of 2024
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Intense debate around electric vehicles, commonly known as EVs, has spurred a flood of lobbying spending.
Business & Economy
Immigration, Abortion, Housing Debated By 4 GOP Candidates Hoping To Unseat Pappas
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Four of the seven candidates on the ballot next Tuesday for the Republican Congressional District 1 primary race debated the issues Friday night at the last of the week-long live events on WMUR.
Energy
Goodlander, Van Ostern Debate on WMUR for CD2 Democratic Primary
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What is believed to likely be a close primary race between Colin Van Ostern of Concord and Maggie Goodlander of Nashua for the Democratic nomination for the Second Congressional District turned into a learning session for a half hour debate on WMUR-TV Thursday night.
Business & Economy
Lake Winnipesaukee Cyanobacteria Update Sept. 5; Statewide Lakes Added
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The cyanobacteria warnings have been decreased to watches for Governor’s Island, The Broads, and Wolfeboro areas of Lake Winnipesaukee. The watches remain for the Alton and Tuftonboro areas.