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A bill heard Wednesday that would require property owners enrolled in carbon sequestration programs to submit management plans to the state’s Division of Forest and Lands and Fish and Game was called overreaching and an infringement on property rights.
The entire New Hampshire congressional delegation sent a letter of concern to the Trump Administration regarding a proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Conservation Rule which could impact more than 235,000 acres of the White Mountain National Forest.
An environmental and structural assessment of the 60-acre state park at the summit of the highest peak in the northeast, Mount Washington, with recommendations for its future is part of a presentation that will be offered Thursday night.
Lawmakers received an overview of carbon forest science and new markets that are giving forest landowners an additional revenue stream outside of logging.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Wednesday she is hopeful that the state can come to an agreement on logging levels for the 146,000 Connecticut Headwaters tract here but she is not willing to agree to a 10-year plan that does not benefit the North Country.
Sarah Stewart, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, told InDepthNH.org Monday she will serve out her term and resign when it ends next June.
Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced that she is seeking applications for key positions at state agencies that are currently or soon-to-be vacant.
The New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions (NHACC), a nonprofit organization that provides education and assistance to New Hampshire’s local conservation commissions, is pleased to host their 55th Annual Meeting and Conference.
After the summer of 2024 when many lakes across the state – including Lake Winnipesaukee – had documented cyanobacteria blooms, the 2025 summer was largely the same, though there was a modification in the messaging and reporting system this year, state officials said.
An 11-page report issued by Attorney General John Formella Monday concluded that the state Department of Business and Economic Affairs did not recruit, but did assist the Chinese-based company Nongfu Spring in buying a building and land in Nashua.