Conserving the Cheshire County farms, fields, and forests that I, and we, call home isn’t just about showing up!

In December 2023, Eileen Casey of Keene began planning a Conservation Opportunity Fund hedgerow project to support wildlife on her property!

Initially I figured it would take us many years to plant our pollinator habitat, enter the Conservation Opportunity Fund!

Discover funding opportunities that help you enhance local agriculture, preserve wildlife habitat, and promote climate resilience!

Curiosity, empathy, and love for all beings big and small. Susie Spikol has been cultivating these in our community one encounter at a time.

Learn more about the role Sofie played in Monadnock Outdoors' regional efforts this summer!

Georgina and Marvin transformed their curiosity (and lawn) to create areas providing food and shelter for wildlife across their property!

One local business is set to re-imagine what these outdoor spaces could look like and transform them into spaces which benefit all!

To support native pollinators, Kris Snowman-Shelley planted a beautiful pollinator garden through the Conservation Opportunity Fund!

From the coldest days of the year, to the heat of summer, Jeff Littleton is in the field strengthening conservation efforts in our region.

A retired couple have completed the first season of their ever-growing pollinator garden and have transformed their perception of the...

Every spring and sometimes in the summer, the Cold River would take a bite out of two important agricultural fields near its confluence...

The 2021 National Pollinator Week, an annual international event created by the Pollinator Partnership, took place between Monday June...

One in three bites of food that we consume are made possible by pollinators—a group that includes the well-known honeybee, but also an...

What a year 2020 has been! As one can imagine, our year in review is going to look a bit different this year, but also a lot didn’t...

It was early spring. All the snow had melted in the winter paddock, and the workhorses and the farmers were ankle-and-fetlock deep in...

This year, the Cheshire County Conservation District is excited to celebrate its 75th anniversary! While Covid-19 may have thrown a...

Radically Rural 2020 brings you Radically Rural Remote, a single-day entirely virtual summit for shaping and sharing ideas surrounding...

Have you been lucky enough to see giant moths flying around in colorful outfits? Or perhaps huge caterpillars wandering about? Many of...

“Vision is not seeing things as they are but as they will be” ~David Holmgren Buying an old house (C.1790’s) on a very small lot (0.17...