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Meet Laura and Cary: Pollinator Newbies Turned Enthusiasts!
Laura and Cary are two busy and active professional women who wanted to help restore a piece of the land they live on. The area had been...
Amy Bodwell
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Cold River Streambank Restoration Project: A Closer Look
Every spring and sometimes in the summer, the Cold River would take a bite out of two important agricultural fields near its confluence...
Bill Fosher
Oct 6, 20212 min read
From Friday Tree Walks to CCCD: My Journey to Conservation
I never considered a career in conservation until my first week of college, when a friend insisted that I had to check out that, “awesome...
Benee Hershon
Sep 2, 20212 min read
Radically Rural Returns to Keene
Radically Rural is a conference focused on small communities, what rural means and how to keep the small-town feel. This year’s...
Amy Bodwell
Aug 9, 20212 min read
Pollinators of Cheshire & Sullivan Counties
The 2021 National Pollinator Week, an annual international event created by the Pollinator Partnership, took place between Monday June...
Lola Bobrowski
Jul 8, 20212 min read
NRCS Practices: Log Cribs for Streambank Erosion
Bank erosion, or the removal of soil, rocks, and vegetation by the force of moving water, is a natural part of river dynamics. Over the...
Wendy Ward
Jun 5, 20211 min read
A Conservation Easement Story: Chesterfield, NH
This is a story about a family that bought some farmland in Chesterfield, then made the decision to conserve it so that it would always...
The Monadnock Conservancy
May 11, 20212 min read
CCCD Drills & Rental Equipment
Have a need to reseed a field or pasture but don’t want to plow it? The Cheshire County Conservation District can help! The district has...
Tom Beaudry
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Tips for Working with NRCS
Are you a farm or forestland owner about to embark on a new contract with NRCS? Maybe you’re interested in signing up for NRCS programs...
Heidi Konesko
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Private Landowners say YES to Pollinators!
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...
Todd Horner
Feb 16, 20213 min read
2020 - What a Year!
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...
Lola Bobrowski
Jan 15, 20214 min read
Weathering the Change
What changes have you seen weather wise in your life? Thanksgiving Eve many NH USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service staff attended...
Mary Ellen Cannon
Dec 7, 20203 min read
On Mud, Horses, Flowers, & Food
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...
Lola Bobrowski
Nov 5, 20203 min read
Uniquely NH Stories & Celebration
This year, the Cheshire County Conservation District is excited to celebrate its 75th anniversary! While Covid-19 may have thrown a...
Lola Bobrowski
Oct 26, 20202 min read
Explore Intersections Between Land & Community On Sept. 24th!
Radically Rural 2020 brings you Radically Rural Remote, a single-day entirely virtual summit for shaping and sharing ideas surrounding...
Lola Bobrowski
Sep 11, 20203 min read
An Interview: NH's Giant Silk Moths
Have you been lucky enough to see giant moths flying around in colorful outfits? Or perhaps huge caterpillars wandering about? Many of...
Amy Bodwell
Aug 3, 20206 min read
Energy Efficiency is Still a Thing
With all of the very hot and humid weather the past couple of weeks, I’ve been wondering how much of an increase in our electric bill we...
Heidi Konesko
Jul 4, 20202 min read
The Problem is the Solution: Stewarding a Small piece of Property with a Permaculture Approach
“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...
Sara Powell
Jun 7, 20204 min read
Supporting Our Struggling Dairy Farms
Dairy farmers will not be charged for equipment rentals from the Cheshire County Conservation District for the 2020 growing season. The...
Bill Fosher
May 6, 20202 min read
Virtual Connection During Social Distancing
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot has changed. Kids are home from school, parents are working remotely and often doing double...
Lola Bobrowski
Apr 8, 20202 min read
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