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 Prescribed burning in the Conservancy's Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve. E. Aldrich photo.
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After Five Years in the Planning Phase:
Nature Conservancy Restores
Fire to the Ossipee Pine Barrens
BURNING FOR HABITAT -- Andre Gauthier of the Conservancy's Maine Field Office helps conduct a prescribed burn in the Ossipee Pine Barrens. A burn on Sept. 19 was the Conservancy's first prescribed burn in efforts to restore and rejuvenate the globally rare forest type.
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After more than five years of careful planning and research, The Nature Conservancy has conducted its first prescribed burns in its Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve.
Trained crew members -- mostly Conservancy staff from New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts -- burned a total of 20 acres on two carefully prepared units Wednesday, Sept. 19. The units of about 10 acres each are near the West Branch River in Madison and Freedom. The Conservancy hopes to conduct additional prescribed burns on nearby similar-sized units over the coming days and weeks.
"We're very pleased with how the burning went and the results," said Jeff Lougee, manager of the Conservancy's Mount Washington Valley Program. "Thanks to excellent weather and an incredible crew of talented folks, the burn we conducted Wednesday was done safely and effectively to meet our objectives of improved safety for neighbors and restoring this unique ecosystem."
Learn more about the Conservancy's recent
success protecting the Ossipee Pine Barrens
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Annual Meeting Wrap-Up:
Nature Conservancy Recognizes Harold Janeway and N.H. Fish & Game for Conservation in New Hampshire
Outgoing trustee Harold Janeway (center) receives NH chapter's Conservation Leadership Award from Daryl Burtnett (left) and board chair Dick Mallion (right). |
To recognize significant contributions in conserving New Hampshire’s remarkable ecosystems, The Nature Conservancy recently honored Sen. Harold Janeway and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department with awards.
At its recent annual meeting at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center in Albany, the Conservancy also recognized two volunteers for their commitment to the Conservancy’s work in New Hampshire and beyond. This is the New Hampshire chapter’s inaugural year for its Conservation Leadership and Conservation Partner awards.
The Conservancy honored Senator Harold Janeway of Webster with the chapter’s Conservation Leadership Award. The award is given annually to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in helping to advance the Conservancy’s mission in New Hampshire and beyond. Janeway has been a trustee for the New Hampshire chapter but is now leaving the board after reaching his 10-year term limit. He won a successful bid for a state senate seat last year, in part to help shore up state funding for the N.H. Land and Community Heritage Investment Program.
Who else earned awards from the New Hampshire chapter?
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Dedicated to Conservation:
Conservancy Welcomes New and Returning Trustees
Fresh ideas, new perspectives and a solid commitment to conservation come with the addition of four new trustees to The Nature Conservancy’s board of trustees in New Hampshire.
The four new trustees were welcomed to the board during the chapter’s recent annual meeting at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center in Albany, N.H.
“This is an exciting time for the Conservancy in New Hampshire and we believe that these individuals’ knowledge, talent, and commitment to conservation will be a great asset to the chapter,” said board chair Dick Mallion of Whitefield. “They join a board that is extremely dedicated to the Conservancy’s complex work of preserving biological diversity here in New Hampshire and beyond.”
The new trustees include: Taylor Caswell of Hollis, Alice Chamberlin of Warner, William Crangle of Plymouth, and Frank Magilligan of Lebanon.
Learn more about the N.H. Chapter's new trustees
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Stories from the Heart of the Land:
Catch the Last Two Shows on N.H. Public Radio
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:
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Barrett Golding bikes into the American West...and finds a lot of road kill.
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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. 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. 20 and Oct. 27:
Two Volunteer Opportunities Near Great Bay
October 20: Join volunteers from The Nature Conservancy and other groups in the Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership for a unique trail-building opportunity in Durham and Newmarket.
October 27: 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 in either opportunity, please contact Joanne Glode, 603-659-2678.
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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
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