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Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate to Establish New Forest Conservation Program
The purpose of the program is to keep forests as forests through the use of conservation easements that purchase development rights from willing private and tribal landowners to prevent conversion to non-forest uses.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Conservation Easements,
- Climate
Forest Advocate: Climate Change & Heat Waves
These extreme heat events are not rare anymore.
Forest Advocate: House Committee Delays Final Vote on NH Energy Site Evaluation Committee Legislation
We will re-engage on the bill when the Committee takes up the bill again in September.
First Phase of Geothermal Project at The Rocks Completed
The geothermal system will help turn the Carriage Barn become a net-zero building as it's renovated into the North Country headquarters of the Forest Society.
What We Accomplished Together in 2022
Over the past year, we completed 12 land protection projects, encompassing nearly 2,200 acres.
- Tags:
- Land Conservation,
- Volunteers,
- Climate
New Study Shows Climate Change’s Impact on New England Winters
Most notably, two of the top five cities that experienced the largest increase in winter temperatures were in New England.
2023 Legislative Session Outlook
Here are the issue areas we believe will be of interest to environmental protection, renewable energy, and conservation stakeholders in New Hampshire.
Solar Array Completed at The Rocks to Offset 156,000 Pounds of Carbon Annually
The solar array is made up of 180 photovoltaic solar panels spanning three, ground-mounted rows in a field next to the Carriage Barn.