A several of these projects have been overseen and completed by NRCS. The District helped secure funding for a portion these projects. A before and after picture of a couple of these projects.
These projects are designed to preserve agriculture lands but stabilizing stream banks and to restore & preserve natural wildlife habitats.
A cooperative funding agreement between the NH Association of Conservation Districts and the CT Council on Soil and Water Conservation To provide technical assistance to the Long Island Sound Watershed – Regional Conservation Partnership Program (LISW-RCPP) October 2016 – December 2019 
Dalton, NH
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Join the Dannis Family and Master Naturalist,Dr. Rick Van de Poll, for a tour of a rich and diverse woodland in the upper Connecticut Valley region. The views alone are breathtaking not to mention the diversity of old growth forests and ridgeline habitats. https://abovethefifteenmilefalls.com/After our walk, we will discuss mushrooms around the table, where poisonous will be separated from edible, and medicinal will be highlighted.
Rick Van de Poll, Ph.D., is the principal of Ecosystem Management Consultants in Sandwich, NH, a company that since 1988 has offered natural resource management services throughout New England. With 40 years’ teaching experience, Dr. Van de Poll has completed natural resource inventories and management plans on over 325,000 acres in the Northeast. He is a member of the NH Plant Task Force, which surveys rare plant populations in NH, and is President of the Northeast Mycological Federation.
Space is limited, please register by emailing the Coös County Conservation District at carolyn.mcquiston@nh.nacdnet.net
Directions will be provided by return email to registered participants.
Participants should be prepared to walk in the woods, some of which is steep! Please come prepared with comfortable walking shoes, and dress for the weather. Rain or shine. The workshop is free.
May 15th, 2019Another Great Day on the Farm, in the Field, in the Forest and on the Water!
Thank you to all of the teachers, students, volunteers, presenters and our hosts for participating and making this field day a great event.
See you next year!
Dalton, NH
Saturday, May 11, 2019
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Calling all plant and mushroom lovers! If you or your family would love to walk in beautiful woods and discover the riches of spring beneath your feet, this walk is for you! Join master naturalist Dr. Rick Van de Poll for a tour of a rich and diverse woodland in the upper Connecticut Valley region. Witness the delicate colors and fragility of rare plants, learn about the bedrock and soils that help create this rich mesic forest, and discover the fascinating world of spring fungi that attends the coming of warm weather. We hope to find squirrel corn, maidenhair fern, blue cohosh, jack-in-the-pulpit and some fungi (morels, false morels, cup fungi, early polypores).
Rick Van de Poll, Ph.D., is the principal of Ecosystem Management Consultants in Sandwich, NH, a company that since 1988 has offered natural resource management services throughout New England. With 40 years’ teaching experience, Dr. Van de Poll has completed natural resource inventories and management plans on over 325,000 acres in the Northeast. He is a member of the NH Plant Task Force, which surveys rare plant populations in NH, and is President of the Northeast Mycological Federation.
Sponsored by the Coos County Conservation District, NRCS and the landowners, this gathering will hopefully inspire a series of regular offerings at this 1800 acre farm and forest in Dalton.
Space is limited, please register by emailing the Coös County Conservation District at carolyn.mcquiston@nh.nacdnet.net
Directions will be provided by return email to registered participants.
Participants should be prepared to walk about a mile on woodlands trails, some of which are steep! Please come prepared with comfortable walking shoes, and dress for the weather. Rain or shine. (In case of a severe weather prediction, we will save a rain date, Sunday the 12th and be in touch with you on Friday).
The workshop and light refreshments are provided by our hosts at no charge.
Although there is no charge for this workshop, donations to support the Coös County Conservation District are always appreciated and will be accepted at the walk. The District helps coordinate and market these types of conservation projects in Coös County.
Web page of interest – Dr. Rick Van de Poll http://www.rickvandepol
Randolph, NH
Saturday, April 13, 2019
10:00am – 2:00pm
3.5 category 1 CFE credits (3.5 contact hours) have been approved Dirt to Trees to Wildlife (DTW) is an online tool consisting of DTW Mapper and it’s companion website housing information used by DTW Mapper to create reports about an area of interest. Identifying opportunities to enhance wildlife habitats requires knowledge, skills and experience related to interactions between soils, vegetation and the wildlife that use each type of vegetation. A new online tool helps professional managers simplify the process of compiling these complex interactions.
The tool, called Dirt to Trees to Wildlife(DTW), simply requires a user to identify a piece of land by drawing it on a map. Behind the scenes, DTW identifies the soils on that land, the vegetation naturally supported by that soil, and wildlife breeding habitats supported by each vegetation type. This information is compiled in a handy report to inform management decisions.
DTW is based on decades-long work reflecting collaboration by soil scientists, foresters, researchers and wildlife biologists. It is largely funded by the U.S. Forest Service and the Randolph Community Forest.
At this workshop you will be introduced to the DTW online tool, set up a free ArcGIS online public account, and develop a report for a tract you identify. https://dirttreeswildlife.org/
Space is limited, please register, email carolyn.mcquiston@nh.nacdnet.net
Bring your laptop with Windows 7 or 10.
A limited number of computers will be available. Request one with your registration.
The workshop & lunch is provided free, provided by the Randolph Community Forest Commission.
Donations to support the Coös County Conservation District are always appreciated and will be accepted at the door. The District helps coordinate and market these types of conservation projects in Coös County.
https://dirttreeswildlife.org/Dirt-toTrees-to-Wildlife
http://randolphforest.org/Randolph Community Forest
https://extension.unh.edu/topics/natural-resourcesUNH Extension, Natural Resources
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