November Community Member Spotlight: Barbara Skuly
For over 25 years, Barbara Skuly has been a committed volunteer, cleaning and stewarding the Ashuelot River, so it is cleaner for us all!
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Bill Fosher
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
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...
Wendy Ward
- Jun 5, 2021
- 1 min
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...
Lola Bobrowski
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
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
- Nov 5, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
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
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
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...
Sara Powell
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
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...
Lola Bobrowski
- Mar 6, 2020
- 4 min
CCCD 2019 Year in Review
Happy New Year! 2019 was an exciting (& busy!) year at the Cheshire County Conservation District. As in years past, our District staff of...
Rachel Brice
- Jun 25, 2019
- 2 min
Monadnock Grows Together: Container Gardening
Hello garden friends! This year, one of my new adventures is growing in containers. In this photo (taken on June 1st), you can see a...
Mary Ellen Cannon
- Dec 7, 2018
- 2 min
Do Right and Feed Everyone
"Do right and feed everyone." This is the mission of the USDA, according to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Seasonal high tunnel...
Wendy Ward
- Jul 5, 2018
- 3 min
Improving Aquatic Habitat with NRCS
CHESHIRE COUNTY FISH & GAME CLUB - Ferry Brook Project Wood Additions Installation On Saturday September 23, 2017, NH Natural Resources...
Wendy Ward
- Jan 5, 2018
- 3 min
Making the Best Plant Choices
Whenever I get a plant catalog in the mail, I feel like a kid in a candy store – so many plants all with unique beauty and benefits - I...
Lola Bobrowski
- Aug 6, 2017
- 2 min
The CCC what?
Have you heard of the Cheshire County Conservation District? Maybe you’ve seen our logo, attended an event, or utilized one of our...
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