Benee HershonFeb 184 minWildlifeFebruary Community Member Spotlight: Bob & Lynn ZimanA retired couple have completed the first season of their ever-growing pollinator garden and have transformed their perception of the...
Bill FosherOct 6, 20212 minWaterCold River Streambank Restoration Project: A Closer LookEvery spring and sometimes in the summer, the Cold River would take a bite out of two important agricultural fields near its confluence...
Lola BobrowskiJul 9, 20212 minWildlifePollinators of Cheshire & Sullivan CountiesThe 2021 National Pollinator Week, an annual international event created by the Pollinator Partnership, took place between Monday June...
Todd HornerFeb 16, 20213 minWildlifePrivate 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...
Lola BobrowskiJan 15, 20214 minSoil2020 - 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 BobrowskiNov 5, 20203 minSoilOn Mud, Horses, Flowers, & FoodIt 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 BobrowskiOct 26, 20202 minSoilUniquely NH Stories & CelebrationThis year, the Cheshire County Conservation District is excited to celebrate its 75th anniversary! While Covid-19 may have thrown a...
Lola BobrowskiSep 11, 20203 minSoilExplore 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...
Amy BodwellAug 3, 20206 minWildlifeAn Interview: NH's Giant Silk MothsHave you been lucky enough to see giant moths flying around in colorful outfits? Or perhaps huge caterpillars wandering about? Many of...
Sara PowellJun 7, 20204 minSoilThe 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 BobrowskiApr 8, 20202 minWildlifeVirtual Connection During Social DistancingIn 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 BobrowskiMar 6, 20204 minSoilCCCD 2019 Year in ReviewHappy New Year! 2019 was an exciting (& busy!) year at the Cheshire County Conservation District. As in years past, our District staff of...
Michael NerrieFeb 4, 20204 minWildlifeLandscaping Redefined"Biological diversity is the key to the maintenance of the world as we know it." ~ E.O. Wilson Old School Landscaping In 1990 my wife,...
John SnowdonNov 8, 20193 minWildlifeProper Land Stewardship Can Make a DifferenceResearch published in the Sept, 2019 edition of the journal, Science, tells a frightening tale. Since 1970, the year before I graduated...
Amy BodwellAug 23, 20194 minWildlifeManaging Property to Benefit Wildlife - Part IIOwning 235 acres can be daunting at times. So many questions about doing the right thing, doing too much, too little, which management...
Michael NerrieMay 7, 20193 minWildlifeDiversifying Habitat for WildlifeHere at Distant Hill Gardens and Nature Trail, I have been working with the Walpole office of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation...
Amy BodwellJan 18, 20192 minWildlifeWandering the Winter WoodsIt’s a cold, crisp, sunny day and a perfect day for a snowshoe through the woods. As I turn onto a path, I spot a large oval hole low...
John SnowdonOct 2, 20182 minWildlifeSquirrel-mageddon: A Lesson LearnedMy wife and I have an “organically managed” hobby farm consisting of a small 15-tree orchard, numerous blueberry, raspberry and...
Wendy WardJul 5, 20183 minWildlifeImproving Aquatic Habitat with NRCSCHESHIRE COUNTY FISH & GAME CLUB - Ferry Brook Project Wood Additions Installation On Saturday September 23, 2017, NH Natural Resources...
Michael NerrieApr 4, 20183 minWildlifeThe Sounds of Spring“One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.” ~ Aldo Leopold SPRING IS...