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    February Community Member Spotlight: Bob & Lynn Ziman
    Benee Hershon
    • Feb 18
    • 4 min
    Wildlife

    February Community Member Spotlight: Bob & Lynn Ziman

    A retired couple have completed the first season of their ever-growing pollinator garden and have transformed their perception of the...
    Cold River Streambank Restoration Project: A Closer Look
    Bill Fosher
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 2 min
    Water

    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...
    Pollinators of Cheshire & Sullivan Counties
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 2 min
    Wildlife

    Pollinators of Cheshire & Sullivan Counties

    The 2021 National Pollinator Week, an annual international event created by the Pollinator Partnership, took place between Monday June...
    Private Landowners say YES to Pollinators!
    Todd Horner
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 3 min
    Wildlife

    Private 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...
    2020 - What a Year!
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 4 min
    Soil

    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...
    On Mud, Horses, Flowers, & Food
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Nov 5, 2020
    • 3 min
    Soil

    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...
    Uniquely NH Stories & Celebration
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 2 min
    Soil

    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...
    Explore Intersections Between Land & Community On Sept. 24th!
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 3 min
    Soil

    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...
    An Interview: NH's Giant Silk Moths
    Amy Bodwell
    • Aug 3, 2020
    • 6 min
    Wildlife

    An Interview: NH's Giant Silk Moths

    Have you been lucky enough to see giant moths flying around in colorful outfits? Or perhaps huge caterpillars wandering about? Many of...
    The Problem is the Solution: Stewarding a Small piece of Property with a Permaculture Approach
    Sara Powell
    • Jun 7, 2020
    • 4 min
    Soil

    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...
    Virtual Connection During Social Distancing
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Apr 8, 2020
    • 2 min
    Wildlife

    Virtual Connection During Social Distancing

    In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot has changed. Kids are home from school, parents are working remotely and often doing double...
    CCCD 2019 Year in Review
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Mar 6, 2020
    • 4 min
    Soil

    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...
    Landscaping Redefined
    Michael Nerrie
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 4 min
    Wildlife

    Landscaping 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,...
    Proper Land Stewardship Can Make a Difference
    John Snowdon
    • Nov 8, 2019
    • 3 min
    Wildlife

    Proper Land Stewardship Can Make a Difference

    Research published in the Sept, 2019 edition of the journal, Science, tells a frightening tale. Since 1970, the year before I graduated...
    Managing Property to Benefit Wildlife - Part II
    Amy Bodwell
    • Aug 23, 2019
    • 4 min
    Wildlife

    Managing Property to Benefit Wildlife - Part II

    Owning 235 acres can be daunting at times. So many questions about doing the right thing, doing too much, too little, which management...
    Diversifying Habitat for Wildlife
    Michael Nerrie
    • May 7, 2019
    • 3 min
    Wildlife

    Diversifying Habitat for Wildlife

    Here at Distant Hill Gardens and Nature Trail, I have been working with the Walpole office of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation...
    Wandering the Winter Woods
    Amy Bodwell
    • Jan 18, 2019
    • 2 min
    Wildlife

    Wandering the Winter Woods

    It’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...
    Squirrel-mageddon: A Lesson Learned
    John Snowdon
    • Oct 2, 2018
    • 2 min
    Wildlife

    Squirrel-mageddon: A Lesson Learned

    My wife and I have an “organically managed” hobby farm consisting of a small 15-tree orchard, numerous blueberry, raspberry and...
    Improving Aquatic Habitat with NRCS
    Wendy Ward
    • Jul 5, 2018
    • 3 min
    Wildlife

    Improving Aquatic Habitat with NRCS

    CHESHIRE COUNTY FISH & GAME CLUB - Ferry Brook Project Wood Additions Installation On Saturday September 23, 2017, NH Natural Resources...
    The Sounds of Spring
    Michael Nerrie
    • Apr 4, 2018
    • 3 min
    Wildlife

    The 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...
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