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Cars line up on a road with telephone poles near the road.

InDepthNH: "No Quick Fix To State’s Energy Woes"

December 12, 2022

Gov. Chris Sununu once again last week proposed a Northern Pass lite, high-voltage transmission system to bring now cheap HydroQuebec power to New Hampshire to offset spiking energy costs.

NH State House dome seen from Conservation Center in winter covered in snow.

2023 Legislative Session Outlook

Matt Leahy | December 10, 2022

Here are the issue areas we believe will be of interest to environmental protection, renewable energy, and conservation stakeholders in New Hampshire.​

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Advocacy,
Climate
The solar array at The Rocks.

Solar Array Completed at The Rocks to Offset 156,000 Pounds of Carbon Annually

Kelly Whalen | December 10, 2022

The solar array is made up of 180 photovoltaic solar panels spanning three, ground-mounted rows in a field next to the Carriage Barn.

Volunteers pass trees to be loaded into a FedEx truck.

390 Christmas Trees Travel from Bethlehem to Military Families in South Carolina

Anna Berry | December 1, 2022

Forest Society staff and business members donate trees to the program each year that are grown at The Rocks in Bethlehem, as do tree farmers from across New Hampshire and Vermont.

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The Rocks
Students pass trees to be loaded into a FedEx truck.

Caledonian Record: Annual Loading Of Trees For Troops Draws Big Turnout

December 1, 2022

It marked the first year that the loading wasn’t done at The Rocks Estate, just up the road and where major renovations are advancing to convert the Carriage Barn into the northern headquarters for SPNHF.

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The Rocks
A birds eye view of Morse Preserve in fall.

Land Conservation Success at the Morse Preserve and Belknap Mountains in Alton

Kelly Whalen, Leah Hart | November 30, 2022

The conservation of these two properties enlarges the Morse Preserve and creates a block of 1,250 acres of conserved land at the southern end of the Belknap Mountain Range.

Canadian geese find open water at Lake Massabesic on an early spring day in March.

Study Finds Warming Winters Present a Serious Threat to Water Quality

Matt Leahy | November 27, 2022

The report found that climate change has increased cold season snowmelt, the amount of winter precipitation falling as rain, and the frequency of rain-on-snow precipitation events.

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Advocacy,
Climate