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InDepthNH: "No Quick Fix To State’s Energy Woes"
December 12, 2022Gov. 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.
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- Advocacy,
- Northern Pass
Solar Array Completed at The Rocks to Offset 156,000 Pounds of Carbon Annually
The solar array is made up of 180 photovoltaic solar panels spanning three, ground-mounted rows in a field next to the Carriage Barn.
2023 Legislative Session Outlook
Here are the issue areas we believe will be of interest to environmental protection, renewable energy, and conservation stakeholders in New Hampshire.
InDepthNH: "Sununu Floats New ‘Version’ of Failed Northern Pass Hydro In Face of High Energy Costs"
December 9, 2022Sununu made the comments at a meeting with the press.
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- Northern Pass,
- Advocacy
390 Christmas Trees Travel from Bethlehem to Military Families in South Carolina
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
Caledonian Record: Annual Loading Of Trees For Troops Draws Big Turnout
December 1, 2022It 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
Land Conservation Success at the Morse Preserve and Belknap Mountains in Alton
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.
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- Land Conservation
Study Finds Warming Winters Present a Serious Threat to Water Quality
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.