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AP: Old Forest May Derail Sunapee Expansion Plan

January 30, 2015

In a report delivered to the state’s Department of Resources and Economic Development and provided to The Associated Press, the state’s Natural Heritage Bureau said it confirmed the existence of the stand of mostly red spruce trees, some of which were older than 170 years. The land, part of Mount Sunapee State Park, showed no signs of logging or other human interference and the bureau deemed the spruce trees, that most desirable of timber products, part of an “exemplary forest.”

NHPR: Fish & Game Weighs Allowing Trapping Bobcats

January 21, 2015

$10 million Grant to Fund Connecticut River Watershed

January 17, 2015

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded part of a $10 million grant through the Farm Bill’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program to the Connecticut River Watershed Council and its partners to improve the health of the watershed. The grant will be matched dollar-for-dollar by other state, local, and private funding sources for numerous conservation projects throughout New Hampshire and New England.

N.H. conservation efforts receive $800K in federal funds

January 16, 2015