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Earth Day turns 54 years old on April 22, 2024. It began in 1970, during an era of civic action when concerned citizens from all walks of life held environmental teach-ins. Throughout the United States, people gathered to learn the facts about environmental degradation happening across the country. Today, we might not call the actions […] The post Here’s how you can work with conservation commissions on Earth Day – and every day appeared first on New Hampshire Bulletin.

Founded in 1894 as a private land trust, the Andover Village Improvement Society has since been dedicated to preserving open space and protecting native habitat.

ESSEX — Selectmen and the Conservation Commission are considering a potential wetlands protection bylaw.

A fifth grade student from Southborough is steering the effort to make the blue-spotted salamander the official amphibian of Massachusetts.

Local residents are being advised to avoid boating on Lake Quinsigamond and stop using water from the lake for irrigation of plants or lawns or watering livestock until Thursday, after the lake receives herbicide treatment for ‘invasive’ aquatic plants. The herbicide treatment of the lake is planned for Wednesday, city officials said. In a statement Monday, Worcester officials said the city’s Department of Sustainability and Resilience, in collaboration with the Lake Quins...

The New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions is granting prizes ranging from $50 to $250 for original nature photographs. The “Water, Wetlands and Wildlife in the Natural World” contest is open through Sept. 8 for photographs taken anytime this year by age groups of 12 and under, teens 13-18 and adults 19 and up. Winners […]

Department of Enviromental Services But To Whom?

A state policy that has guided Harvard’s use of town-owned conservation lands for 25 years has finally achieved the force of law. Since the...

Templeton woman Christy Boris achieves dream of completing ultramarathon

EGREMONT —Alexis Fakelman of the Egremont Conservation Commission has received a certificate of achievement from the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions for completing eight units of the state organization’s training