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Erosion Control Field Day
June 2018 Training for professionals working in soils, erosion control, water quality, public works, engineering, roads, planning, consulting, and septic designers & installers. Topics for the day
Continuing Education Credits, available for these workshops -
- NH Department of Environmental Services, DES Subsurface designers & installers. - EnviroCert International, Professional Development Hours - VT Department of Environmental Conservation, non-soil credits |
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Vernal Pool: Wetlands, Wildlife and Soils Workshop, May
Natural Resources Field Day
for 5th grade students in Coös County
The Field Day is on the third Wednesday of May every year and is hosted at CJEJ Farm in Columbia.
Students alternate through seven unique outdoor stations with presentations by natural resources professionals.
These stations include information about -
wildlife, forestry, fisheries, livestock,
agriculture, soils and farm safety.
for 5th grade students in Coös County
The Field Day is on the third Wednesday of May every year and is hosted at CJEJ Farm in Columbia.
Students alternate through seven unique outdoor stations with presentations by natural resources professionals.
These stations include information about -
wildlife, forestry, fisheries, livestock,
agriculture, soils and farm safety.
Native Plant Nursery
The District's Native Plant Nursery, is a continually growing project. Our native plants, once established, will be available to local, state and private agencies working on conservation, erosion control projects.
We need your help - We have started some plants, grasses, willows, etc. However, we are looking for input, which species work best for you, and what would you like to see available locally for these projects, please let us know. You can send an email to da.cccd@gmail.com
We have been able to create the Nursery with financial support from the -
NH State Conservation Committee / Moose Plate Grant Fund.
The District's Native Plant Nursery, is a continually growing project. Our native plants, once established, will be available to local, state and private agencies working on conservation, erosion control projects.
We need your help - We have started some plants, grasses, willows, etc. However, we are looking for input, which species work best for you, and what would you like to see available locally for these projects, please let us know. You can send an email to da.cccd@gmail.com
We have been able to create the Nursery with financial support from the -
NH State Conservation Committee / Moose Plate Grant Fund.
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Stream bank restoration project, with completed crib wall.
A several of these projects have been overseen and completed by NRCS. The District helped secure funding for a portion these projects. A before and after picture of a couple of these projects.
These projects are designed to preserve agriculture lands but stabilizing stream banks and to restore & preserve natural wildlife habitats.
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Wood Ash Spreader
The recent purchase of a Wood Ash Spreader has also proven to be a great success with our local farmers.
Just in the short time we have owned it, several local farmers have benefited from the availability of the spreader to get wood ash and lime on their fields to improve soil quality and group yields.
Comments from a few of our farmers that have used it and their pictures:
“I used the ash spreader early in the season. Rain was a disadvantage for me the week that I rented the spreader but I got the job done. I spread 150 ton of ash during the week that I rented it. Previous years I had incorporated the ash with manure and used my manure spreader to distribute the combined product. By using the ash spreader I was able to apply a more consistent layer over a wider area, the small size of the machine also allowed me to get back into some more remote places. Thank you so much for making this available to us. It makes a big difference to a small farm!” Tichy, West Milan.
"This spreader is so much better to spread the ash with, compared to my manure spreader. You can see the spread pattern as your moving along. But when I would stop and look for the ash you could barely see it. The next day it was raining a little. Then I could see the fine coating on each pass. This is the perfect way to incorporate the ash in the soil. I didn't take a picture of the field that rainy morning, but I do have a picture before I filled it up." McGee, Lancaster
We would like to Thank the NH Charitable Foundation for providing us with Neil & Louise Tillotson Grant Funds to allow us to purchase this much needed piece of equipment for the North Country.
The recent purchase of a Wood Ash Spreader has also proven to be a great success with our local farmers.
Just in the short time we have owned it, several local farmers have benefited from the availability of the spreader to get wood ash and lime on their fields to improve soil quality and group yields.
Comments from a few of our farmers that have used it and their pictures:
“I used the ash spreader early in the season. Rain was a disadvantage for me the week that I rented the spreader but I got the job done. I spread 150 ton of ash during the week that I rented it. Previous years I had incorporated the ash with manure and used my manure spreader to distribute the combined product. By using the ash spreader I was able to apply a more consistent layer over a wider area, the small size of the machine also allowed me to get back into some more remote places. Thank you so much for making this available to us. It makes a big difference to a small farm!” Tichy, West Milan.
"This spreader is so much better to spread the ash with, compared to my manure spreader. You can see the spread pattern as your moving along. But when I would stop and look for the ash you could barely see it. The next day it was raining a little. Then I could see the fine coating on each pass. This is the perfect way to incorporate the ash in the soil. I didn't take a picture of the field that rainy morning, but I do have a picture before I filled it up." McGee, Lancaster
We would like to Thank the NH Charitable Foundation for providing us with Neil & Louise Tillotson Grant Funds to allow us to purchase this much needed piece of equipment for the North Country.
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Soil Health Initiative
Farmers interested in learning more about ways to improve the productivity of your soil should visit the NH Association of County Districts website. Interested producers, should sign up by March 1, you will be put on a contact list to receive updated information about cover crop trials, seed mixes, dates, and equipment availability. We’ve Got It Covered! Already using cover crops? This campaign seeks to assist farmers in getting recognition for the good cover cropping already being implemented on farms. These signs are available in your local NRCS, Conservation District or Cooperative Extension Office. Who We Are We are a group of technical service providers from NRCS, NH Association of Conservation Districts (NHACD), County Conservation Districts across the state, Granite State Graziers, and UNH Cooperative Extension. |
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A cooperative funding agreement between the NH Association of Conservation Districts
and the CT Council on Soil and Water Conservation
To provide technical assistance to the
Long Island Sound Watershed - Regional Conservation Partnership Program (LISW-RCPP)
October 2016 - December 2019
and the CT Council on Soil and Water Conservation
To provide technical assistance to the
Long Island Sound Watershed - Regional Conservation Partnership Program (LISW-RCPP)
October 2016 - December 2019
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