Atkinson is a member of the New Hampshire Association of
Conservation Commissions. NHACC is a private, non-profit association of municipal
conservation commissions. Its purpose is to foster conservation and appropriate
use of New Hampshire's natural resources by providing assistance to
conservation commissions, facilitating communication and cooperation among
commissions, and helping to create a climate in which commissions can be
successful. Their website, at http://www.nhacc.org,
contains a wealth of conservation information and informative links.
Atkinson
Energy Efficiency Committee
For
news and ideas on saving energy (and money!) in Atkinson: http://AtkinsonSavesEnergy.blogspot.com
New
Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES)
Wetlands
Bureau: http://www.des.state.nh.us/wetlands
Water
Division: http://www.des.state.nh.us/water_intro.htm
The
NH Fish and Game Department publishes “Wild Times” wildlife journal for kids on
its website. The first issue, found at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Kids/Wildtimes_issues/Wildtimes_issue1.pdf,
has fun information about wildlife in winter for children.
All
conservation and recreation reserves in New Hampshire, on a graphical map! Go
to NH GRANIT's Conservation Lands Viewer for a fully-interactive map
of all lands open to outdoor activities. This map database is constantly
updated by communities and conservation commissions.
The
Trust for Public Land (TPL) continually acquires and manages land in New
Hampshire. Their online magazine is at http://www.tpl.org/.
The
Society for the Preservation of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) manages
and protects over one million acres in the state of New Hampshire. Find out
about their programs and activities at http://www.spnhf.org.
The
why and hows of buffering wetlands: http://www.crjc.org/riparianbuffers.htm
Backyard Composting: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/pdf/Compost.pdf