Please join us for our 41st Annual Meeting.

Join Us November 5th, for the NHACC

41st Annual Meeting

New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions

41st Annual Meeting

Saturday, November 5, 20118:00AM - 3:30 PM

Rundlett Middle School

144 South Street, Concord, NH

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New Hampshire Associationof Conservation CommissionsS e r v i n g n e w H a m p S H i r e ’ S C o m m u n i t i e S S i n C e 1 9 7 0

30 great workshops and field trips: land conservation,

land management, how to lead a field trip, marketing &

social media, planning strategies to maintain water quality,

the state of NH’s birds, and more.

(603) 224-7867 | www.nhacc.org | info@nhacc.org

Questions? Contact us at: (603) 224-7867 | www.nhacc.org | info@nhacc.org

Local Volunteers – Local Projects – Statewide BenefitsNHACC is there to help achieve community conservation goals.

Come to learn.

Come to network.

Come to meet new friends!

30 Great

Workshops & Field trips!

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDConcord, NH

PERMIT No. 878

How to RegiSteR:We strongly encourage you to signup online:http://www.nhacc.org/annualmeeting41/

If you do not have access to the internet, please send the following form with your payment by October 27th, 2011 for best pricing.

We regret that we cannot refund registration fees.

Name:

Address:

Commission:

Phone:

Email:

Are you a new commissioner in 2011? yes no

PriCE PEr PErsoN (includes lunch):

NHACC Members: $45 ($50 after October 28)

Others: $55 ($65 after October 28)

Walk Ins: $65

Amount Enclosed:

Scholarships are available for students associated with member CC’s, please contact the NHACC office at 224-7867.

Please indicate the sessions you plan to attend:

10-12:15 Choose one session in A & one in B OR a field tripSession A Session B OR Morning Field Trip

1:15-3:30Choose one session in C & on in D OR a field tripSession C or Session DOR Afternoon Field Trip

DiReCtioNS:FRoM RoUte 89Take exit 2, (Clinton Street / Rte 113). Turn right onto Clinton Street. At the second traffic light, turn right onto South Street. School is on the right.

FRoM RoUte 93Take Exit 12 North, (South Main Street). Take the sec-ond left onto Broadway. After passing Rollins Park on the left, take the second left on Carter Street. School is opposite the end of Carter Street.

8:00 AM Registration Begins8:30 AM Business Meeting Begins9:15 AM Keynote Address by Richard ober, NH Charitable Foundation

CHooSe FRoM tHeSe gReAt SeSSioNS: Session A - 10:00-11:00 (Concurrent Sessions): 1. New Commissioners Workshop - NHACC board members

Kitty Lane, Bow CC; Gene Harrington, Londonderry CC

2. Conservation Projects from the Landowner’s perspective - Motives, tax advantages and concerns – Tom Masland, Esq., Ransmeier and Spellman

3. Understanding NrCs Farm Bill Programs – Deb Wey-mouth, Rick Ellsmore, NH Natural Resources Conservation Service; Dick Lutz, NH Association of Conservation Districts

4. How Has Your Community Taken Action for Wildlife – shar-ing Community stories – Amanda Stone, UNH Cooperative Extension; Lindsay Webb, NH Fish & Game

5. Developing Conservation Plans from a Natural resources inventory: Beyond the Basics – Jeffry N. Littleton, Conserva-tion Ecologist, Moosewood Ecological LLC

6. stormwater Management: Planning for a rainy Day – Bill Arcieri, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin

7. overview of Changes to the shoreland Protection Act (now shoreland Water Quality Protection Act)– Jay Aube, Shoreland Program DES

Session B - 11:15-12:15 (Concurrent Sessions):

1. Appraisals for Conservation Projects – George Lamprey, Lamprey Appraisals

2. Approaching and Negotiating with Landowners – Brian Hotz, Forest Society

3. Understanding NrCs Farm Bill Programs – Deb Weymouth, Rick Ellsmore, NH Natural Resources Conservation Service; Dick Lutz, NH Association of Conservation Districts

4. The 2011 NH Method and the NEW! NH Wetlands Map-per – Amanda Stone, UNH Cooperative Extension; Frank Mitchell, Rick van de Poll, Ecosystem Manage-ment Consultants

5. Make Your Voice Heard: How to influence Lawmaking – Amy Manzelli, Esq., Baldwin & Callen, PLLC

6. New Approaches to restoring NH’s rivers and streams - Natural Channel Design and Dam removal – Peter J. Walker, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin; Deb Loiselle, DES River Restoration Coordinator

7. overview of Changes to the shoreland Protection Act (now shoreland Water Quality Protection Act) - Jay Aube, Shoreland Program DES

Morning Field trip - 10:00-12:15 1. Field Trip 101: You CAN Lead a Field Walk – Emma

Carcagno and Malin Clyde, UNH Cooperative Extension

Session C - 1:15-2:15 (Concurrent Sessions):1. New Commissioners Workshop – NHACC board

members Paul Dionne, Derry CC; Gene Harrington, Londonderry CC

2. Creative real Estate Transactions for Conservation – Tom Howard, NH Conservation Real Estate

3. How to Partner with County Conservation Districts! – NH Association of Conservation Districts

4. Wetlands as Wildlife Habitat – Emily Brunkhurst, NH Fish and Game; Emma Carcagno, UNH Cooperative Extension

5. Nutrient Loading & Water Quality – Kitty Lane, Eastern Analytical Laboratory Testing, Bow CC, NHACC Board

6. Finding Wetland restoration opportunities in Your Community – Nancy Rendall, Peter J. Walker, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin

7. Get out and Get to Work: Engaging Your Community on Town Lands – Malin Clyde, UNH Cooperative Extension and Durham CC; Mark Traeger, Sandown CC

Session D - 2:30-3:30 (Concurrent Sessions): 1. Good Forestry: Managing Forests Around Water and

Wetlands – Karen Bennett, UNH Cooperative Extension

2. outreach 101 – Free and Low-Cost Ways to Use Tech-nology and Traditional Methods to inform the Public, Gain support & Promote Your Work in Conservation - Wendy and Neil Wetherbee, Wetherbee Creative & Web

3. Defunded Doesn’t Mean Defunct: Manchester CC’s Bike Tour Keeps Things Pedaling Along – The Honorable Jane Beaulieu, Manchester CC

4. Getting the P out: Protecting Water Quality with steep slope and riparian Buffer regulations – Dan Sundquist, Forest Society; Steve Whitman, Jeffrey H. Taylor & Associates, Inc.

5. The state of the Birds: What NH Communities Can Do To Help Bird Populations – Pam Hunt, NH Audubon

6. Add a Little Culture to your Natural resource in-ventory – Edna Feighner, NH Division of Historical Resources

7. Understanding Water Quality Assessment Data: How Healthy are NH’s Lakes and Ponds? – Sara Steiner, Volunteer Lake Assessment Program Coordinator, DES

Afternoon Field trip - 1:15-3:301. Putting the NH Method to Work - Wetland Evaluation

in the Field – Amanda Stone, Frank Mitchell, UNH Cooperative Extension; Rick Van de Poll, Ecosystem Management Consultants

NHACC member commissions please let us know if you’d like to reserve free display space.

NHACC is committed to environmentally responsible events. You can help by carpooling and bringing your own water bottle and/or coffee mug.

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