The Conservation Committee meets on the first Wednesday of every month at the Warner Town Hall, Lower Meeting Room. See notices posted at Town Hall for exact times and location. Click here for Conservation Commission Meeting minutes.

Appointed Members:

• Nancy Martin, Chairwoman - 2023
• Michael Amaral - 2024
• Ken Cogswell - 2024
• Doug Allen - 2022
• Alice Chamberlin - 2022
• Susi von Oettengen - 2022

Alternate Members:

• Scott Warren - 2022
• Phil Stockwell - 2022
• Jackie Germain - 2025
• Jody Sloan - 2025

Conservation Commission Documents:

Additional Information and Links:

• Conservation Commission Monitored Easements:
  • R.A.W. Easement Report (2020)
• Nature Groupie Experiences
• NH Rivers Management & Protection Program
• NHDES Designated River Corridor Mapper
• NH DES page for Wetland/Shoreland Query (Select "Warner" for the "Site Town" field and click on "Execute Query".
• UNH Extension:
  • Forests & Trees
  • Newsletters
• Warner River Local Advisory Committee
  
• Warner River Whitewater Kayaking: Melvin Mills to Waterloo 04/06/2020: Description, Video
  

UNH Cooperative Extension Activities:

• Contact Heley Andreozzi for more information at Haley.Andreozzi@unh.edu
• March 2 – NHACC Lunch & Learn: Funding Options for Trails – Online
• March 9 – Attracting Beneficial Insects with Native Plants from North Branch Nature Center – Online
• March 10 – NH Woods & Wildlife: Live! – Why Did the Salamander Cross the Road? Amphibian Migration in NH – Online
• March 15 – Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop – Online (Volunteering takes place in the Monadnock Region)
• March 17 – Winter Shrub Identification and Ecology Walk – Somersworth
• March 19 – Women in the Woods: Winter Tree Identification Walk – Lee
• March 23 – Warmer, Wackier Weather: Protecting NH’s Wildlife in a Changing Climate – Online
• April 1 & 2 – Saving Special Places: New Hampshire’s Annual Land Conservation Conference – Online
• April 4 to June 27 – An Introduction to Identifying Birds by Sight and Sound: 12 Week Online & Field Course
• April 6 – Woodcock Walkabout – Wolfeboro (at the property of Bob & Trish Leipold, both Coverts Cooperators)
• April 20 – Woodcock & Snipe Walkabout – Jefferson
• April 27 – What Birds Can I Expect Here? – Online
• April 29 – Recognizing and Managing Wildlife Habitat on your Land – Epping
• May 19 – Identification & Ecology of Birds Associated with Beaver Ponds – Epping
• May 28 – Guided Birding in Old-field, Wetland, and Forest Habitats – Epping
• May 28 – Identification & Ecology of Birds in Forest Habitats – Epping

Volunteer Opportunity – Schoolyard SITES

Do you want to share your passion for nature and impact how New Hampshire children learn science? Schoolyard SITES partners Extension volunteers with elementary teachers. Together, they will explore, develop, and implement citizen science projects that relate to New Hampshire's natural world and engage elementary students in inquiry projects in the schoolyard. You can watch a brief video about the project here, and learn more about volunteering with Schoolyard SITES here. If you’re interested, applications are due March 31^st. Want to learn more? Join an upcoming information session on Wednesday, March 2, 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. or Monday, March 14, 4:00 – 4:30 pm.

News, Resources, Jobs, etc.

• Report Your Winter Wild Turkey Sightings to NH Fish & Game before March 31
• Looking to Purchase Land? Check Out the Updated Prospective Buyer Guide