Services and Activities
Landowner and Agricultural Assistance
Belknap County Conservation District promotes conservation practices in the
community by:
- Assisting
farmers, landowners, and communities with improvement of agriculture, conservation and
nutrient management activities.
Center Harbor Beach gets a rain garden
to help improve water quality!
The town beach in
Center Harbor is ready to make the best of all the rain we’ve been
getting! The garden, fed by roof gutters and rain barrels at the covered
picnic area, will collect rain water and over a 24 hour period allow it
to slowly soak into the ground or be used by the garden plants. This is
important because heavy rains often travel rapidly down slopes, over
short grass and exposed soil. When water moves quickly it has enough
force to pick up soil particles and can cause erosion that leads to
water pollution. This project was made possible by the Belknap County
Conservation District with assistance from the Town of Center Harbor
Parks & Recreation Department and funded by the New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation – Lakes Region. For more information on this project, or
rain gardens in general, please contact the Belknap County Conservation
District at telephone 527-5880.
For information on rain
gardens
http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/lcsg/lcsgh09001.pdf
and for information on landscaping near lakes, ponds and streams look
for the publication Landscaping At The Water’s Edge: An Ecological
Approach at
http://extension.unh.edu/resources/
Emma Melvin (left),
contractor hired by the Belknap County Conservation
District and Jared McGrath (right), of the Town of Center Harbor Parks &
Recreation Department mulch a newly planted rain garden designed to
capture rain water and prevent soil erosion. Funding for this rain garden
provided by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation – Lakes Region. |
Hunkins Pond Water Quality
Improvement Project - an example of a Conservation
Innovation Grant project. Hunkins Pond in Sanbornton, NH
experiences high nutrient loads each summer, resulting in growth of
algae that turns the pond into "pea" soup. Click on link above
to view slide show of project.
Funding for the
Eco Agent project was provided in part by a Watershed Assistance
Grant from the NH Department of Environmental Services with Clean
Water Act Section 319 funds from the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. The Opechee Garden Club provided funding
for the printing and distribution of the posters.
Site Plan Reviews -
BCCD offers 3rd party review of site plan development proposals
to
Planning Boards at low cost.
Community Gardens - see link on the
left side
Fall Bulb Sale - each
fall BCCD offers a Flower and Bulb sale for Spring flowers!
Check the home page for current ordering information.
Tree and Shrub Sale
-
The Spring 2010 Tree and Shrub Sale was recently held. Each year
in March orders are taken in time for spring planting. Click on link at left for more
details.
Envirothon -
NH
Association of Conservation Districts sponsors the NH Envirothon each year.
This is a great opportunity for schools and students to gain in-depth
knowledge and
experience on
conservation issues facing today's communities and conservation
professionals.
The 2010 Theme is : Protection of Groundwater Through Urban,
Agricultural, and
Environmental Planning
Visit
NHACD's website for more information
and details.
