CAW members represent NH at the 2017 Beaches Conference

CAW members represent NH at the 2017 Beaches Conference

By: Lisa Graichen Wells, ME – A number of members of the NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) attended the 2017 Beaches Conference on July 14 at the Wells High School in Wells, Maine. The first Maine Beaches Conference was in 2000, and this year’s –...
Grants Available for Land Conservation Transaction Costs

Grants Available for Land Conservation Transaction Costs

The Great Bay Resources Protection Partnership announces $38,000 in grant funds available for conservation land transaction costs in the New Hampshire Coastal Watershed Durham, NH – The Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership (GBRPP) has announced grant applications...
CAW Members attend 2017 National Adaptation Forum

CAW Members attend 2017 National Adaptation Forum

By: Lisa Graichen St. Paul, MN – Five members of the NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) kicked off May with a trip to St. Paul, Minnesota, for the 3rd National Adaptation Forum (NAF). The Forum drew about 1,000 attendees from almost all 50 states, as well as...
Five Takeaways from the 2017 Climate Summit

Five Takeaways from the 2017 Climate Summit

By: Kirsten Howard Greenland, NH – This year’s Climate Summit was a little different than past summits. After working for over eight years with coastal NH communities, the Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) and our partners have learned a few things about what...
CAW Partners Receive Resilience Grants

CAW Partners Receive Resilience Grants

Portsmouth, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program is excited to launch four projects to promote flood hazard preparedness and resilience in New Hampshire communities along the Atlantic Coast and Great Bay estuary....
Restoring Oysters in the Great Bay Estuary

Restoring Oysters in the Great Bay Estuary

By: Ellie Baker, The Nature Conservancy Durham, NH – In 2016, The Nature Conservancy, University of New Hampshire, and independent oyster growers worked together to initiate oyster restoration efforts in 12 acres of the Great Bay Estuary in NH.  Restoration...