Upcoming events (All calendars)
Thursday, 05/15/2008
New England Water Quality Meeting
(01:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
Requested by: Julia Peterson
GSDLN Sites Site 1 - UNHCE - Durham, Taylor Hall; Confirmed Site 2 - UVM; Confirmed Site 3 - UConn; Confirmed Site 4 - UMaine; Not Confirmed Site 5 - URI; Not Confirmed; Site 6 - Plymouth State College
Satellite Feed? Yes
Continous Presence? Yes
Confirmation to Requesting Party:
Bridge Confirmation:
GSDLN Sites Site 1 - UNHCE - Durham, Taylor Hall; Confirmed Site 2 - UVM; Confirmed Site 3 - UConn; Confirmed Site 4 - UMaine; Not Confirmed Site 5 - URI; Not Confirmed; Site 6 - Plymouth State College
Satellite Feed? Yes
Continous Presence? Yes
Confirmation to Requesting Party:
Bridge Confirmation:
Location
- Taylor Hall, 59 College Road, Durham, NH, 03824
GirlsSpace
(03:00 PM - 05:00 PM)
What’s it like to be a girl in today’s world? Confusing? Fun? Challenging? Come to GirlsSpace and join with other girls to explore this question and more! Seacoast Youth Services and UNH Cooperative Extension are sponsoring this opportunity for girls to come together and explore what it’s like to be a girl today. What are the elements in our community and our culture that support the healthy development of girls? What are the barriers or challenges to the healthy development of girls?
TOPICS FOR GIRLS TO EXPLORE:
TIME: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Snacks at 3 PM)
WHERE: Seacoast Youth Services, 867 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, NH
FACILITATORS: Karyn M. Blass, M.Ed., Extension Educator, UNH Cooperative Extension and Stephanie Charron, B.A., Family Studies
AUDIENCE: Girls in Grades 5-6 who are ready, willing and able to be part of a learning/activity group
View flyer for girls
View flyer for parents
CONTACT: 679-5616 or email karyn.blass@unh.edu
TOPICS FOR GIRLS TO EXPLORE:
- The value of friendships among girls and how to strengthen friendships
- Body image: the influence of media on girls’ self-esteem
- Managing stress in ways that won’t create MORE STRESS!
- Recognizing unhealthy dating relationships
- Being who you ARE
- Knowing yourself and knowing what matters to YOU
- Making a difference, take a stand, speak up, speak out
TIME: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Snacks at 3 PM)
WHERE: Seacoast Youth Services, 867 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, NH
FACILITATORS: Karyn M. Blass, M.Ed., Extension Educator, UNH Cooperative Extension and Stephanie Charron, B.A., Family Studies
AUDIENCE: Girls in Grades 5-6 who are ready, willing and able to be part of a learning/activity group
View flyer for girls
View flyer for parents
CONTACT: 679-5616 or email karyn.blass@unh.edu
Poultry Twilight Meeting
(05:30 PM - 08:00 PM)
So you want to have your own chickens? Join us at the McClary Hill Farm, 3 Griffin Road, Epsom, NH and learn about different housing options for your chickens, what to feed them, how to care for them, and how to prevent problems. This program will discuss both layers and broilers and will be of interest to both commercial farmers and anyone in the general public who is interested in raising their own chickens for eggs or meat. Visit www.mcclaryhillfarm.com for directions to the farm. For more information, contact Dot Perkins at (603) 225-5505 or dorothy.perkins@unh.edu.
Garden and Nature Workshop, Invasive Plant Identification and Control"
(06:00 PM - 07:00 PM)
Belknap County Complex Activities Room.36 County Drive, Laconia.
Chris Mattrick, Field Biologist with the White Mountain National Forest, will talk about how to recognize some of the region’s most common invasive plants, plus what you can do to help control the spread of invasive plants.
Friday, 05/16/2008
Tom Fairchild Golf Tournament Friend of NH 4-H
(All day)
The Tom Fairchild Golf Tournament, Friend of NH 4-H will be held at the Canterbury Woods Country Club. Bring a team and support the 4-H Foundation of NH. For more information contact Wendy Brock, 862-2187.
4-H State Activities Day
(All day)
4-H State Activities Day held at the Pembroke Academy in Pembroke, NH, call Becky at 527-5475 for more information.
Tom Fairchild Golf Tournament Friend of NH 4-H
(08:00 AM - 04:00 PM)
Annual 4-H Golf Tournament to be held at Canterbury Woods Country Club sponsored by th 4-H Foundation of NH. For more information contact Wendy Brock 862-2187
U.S. Army Corps Wetland Delineator Methods
(08:30 AM - 05:00 PM)
UNH Professional Development & Training, Pease Tradeport, 200 International Drive, Portsmouth, NH
This 37-hour training course (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 & 5/30) is based in part on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual, Technical Report Y-87-1 (1987 Manual), as provided for in the training materials developed in conjunction with Section 307 (e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 for the Wetland Delineator Certification Program. Individuals who complete the program will receive a Certificate of Training. Cost does not include required text, available from instructor at first class. (This is part of the Wetland Delineation Certificate Program, but you do not need to enroll in the program to take this workshop.)
SPONSOR: University of New Hampshire Professional Development & Training
FEE: $650 (includes $50 for meals/breaks)
CEUs: Approved by the NH Joint Board of Licensure for 20 CEUs for Foresters, 10.5 CEUs for Surveyors, and 10 CEUs for Wetland & Soil Scientists
To register call: (603) 862-2015 or 1 (800) 313-5327. To register on the web click here.
This 37-hour training course (5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 & 5/30) is based in part on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual, Technical Report Y-87-1 (1987 Manual), as provided for in the training materials developed in conjunction with Section 307 (e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 for the Wetland Delineator Certification Program. Individuals who complete the program will receive a Certificate of Training. Cost does not include required text, available from instructor at first class. (This is part of the Wetland Delineation Certificate Program, but you do not need to enroll in the program to take this workshop.)
SPONSOR: University of New Hampshire Professional Development & Training
FEE: $650 (includes $50 for meals/breaks)
CEUs: Approved by the NH Joint Board of Licensure for 20 CEUs for Foresters, 10.5 CEUs for Surveyors, and 10 CEUs for Wetland & Soil Scientists
To register call: (603) 862-2015 or 1 (800) 313-5327. To register on the web click here.
Breeding Birds
(01:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
Krif Road, Keene NH
Spring is coming, and with it, dozens of species of birds and their songs! We will visit a bird banding station with ornithologist Jon Atwood, Antioch University New England, and learn about the morphology and habits of New England's breeding birds. We will meet at the parking lot by the KSC soccer field at the end of Krif Road in Keene. Krif Road is located off of Route 10 south of the new roundabout.
SPONSOR: UNH Cooperative Extension, Monadnock Conservancy
FEE: Free
For more information and to pre-register contact Steve Roberge at 603-352-4550 or email Steven Roberge.
For a copy of the flyer click here.
Spring is coming, and with it, dozens of species of birds and their songs! We will visit a bird banding station with ornithologist Jon Atwood, Antioch University New England, and learn about the morphology and habits of New England's breeding birds. We will meet at the parking lot by the KSC soccer field at the end of Krif Road in Keene. Krif Road is located off of Route 10 south of the new roundabout.
SPONSOR: UNH Cooperative Extension, Monadnock Conservancy
FEE: Free
For more information and to pre-register contact Steve Roberge at 603-352-4550 or email Steven Roberge.
For a copy of the flyer click here.
Starting Over: New Choices...New Direction
(01:30 PM - 04:00 PM)
This 2-hour personal financial management course (plus 1/2-hour break time), is offered to NH Bankruptcy filers to satisfy the personal finance education required by federal bankruptcy law.
Location: Coös County - Please contact Sue Buteau at (603) 788-4961 for more info.
Residents from all counties welcome
Location: Coös County - Please contact Sue Buteau at (603) 788-4961 for more info.
Residents from all counties welcome
Saturday, 05/17/2008
4-H Shooting Sports NH State Leader Training
(All day)
The NH 4-H Shooting Sports Program will host a workshop to certify volunteer leaders in either archery, black powder, pistol, rifle, shotgun, advanced shotgun or wildlife & hunting. Once enrolled as 4-H volunteers, adults will be certified to teach one specific discipline to youth participating in a formal 4-H Shooting Sports Program.
This is a 2 day training, Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008. All sessions will be conducted in the 4-H way "learn by doing".
NEW LOCATION: Bear Hill 4-H Camp. Allenstown, NH
COST: pre-registration is required. Fee for NH volunteers is $35. Leaders from other states are welcome at the fee of $50.
DUE: registration is due by May 5.
CONTACT: Larry Barker, call 603-788-4961 or email larry.barker@unh.edu
This is a 2 day training, Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008. All sessions will be conducted in the 4-H way "learn by doing".
NEW LOCATION: Bear Hill 4-H Camp. Allenstown, NH
COST: pre-registration is required. Fee for NH volunteers is $35. Leaders from other states are welcome at the fee of $50.
DUE: registration is due by May 5.
CONTACT: Larry Barker, call 603-788-4961 or email larry.barker@unh.edu
Sheep Shearing Day
(All day)
Conducted by the River Valley Shephers 4-H club.
Location
- Grafton County Farm, Dartmouth College Hwy., , North Haverhill, NH, 03774
4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training
(All day)
Workshops begin at 9:00 on Saturday, May 17 and finish at 3:00 on Sunday afternoon.
Registrations must be received by May 5th. Deposits are not refundable if cancellation is made after May 5th.
Location
- Barry Conservation Camp, , , Berlin, NH,
NH State 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training in Coos County
(All day)
The New Hampshire 4-H Shooting Sports
Program will host a workshop to certify
volunteer leaders in either archery, black
powder, pistol, rifle, shotgun, advanced
shotgun or wildlife & hunting. Minimum
enrollments are required in order to offer each
discipline. Once enrolled as 4-H volunteers,
adults will be certified to teach one specific
discipline to youth participating in a formal 4-H
Shooting Sports Program. All NH 4-H
volunteers must complete an orientation with
their local county Extension Office before
being officially enrolled and it is recommended
that volunteers do this before attending this
4-H Shooting Sports Volunteer Training
(All day)
4-H Shooting Sports Volunteer Training: May 17 & 18 will be held at the Barry Conservation Camp in Berlin, NH Call Becky at 527-5475 for more information.
Spring Migration Bird Walk
(07:00 AM - 09:00 AM)
Pawtuckaway State Park, Deerfield/Nottingham
Davis Finch, a local birding expert, has volunteered to lead an early morning walk to identify birds by both sight and song at the height of the spring migration.
The Art of Showing
(10:00 AM - 04:00 PM)
A Clinic with Sherrye Johnson Trafton, AQHA Judge
Location: Phyllis and Bill Elliott's, 250 South Road, Brentwood
Free to Rockingham County 4-H members and leaders OR $10/person or $25/family.
Bring lunch or buy food on site.
Call Phyllis Elliott at 642-6366 to sign up for this clinic.
Location: Phyllis and Bill Elliott's, 250 South Road, Brentwood
Free to Rockingham County 4-H members and leaders OR $10/person or $25/family.
Bring lunch or buy food on site.
Call Phyllis Elliott at 642-6366 to sign up for this clinic.
Sunday, 05/18/2008
Native Birds
(06:30 AM - 09:00 AM)
D Acres, 218 Streeter Woods Rd., Dorchester, NH
Join PSU professor Len Reitsma in identifying New Hampshire bird species by sight and sound. Bring binoculars and birding field guides if you have them.
SPONSOR: D Acres of New Hampshire
FEE: $24
Call D Acres at (603) 786-2366 for details & directions.
Join PSU professor Len Reitsma in identifying New Hampshire bird species by sight and sound. Bring binoculars and birding field guides if you have them.
SPONSOR: D Acres of New Hampshire
FEE: $24
Call D Acres at (603) 786-2366 for details & directions.
4-H Shooting Sports NH State Leader Training (continued)
(All day)
NH State 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training. 2nd day of this 2-day training Saturday, May 17 & Sunday May 18, 2008.
You must attend both days.
You must attend both days.
4-H Shooting Sports Volunteer Training
(All day)
4-H Shooting Sports Volunteer Training: May 17 & 18 will be held at the Barry Conservation Camp in Berlin, NH Call Becky at 527-5475 for more informatio
Monday, 05/19/2008
4-H Leaders' Association Meeting
(All day)
Annual planning meeting.
Location
- Grafton County UNHCE Office, 3855 Dartmouth College Highway, , North Haverhill, NH, 03774
Cooperative Extension Annual Staff Conference
(08:15 AM - 03:45 PM)
The theme for this year's conference is "UNH - Sea to Sky: Research to Outreach." Our keynote speaker is Gary Hirshberg, Chairman, President and "CE-Yo" of Stonyfield Farm. There will be workshops in the morning, tours of research facilities on campus in the afternoon, our annual recognition ceremony, raffle baskets and plants and more!
Register now at the conference website.
Location
- Granite State Room, Memorial Union Building, UNH Campus, Durham, NH, 03824
"Eat Healthy, Stay Fit" Home Study Course
(All day)
Details: The Eat Healthy, Stay Fit home study course is a 6-lesson nutrition course you can complete in the comfort of your own home. This course is limited to New Hampshire residents who are participating in or are eligible for the Food Stamp Program. Enrollment in the course can take place at any time of the year, and participants can complete the course at their own pace. This course is available at no charge. Call Brenda Carey at the Belknap County Cooperative Extension Office at 603-527-5475 or e-mail: brenda.carey@unh.edu for more information.
Investing for Your Future (ongoing)
(All day)
This eleven-unit Learn At Home course is for beginning investors with small dollars to invest at any one time. It assumes participants are investing for the first time and/or selecting investment products that they have not purchased previously. The cost of the 150-page workbook is $10 plus $4 for shipping, or it may be picked up at the Belknap County Extension Office for $10. For more information call the Extension Office at 603-524-5475 or email sue.cagle@unh.edu
Drinking Water Source Protection Workshop
(09:00 AM - 04:00 PM)
New Hampshire Technical Institute, Sweeney Auditorium, Concord, NH
This year's workshop promises to be another outstanding event including session topics that cover recent legislative changes affecting water supplies, progress on a state "smart growth" initiative results from applied research and "real world" local source protection projects and hands on GIS training. Workshop information will help guide a source water protection effort to the best approaches to effective actionable strategies and practices. Members of community boards (planning, etc.), conservation commissions, regional agencies, non-profit organizations and consultants should attend.
Topics may include:
- Discussion of new policy, legislative or regulatory changes affecting water supplies
- New smart growth projects and initiatives
- Research concerning impervious areas and water quality within sub-watersheds
- Local land use planning or geo-technical case studies
- Community forests and their role in water supply protection
- Lessons learned from a state-wide study of MTBE contamination in public water supplies
- Hands-on GIS training from UNH Cooperative Extension (limited seating)
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