Pavements are some of the most prolific structures in the modern U.S. landscape. Traditional impervious paved surfaces have been inextricably linked to adverse impacts on water quality at the regional and watershed levels. Many technologies exist to mitigate these threats, including innovative paving alternatives.

Porous pavements are one of the most rapidly expanding practices available for protecting urban watersheds and aquifers. Recent advancements in technical design specifications and improved material selection make porous pavement technologies a powerful tool for engineers and developers facing ever increasing treatment performance standards.

This workshop provides stormwater management professionals with the most up to date characteristics of successful porous pavement applications. This full-day training includes field visits to a variety of on-the ground porous pavement installations throughout the UNH campus and the region. Participants will learn key design principles necessary to successfully design, evaluate, specify, and install porous pavement for stormwater management.

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Location: Porous asphalt parking lot at UNH located in the eastern corner of the West Edge Parking Lot. The UNH campus map may be found at: http://www.unh.edu/transportation/visitor/map.pdf The field facility at the West End Parking lot is the blue-colored lot on the upper left hand corner of the map.

Directions to the field facility are located here>>

See the facility in Google Maps here>>

SAFE reviews critical food safety and sanitation concepts, and food handling tips.  It is useful for new employees, or as a refresher workshop for more experienced staff.

The 2 hour workshop uses practical, hands-on discussion and demonstrations to help participants apply safe food handling practices in the workplace. SAFE participants receive fact sheets and a certificate of completion.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: January 31 through June 27. This is an ongoing exercise program for older adults to maintain bone health through biweekly strength and balance classes.

Learn the ins and outs of working with ArcGIS 10.1 in a hands-on learning environment! This course is useful for people who have no prior GIS experience, as well as those who have used ArcGIS, but are new to ArcGIS 10.1 With a focus on New Hampshire data and applications, participants learn how to use ArcGIS 10.1 to produce attractive, effective maps. Data processing and data editing technigues are also covered.

For a list of workshop CEU's click here

SAFE reviews critical food safety and sanitation concepts, and food handling tips. It is useful for new employees, or as a refresher workshop for more experienced staff.

The 2 hour workshop uses practical, hands-on discussion and demonstrations to help participants apply safe food handling practices in the workplace. SAFE participants receive fact sheets and a certificate of completion.

To be held at the NH Food Bank, 700 E. Industrial Dr, Manchester, NH.  Contact Alice Mullen at alice.mullen@unh.edu or 679-5616 to register.

Tuesdays in May and June. Open to the Greater Derry Boys and Girls Club Afterschool participants. From arugula to zucchini - plant it, prepare it, and fuel your body from the garden! Each week brings new produce to plant and recipes to try.

Usually fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM, no meeting in December.

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Agenda items: Overview of the Nutrition Connections & Healthy Living Programs.

Staff Evaluations? Joy Gagnon w/ Debbie Luppold

Administrative Staff attending: Ken La Valley

Informational meeting of Merrimack County 4-H Volunteers.

JOIN US AT: Arborjet’s Invasive Pest Seminar, Concord, NH, Wednesday June 19th.
A presentation & demonstration of effective tools to manage EAB, and Save Ash in Urban Forests.

YOU WILL…

•  Learn what NH is doing to manage EAB.

• Learn if EAB treatments are effective, the cost to treat and their features.

• Review independent data; learn what other cities/companies are doing to protect ash.

• Understand EAB life cycle, signs, when & how you can treat to protect Ash trees.

Learn the ins and outs of working with ArcGIS 10.1 in a hands-on learning environment! This course is useful for people who have no prior GIS experience, as well as those who have used ArcGIS, but are new to ArcGIS 10.1 With a focus on New Hampshire data and applications, participants learn how to use ArcGIS 10.1 to produce attractive, effective maps. Data processing and data editing technigues are also covered.

For a list of workshop CEU's click here

Visit Michelle and Bill Mensinger’s unique garden setting with several man made Koi ponds with over 300 fish. The largest pond is 1600 square feet with two streams and a waterfall. There are garden beds, rock paths and a great variety of perennials and wild native plants and shrubs. In addition to a tour of the garden, Michelle will provide many interesting facts about butterflies, birds, Koi, and native plants. Bill will explain how he constructed the ponds and installed all of the stone work in the gardens.

Please RSVP to Jon Batson, jontree13@aol.com.

Directions:

From the south:

I-93 N ... to Exit 4, go right on Rte. 102 Derry to the traffic circle.  Go all the way around the circle to north NH-28 Bypass (N. Main St.).   Turn right on English Range Rd. (at the blinking caution light), left on Pinegree Hill Rd. (at the yellow house on the left), and left again on Ledgewood Dr.

From the north:

I-93 S ... to Exit 5 left on Rte. 28 S to Derry.  Take an immediate left at Poor Boys Diner on to Auburn Rd.  At the first stop sign go right on Old Derry Rd.  At the top of the hill bear left on to Scobie Pond Rd.  At the blinking caution light cross NH-28 Bypass straight on to English Range Rd., left on Pinegree Hill Rd., left on Ledgewood Dr.

NH-102 W (from Chester, Raymond) go right on English Range Rd. and right on Pinegree Hill Rd., left on Ledgewood Dr.

Master Gardeners are volunteers trained by UNH Cooperative Extension staff. They provide practical home and garden education to help people and communities solve problems, develop skills and develop a better future.  They answer questions at our phone center and at horticultural events, county fairs and farmers markets.  They help create and manage school gardens, community gardens and demonstration gardens.  They provide gardening information through news and social media and host workshops, tours, classes and clinics in their communities. 

How do I become a Master Gardener Volunteer?   After you complete an application, we will meet with you for a short interview.  Our primary requirement is you must be willing and available to volunteer 55 hours upon completion of your training.  You will attain your Master Gardener status upon completion of the training and 55 volunteer hours. 

Fall 2013 classes are on Thursdays, 9-4:00, September 5 – December 5, 2013

excluding the week of Thanksgiving. Inclement weather date is Dec 12.

Unitarian Church, 274 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH

Cost: $300 plus $50 for the optional Master Gardener Handbook

Tuesdays and Thursdays: January 31 through June 27. This is an ongoing exercise program for older adults to maintain bone health through biweekly strength and balance classes.

Learn the ins and outs of working with ArcGIS 10.1 in a hands-on learning environment! This course is useful for people who have no prior GIS experience, as well as those who have used ArcGIS, but are new to ArcGIS 10.1 With a focus on New Hampshire data and applications, participants learn how to use ArcGIS 10.1 to produce attractive, effective maps. Data processing and data editing technigues are also covered.

For a list of workshop CEU's click here

UNH Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a HACCP Training for Meat and Poultry Processors on June 26-28, 2013 in Concord, NH.  The training brochure is attached.  This is a 3-day training and attendance is required on all three days to receive the course certificate.

The course covers the fundamentals of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) and the application in meat and poultry slaughter and processing operations.  The training includes hands-on experiences in developing a HACCP plan which is required for US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspection of meat and poultry products.  This course meets USDA requirements for HACCP training.  Participants receive an International HACCP Alliance certificate upon successful completion of the course.

Safety Awareness in the Food Environment 

Based on NH Foodservice regulations, S.A.F.E. reviews critical food safety and sanitation concepts such as personal hygiene, preventing cross contamination, and controlling time and temperature.

S.A.F.E. is a great overview for new employees and the perfect refresher course for more experienced staff.

This workshop series is open to all and consists of hands-on gardening workshops presented by Sullivan County Master Gardeners.

Master Gardener, Marilyn Hill will share tips and techinques for growing herbs from windowsill herb gardens to expansive outdoor herb garden designs, as well as tips for using herbs in cooking, health, beauty and medicinal purposes. Get fresh ideas for layout and design, tips for planting and propagation  and a brief history of herbs and spices.

Advanced registration is required. To register, contact Louise at The Fells at 603-763-4789 ext. 3.

Join us for an in-the-field look at how one farm is doing this.

Moriah Valley Farm, Shelburn NH. 

Online surveys are a useful tool for evaluating Extension work and for program development. This presentation, held as a Google+ Hangout ON Air, will discuss the way surveys can be used, the benefits of online surveys, pitfalls to avoid, and limitations

This presentation will also be the kick-off event for an informal learning community aimed at mastering the Qualtrics online survey software now in use by eXtension and other institutions. Details on how to participate in that community are forthcoming.

Thursdays: May 30 - June 27. Open to New Generations residents. Starting with a healthy pregnancy and continuing through feeding your young child, this series focuses on nutrition strategies for healthy outcomes.

An Educational Series for New Hampshire Tree Farmers and people interested in learning more about woodlot care and management. Join us for a series of programs focusing on the cornerstone themes of sustainable Tree Farm management: wood, water, wildlife, and recreation!

Are there places on your property that you like to visit? Would you like to create a map of the trails on your woodlot or locate and mark your boundaries? On June 20th we will meet at Levey Park in Alton to learn the basics of using GPS to navigate around your woodlot and to do simple mapping. This course covers the basics of GPS technology, how to collect waypoints and how to navigate to points you have collected. In this workshop we will use GPS units to collect information about these sorts of features. Wendy Scribner and Andy Fast, Field Specialists with UNH Cooperative Extension will show you the how to collect
information as well as how to navigate with GPS. Garmin GPS units will be provided. Attendance is limited to 15 people.

Schedule:

1st Thursday of the month: Leadership Program

3rd Thursday of the month: Project Meeting

Description:

The Next Step Teen Club is a Club open to youth ages 13 and up from anywhere in Rockingham county or nearby. The club meets twice a month and participates in some additional events and activities.

Leadership Program: on the first Thursday of the month, club members focus on citizenship initiatives around the county and beyond. Currently these projects include managing the Omelet Wagon at the Deerfield Fair for the Rockingham County 4-H Foundation, as well as outreach to fellow youth in the island community of Dominica

Project Meetings: on the third Thursday of the month, club members work on individual and group projects in areas that interest them. Past projects have included sewing, woodworking, leather-work, stage set design, photography, crafts, and more. Projects are shown as part of the club's displays at both the Stratham Fair and the Deerfield Fair