A one day workshop presenting information on New Hampshire’s Timber Harvesting Laws, Wetland Regulations and the use of Best Management Practices. Practical, hands-on instruction for today’s logging professional.

Timber Tax Law - The specific rules and process regarding the Intent and Report of Cut forms as required, plus other valuable information from the N.H. Department of Revenue Administration.

Timber Harvesting Law - Forest Rangers will explain N.H.’s timber harvesting laws, including the details of slash and basal area laws, the timber trespass and deceptive forest practices laws.

Wetlands Regulations - Representatives from the N.H. Wetlands Bureau will present information including wetlands identification and the procedure and requirements for preparing the Minimum Impact Notification form. Best Management Practices will also be covered.

There will be a 30 minute break for lunch, please bring a lunch with you.

CEUs:  8.0 PLP Certification credits

          6.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits

This course is required for NH PLP certification, and can be used for PLP re-certification credits.

Course Content:

The workshop will focus on three forestry “first responder” issues.

Flames- The first part of the workshop will look at ways to prevent and control equipment fires. In addition, time will be spent on what are contractors’ liabilities if they inadvertently start a fire on their job site.

Fluids-This part of the workshop will look at ways to control and mitigate fluid spills on the job, be it a spill from a blown hydraulic hose or a spill from the cleanup of a burned machine.

Flushing-This segment of the workshop will look at effective ways to clean a machine on-site to help slow down the spread of invasive plants and insects.

  There will be a 30 minute break for lunch, please bring a lunch with you.

CEUs:  8.0 PLP Certification credits

          5.5 Category 2 Forester Licensing Credits

Credits for this course can be used towards PLP Re-Certification

ServSafe® is a nationally recognized food safety certification program of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Participants passing the exam with a grade of 75% or higher will receive ServSafe® Food Safety Certification from NRAEF. Certification is valid for five years.

Instructor: Ann Hamilton

Date:        Wednesday, May 22, 2013

time:         3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Host:        Kathy Sherman and Family

location:          Sherman Farm -

                             2679 East Conway Road

                             Conway, NH 03813

Drought Affected Your Vegetable or Fruit Crops in Past Growing Seasons?

You May Want to Consider Using Drip Irrigation!

A Special Hands-on Demonstration Will Be Presented to Give You the Facts

You Need to Know about Setting up a Drip Irrigation System

The purpose of this meeting is to review what drip irrigation options and strategies vegetable and fruit growers should be considering for the coming growing season.  Trevor Hardy, of Brookdale Fruit Farm and George Hamilton, UNH Cooperative Extension will present a hands-on demonstration on setting up a drip irrigation system.  Starting from the river, Trevor and George will work their way to the field describing the various components of the drip irrigation system.

The meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will run until around 6:00 p.m.  We will be starting at the farm stand and will be going out to the field at 3:15 p.m.

Come prepared for the weather conditions of the day.  For more information or individuals requiring special accommodations in order to participate, contact Olivia Saunders or George Hamilton.

The 5-2-1-0 Healthy NH program is designed to promote nutrition and physical activity by outlining four steps families can use to prevent childhood obesity.

Noon - 5:00 p.m. today.  4-H Garden Pick-up for Coös County 4-H members who signed up before May 3. 

4:00-6:00 p.m. Coös County 4-H members attending NH 4-H State Activities Day (June 1)- please attend Tune-Up today at the Coös County office in Lancaster.

Training topics to include creating collaborative relationships, designing processes to meet the needs of specific groups, developing intentional facilitation practices and use mapping to design meetings and identifying behaviors that impact group process.

Presented by: Sue Cagle, Field Specialist, Belknap County UNH Cooperative Extension and Thom Linehan, Field Specialist, Merrimack County UNH Cooperative Extension

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!

Join Tree Farmer and Plymouth State University Ecology Professor Len Reitsma for some close encounters with birds. Len and graduate student, Meagan Bassett will mist net birds and discuss the different habitats they frequent. Len has created openings and clearings throughout his 112-acre Tree Farm to evaluate how different bird species respond to and utilize the different opening sizes. Len and Meagan will also demonstrate bird banding. This workshop is a great opportunity to see birds up close and learn about their preferred habitats, as well as to bring home ideas about how you can enhance bird habitat on your property.

NH 4-H State Activities Day is a day long communications event for youth who have excelled at the county level.  Youth will participate in Action Exibits, Demonstrations, Public Speaking and a State Fashion Revue. 

This free, two-session workshop focuses on promoting nutrition and physical activity through exploration of the four healthy steps families can use to prevent childhood obesity.

Participants will learn how to use the message "5-2-1-0" to reinforce positive behaviors that will lead to a healthier future for the children they care about. The workshop is designed for parents, caregivers, educators, and guardians of children ages 2-18 years.

Four to six free in-home (or group) sessions tailored to meet your family’s needs.  On-going - Call to schedule now! 

Here is what you can learn: hands-on cooking…create a recipe file of family favorite meals, healthy choices for a healthy weight, how to stretch your food dollars, staying active and more! If you qualify for Food Stamps, WIC, Medicaid, Housing Assistance, or other types of financial assistance, then you qualify for free participation in the Nutrition Connections programs.

8:00 – 9:00 Registration, meet at the UNH Sawmill, 248 Mast Rd, Durham

9:00 – 10:00 Welcome and introductions, visit UNH sawmill, travel to field sites

Long Tour - 10:00 – 12:15 Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) insectary and New England cottontail habitat.

Short Tours
10:00 – 10:45 Forestry—with cows in mind?

11:15 – 12:15 Researching effective invasive species control.

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch at UNH Holloway Commons—not your ordinary dining hall.

Afternoon Activity 1:45 - 3:45 A walk through College Woods

Master Gardener, Aaron Kinne, of UNH Cooperative Extension's Speakers' Bureau, will be presenting a talk on IPM - Integrated Pest Management - in your home gardens.

Learn about the IPM process, pest control rules and goals, and how to practice IPM in your gardens.

The next New Hampshire 4-H Horse Advisory Council Meeting is on Tuesday June 4^th at 7 pm at the Merrimack County Office in Boscawen, NH.  At that meeting, we will have Dr. Nicole Giguere from the NH State Veterinary Office discuss Equine Infectious Anemia and we will be voting on whether we want to start requiring that at 4-H Horse Shows.  Coggins testing is required for Eastern States Exposition.  The rest of the meeting will be devoted to discussing the State 4-H Horse Show. 

Take a variety of full-functioned, free GIS programs for a test drive! After a brief intro to the software covered in this workshop, hands-on exercises will provide a framework to learn the basics of the programs, including how to create own maps, edit GIS data and do basic processing. Paritipants are encouraged to bring their own data to use after they understand the basics of the software.

For a list of workshop CEU's click here 

This workshop will provide you with an overview of the latest trends in marketing local food and local products. During this session, we will explore innovative trends, as well as marketing strategies and risks to consider.

Whether your business is new, or you have been selling your products for several years, this program offers the latest information for what you need to know to be successful.

For detailed agenda, please see attached flyer and registration form. Please mail registration form by Friday, May 31st for planning purposes.

Local Food: Innovative Direct Marketing Strategies for Success Flyer 

This orientation is Mandatory for all Coös County teens attending Teen Conference at the University of New Hampshire on June 26, 2013. 

We will meet here in the Lancaster Office, dinner and orientation. 

This is the first of two clinics being offered. The next one will be on June 29th at the Carroll County Farm in Ossipee.

These two educational events will provide blood drawing, optional rabies vaccination, and information about zoonotic diseases, their transmission, and the best management practices to avoid milk contamination. These clinics are for backyard dairy goat owners. Limit to 5 milking goats per person.

For a line up of speakers and topics, be sure to print out the attached flyer.

Lunch is not provided so please bring a bag lunch.

All participants must bring a valid NH driver's license to verify a physical address the day of the clinic. The clinic is open to NH residents only.

Owners of dairy cows, sheep, and those with more than 5 milking goats should contact a practicing veterinarian to set up Brucellosis and Tb testing. These owners are welcome to attend the educational talks. The NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets & Food, also conducts testing annually during the winter in various regions in the state.

To register for this June 8th event, go to: https://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=14938;on_update=OQrefresh;mode=vie

To register for the June 29th event in Ossipee, go to: https://www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=14940

Or mail in the form found on the attached brochure with a check made payable to: UNH Cooperative Extension, and mail to: UNHCE, BSC Office - Attn: Brucellosis Clinic, 59 College Road, Durham, NH 03824.

Registration must be received no later than May 31, 2013.

ServSafe® is a nationally recognized food safety certification program of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Participants passing the exam with a grade of 75% or higher will receive ServSafe® Food Safety Certification from NRAEF. Certification is valid for five years.

Instructor: Ann Hamilton

4-H Approval Form deadline for Goats, Sheep, Swine, Small Animals (Rabbits, Poultry), also Beef not going to ESE.  DUE in your County 4-H Office today.

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.

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.

New Hampshire 4-H "All About the Dogs" Weekend

I hope you will join us at our 16th annual “All About The Dogs” 4-H Dog Weekend. Our goal is to provide a great fun filled canine training/themed weekend for 4-H children enrolled in the 4-H Dog Program or children interested in joining. We want to give an opportunity to learn new things, meet new people, visit old friends, get ready for the upcoming 4-H show season, and of course, have FUN with our dogs. We hope to expose the participants to activities and trainings seminars that they might not have the opportunity to see and experience through their local 4-H group. We have had, and hope to continue to have, 4-Hers from all over New England come to this weekend.

Join us for the 1st Annual New Hampshire 4-H Poultry Clinic at the 4-H Youth Center in New Boston, NH.  There will be seminars, workshops, and fitting and showmanship clinics.