September 25, 2020 | By: Samara Ebinger, NH Office of Strategic Initiatives On July 29, 2020, FEMA issued the Letter of Final Determination (LFD) to finalize preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for coastal communities in Rockingham County. FEMA originally...
September 24, 2020 | Durham, NH Guest post from Kyle Pimental, Strafford Regional Planning Commission In 2019, the Town of Durham, in partnership with the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), University of New Hampshire (UNH), and the Great Bay National...
By: Lisa Wise, NH Sea Grant Extension This spring, the Climate in the Classroom program moved up to the high school level for the first time. Barbara Reid, Winnacunnet High School’s chemistry and AP Environmental Science teacher, attended the Teacher Training...
PORTSMOUTH—The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program announces targeted funds available for projects that improve resilience to coastal hazards in New Hampshire (NH) communities. Each year, coastal NH communities experience damages...
By: Lisa Wise, NH Sea Grant Extension Earlier this year, the Climate in the Classroom program moved inland for the first time! Over 25 sixth-grade students at Sunapee Middle-High School learned about climate change in a variety of classes. Their science teacher,...
By: Lisa Wise, NH Sea Grant Extension At the Climate in the Classroom Teacher Training this past summer, we met two sixth-grade science teachers from Portsmouth Middle School who were very eager to bring the program to their students. Their eight classes amounted to...
