Rockingham County Coastal Flood Maps Become Effective in January 2021

Sep 25, 2020 | Stories

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...

Living shoreline project creates a more resilient Wagon Hill Farm

Sep 25, 2020 | Stories

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...

Winnacunnet Class Pilots Climate in the (Virtual) Classroom

Jun 9, 2020 | Climate in the Classroom, Stories

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...

Proposals Requested for New Hampshire Coastal Resilience Grant Projects

May 21, 2020 | Resources, Stories

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...

Sunapee Sixth-graders Take on Climate Change

May 13, 2020 | Climate in the Classroom, Stories

 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,...

Portsmouth 6th-Graders Design Resilient & Sustainable Buildings

Mar 11, 2020 | Climate in the Classroom, Stories

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...