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RC&D general mailbox/webmaster:
mail@nhrcd.net
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Resource
Conservation
and Development
RC&D is a federal program that is delivered at the
local level by independent, volunteer directed RC&D councils. New
Hampshire has two (2) RC&D councils; the North Country RC&D and the
Southern NH RC&D. This website serves both RC&D's in New
Hampshire.
ABOUT NH RC&D power
point presentation
now available for viewing.
Featured Projects and Activities:

NH Farm
Energy Initiative: Reducing Energy Consumption and Costs on
NH Farms
In order
to achieve energy efficiency and increase energy
production opportunities among NH farms, the
Southern NH Resource Conservation & Development Area
Council, in partnership with North Country RC&D, the
NH Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture, Merrimack
County Conservation District and others, will
provide outreach and education about farm energy
issues.
The Farm
Energy project is conducting workshops for farm
owners and operators, identifying 25 farms for
no-cost* full energy audits through a competitive
application process, and training data collectors to
assist with audits. The project, funded by a
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) grant from
NH Public Utilities Commission, aims to reduce
greenhouse gas outputs from the agricultural
industry.
*There is a refundable $100 deposit, payable upon
selection for audit. The fee is fully reimbursable
upon completion of the audit process.
Farm Energy Audit Application
We'd like to meet you! If would like to have a Farm
Energy Initiative representative speak to your group
please call or send us a
Speaker Request Form.
Join the Southern NH and North
Country Resource Conservation & Development Councils
for a day focused on farm energy conservation at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Littleton
10:00am - 4:00pm (lunch included)
or don't have the whole day to spend on farm energy?
Come to the special lunch hour talk on dairy farm
energy from
12:15pm - 1:30pm (lunch included)
Agenda and Registration Form
Go to
our
News/Events
page for more details
Our publications:
Ag
Power
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Winter 2010
NH
FEI Brochure
Please call us at
603-223-0083 or email:
www.nhfarmenergy@gmail.com for questions or more
info.
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The Community Roadmap: A civic decision making tool for evaluating the
viability of wood biomass district heating systems for New Hampshire
communities
North Country RC&D
announces the launch of a new project: The Community Roadmap: A civic
decision making tool for evaluating the viability of wood biomass district
heating systems for New Hampshire communities.
The project,
which has received financial support from the Regional Greenhouse Gas
Initiative (RGGI) administered by the New Hampshire Public Utilities
Commission, has the goal of creating a decision making tool which will be
useful to municipalities, and also subsets of communities such as commercial
and residential housing developments. This tool will make it easy for
communities interested in district heating for cost savings and
environmental reasons to get started by providing information and technical
assistance. Beginning November 18, 2009, North country RC&D will be
soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to work with the Task Force
to create the decision making tool.
Those
interested in the project can access the RFP by following the link below.
For questions or more information call Rick DeMark at the North
Country RC&D at (603) 527-2093.
Roadmap Press
Release 11 18 09
Roadmap Q&A
12 04 09
- Coos County Economic Action Plan - Energy Technical Review Committee
North Country RC&D facilitated the
development of an Energy Action Plan as part of the Coos County Economic
Action Plan. Energy, along with timber, the creative economy, and
tourism are the components of the Coos County Economic Action Plan.
The Energy Technical Review Committee met
four (4) times in January and February, 2008 to
develop a set of action strategies that were adopted by the Coos County EAP
Steering
Committee on April 30th, 2008.
The links below summarize the work of the
Energy TRC and the
information presented to the Coos County Economic Action Plan Steering
Committee. For more detailed information on the Energy TRC as well as
other components of the Coos County EAP visit the website of the North
Country Council at
www.nccouncil.org
Energy TRC Final Recommendations
Energy TRC Final Report
Action
Strategies
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New Hampshire Rural Fire
Protection Initiative
"Bringing Ideas, People and Resources Together to Help
Make Things Happen"
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