Epping Conservation Commission Resources
Nature in Your Backyard
- Backyard Wildlife Habitat
- New England Wild Flower Society – Gardening with native plants
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Conserving the Nature of America
Teaching Resources
- NH DES Resources for Teachers – Bring the Environment to Your Classroom!
- NH Fish and Game Resources for Teachers
New Hampshire Outdoors
- Exeter Snow Hounds
- Appalachian Mountain Club
- TrailLink: Rails to Trails – NH
- Audubon Society of New Hampshire
- NH Nature Conservancy
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
- New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association
- Northern Forest Center
- Lamprey River Advisory Committee
- Lamprey River Watershed Association
- NH Bureau of Trails
- NH Department of Transportation – Bicycle and_Pedestrian Center
- NH Division of Forests and Lands
- NH Fish and Game Department
- NH Natural Heritage Bureau
- White Mountain National Forest
New Hampshire Farms and Agriculture
- UNH Cooperative Extension Homepage
- NH Department of Agriculture
- New Hampshire Eat Local
- Seacoast Eat Local
Conservation Commissions, Land Trusts, etc.
Town Conservation Commissions
- Brentwood – Brentwood Conservation Commission
- Exeter – Exeter Conservation Commission
- Fremont – Fremont Conservation Commission
- Lee – Lee Conservation Commission
- Newmarket – Newmarket Conservation Commission
- Nottingham – Nottingham Conservation Commission
- Raymond – Raymond Conservation Commission
- Stratham – Stratham Conservation Commission
- NH Association of Conservation Commissions
Private Conservation Organizations
- Southeast Land Trust
- Bear-Paw Regional Greenways
- Great Bay Stewards
- Land Trust Alliance
- NH Preservation Alliance
Grants, Technical Resources, and Planning
- GRANIT – Interactive maps of New Hampshire Conservation Land
- State Statutes and Rules Online
- NH Local Government Center
- NH Department of Environmental Services
- DES Wetlands – Includes wetlands rules and permit query
- Conservation Law Foundation
- Association of State Wetland Managers
- NH Coastal Program
- What Conservation Commissions Can Do to Protect Natural Resources in a Changing Climate [fact sheet]
- Natural Resources Conservation Service: New Hampshire
- Statewide Program of Action to Conserve our Environment (SPACE)
- Rockingham Planning Commission
- NH Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) – Responsible for promoting land use efficiency through a state comprehensive outdoor recreation plan and the monitoring of the state’s investment in conservation land
- New Hampshire OSI: Planning Includes reference materials about rural character, land use, etc.
- NH OSI State Development Plan
- The Smart Growth Network
- UNH Extension: What Conservation Commissions Can Do to Protect Natural Resources in a Changing Climate Fact sheets and links for other resources.
- UNH Extension: Preserving Rural Character Through Agriculture: A Resource Kit for Planners
- Planner’s Web: Open Space Zoning: What it is and why it works
ECC Bylaws
ECC Bylaws, revised 2016 (PDF)