Resources
Conservation Commissions
Estuary Education
Estuary Curriculum + Classroom Activities
From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this suite of educational resources can help students in any grade, in the classroom or home-schooled, learn about estuaries through hands-on learning, experiments, fieldwork, and data explorations. This is a great opportunity to explore and learn about the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary that is right here, in our back yard.
Seabrook Middle School – Salt Marsh Field Day
SHEA partnered with Seabrook Middle School staff, and Sergio Bonilla, a Wetlands and Wildlife Ecologist with Mission Wetlands, to develop a program to get sixth-grade students into the salt marsh adjacent to the school for a hands-on learning session. This educational event included a classroom presentation on plants of the salt marsh, field identification activities, observational note-taking, and discussions about the value of becoming active “community scientists”. For more details and photos, check out this field day summary.
SHEA Annual Reports
New Hampshire State Resources
New Hampshire Coastal Risks & Hazards Commission
The Commission has issued its final recommendations for preparing for and adapting to NH coastal risks and hazards. Download the report to understand the risks our communities are facing, and the Commission’s recommendations for managing and/or mitigating those risks. The Commission’s Science & Technical Advisory Committee Report presents the most recent statewide efforts to summarize climate science related to NH coastal risks and hazards such as sea-level rise, storm surges, and precipitation.
The New Hampshire Coastal Viewer is an online mapping tool that brings coastal resources spatial data, hazards-related spatial data, and other spatial data sets within NH’s 42 coastal watershed communities together in one place.
This is the final report of the New Hampshire Water Sustainability Commission and makes recommendations to ensure that the quality and quantity of New Hampshire’s water in twenty-five years is as good as or better than it is today.
Climate Change in Southern New Hampshire Past, Present and Future
This report describes how the climate of southern New Hampshire has changed and how the future climate of the region will be affected by climate change. This report is by Carbon Solutions New England, Sustainability Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
Homeowners Resources
NH Homeowners Guide to Stormwater Management
Contains “do-it-yourself” solutions for stormwater management around your home.
Rain Garden Installation and Management
Rain gardens are beautiful as well as functional. Discover the benefits of rain gardens as small-scale stormwater management features and learn how to install and maintain one.
Landscaping At The Water’s Edge
This workbook offers shoreland properties owners (and those working on the property) suggestions for managing drainage, plant selection, landscape design and landscaping practices that benefit water quality and the health of the shoreland ecosystem.
Rain Chains
A rain chain is an attractive solution to roof drainage, directing water in a visible way from the roof or gutter to the ground and away from the home. It can be a beautiful replacement to a more traditional downspout.
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