NHCPP received a grant in 2011 to install a demonstration rain garden in the growing small town of Barrington, NH. The rain garden will be located at a busy municipal complex that is home to both the Barrington Town Hall and Public Library. Interpretive signage will accompany the project, communicating the ecological benefits of rain gardens to the public and demonstrating how a rain garden works. A number of local partners will be involved in the project by inviting members of the local Conservation Commission, garden club, and other members of the local community to participate in a one-day workshop that will result in installation of the rain garden.
New Hampshire Coastal Protection Partnership
Our Purpose
To combine sound science with education, collaboration and advocacy to protect the natural resources of the Granite State's coastal watersheds and effect long-term visible change.
Summary of Projects
NH Coast received a grant in 2010 to purchase materials to make 100 rain barrels to give away and sell at winter farmer's markets and workshops in an effort to educate and empower community members on issues of nitrate reduction and water conservation.
The NH Coastal Protection Partnership received a grant in 2009 to create a sustainable program to reduce the use of fertilizers on New Castle Island. They are using this program as a model for all of NH's coastal communities.
The group received a grant in 2009 to create a sustainable program to reduce the use of fertilizers on New Castle Island. The ultimate goal of the program is to get a majority of New Castle residents to either stop using fertilizers or pledge to reduce their impacts to water quality by agreeing to a 'fertilizer use plan' prescribed by the NH Coastal Protection Partnership.