Tick-borne diseases on the rise
May 2, 2019
In the latest installment of "The Outside Story," sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund: Ticks are more abundant than ever before in northern New England, and tick-borne diseases are on the rise. Read more about why, and how to stay safe while still enjoying time outside this summer
Monadnock region’s largest dairy farm now protected
March 18, 2019
The 350-acre Chickering Farm, on the Connecticut River in Westmoreland, will remain intact in perpetuity
Why animals’ eyes shine at night (but people’s don’t)
March 15, 2019
In the latest installment of "The Outside Story," sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund, learn about eyeshine in animals, which is produced by a membrane called the tapetum lucidum (“tapestry of light”), a reflective surface located behind the retina
Inspiring the next generation
February 20, 2019
Gretchen Carlson, program manager at the Gundalow Company in Portsmouth, teaches children about the science and history of Seacoast waterways
The power of a very generous crowd
January 4, 2019
Here are just a few examples of what happens in New Hampshire communities when people give, and work, together
“The soul of a dead woodsman”
November 30, 2018
The latest installment of "The Outside Story," sponsored by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Wellborn Ecology Fund, explores the folklore and natural history of the gray jay
Cutest moth ever?
August 29, 2018
The latest installment of The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, solves the mystery of the fuzzy, pastel-hued Rosy Maple Moth.
On a mission to sustain local farms
August 21, 2018
The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust works to make sure that North Country farmland remains farmland forever
$600k in grants will support river and watershed conservation projects
July 16, 2018
Projects will help improve water quality, habitat, biodiversity, flood resilience in Connecticut River watershed
Solar-powered mission
June 1, 2018
A generous Foundation donor has helped a dozen nonprofits across the state devote more resources to core missions by installing solar arrays
Grants help continue progress on Great Bay
May 23, 2018
Critical habitats are being restored and protected in an area that the Environmental Protection Agency has labeled one of 28 "estuaries of national significance"
New fund to support conservation projects in northern New Hampshire
April 30, 2018
Land and water conservation projects in New Hampshire’s North Country will get a boost from a new donor-advised fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation