SRPC staff enjoy an outing at Ellacoya State Park (Photo Credit: SRPC).

Greetings,

As I sit here with my window open today, I feel a fall crisp in the air. This has me looking forward to all the quintessential fall activities and treats, and I may just go grab a pumpkin iced coffee once I finish this intro. Please join me in my excitement for one of the most beautiful times of the year in our granite state!

Here at SRPC we are in the outreach phase of working with the towns of Strafford and Barrington on their master plans, finalizing tax maps for the City of Somersworth, and are working with our transportation committees to score candidate Ten-Year Plan projects.

In this issue you will find information on SRPC's latest article to be featured in Town and City magazine, funding opportunities in our grant corner, our upcoming Resiliency Roundtable, UNH's carbon footprinting certification program, planning events of interest, an open data collection intern position, NH CAW's '22 NH Climate Summit, public input opportunities including our Housing Forum and community happenings.   

Until Next Month,  

Shayna Sylvia 

IN THIS ISSUE

SRPC’s Latest Article 

Grant Corner 

Register: SRPC's Sept. Resiliency Roundtable

UNH Offers Carbon Footprinting Certificate 

Planning Events of Interest 

Staff News: Hiring for Data Collection Intern 

Join NHCAW for its ‘22 NH Climate Summit 

Public Input Opportunities 

Community Happenings  

Senior communications and outreach planner Shayna Sylvia leads a map exercise during the municipal RHNA workshop. (SRPC photo)

View from Ellacoya State Park. (SRPC photo)

"How Much Housing Do We Need? New Hampshire’s Regional Housing Needs Assessments" in the Sept/Oct edition of New Hampshire Town and City 

SRPC Executive Director Jennifer Czysz spearheaded an article in the most recent edition of "New Hampshire Town and City" focusing on the Regional Housing Needs Assessment projects being completed by each respective regional planning commission (RPC) in the state. 

This article details the importance of this project considering the current housing crisis, explains the outreach and approaches each RPC is taking in the process of updating their RHNA, and offers insight into preliminary data analysis on existing conditions, trends and current housing needs. 

It also addresses future housing needs and how the RHNAs will elaborate on this when they are completed for December 2022. 

Read the entire article online.

Community Grants Program | Unrestricted Grants - Sept. 30

The NH Charitable Foundation's Unrestricted Grants Program is now accepting applications through Sept. 30.

This competitive grant program awards unrestricted grants that support an organization’s general operations as a whole rather than a particular project or capacity-building effort. This program was formerly called ‘Operating Grants.’

Eligible entities include:

• Municipal, County or State Government
• Public, Charter and Private schools
• Religious organizations, unless all services being funded are non-discriminatory, non-sectarian and benefit the larger community
• Hospitals
• Colleges and Universities

Learn more.

Land Conservation Transaction Costs in the Coastal Watershed Grants - Due Oct. 6, 2022

Grant applications are now available for the Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership’s Fall 2022 Land Protection Transaction Grant Program. 

The Fall 2022 grant round will assist with transaction costs for land protection projects within the coastal watershed area of New Hampshire & Maine. 

Qualified nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) conservation organizations, municipalities and units of government may apply for a grant. 

Grant application instructions and application form are available on the GBRPP website. 

For more information, contact Dea Brickner-Wood ~ GBRPP, Great Bay Coordinator. 

2022 Salt Symposium – Tuesday, Sept. 13, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Join the Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA) and the NH Department of Environmental Services for its annual Salt Symposium event at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 13.

This event is geared towards snow and ice management managers, operators, and municipalities from around the region.

All attendees will enjoy presentations by State Climatologist Dr. Mary Stampone, who will discuss the changes occurring and what to expect in the future that will impact snow and ice management professionals, and a talk on "Getting the Green Snow Pro message across."

Attendees can then choose a track which best aligns with their role. To register, or to learn more visit https://www.sima.org/nhss. 

Access to Nature and Economy – Thursday, Oct. 6, 11 a.m.

Join the City of Rochester, UNH Cooperative Extension, and the Granite Outdoor Alliance for "Access to Nature and Economy." This interactive panel and walking tour will kick-off at City Hall and is intended to explore how access to nature supports a community’s economy and quality of life.

The panel will feature local business perspectives, municipal staff, and community volunteers working on economic development and conservation, and is followed by a brief walking tour to see spaces where Rochester is working to improve access to nature as part of its economic development work. The tour will be held rain or shine.

Registration is free but space is limited. Questions can be directed to Dr. Shannon Rogers.

Dates: Sept. 28 and 29

Times: Session 1 (Virtual | Sept. 28, 1:00-4:30 p.m.), Session 2 (Virtual | Sept. 29, 9 a.m. - noon), and Session 3 (In-person | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.)

Location: Virtual and in-person (Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, 89 Depot Rd., Greenland, NH)

Intended Audience: Volunteer boards and staff in NH municipalities; researchers and students; technical assistance providers; state agency staff; elected officials; interested residents and community leaders; and natural resource professionals

Meeting details: Available on the CAW website.

Registration Link: https://tinyurl.com/climatenh22

The NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) will hold its 2022 Climate Summit over the course of three sessions and two days, and it will consist of both virtual and in-person presentations and networking opportunities.

Keynote speaker Kristin Marcell, Director of the Climigration Network, will be kicking off the summit by sharing lessons learned from ongoing efforts to implement the principles in Lead with Listening: A Guidebook for Community Conversations on Climate Migration.

Over the course of the summit participants will:

• Hear about recent and emerging research related to climate impacts and community resilience in New Hampshire
• Learn about coastal NH community actions to understand and adapt to climate impacts, with an emphasis on transferrable examples, resources, and lessons learned
• Be motivated to act on what they learned – e.g., share information or resources with a colleague, use a resource in their work, follow up with a new connection, etc.  

As an added bonus, SRPC regional planner Autumn Scott will be presenting on the Dover Equity project and how its process and outcomes can be replicated for other projects. 

Learn more. 

"Images of the Past...The Thom Hindle Collection"

The Art Center

Sept. 3 - 30

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Visit the Art Center in Dover during the month of September to enjoy Thom Hindle's curated collection featuring photographs Hindle reproduced from original glass negatives representing the works of local and Boston area photographers that have never been exhibited before. 

Focusing this exhibit on the years 1900 through the 1950s, Hindle chose to display a variety of themes. 

Learn more online, and save the date for his in-person book signing of his new release “Dover, N.H. Through Time Volume Two” on Saturday, September 10th, 6-9 PM.

Granite State Fair

Rochester Fairgrounds

Sept. 15-18 & 22-25

Various Times

The Granite State Fair, formerly the Rochester Fair, is opening September 15 through September 25 with a renewed focus on agriculture, over-the-top entertainment with the famous school bus derby and the only Circus Hollywood experience in New England. This will be an opportunity for families to make memories for years to come. 

Learn more.