Bits and Pieces: A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region

New Hampshire Bulletin - "This is definitely on us’: June brings record-breaking heat"

The New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) co-chairs Sherry Godlewski and Abigail Lyon were recently interviewed for the New Hampshire Bulletin about the June heat wave, climate projections, and the necessary changes being planned and implemented here in New Hampshire.

This insightful article addresses the need for climate adaptation in the Seacoast region, and the state in general.

Read the article.

Municipal Solar in NH: Understanding the Changing Solar Energy Landscape Webinar

The New Hampshire Municipal Association (NHMA) is hosting Revision Energy for a webinar on Aug. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. This webinar is timely considering the number of recent changes to New Hampshire's state policy regarding large-scale solar projects, one of which includes the recent passing of HB 315. This bill "revises the procedures applicable to municipal or county aggregators and municipal electric utilities for aggregation of energy services..." while also establishing "...an exemption under net energy metering for group net metered facilities that generate electricity to offset electrical

requirements of a group consisting of political subdivisions."¹

ReVision Energy's Dan Weeks and John Branagan will discuss practical applications for individual towns while presenting on case studies in Dover, Nashua, Keene, and Hanover.

The intended audience is town and city councilors, administrators, public works directors, and energy committees.

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¹ http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=527&txtFormat=pdf&v=current

Oyster Workshops at Durham's Community Oyster Garden

Have you ever wondered what oysters are up to? Where do they live, and what types of animals make their home among them? Come learn and explore at the new Durham's Community Oyster Garden with our Oyster Workshops! The Durham Community Oyster Garden is located at the Town Landing where The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will be installing cages full of young oysters. TNC will be hosting oyster workshops for the public, where they will be doing presentations about oysters and the environment. There will be interactive activities, including examining inside the oyster cages and exploring what types of animals and plants occur in an oyster habitat. If they like, volunteers will also be able to help collect data on the oysters in the garden to help in an ongoing conservation study.

The event is free, but spots are limited to 6 per event because of COVID restrictions. Luckily the events will be happening through September!

Learn more and register on the Nature Groupie website.

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* The text in this section was taken directly from the Nature Groupie event listing.

Strafford Regional Planning Commission | 603-994-3500 | srpc@strafford.org| www.strafford.org

July 30, 2021