Resources will be added to the Library after each session and over the course of the training.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Tools
habitat management
Vernal Pools
- Vernal Pools - An Important Resource (article)
- Vernal Pool Habitat Brochure
- Vernal Pool Documentation Manual
- Harris Center for Conservation Education Vernal Pool Project
Land Conservation Options and Landowner Communication
Land Use Regulation and planning
The list below provides some community examples and other resources related to land use regulation and planning tools for protecting natural resources.
- Kyle Pimental 10/15/2021 Land Use Regulations Presentation (PDF file)
- RSA 674 Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers (referred to in the discussion)
- Presentation - Groundwater Protection updates completed for Rochester and Farmington
- Farmington - Overlay Districts (Groundwater, Wetlands, Waterfront, Floodplain) in Section 4 of their Zoning Ordinance, starting on page 115
- Rochester - Aquifer Protection Overlay District
- Nottingham - Overlay Districts - Wetlands (starting on page 13)
- New Durham - Conservation Focus Area Overlay District (Section X, starting on page 55)
- Newmarket - Residential Open Space Design standards as part of their subdivision regulations (in Appendix A: Section 3.14)
- See also Map 3-1. Residential Open Space Design Development in Newmarket from 1978-2012
- City of Lebanon Overlay Districts (from page 75 - Wetlands, Floodplains, Steep slopes, Ridgelines, Scenic Corridors, Aquifers, Riverbank Protection)
- Wildlife corridor-specific overlay district in Brunswick, ME
- Shrewsbury Vermont wildlife corridor overlays
- Review of Land Use Planning Documents for Deerfield, NH with respect to Wildlife Habitat and Natural Resources (2009)
- OSI Floodplain Model Regulations
- NHDES Groundwater Protection Model Ordinance
- Innovative Land Use Planning Techniques (NH DES) Model Ordinances:
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Dover Zoning Code (he City’s Overlay Districts can be found in Article VIII.)
Section 170-27 is the Conservation District. Language about the 100-foot setback can be found under E.(6)(b)
Section 170-27.1. is the Wetland Protection District. Language about the 50-foot wetland buffer width can be found under G.(1)(a through e).
WILDLIFE IN A CHANGING Climate
- NH State of the Birds report (NH Audubon)
- Climate Change Bird Atlas (US Forest Service)
- Climate Change and Severe Weather (NH Wildlife Action Plan Chapter 4; 12 pages)
- 5 Ways Communities can Protect Wildlife in a Changing Climate (2 pages)
- Corridors and Climate: Planning for Regional Species Flow - Lakes Region Climate-Inclusive Conservation Plan Looks Beyond Borders
Wildlife Corridors
- NH Wildlife Corridors Presentation 9-29-2021 (Sandra Houghton, NH Fish and Game)
- Connect the Coast Wildlife Corridors Project
- NH Wildlife Corridors Report (2018)
- Exeter Cameras and Corridors Story (2 pages)
- NH Wildlife Sightings online reporting (NH Fish and Game)
