Island Archaeology

Celia Thaxter's Appledore Island Garden Tours at Shoals Marine Lab

Shoals History Week

SeaSHOALS: Marine Science Education for Families

Appledore Artist Weekend

twitter logo 
Our office
Our office is located at 113 North Road in Brentwood, New Hampshire.

You are welcome to visit us during our office hours Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

For more information on UNH Cooperative Extension events and programs in Rockingham County, visit our website, email us, or call 603-679-5616.
Extension, your trusted source: building better lives 
1 in 4 Granite Staters take advantage of Extension each year. How can we help you?  
 

University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer. University of New Hampshire, United States Department of Agriculture, and New Hampshire counties cooperating. 

eXtension logo

May 2012

sprinkler watering flowers

Spring Has Sprung

Garden Fair & Native Plant Sale
Saturday, May 5 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The Nature Conservancy is proud to host the Rockingham County Master Gardener's annual spring garden fair and native plant sale! Come out, peruse the booths, and stock up on native plants for your landscape. Perennials, herbs, and shrubs from local gardens will be available. Receive expert advice and resources from UNH Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners.

This event is rain or shine and includes:
- Gardening for the Birds, Butterflies, and Bees
- Herb Heaven
- Oyster Restoration in Great Bay
- Demonstration of Creative Spaces for Growing Vegetables
- Coexisting with Critters in Your Gardens
- Soil PH Testing (bring a sample to test!)
- Maintaining Your Lawn Organically
- Perennials on Parade: Natives, Newbies & 'Nockouts!
- Invasives to Natives: Making the Transition

The Great Bay Office of The Nature Conservancy is located at 112 Bay Road, Newmarket. Take route 108 to Newmarket. Travel 1.4 miles down Bay Road. The office is on the right.

Click here to view flyer

Click here to view webpage

Questions? Contact Nell Griffin at nellgrif12@comcast.net or Gale Rosenberger at eglrose@comcast.net

May Events

Cooking Matters™ for Teens
Tuesdays: March 27 - May 8 from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM in Seabrook
  

Eating Healthy on a Budget
Mondays: April 2 - May 7 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM in Exeter

Grounded in the Garden
Mondays: April 9 - May 14 from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM in Seabrook 

Generic Theater's Benefit for Rockingham County 4-H
April 20 - May 6 in Portsmouth
gardening supplies  

2012 Garden Workshop Series 

Tuesdays from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM in Brentwood

- May 1: Containers & raised beds, growing vegetables
- May 15: Weeds, pests & disease; crop rotation
- May 29: Permaculture, composting, cover crops, green manures 
 
Support Your Local 4-H Clubs by Adding $1 at Checkout
Wednesday, May 2 - Sunday, May 13 at Tractor Supply Co Stores in Brentwood and Derry
   
Caring For Your Forest 

Fridays from 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Albany

- May 4: Roads and Trails
- May 11: Selling Timber...Do It Right!
- May 18: Recognizing Cultural and Historical Resources
- May 25: Monitoring Wildlife on Your Woodlot


Rockingham County 4-H Talent and Fashion Show
Friday, May 4 from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM in Epping

7th Annual Great Bay Bird Walk
Saturday, May 5 at 7:45 AM in Newmarket
 Rye beach   

Beach Cleanups

- Saturday, May 5 at 10:30 AM at Jenness Beach in Rye
- Saturday, May 19 at 9:00 AM at North Hampton State Beach  


2nd Annual Aldo Leopold Day
Saturday, May 5 from 1:00 PM - 7:30 PM in Northwood

Statewide Conversations on Water Sustainability
Tuesday, May 8 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Raising a Few Cows for Milk or Meat
Wednesday, May 9 from 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM in Laconia

Land Steward Core Training
Friday & Saturday, May 11 & 12 in Greenfield
girl holding a lamb
36th Annual New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival
Saturday & Sunday, May 12 & 13 in Deerfield 
  

Caring For Your Forest 

Saturdays from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM in Colebrook

- May 12: Thinning Your Young Forest for Value and Habitat
- May 26: GPS on Your Woodlot
 
Governors Conference on Volunteerism
Tuesday, May 15 from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM in Concord 
 
New Hampshire Tree Fruit Growers Twilight Meeting
Tuesday, May 15 from 5:15 PM - 7:30 PM in Farmington

9th Annual Tom Fairchild Friend of 4-H Golf Tournament
Friday, May 18 at 7:30 AM in Candia
birch trees  

Tree Identification
Friday, May 18 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM in Boscawen

Family Wise Walk: Seavey Creek to Frost Point
Saturday, May 19 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in Rye

4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training
 Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20 in Berlin
  
 Preparing Volunteers for Todays 4-H
 Wednesday, May 23 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM in Franconia
 
The Whys and Hows of Using Drip Irrigation for Vegetable and Fruit Growers
Thursday, May 24 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM in Hollis

Click here for more events!

News
boy with megaphoneFisheries Roundtable Discussion: The Gulf of Maine Cod "Crisis"
The goals of the meeting were to provide information about stock assessment and modeling, outline the current cod crisis, provide examples of alternatives to the current management system, and to provide a forum for discussion about solutions to move forward. (New Hampshire Sustainable Marine Fisheries)

There Are More Ticks Around This Spring
There were 1,287 cases of Lyme disease in New Hampshire last year, the second highest rate in the country. The same tick that's the principal vector of Lyme disease also spreads two other diseases that are on the rise here: Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis; a lot of people haven't heard of them, but they're serious. (Eagle-Tribune)

Protecting Whales? Thanks to UNH, There's an App for That
Researchers at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) helped develop a new iPad and iPhone application that aims to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from collisions with ships. (UNH Campus Journal)

Two New Hampshire 4-H Volunteers Honored
Judy Cogger of Brentwood is the recipient of the 2012 National 4-H Salute to Excellence Volunteer Recognition award for volunteers who have served 10 or more years. (UNH Cooperative Extension Update)

One Is Never Too Young to Make a Difference...
During the summer of 2011, one of Blue Ocean Society's junior interns, Willy Jones (age 11), spearheaded a youth-driven fishing line recycling project. (New Hampshire Sustainable Marine Fisheries)

UNH Dining Services Hosts Sustainable Seafood Dinner
Head chef Ralph Coughenour purchased about 400 pounds of fresh seafood (pollock, hake and lobster) from The Portsmouth Lobster Company based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Shrimp were bought locally in Portsmouth and Ipswich, MA. (New Hampshire Sustainable Marine Fisheries)

Under Threat, Atlantic Sturgeon Not Forgotten in New Hampshire
Sturgeon grow to be as large as 14 feet long, and can weight between 800 and 1,000 pounds. The New Hampshire Fish and Game department has documented only a handful of encounters between humans and Atlantic sturgeon in the last 30 years. (fosters.com)

Click here for more news!