Through an agreement with the NRCS and the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts, RCCD has been actively enhancing pollinator habitat with management techniques to help expand existing milkweed stands at several sites in Rockingham County. Due to additional restoration and management concerns, RCCD will now partner with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) located in Newmarket to complete a combined pollinator and grassland habitat enhancement project. Other partners include the Strafford CCD, NH Fish and Game, and The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. RCCD will enhance the habitat diversity and quality within a 16-acre open field for the benefit of declining species of both grassland nesting birds and insect pollinators. Over the next two years RCCD will assist in creating a 2.5 acre pollinator meadow and will improve a 13.5 acre grassland, and will be shared and promoted through volunteer engagement and workshops. The TNC site is part of the 282-acre Lubberland Creek Preserve that contains a mowed footpath through the field as part of a trail network at the Preserve. Planting milkweed and carefully timed mowing are two strategies promoted to help the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexip-pus) species recover across its migratory pathway as they migrate south to Mexico. Milkweed is one of the main hosts for Monarch butterflies as it provides them with nectar sources to help lay eggs and make their migration south.
RCCD will collect on-site milkweed seeds for greenhouse growth and will plant those seedlings as well as plant other native companion nectar plants for many species of beneficial native insects. The project will include workshops and opportunities for volunteer engagement.
RCCD Board Meetings
Regular board meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm. All meetings are held at the RCCD office and are open to the public. It is best to call ahead to confirm if you would like to attend.NH Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs & Updates
Follow us on facebook!
Follow us on facebook and keep up with all the events, workshops, and volunteer opportunities! www.facebook.com/RockinghamCCDSubscribe to the RCCD Newsletter
Mission Statment
Our mission is to conserve and sustain the natural environment for present and future generations.The Role of RCCD
The Rockingham County Conservation District delivers soil and water conservation at the local level. Formed in 1946 as a legal sub-division of the State of New Hampshire and operating under NH State Statute RSA 432:12, the District is directed by a Board of Supervisors, a state appointed governing body made up of five residents of the county. The position of a District Supervisor is a public office and as such the Board of Supervisors has a legal and moral responsibility to the people of the District, its constituents.Past Announcements
- September 2019 (1)
- August 2019 (1)
- April 2019 (2)
- March 2019 (2)
- December 2018 (3)
- October 2018 (1)
- August 2018 (3)
- July 2018 (1)
- March 2018 (1)
- February 2018 (1)
- January 2018 (1)
- October 2017 (1)
- August 2017 (1)
- April 2017 (1)
- March 2017 (1)
- January 2017 (1)
- November 2016 (1)
- August 2016 (1)
- May 2016 (1)
- March 2016 (2)
- September 2015 (1)
- August 2015 (1)
- June 2015 (2)
- May 2015 (2)
- March 2015 (1)
- December 2014 (1)
- October 2014 (1)
- July 2014 (2)
- May 2014 (1)
- April 2014 (1)
- March 2014 (4)
- December 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (1)
- August 2012 (1)