Natural Resource Inventories Natural resource inventories are listings and descriptions of important, naturally occurring resources. Inventories often result in maps showing the location and extent of important resources such as groundwater resources, farmlands, wildlife habitat, etc. This information is critical for community planning. UNH Cooperative Extension provides technical assistance to communities undertaking natural resource inventories. The goal of this program is to protect water resources in the Connecticut River Watershed through workshops, demonstrations, field days, informational news releases and mailings.
Participants also receive information on drinking and well water protection.
This program for municipal officials provides information on the establishment of naturally vegetated buffers for wetlands and surface waters to protect water quality and maintain wildlife habitat. A publication, Buffers for Wetlands and Surface Waters, cooperatively produced with Audubon Society of New Hampshire, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the N.H. Office of State Planning, is distributed as part of this program. A limited number of cruises aboard the Gulf Challenger, the University's Research vessel, are offered to groups and to the public. These cruises feature activities that make connections with ongoing University marine and estuarine research. The Winnipesaukee Watershed Project brings together various agencies to reduce non-point source pollution from the Lake Winnipesaukee watershed.