Environmental Stewardship

Natural Partners
PSNH and the Audubon Society of New Hampshire

PSNH's relationship with the Audubon Society of New Hampshire began in 1994 when PSNH, the Audubon Society and business, state and environmental groups worked together to reduce emissions at Merrimack Station in Bow. Since then, PSNH has worked with the Audubon Society of New Hampshire on several projects, starting with the Amoskeag Fishways Partnership in 1995. As many as 30,000 children and adults each year attend classes, lectures and seminars to learn about everything from a 54-step fish ladder that allows anadromous fish to travel up the Merrimack, to how electricity is made at the Amoskeag hydro station.

PSNH linemen inspect an osprey nesting stand.

One to Grow On
PSNH and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

Touring Franconia Notch State Park

Since 1994, PSNH has helped the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests preserve and maintain forest lands throughout the state. Today the society owns 120 forest reservations and three main activity centers around the state: Conservation Center, Concord; The John Hay Land Studies Center, Newbury and The Rocks Christmas Tree Farm, Bethlehem.

Over the years, PSNH has helped fund everything from fall foliage tours on the Heritage Trail, to the purchase of land reservations. In 1997, PSNH made a large contribution to the Society to help purchase and restore Monson Village in Milford, New Hampshire's first inland settlement founded in 1737. In 2001, PSNH strengthened its ties to the society by helping to fund the celebration of their centennial.

Become a member of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Safety and Energy Conservation Education Program
PSNH helps educate elementary classes in NH

Since 1981, PSNH has offered classes in electric safety and energy conservation to as many as 30,000 New Hampshire 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders each year.

Fourth graders get a first-hand look at linemen tools during the Safety and Energy Conservation Education Program provided by PSNH.

In addition to providing materials for students, PSNH provides funding for and trains four teachers in the curriculum.
· Second graders take an electric safety course where they learn the basics of production, transmission and distribution of electricity. They also get a first hand look at safety equipment used by PSNH line workers and ways to avoid common electrical hazards.
· Third graders learn how electricity production impacts the environment and how reducing energy consumption reduces the need to produce electricity.
· Fourth graders get a more advanced look at the production, transmission and distribution of electricity and additional information on electrical safety.

Other Recipients of PSNH funding for Environmental Stewardship include: