Bow Conservation Commission:

The mission of the Bow Conservation Commission is to enhance the natural environment of Bow. We strive to accomplish this by managing our resources and preserving open space and water resources for sustainable uses including forest management, wildlife, outdoor recreation, environmental awareness and education.

State of NH Authority of the Conservation Commission Link.

Meetings:
Our volunteer commission, appointed by the Selectmen, meets the third Monday of each month (except for August) at 7:30 p.m. in the Bow municipal building at 10 Grandview Road. Meetings are open to the public. Town of Bow Calendar.

Bow Buffer brochure - link

Bow Conservation Commission Annual report - link

Projects:

• 2006 Photo Contest - Results
• Open space (planning and management)
• Review of wetland permit applications to be submitted to the NH Department of Environmental Services
• Drinking Water Protection Committee
• Water and wastewater plan
• (I-93/I-89 Bow/Concord project - link
• Garvins Falls Dam relicensing project - link to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC Docket: P-1893-042
• Natural gas pipeline expansion project along Rt. 3A
• UNH Natural Resources study on wildlife habitat
• Fish and Game Coarse filter analysis maps - link (4+MB pdf file)
• NH Audubon Society urban bird identification project - link

Members:

For more information, please contact Nancy Rheinhardt, Chair at 225-3910.

Town Forester: Ron Klemarcyzk

Additional Links:

NH Department of Environmental Services - www.des.nh.gov

Wetlands Bureau - www.des.nh.gov/wetlands

Shoreland Protection Program - www.des.nh.gov/cspa

Subsurface Systems Bureau  - www.des.nh.gov/ssb

Drinking Water Source Protection - www.des.nh.gov/dwspp

Watershed Bureau - www.des.nh.gov/wmb/was

DES OneStop data retrieval - http://www2.des.state.nh.us/OneStop/

Geology Unit - www.des.nh.gov/geo1link.htm

DES Solid Waste Technical Assistance - http://des.nh.gov/SWTAS/

NH Fish and Game Department
Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/nongame_and_endangered_wildlife.htm

NH Department of Resources and Economic Development
Natural Heritage Bureau (information about rare, threatened and endangered species) - http://www.dred.state.nh.us/divisions/forestandlands/bureaus/naturalheritage/index.htm

UNH Cooperative Extension-Forestry - http://www.ceinfo.unh.edu/Forestry/Forestry.htm

UNH Cooperative Extension - Wildlife  - http://www.ceinfo.unh.edu/Wildlife/Wildlife.htm

Maps:
Bow Maps Online: http://www.mapsonline.net/bownh/

Nottingcook Forest - link

Bow Town Forest map - link

NH Fish & Game Base Map - link (10+MB pdf file)

NH Fish & Game Score Map - link (2+MB pdf file)

Zoning:
Bow Zoning ordinance: Wetlands Overlay District / Aquifer Protection District (pdf file)