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.

Projects:

• Vernal Pool "Talk" on April 29 and "Walk" on May 2
• 2009 Photo Contest - Click here for more information(pdf file)
• Open space (planning and management)
• Review of wetland permit applications to be submitted to the NH Department of Environmental Services
• Drinking Water Protection Committee - link
• Water and wastewater plan
• I-93/I-89 Bow/Concord project - link
• Garvins Falls Dam re-licensing project - link to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC Docket: P-1893-042
• Natural gas pipeline expansion project along Rte. 3A
• Fish and Game Coarse filter analysis maps - link(4+MB pdf file)

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 Program - http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wetlands/index.htm

Shoreland Protection Program - http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wetlands/cspa/index.htm

Subsurface Systems Bureau   - http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/ssb/index.htm

Drinking Water Source Protection - http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/dwspp/index.htm

Watershed Bureau - http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/index.htm

DES OneStop data retrieval - http://des.nh.gov/onestop/index.htm

Geology Unit - http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/gsu/index.htm

DES Solid Waste Technical Assistance - http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/waste/swrtas/index.htm

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.nhdfl.org/about-forests-and-lands/bureaus/natural-heritage-bureau/

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

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

Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee (UMRLAC) - http://www.merrimackriver.org/

Maps:

Town of Bow - Conservation Lands Map - link (pdf file)

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

Nottingcook Forest Trail Map - link

Knox Road Town Forest and School Forest Recreational Trails - link (pdf file)

Nottingcook Forest Orienteering Map - link

Bow Town Forest map - link

NH Fish and Game - Wildlife Action Plan - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/wildlife_plan.htm

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

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