AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
84 SILK FARM ROAD, CONCORD, NH 03301 www.nhaudubon.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NEW HAMPSHIRE AUDUBON'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT NEW HAMPSHIRE'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE. IT ACCOMPLISHES THESE GOALS THROUGH THREE MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST; LAND PROTECTION,STEWARDSHIP, AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE/POLICY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

NHA OPERATES FOUR NATURE CENTERS; THE MCLANE CENTER, MASSABESIC, AMOSKEAG FISHWAYS, AND NEWFOUND - THAT SERVE AS FOCAL POINTS FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH. VISITORS WHO ARRIVE AT THESE CENTERS ARE TREATED TO A VARIETY OF INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS AND LIVE ANIMAL EXHIBITS AIMED AT INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FLORA AND FAUNA AND THE ROLE HUMANS PLAY IN PROTECTING THEM. OUR NATURE CENTERS HOST A VARIETY OF ONSITE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES HOMESCHOOL CLASSES, PRESCHOOL CLASSES, GUIDED NATURE WALKS, SELF GUIDED TOURS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 TEACHERS, AND LECTURES WHICH REACH OVER 30,000 ADULTS AND CHILDREN ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, EACH CENTER OFFERS OFF - SITE PROGRAMMING TO SCHOOLS, CAMPS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE STATE, OFTEN INCLUDING THE USE OF LIVE ANIMALS SUCH AS RAPTORS, AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES. NATURALISTS DELIVER OVER 650 SCHOOL PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 21,000 STUDENTS. OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNED WITH CURRENT NH STATE SCIENCE FRAMEWORKS WHICH AUGMENT TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION BY PROVIDING HANDS - ON, EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION, TWO OF OUR CENTERS (MCLANE AND MASSABESIC) OPERATE NATURE - BASED SUMMER AND VACATION CAMPS WHICH HOST OVER 300 CHILDREN ANNUALLY, RANGING FROM AGES 4 - 15.

NHA OWNS AND MANAGES 39 WILDLIFE SANTUARIES TOTALING ALMOST 7500 ACRES, MANAGES ANOTHER FOUR PROPERTIES TOTALING 1,250 ACRES UNDER MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING, AND MONITORS THE CONSERVATION VALUE OF 26 EASEMENTS ON 2,664.90 ACRES. NHA'S LAND INTERESTS OCCUPY EVERY COUNTY OF THE STATE ACROSS VARIED HABITATS FROM NORTHERN PEAT BOGS TO COASTAL SALTMARSHES, HIGH-ELEVATION SPRUCE FORESTS TO APPALACHIAN OAK-HICKORY FORESTS, AND MUCH IN BETWEEN. NHA'S SANCTUARIES PROTECT SEVERAL UNIQUE NATURAL COMMUNITIES, AND RARE PLANT AND WILDLIFE SPECIES. THIRTY - ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES HAVE A TRAIL SYSTEM OF SOME TYPE (TOTALING 75 MILES), AND MANY ARE HEAVILY VISITED FOR LOW-IMPACT RECREATIONAL USES AND EVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. IN PARTICULAR, PONDICHERRY, PONEMAH BOG, MASSABESIC, SILK FARM, PARADISE POINT, AND WILLARD POND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES ARE VISITED ANNUALLY BY OVER 20,000 INDIVIDUALS.

NHA IS ACTIVE IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ISSUES. NHA'S CONSERVATION SCIENCE WORK INCLUDES RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND MANAGEMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S WILDLIFE, PARTICULARLY SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN. WHILE MANY PROJECTS FOCUS ON BIRDS, RECENT STUDIES HAVE ALSO INCLUDED BATS, DRAGONFLIES, BUTTERFLIES, AND TURTLES. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES A LARGE CADRE OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS IN ITS WORK; APPROXIMATELY 2,100 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE OVER 17,400 HOURS ANNUALLY. NHA'S ADVOCACY WORK PROMOTES SCIENCE - BASED PUBLIC POLICY AT NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. A STAFF/VOLUNTEER ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE DETERMINES NHA'S POSITION ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND DELIVERS TESTIMONY AT HEARINGS. STAFF MEMEBERS REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION ON VARIOUS STATE POLICY WORKING GROUPS AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND PARTICIPATE IN STATE AND REGIONAL COALITIONS. NHA COLLABORATES WITH OTHER NONPROFITS, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, AND BUSINESSES, RESPECTING COLLABORATORS' PERSPECTIVES WHILE ADVOCATING THE BEST POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES

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