Annual Report - Newbury

timber tax law, and other land-use issues. We also help social
service agencies plan programs and stay current with the latest
research and best practices.
Our county staff have on-going participation – and sometimes
take leadership roles – in many state and local coalitions,
among them the Franklin and Concord Asset Building
Coalitions, the Concord Substance Abuse Coalition, the
Timberland Owners Association, N.H. Farm & Forest
Exposition board, Ausbon Sargent Land Trust outreach
committee, N.H. Association for Infant Mental Health, the
state Marriage and Family Advisory Board, the N.H. Volunteer
Administrators Association, and Pittsfield Youth Workshop.
A statewide toll free information line (1-877-398-4769) at our
education center offers residents access to volunteer staff
Monday – Friday (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) and 5:00 p.m.-7:30
p.m. on Wednesday evenings. Nearly 600 Merrimack County
residents utilized this resource last year.
Accessible web linkages at your town library makes UNH
Cooperative Extension resources and fact sheets available at
one’s fingertips or they can be accessed directly at the
Extension’s website: http://extension.unh.edu/resource.
Cooperative Extension extends its reach through its more than
5,000 volunteers statewide who are trained and supported
giving time in their communities as 4-H leaders, master
gardeners, community tree stewards, wildlife coverts, lake
quality monitors, marine docents, and others. If volunteer
opportunities interest you, please call the Merrimack County
Extension office at 603-796-2151 or visit our office at 315
Daniel Webster Highway in Boscawen, next to the Merrimack
County Nursing Home.
Mary West