updated March 2025
Overview of Purpose and Enabling Legislation
NH RSA 36A. The statute that creates and defines the purpose of conservation commissions.
New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions' interpretation of RSA 36A (short).
New Hampshire Municipal Association's interpretation of RSA 36A (long).
TCC: The Early Years (1964-1991). A recollection by Betty Steele.
Membership & Meetings
Member Roster
TCC Bylaws
Right to Know Laws
Regular Obligations of the Commission
Committee Responsibilities
Minutes Archive
Conservation Planning
Tamworth 2008 Master Plan
Chapter 3. Implementation (includes recommendations for TCC)
Chapter 8. Natural Resources (meets the NRI obligations in RSA 36A)
Chapter 15. Maps (many of which serve as appendices to Chapter 8)
Considerations and Procedures for Land Protection
Conservation and Trail Easements Held by TCC
Town and State Property Managed by TCC
Regulations
Town Regulations with Environmental Implications
Earth Excavation Regulations 2010
Regulations for the Subdivision of Land 2018
Scenic Road Regulations 2016
Floodplain Development Ordinance 2016
Noise Ordinance 2005
Wireless Service Facilities Ordinance 2021
Groundwater Protection Ordinance 2023
State Regulations and Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Forestry
Forest Management - NH Division of Forests & Lands
University of NH Extension - Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs)
NH Div. of Forests & Lands / UNH Extension - Good Forestry in the Granite State
Agriculture
NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets, & Food (DAMF) - Best Management Wetlands Practices for Agriculture - 2019
NH DAMF - Best Management Practices for Agriculture (fertilizers, manures, compost) - 2017
Legal Guide for Ag Producers – 2017
Wetlands
New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services (NH-DES) - Wetlands Program
NH-DES Wetlands Bureau - Wetlands BMPs 2019
NH-Trails Bureau – Trail BMPs-2017
Shoreland Protection
NH-DES fact sheet Vegetation Management for Water Quality
NH-DES Protected Shoreland FAQs
Water Quality
NH-DES - Groundwater Program
NH-DES Groundwater BMPs – 2020