By THOMAS P. CALDWELL, LACONIA DAILY SUNMEREDITH — Food, wine and music, along with a silent auction, will be featured at Thursday’s fundraiser for the Belknap County Conservation District, which will recognize two individuals who have supported protection of the environment. Wine from Hermit Woods Winery will accompany Moulton Farm’s locally grown and sourced harvest supper. Although it receives assistance from Belknap County, the conservation district is considered an “outside agency” and consequently cannot rely on continued support. The conservation district also leveraged a $10,000 Moose Plate grant to work with Trout Unlimited to develop a stream restoration assessment for Poorfarm Brook. The agency lists its top priorities for Belknap County as being agricultural conservation, community planning and water quality, wetlands and surface mining, wildlife and woodlands, and air quality and energy.

Source: Daily Sun October 11, 2017 05:37 UTC