A SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM SERIES
About the series: For the third consecutive year, the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript is partnering with the Solutions Journalism Network to cover how our community responds to local challenges. Preserving Our Region is a series that explores local environmental solutions.
What is Solutions Journalism? Solutions journalism explores how people and communities are responding to challenges — and what we can learn from their efforts. Every story is built around the four “pillars” of response, evidence, insights and limitations, answering four key questions: What is the response? What evidence shows it’s working? What lessons can others take from it? And what are its limitations?
Preserving Our Region: NH gardeners turn yards into habitats to restore local ecosystems
Homeowners and experts are increasingly adopting native plant gardening to combat declining bird and insect populations by restoring essential local habitats.
Preserving Our Region: How one Jaffrey couple used NHSaves to cut energy costs
A Jaffrey couple used rebates from the NHSaves program to weatherize their century-old home, resulting in improved comfort and significant annual energy savings.
Preserving Our Region: New Hampshire lake groups fight back against milfoil invasion
The Contoocook Lake Area Preservation Association (CLAPA) is fighting the invasive variable milfoil that has been plaguing New Hampshire lakes, ponds and rivers for decades, using chemical treatments and hand-pulling to keep the plant from taking over the lake.
Preserving Our Region: Kids test solar ovens at Jaffrey Public Library, despite cloudy skies
Children at the Jaffrey Public Library tested homemade solar ovens to see how they could soften crayons and cook s’mores despite cloudy weather.
Preserving Our Region: Jaffrey children learn about solar heat with handmade ovens
Children at the Jaffrey Public Library participated in a workshop to build solar ovens made from recycled materials as part of a collaboration with the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript awards $8,000 to local conservation projects
The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript awarded $4,000 grants to the Harris Center for Conservation Education’s Turtle Heroes program and the White Mountain Horticulture Research Foundation’s Monadnock Hemlock Initiative to support local environmental preservation efforts.
How you can get involved:
- Enter our contest: The Ledger-Transcript will award two $4,000 grants, funded by the Solutions Journalism Network’s Innovation Fund, for local environmental projects. Learn more and apply here.
- Give us feedback: Fill out the brief survey at the end of each online story to share your thoughts and future story ideas.
- Sign up for daily newsletters: Each week, one day’s newsletter will focus on local environmental stories and columns.
- Support our work: We are seeking financial support from organizations, businesses and individuals to sustain this project. For more information, contact publisher Heather McKernan at hmckernan@ledgertranscript.com or 603-369-3250.