TCC Member Handbook
Table of Contents

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

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
Tamworth 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

State Regulations and Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Forestry
UNH-forestry BMPs 2005
NH-DFL-forestry BMPs 2016
UNH-Good Forestry in the Granite State 2nd ed. 2010

Agriculture
NH-DAMF-agricultureBMPs2019
Legal Guide for Ag Producers – 2017

Wetlands
New Hampshire Method-1991
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 fact sheet-groundwater BMPs-2019
NH-DES groundwater BMPs – 2020