Nashua Regional Planning Commission

Let us re-introduce ourselves. The NRPC Foundation is a non-profit organization formed in 2020 to mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources to support the Nashua Regional Planning Commission’s (NRPC’s) important planning work. We believe that individuals and organizations have a greater impact through collaborative efforts. The NRPC Foundation combines financial resources with NRPC’s expertise to support land use planning, transportation, economic development, information technology, public health, protection of natural resources, arts and culture, and community education for the benefit of the NRPC service area. Your support improves the quality of life in the region. This year, thanks to our donors, we’ve been able to help NRPC launch a pilot program to increase wheelchair-accessible transportation services to elderly, disabled individuals in the Nashua Region. GivingTuesday is December 3rd, we invite you to support the NRPC Foundation's community and regional collaborative planning initiatives. Together, we will help usher in sound growth in the Nashua Region! Join with us - Sound Growth Through Collaboration ?? https://lnkd.in/edVHPtgG

Today marks the 25th anniversary of GIS Day across the globe!?GIS is in the hands of more people than ever people, as more than 95 percent of universities offer a GIS course or program and navigation and online maps are familiar to almost everyone.?NRPC is celebrating by reconvening our regional user group meeting for the users, consumers, or just GIS-curious among us. November is a big month for the GIS team at NRPC as well as anyone with a love for geography.?The 18th?marked the start of Geography Awareness Week.?Started in 1986 by the National Geographic Society and made official by Presidential proclamation a year later, the week aims to increase awareness about the important relationship between people and places and enhance the teaching of geography in schools. The American Association of Geographers have some fantastic materials on their website?for becoming a partner or advocate of the program, or just to have some fun by exploring the world around us. Finally, earlier this month Ryan and Emilie attended the annual NEARC (Northeaster Arc Users Group) conference in Burlington, VT and heard about what our GIS peers are doing across the region, as well as what's new and upcoming in the world of the GIS and GPS products that we use every day.?Ask us about anything from conservation cemeteries to getting your GISP certification!

Friday, November 15, is National Stormwater Day! Though many people know what stormwater is, they may not know the important role that it plays in the environment. Stormwater can easily be polluted by the activities we do around our homes and communities. To learn more about stormwater and how you can help to protect it, go to the NHDES Stormwater webpage: https://lnkd.in/eR5k-hM3

Join SBA Regions 1 & 2, SBA Office of the National Ombudsman and the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to learn more about Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements that apply to many small businesses. Date and Time: Thurs. Nov. 7th at 2pm ET, Virtual Event Registration: https://bit.ly/40em5AI Filing your BOI is simple, secure, and free of charge. Visit Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting | FinCEN.gov for more information.

October, as Community Transportation Month, may be almost over, but today we are putting a new focus on youth transportation! On October 17th, students from Clearway High School were given the opportunity to learn about the Nashua Transit System with NTS staff on their own field trip to Nashua Community College. Establishing transportation connections and making them more accessible by providing this kind of learning opportunity is crucial to ensure that great programs and services like those at NCC can reach as many people as possible by breaking down transportation barriers. Small collaborations and outreach like this can enable young people like Clearway students to visualize what their future success can look like and how they can reach it – and it can start with one ride on a blue bus.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for GIS Day 2024 @ NRPC! When: Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Where: Nashua Regional Planning Commission, 30 Temple Street, Suite 310, Nashua, NH (or Zoom) Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/eqYVYQ6H Agenda: ? NRPC GIS program overview, including Open Data Portal demo ? NRPC base mapping update, including what’s new in MapGeo ? Trail mapping update and menu of service offerings ? GIS For transportation, with a focus on mobile/field data and applications ? Open Forum: Q/A, future event topics

Technology update! You can now access the NRPC Bike and Pedestrian Count Viewer dashboard using your mobile device. Click on the link: https://lnkd.in/ePkWTr7F It's easy to interact with the dashboard using your phone which provides the location of our active counters. Click on any counter to view the count records. Give it a try!

Do you care about New Hampshire wildlife and their habitats? Please take the Wildlife Action Plan Survey linked here: https://lnkd.in/eCkUTNxa NH Fish & Game updates the New Hampshire State Wildlife Action Plan (NHSWAP) every ten years. The revision process has entered an important stage where the vital input of Granite State residents and visitors is required to help inform the future of the state’s wildlife and habitats. Public input is critical to successfully updating the NHSWAP, and people who care about New Hampshire’s animals and their habitats are being asked to complete a short survey linked above. Thank you very much!

Attention commercial developers, real estate agents, and other interested professionals - Join us for the Brownfields Learning Luncheon! The Nashua Regional Planning Commission has EPA grant funding to help commercial and industrial property owners identify, assess, and characterize vacant or underutilized properties that are contaminated with hazardous substances or petroleum. Private and public sites are eligible, and the assessments are fully paid for by the grant.? Credere Associates and NRPC staff will share recent project examples and answer questions.? Brownfields Assessment Program information: https://lnkd.in/e6jsMytD Contact Jay Minkarah, Executive Director, NRPC for more information. CLICK THE LINK TO RSVP: https://lnkd.in/e6UtGGaa

Congratulations to the Town of Mont Vernon for the addition of the Town Hall building to the National Register of Historic Places! This is a major step in preserving the historic building as well as the town’s historic character. https://lnkd.in/e-mrgdWu...