Welcome to the NH Department of Natural & Cultural Resources
Our mission is to protect, preserve, promote and manage the State’s natural and cultural resources, supporting New Hampshire’s high quality of life and strengthening the experiences of our residents and guests. Working together, our five divisions are “What You Love About New Hampshire!"
Latest News
March 17, 2025
Plymouth Regional’s Reagan Sutherland named 2025 NH Poetry Out Loud Champion; Brewster Academy’s Hannah Ruegg selected as alternate
March 05, 2025
NH logger convicted of Deceptive Forestry, ordered to pay more than $27,000 in restitution
March 04, 2025
Focus of 2025 Cottrell-Baldwin lecture series: Exploring local forests and the wildlife that call them home
March 03, 2025
‘The night is come, but not too soon”: March 14 finals set for NH Poetry Out Loud competition
February 03, 2025
20th year of NH high school competition Poetry Out Loud sets dates, locations for semi-finals
January 27, 2025
Applications now being accepted for NH State Council on the Arts grants
January 13, 2025
Popular schoolyard tree canopy program hopes to branch out in 2025
January 02, 2025
This year, NH State Council on the Arts celebrates 60 years of supporting arts statewide
NH Moose Plate Program
Each of the DNCR's five divisions uses Moose Plate funds to help conserve the best of New Hampshire.
