Rockingham Conservation Commission

10/19/2026

Dear WindowDressers Participants and interested volunteers,

We have completed measuring windows for inserts, and now we need volunteeers to sign up to assemble them next month. You do not have to be a customer to help

Your WindowDressers Community Build is just around the corner! Your local build team is getting ready for the upcoming Build and now is the time to sign up for your volunteer shift(s).

If you have not already done so, please sign up for one or more volunteer shifts here: https://signup.com/go/CASeBCz

We ask that customers sign up for for one 4-hour shift for every 1 to 5 inserts they are receiving. Your participation is an important part of what makes the WindowDressers program possible and Community Builds are a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and work together toward a shared goal.

Rockingham Community Build in - Details

Build Dates: Thursday November 6th to Wednesday November 11th, 2026

Location: 335 Leach Rd, Rockingham, VT 05154 (just west of Saxtons River)

What to Expect:

No prior experience is needed! Our build team will show you everything you need to know, and there are a variety of tasks you can help with. Please consider recruiting family and friends to help with your volunteer time contribution. There are several different jobs available that are easy to learn and accessible to people with a wide range of ability and mobility levels. Community Builds are fun events and they foster a spirit of volunteerism, participation, and connection. All are welcome!

If you’ve already signed up for your volunteer shift(s), thank you! You don’t need to do anything else right now. If you have any questions or need to update your contact information, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

We’re looking forward to seeing you at the Build!

Peter Bergstrom, local coordinator, 802-289-3271 or
[email protected]

10/18/2026

Some fall colors around Saxtons River in the last week or so. Muted but still lovely.

10/15/2026

This week is a good time to tell your sugar and Norway maples apart. Which is which in this photo, the bare ones in the left or the fully clothed one on the right? Answer in the comments.

09/16/2026

If you want to learn more about EVs, as gas prices continue to rise, you can attend this event in Keene this Saturday 9/19. https://driveelectricmonth.org/event?eventid=5351&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=120247677548440436&utm_content=120247677548450436&utm_term=120247677548430436&utm_campaign=120247677548440436&fbclid=IwRlRTSAUXaFZwZG9mAWZkaWQWUOiIAS926J4LGqFpgaOFoAngH2fxWmV4dG4DYWVtATAAYWRpZAGrNKA49NHkc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMTczODQ3NjQyNjcwMzcwAAEe6JGmMfqDN77YkH04t9XI5jSOaw9hoDkWawKUrdq6kvgkZmbgAWUmMLlEEoo_aem_tt1czy7x0ZdwsQn3-nUu3Q

National Drive Electric Month events feature plug-in electric vehicle owners sharing their experience with others interested in driving electric.

09/06/2026

Styrofoam recycling returns to WRJ on Saturday October 3. Be sure to arrive early—last time I went I arrived at 11:30 and they said the trucks were all full!

Learn about the Town of Hartford’s Styrofoam Recycling Collection, a community recycling program open to residents of the Upper Valley in Vermont and New Hampshire. Find information about accepted and prohibited materials, collection locations and dates, preparation requirements, and how collected...

08/21/2026

Here are the local E. coli results at swimming holes from Wednesday 8/19, and all sites but one (VT-SXT_05.6 or Stickney's Field Swimming Hole) tested clean for swimming! Enjoy your late summer swims! We’ll sample once more this year on 9/2. —Peter Bergstrom

08/19/2026

Many of us struggle to keep warm each winter with cold, drafty windows. WindowDressers provides a simple, cost-effective solution. They bring community volunteers of all economic and social situations together to improve the warmth and comfort of interior spaces, lower heating costs, and reduce carbon dioxide pollution by producing low-cost insulating window inserts that function as custom, interior-mounted storm windows. Our staff supplies, trains, and supports teams of community volunteers as they build affordable, insulating window inserts at local Community Builds. There will be a build in Rockingham this November, contact me to get more information. Peter Bergstrom, 802-289-3271

08/06/2026

Bacteria results from yesterday (8/5) showed levels that were safe for swimming in Rockingham. The lower reaches of Sacketts Brook in Putney still have some high levels.

07/27/2026

Here are the E. coli results from week 3 of our summer sampling, collected last Wed. 7/22. All of the sites in Rockingham were safe for swimming except Stickney field was just above the warning level (261 vs 235). We’ll sample again next week on 8/5.

07/23/2026

We need a volunteer or two who can help me measure window frames for our "Window Dressers" project to build inside storm windows. This is our sixth year doing the project and I've always done the measuring, but I've had vertigo for 4 mothns straight, so I can't measure this year. The workshop is in early November and measuring needs to be finished by early October. Volunteers need to have steady hands, good eyesight, and be comfortable on a 3-step stepladder (shown here). I'll provide training, the laser measuirng tool, and record the data. Most measuring visits are on weekdays but we also do weekends. Please contact me (call or text) at 802-289-3271 if you can help. Thanks! --Peter Bergstrom