CHAPTER 227-I FOREST RESOURCES EDUCATION, PROMOTION, AND PLANNING
Section 227-I:2
227-I:2 Duties and Authority of the Director. –
I. The director shall:
(a) As far as other duties may permit, carry on an educational course of lectures and other public information programs and activities on forests and forest resources and conduct exhibits on forestry at state facilities and at fairs and other similar public assemblies, delegating such duties to authorized assistants as necessary, within the limits of available time and funds.
(b) Provide New Hampshire forest landowners, natural resource professionals, forest products industries, communities, and the non-landowning public with unbiased, research-based educational assistance on subject matters including, but not limited to, sustainable forest management practices, stewardship of all forest resources, timber harvesting, and the utilization and marketing of forest products.
(c) Enable the division to provide the educational assistance referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) by enacting and maintaining a memorandum of understanding with the University of New Hampshire cooperative extension to support and implement a joint forest resources educational program between the division, the cooperative extension and cooperating federal, state, and county partners. Such memorandum shall be reviewed and updated every 3 years or less as may be necessary.
(d) At least every 10 years undertake an inventory, assessment, and analysis of the forest resources as provided in RSA 227-I:6-8.
II. The director may:
(a) Upon request and whenever the director deems it essential to the best interest of the people of the state, cooperate with counties, towns, corporations, and individuals in preparing plans for the protection, management, and reforestation of woodlots and timber tracts, on such terms as the commissioner may approve.
(b) Assist, at its request, any city or town which has established a city or town forest.
(c) Keep an inventory of all city and town forests in the state.