Sustainable Hanover supports efforts of the community to assure that the Town of Hanover thrives for present and future generations.

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WHO KNEW? Highlights

Upcoming Events

Events
Sustainable Hanover - Energy
Sep 2
Sustainable Hanover - Energy

The Sustainable Hanover Energy Team meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Members of the community are welcome to attend the meetings which are held at the Board Room upstairs at Town Hall.

Infrequently there may be a schedule change. Please email Sustainable Hanover to confirm meeting date and time and the availabiity of attending by zoom.

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2026 Community Yard Sale
Sep 5
2026 Community Yard Sale

The Community Yard Sale returns to Dewey Field Lot on Saturday, September 5. Rain or shine. The Dewey Field Lot is on Dewey Field Road, across from the traffic lights where Rte 120 (N. Park St) joins Rte 10 N (Lyme Rd).

Shoppers and bargain-hunters: find affordable items and yet-to-be-discovered treasures, meet new and old friends at the Community Yard Sale. Free entry. Gates open at 10 am. No early birds. Arrive earlier than 10 am if you don’t mind waiting.

Sellers: buyers are looking for items that you no longer need! Send your good usable items to a new home! You’ll make a little money, free up space in your house and have a good time doing it at the Community Yard Sale. A sale space consists of 2 parking spaces. Cost is $25. For how to register and detailed information, go to the Seller Registration page. Registrations will be accepted online between August 1 to September 2.

Volunteers: want to be a part of the Community Yard Sale team to make this Yard Sale the best one ever? Let us know at sustainblehanovernh@gmail.com.

The annual Hanover Community Yard Sale is sponsored by the Sustainable Hanover Recycling/Waste Reduction Team and the Sustainability Office of Dartmouth College to keep good, usable “stuff” in circulation and out of the landfill.

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Sustainable Hanover Committee
Sep 16
Sustainable Hanover Committee

The Sustainable Hanover Committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Members of the community are welcome to attend the meetings which are held at the Board Room upstairs at Town Hall.

Infrequently there may be a schedule change. Please email Sustainable Hanover to confirm meeting date and time and the availabiity of attending by zoom.

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Window Dresser Community Build
Oct 1
Window Dresser Community Build

Volunteers needed for a Community Build in the spirit of an old fashioned barn-raising! Teams will assemble custom-built interior storm windows to help local families lower fuel bills and increase comfort and warmth in this winter. Share this rewarding experience with friends and family, make new friends, and enjoy delicious home-made soups and cookies at lunch.

Volunteers can choose from a variety of shifts and roles, including insert assemblers, event greeters, and soup chefs and bakers whose homemade treats highlight the daily lunch break. Go here to see dates, times and tasks. No carpentry or woodworking experience is required.

These inserts are cut to order by Maine non-profit Window Dressers and assembled at the build which is organized by Sustainable Hanover and the Energy Committees of Norwich and Lyme. We thank the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College for generously providing the space for the build.

Learn more about the inserts at our windows page. Email sustainablehanovernh@gmail.com if you have questions.

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Sustainable Hanover - Energy
Oct 7
Sustainable Hanover - Energy

The Sustainable Hanover Energy Team meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Members of the community are welcome to attend the meetings which are held at the Board Room upstairs at Town Hall.

Infrequently there may be a schedule change. Please email Sustainable Hanover to confirm meeting date and time and the availabiity of attending by zoom.

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Sustainable Hanover Committee
Oct 21
Sustainable Hanover Committee

The Sustainable Hanover Committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Members of the community are welcome to attend the meetings which are held at the Board Room upstairs at Town Hall.

Infrequently there may be a schedule change. Please email Sustainable Hanover to confirm meeting date and time and the availabiity of attending by zoom.

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WHO KNEW?
WHO KNEW Big Changes Keep Coming to the Hanover Listserv?

Where will Who Knows? be posted once the Hanover list serve ends?

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WHO KNEW Goldenrods are Essential for Biodiversity?
WHO KNEW Goldenrods are Essential for Biodiversity?

What are goldenrods good for? Do they cause allergies?

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WHO KNEW Simple Changes In Lawn Care Produce Fascinating Results?
WHO KNEW Simple Changes In Lawn Care Produce Fascinating Results?

How can I promote more wildflowers and bees in my yard?

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WHO KNEW Small Hanover Businesses Can Get FREE Energy Audits If they Act NOW?
WHO KNEW Small Hanover Businesses Can Get FREE Energy Audits If they Act NOW?

How can a small business in Hanover get a free energy audit>

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WHO KNEW that the Annual Hanover/Dartmouth College Community Yard Sale Will Take Place This Year on Saturday, September 5th?
WHO KNEW that the Annual Hanover/Dartmouth College Community Yard Sale Will Take Place This Year on Saturday, September 5th?

Where can I get rid of stuff that I no longer need or find some inexpensive items that I do need?

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WHO KNEW Peak Shaving Is Important in the Hot Weather?
WHO KNEW Peak Shaving Is Important in the Hot Weather?

How can I save energy and money on these very hot days?

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WHO KNEW it is Easy to Help Bring Back our Fireflies?

How can we help increase the firefly population?

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WHO KNEW What a Success Volunteers, Towns and Determination Can Make?

How successful was the Hanover Styrofoam and String Lights Collection?

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WHO KNEW You Can Help Celebrate the 265th Birthday of Hanover, the 250th Birthday of the US, and the 17th Birthday of Sustainable Hanover?
WHO KNEW You Can Help Celebrate the 265th Birthday of Hanover, the 250th Birthday of the US, and the 17th Birthday of Sustainable Hanover?

How can we celebrate the Fourth of July in Hanover?

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WHO KNEW that Green Burials Are Now Possible in Hanover at Pine Knolls Cemetery?
WHO KNEW that Green Burials Are Now Possible in Hanover at Pine Knolls Cemetery?

Can one have a “green burial” in Hanover?

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WHO KNEW There Are So Many Pros and Cons to Consider in Deciding Which Laundry Detergent to Use?
WHO KNEW There Are So Many Pros and Cons to Consider in Deciding Which Laundry Detergent to Use?

Which kind of detergent is least harmful to the earth?

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WHO KNEW Howe Library Has a Tool That Lets You Locate Heat Loss in Walls, Windows and Doors to Save Energy?
WHO KNEW Howe Library Has a Tool That Lets You Locate Heat Loss in Walls, Windows and Doors to Save Energy?

What useful things can I find in the Howe Library’s Library of Things to help me reduce my energy consumption?

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WHO KNEW No Mow May Has Evolved?
WHO KNEW No Mow May Has Evolved?

Is No Mow May a good idea or not?

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WHO KNEW There is Help for Local Businesses and Non-Profits to Reduce Their Energy Use, Lower Their Electric Bills, and Shrink Their Carbon Footprint?
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WHO KNEW Hanover Has a Town Arborist?
WHO KNEW Hanover Has a Town Arborist?

What does Hanover’s town arborist do?

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LINK TO RECORDING OF 6/3/2026 WEBINAR

Here is a link to the webinar hosted by Sustainable Hanover on on June 3, 2026 featuring the town’s arborist, Asa Metcalf, talking about Hanover’s trees.

If you have questions about this workshop or ideas for future workshops, please email sustainablehanovernh@gmail.com.

Sustainable Hanover’s Community, Energy, and Environment efforts focus on the daily, weekly and seasonal choices we make that can impact every aspect of our local, regional and global community.

Community

Sustainable Hanover exists to support the efforts of our community to assure that the Town of Hanover thrives for present and future generations.

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Energy

In May 2017 Hanover residents showed up at Town Meeting in record numbers to make history. We voted overwhelmingly to transition to 100% renewable energy—electricity by 2030 and heating, cooling and transportation by 2050.

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Environment

For Sustainable Hanover, the focus on the environment centers on the myriad ways we impact our surroundings to ensure a resilient, healthy, and vibrant community for people, animals, plants, and other organisms.

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Contact

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Email
sustainablehanovernh@gmail.com