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Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler for NH House | Carroll County District 6

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THE ISSUE

Protecting Our Lakes, Woods, and Water | NH Environment

Our lakes are why we live here and why visitors come. Keeping them clean is a job for Concord - and for everyone.

Action Items

I have lived in Tuftonboro since 2005, and I have spent my career helping organizations tell their stories and connect people to the places they love. That included Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center in Laconia, where I spent 5 years as Development and Communications Director. I have also logged a lot of miles running the roads and trails of this district, and I know what it is worth. I want it to be here, clean and healthy, for our kids and grandkids.

A woman dressed in running clothes and wearing a white running hat poses with arms out and smiling She stands among pine trees and boulders. A lake is in the distance at the bottom of the mountain.

Help towns keep phosphorus out of the lake

I will support state funding and technical help for stormwater upgrades and for replacing failing septic systems around our lakes, so local taxpayers are not left to pay for it all.


Use road salt more wisely

Safe roads matter, especially in a New Hampshire winter. I will support training and incentives for towns, plowing contractors and property owners to use less salt without giving up safety. 


Enforce the protections we already have

New Hampshire already has laws that protect shorelines, wetlands and water quality. They only work if they are enforced. In September 2026 the state Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against three construction companies over alleged unpermitted dredging on Lake Winnipesaukee. Those are allegations, but the case shows why permitting and enforcement matter. 
 

Lower energy costs with clean, local power

I support expanding net metering, raising the cap on the size of systems that can sell power back to the grid from 1 megawatt to 5 megawatts. On nuclear power, including small modular reactors, I am undecided. I want to hear from engineers, ratepayers and neighbors before I take a side.
 

Get more kids outside

I have seen what nature-based learning does for kids, and I will support outdoor and environmental education in our schools as part of fully funding public education. 

Running the trails near Mount Shaw (2015 above) and walking the trails of Mount Major with Elliott and Tommy (2010 below).

A woman in a red t-shirt and white baseball carries a young child in a backpack carrier and another stands in front of her. The are at the top of a mountain with lakes and trees in the distance below.

Additional Information from Phoebe & Resources on This Issue 

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