Malin Clyde wrote:
2008-06-24
June 24, 2008 Update
1. Hayfields as Habitat: how to manage for birds and your bottom line - July 16, Brentwood (evening) OR July 18, Laconia (morning)
We need the help of Coverts volunteers to let farmers, field managers, and others who own large hayfields or grasslands know about these upcoming workshops. The programs will help raise awareness about the birds and other wildlife which live and breed in hayfields and grasslands. We will showcase a range of simple practices that farmers and other landowners can use to minimize the impacts of mowing on wildlife. Coverts Cooperators who attend may get ideas to bring back to land managers in their communities, at local landfills or local airports. You'll receive a flyer in the mail, or you can print it online at: http://extension.unh.edu/Forestry/Docs/HayfieldsasHabitat.pdf Thanks for helping get the word out!
2. The Coverts Alumni hike on Saturday at Nanci and Charlie Mitchell's Tree Farm in Gilmanton was great. It was low key, fun, and educational - we had about 25 people. Attendees said, "we should do it more often!" In that spirit, I'm looking for Coverts folks who are interested in hosting a walk on their property for Coverts volunteers and friends. The emphasis is on fun, being outdoors, and talking some about wildlife habitat projects you have completed or are contemplating. I had several requests to see a brontosaurus in action (anyone have bronto work planned?). If you are interested in hosting something, please get in touch with me. Extension will offer resource professionals, marketing (and probably some brownies). You provide the place, pick the time of year, and lead us around. Easy!
3. The 10,000 acre Randolph Forest will be sponsoring a public program and forest tour on Saturday, August 9. It will start at the Municipal Building on Pinkham B (Dolly Copp) Road at 9:45 and will run for about 4 hours. Participants should bring trail lunches. One of the themes of the tour will involve a discussion of the new permanent transects being laid our for the monitoring of wildlife with a demonstration of how they can be used. We will see the new wildlife openings. We will discuss the Tree Farm certification which was accomplished last year; what it means in terms of potential customers. It is possible that there will be some active timber harvesting underway at the time. If so, we will invite the logger to talk about the challenges facing the logging industry this year. Members of the Forest Commission, both of our Natural Resource Consultants and the Town Forester will all be on hand to answer questions and discuss matters related to forestry in general and to the Randolph Community Forest in particular. Thanks to Edith Tucker for spreading the word - contact Dan Wilcox of the Randolph Forest Commission for more information (email: dlw@ncia.net).
4. Several new videos are on the UNHCE forest and trees webpage - they are both great. All videos are listed here: http://extension.unh.edu/Forestry/Videos.htm To watch the following videos, click on the links that follow:
Sustainable Farm Woolots, Sustainable Farms: http://extension.unh.edu/Forestry/media/sustainableFW/sustain_fw.htm
A Walk with a Forester in the Granite State: http://extension.unh.edu/Forestry/media/walk_forester/walk_for.htm
A Carefully Considered Timber Harvest - an example at Pisgah State Park: http://extension.unh.edu/Forestry/Videos.htm
5, The following upcoming events are sponsored by the Green Mountain Conservation Group:
Saturday, July 19th: NHs Black Bears with Ben Kilham & NH Coverts Roundtable. 6-8:30 p.m. $20 for dinner & the presentation; $10 for presentation only. Pre-registration required as limited space is available. Please call (603) 539-1859 or email gmcgnh@roadrunner.com to register. Open to the public, families welcome. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., salad bar at 5:45 p.m. Ben will be selling his books, videos & DVDs featured by National Geographic & the Discovery Channel. Sponsored by the Green Mountain Conservation Group, White Mountain Survey Co., Inc. and Camp Calumet. The N.H. Coverts Roundtable will be an informal gathering during dinner to discuss wildlife status, protection strategies, research needs and priorities in the Ossipee Watershed and surrounding areas.
Monday, August 4th: Freedom Town Forest & Trout Pond Hike. Explore the town forest and learn from foresters about its natural history and recent timber harvesting and wildlife habitat improvement projects. Meet at the end of Shawtown Road, past Danforth Bay campground, at 9:30 a.m. Call Beth Earle 539-7357 FMI. Sponsored by Freedom Conservation Commission & Forest Advisory Committee. This hike is part of the Green Mountain Conservation Groups 10 Hikes for 10 Years series in 2008, sponsored by Sugar Hill Retirement Community. Please bring plenty of water, bug spray, snacks, and layers. We will be hiking until approximately 12:30 p.m., trail level is easy-moderate.
Thursday, August 7th: Green Mountain Hike. This hike is part of the Green Mountain Conservation Groups 10 Hikes for 10 Years series in 2008, sponsored by Sugar Hill Retirement Community, and the Freedom Old Home Week Committee. Please bring plenty of water, bug spray, snacks, and layers. We will be hiking the Dearborn Trail until approximately 12:30 p.m., trail level is moderate. Meet at the ball field at Freedom Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. Call John Shipman 539-5799 FMI.
Monday, August 18th: Macroinvertebrate Sampling Training. 10-2 p.m. Huntress House, Effingham, N.H.
