Malin Clyde wrote:
2009-2-19
Upcoming Workshops
***Coverts Gathering & Snowshoe Hike – March 7, Danbury
NH Coverts Cooperators, Friends & Family are invited to a snowshoe hike and picnic lunch at Wild Meadow Woods, the woodlot owned by Coverts volunteer Andy Powell (CC95) and his family, located in scenic Danbury, NH. Click here for the flyer, posted on the Coverts webpage. To help us with parking (and knowing how many cookies to bring!), please register (cost is free) by calling Malin at 862-2166 or click here to email. Cross your fingers for a nice snowfall beforehand!
Estate & Succession Planning for Farmers & Landowners, March 17, Auburn, NH
UNH Cooperative Extension will host this popular workshop to help landowners and farmers plan for the future of their land. The workshop will be held at the Massabesic Audubon Center in Auburn. Click here to register and learn more.
Saving Special Places – Land Conservation Conference, April 4, Gilford
The complete brochure is now available online. Be sure to sign up to attend this excellent workshop--great education programs, networking, and featured speakers!
Click here to learn more and to print out registration materials.
Woodcock Ecology and Management, Thursday, April 16, 2009, Lyme, NH
Save the date for this workshop, which will take place from noon through evening, where you will have the opportunity to witness the fascinating flight patterns of singing male woodcock. More details to follow – new Coverts Volunteer Jim Kennedy is helping to organize this workshop, in cooperation with UNH Cooperative Extension, NH Fish & Game, and the Northern Forest Woodcock Initiative. Stay tuned for more information to follow!
Discover WildNH Day, Saturday, April 18, 10 – 3 p.m., Concord
Save the date for this annual family-event, held at the NH Fish & Game headquarters. For more information, go to: www.wildnh.com
Volunteer Opportunities
Landscaping at the Waters Edge Presenters Training – March 5, Meredith, NH
Are you interested in doing education about ecological landscaping in your community? This is a a workshop designed for Master Gardeners, Community Tree Stewards, Coverts Volunteers and Lay Lakes Monitors. The workshop will familiarize you with a program you can use to do outreach, designed for lakes associations, garden clubs, libraries, town boards and others can. Teaching materials will begiven to participants along with the book, Landscaping at the Water’s Edge: An Ecological Approach. Participants willbe asked to present the program to two groups within the next year. Participants will be able to sign up for talks already booked or can take advantage of future opportunities. Registration and more information about the agenda can click here for the flyer.
Oiled Wildlife Volunteer Training – April 18, 2009, Durham
Get trained so you can be prepared to help during the next oil spill involving wildlife. To learn more about this all-day training (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) at the UNH Coastal Response Research Center, call Rebecca Dunne at Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research at 302-737-9543 x109. There is no cost for the workshop, but they ask that participants be willing to volunteer if they go through the training.
Other News & Information
Coverts Advisory Committee Meeting a Success
The Coverts Advisory Committee had a great meeting on Feb. 6th at the Farm & Forest Expo. Attended by 20 staff, partners and Coverts volunteers, we collected ideas, reflected on the past year, and made plans for 2009. To read notes from the meeting, click here (they are posted on the Coverts website, under “Resources for Coverts Volunteers”).
New Publications on White Nose Bat Syndrome
NH Fish & Game has a new webpage dedicated to White-Nose Syndrome, a disease killing bats. Read more at their website by clicking here.
