June 2009 Archives
Malin Clyde wrote:
2009-06-10
Dear Coverts Cooperators & Friends,
Hi folks. It’s been a busy spring full of lots of UNH Cooperative Extension wildlife workshops – hopefully you were able to attend one ore more! Here are a few notices about upcoming events. As always, this and previous updates are available anytime online at: Volunteers Working for Wildlife
Cheers!
Malin
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NEWS
Submissions for “Making Tracks” Newsletter
I’m working on a new issue of our Coverts Project newsletter, and I would welcome your submissions for the “Happenings” section. Just send me an email with your news about conservation projects, habitat work you are trying out, animals you’ve seen on your property, volunteer efforts you are involved with…anything interesting you can share to help inspire the rest of us, even just a little! Click here to send email with your news and/or photos. Deadline is June 20th.
New Brochures Coming Soon!
The newest Habitat Stewardship Brochures are being printed this week, and all Coverts Cooperators will receive copies in the mail shortly. The new brochures cover the following critical habitats: Appalachian Oak-Pine Forests, Shrublands, Lowland Spruce-Fir Forests, and Peatlands. You will also receive (in the same packet) a copy of another publication, of particular interest to Coverts folks in the southern half of the state: “New England Cottontail Rabbits in New Hampshire,” which is also available online here. All of these publications are aimed at NH landowners—and are available for free. I encourage you to tell others about them, and use them in your outreach efforts.
Coverts-Related Wildlife Outreach Grant Successful!
We are pleased to announce that UNH Cooperative Extension was successful in a recent grant proposal that will mean new volunteer opportunities for Coverts Cooperators in the Upper Valley Region of New Hampshire. We received a grant from the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation to create a wildlife and habitat outreach program (e.g. speaker’s bureau) comprised of Coverts Cooperators interested in public speaking. We are very excited! We’ll pilot the program in the Upper Valley, and hope to bring it to other regions of the state in the near future. If you are in Grafton or Sullivan Counties, we’ll be contacting you this summer to solicit those interested in participating. Stay tuned!
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
Your Water, Your Wallet, Your Watershed: Why Working Together Across Town Boundaries Makes Sense for Protecting Our Water - Saturday, June 13, 8:00 – 4:00
Nottingham Town Hall, 139 Stage Road (Rt. 152)
Fourteen towns share a common resource - the waters of the Lamprey River Watershed. Join your neighboring towns on Saturday, June 13 for discussion on how we can work together to protect this critical resource. Learn what concerns residents most about their water supplies and what threatens our water in the future. Register at 659-9363 or by emailing dawn.genes@lrwa-nh.org. More information at www.lrwa-nh.org Sponsored by Lamprey River Watershed Association, Lamprey River Advisory Committee, NH Water Resources Research Center, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership, Coastal Training Program of Great Bay NERR.
Managing Fields for Wildlife – Friday, June 19, 12:30 – 4 p.m.
The Community School, South Tamworth
This is the last workshop in the popular Spring Wildlife Workshop Series (click to link to brochure). Hayfields, pastures, and old-fields that are becoming “shrubby” provide critical habitat to a large variety of wildlife species in New Hampshire. Landowners have many options for providing habitat for wildlife in fields they manage for hay or livestock, as well as in small fields that are just kept open through occasional mowing. Participants will learn how field acreage and the species and structure of plants growing in fields determines what wildlife species will use field habitats. We will introduce a variety of management techniques that can be used to attract and support different wildlife to fields of any size. Register by phone by calling 603-862-1028 or send email to Debra Anderson and UNH Cooperative Extension.
The Bear Necessities - Wednesday, June 24, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Quincy Bog Natural Area, Rumney
Forest Society Naturalist Dave Anderson will share slides and stories detailing the habitat needs of black bears. For more information contact the Pemi-Baker Land Trust at www.quincybog.org or 603-786-9465.
Naturally Newfound Fair - Saturday, June 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ash Cottage overlooking Hebron Marsh, Hebron
Enjoy crafts, displays, live music, demonstrations, family and kids’ activities. Sponsored by the Newfound Lake Region Association; for more information call 603-744-8689 or visit www.newfoundlake.org.
Northwood Meadows Discovery Day – July 11
Coverts Cooperator Carl Wallman (CC05) founded the Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative a few years ago, and it has taken off! Come learn more at the Northwood Meadows Discovery Day - - a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Northwood Meadows State Park, and of the legacy left to present and future generations by M. Edward Burtt when he sold this park to the State - will take place July 11, at the Park. This grand event is an opportunity to discover and interact with the natural and cultural resources in and around Northwood Meadows State Park - lands which now form the core of the NALMC neighborhood. The day will be hosted by the Town of Northwood, in partnership with The Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative (NALMC), the Northwood Crankpullers and the NH Division of Resources and Economic Development. Save the date! To learn more, click here .
Monadnock Trails Week 2009
Saturday, July 11 through Wednesday, July 15 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Mount Monadnock Reservation State Park headquarters, Jaffrey
Join other Forset Society volunteers and conservation professionals from the Forest Society, NH State Parks, and Eastern Mountain Sports for five days of trail restoration on legendary Mount Monadnock. Come for one day only or for multiple days. Learn how to construct stone steps and waterbars, clear ice storm damage, mark trails, or close bootleg trails. For more information contact Carrie Deegan at cdeegan@forestsociety.org or 603-224-9945 x318. Click here for the Monadnock Trails Weeks flyer.
Woods, Water and Wildlife Festival - Saturday, August 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Branch Hill Farm, Milton Mills
Featuring guided walks and talks with nature experts, hayrides, live music and more, this fun, family-friendly event will take place on a 3,000-acre farm under conservation easement with the Forest Society. Organized by Moose Mountains Regional Greenways. For more information visit www.mmrg.info or call 603-817-8260.
Moose and Bear Thursday, July 16 and Thursday, August 6, 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods
Discover some New Hampshire wildlife with outdoor enthusiast Nigel Manley of The Rocks Estate. Discover intriguing educational facts about the animals in New Hampshire and get a feel for hands-on exhibits that include antlers and pelts.
Fern Identification – August 7, 8:30 – 3:30
Fox State Forest, Hillsborough
This workshop is likely the most intensive of its kind offered in NH. It is intended to teach natural resource professionals and backyard naturalists alike the skills necessary to positively identify the ferns of northeastern New England. A combination of indoor and outdoor instruction will be used to teach participants about basic fern morphology, terminology, hybridization, reproduction, and ecology. These skills will then be employed to identify ferns in the field using a fern key. This workshop is taught by Dr. Leslie Adams, a systematic botanist and forest ecologist whose area of specialty is floristic diversity in New Hampshire forests. Participants of all experience levels are encouraged to attend. For more information, including registration materials, click here for workshop brochure.
Save the Date! Tree Farm Field Day – September 19, Newport, NH
This is always a great event! Read more about this year’s winner by clicking here.
