Update October 28, 2009

Malin Clyde wrote:

2009-10-28

Coverts Folks,

Hello everyone!  I have a few updates for you, including the details for the upcoming Coverts Gathering planned for November 14th in Derry.  I’m taking sign-ups now - see details below! 

As always, this announcement is available anytime online at:  Volunteers Working for Wildlife .

 

Announcements

 

*** Two more days to take the Coverts Survey! ***

We’re up to a 30% response rate, but we need to get 50%.  Please help! If you can take a few minutes to take the survey online, I won’t harass you anymore!  (Class of 2009 volunteers are exempt until next year) The deadline is October 31st   Click here to access the online Coverts Survey .  Thanks to all those who have already taken the survey!

 

Sibley Guide to Trees Author to Speak

Monday, November 2nd at 7pm, RiverRun Bookstore, Portsmouth

Preeminent bird-guide author and illustrator David Allen Sibley gives a talk on “The Sibley Guide To Trees”, at RiverRun Bookstore on 20 Congress Street in downtown Portsmouth.  For more information on the event, please visit www.riverrunbookstore.com or call (603) 431-2100.

 

Workshops

 

Invasive Plant Identification & Control

November 7, 2009, 9– 1 p.m., Brentwood Game Farm

Join Fred Borman, UNH Cooperative Extension Educator for Forest Resources and Roger and Adele Haskell, Community Tree Steward Volunteers, at the Brentwood Game Farm, a New Hampshire Fish and Game Wildlife Management Area, on November 7th for an invasive plant workshop. Learn to identify and how to control invasive exotic plants such as Oriental Bittersweet, Japanese Barberry, Autumn Olive, Multifl ora Rose, Burning Bush (winged euonymus), Glossy Buckthorn and Bush Honeysuckle. For more information, click here for the workshop brochure , or contact Fred Borman at 679-5616 or email here .

                              

*** Registration Now Open – Coverts Gathering and Field Tour, Derry NH ***

Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9:00 – 12:30

Most of us have a backyard, or a space around our house that we treat differently than our fields and forests.  This workshop will give you great ideas about applying ecological concepts to the habitat in your backyard.  As per tradition, we’ll gather for a walk and talk at the property, BYO lunch (picnic-style), and yes, Malin will bring cookies!  To register (cost is free and friends and family are welcome) – call Malin at 603-862-2166 or email Malin by Nov. 12 by.  Click here for the workshop flyer , which includes directions and more details about what we’ll cover.  Speakers include the landowners (Paul & Susan Dionne), UNHCE Land & Water Conservation Educator Phil Auger, and Coverts Coordinator Malin Clyde. 

 

GIS Workshop Series in Conway, NH

There is an upcoming series of introductory GIS workshops in Conway, NH.  You can register and learn more online here .  Workshops include:

• GIS on Pennies a Day – The Basics: Nov 17, 9-noon
• Making Maps the Google Way – Nov. 17, 1-4 pm
• Arc GIS Drivers Permit – Nov. 18, 9-4 p.m.

 

Timber Income Tax

Nov. 17, 2009, 8:00 – 4:30, Fox State Forest, Hillsborough

Foresters, landowners, and tax professionals will want to join the US Forest Service National Timber Tax Team for two days featuring the current laws and rules on federal timber income and estate taxes. Come to either day or both days (see below).  Click here for complete brochure and registration materials .

                                                             

Estate Planning

Nov. 18, 2009, 8:30 – 4:00, Fox State Forest, Hillsborough

Foresters, landowners, and tax professionals will want to join the US Forest Service National Timber Tax Team for two days featuring the current laws and rules on federal timber income and estate taxes. Click here for complete brochure and registration materials .

 

Walk About Merrimack’s Woods

Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 – 3:00 p.m.

Ecologists, biologists, foresters, and town enthusiasts will be your guide on this informal fall tour through some of Merrimack’s special protected lands.  Come for all or part of the day to learn about vernal pools, natural communities, beaver ecology and more!  Stops include:  Horse Hill Nature Preserve (9-11 a.m.), Grater Woods Education Center (11-1 p.m.), and Grater Woods Town Forest (1-3 p.m.).  Call Andy Powell (CC95) for more information, including directions: 604-494-7133. 

 

Habitat Priority Planner – GIS Workshop

December 3, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., UNH Campus, Durham

The Habitat Priority Planner is an ArcGIS extension created by the NOAA Coastal Services Center used to make decisions about land use, conservation, and restoration. Different scenarios can be quickly explored—How would this restoration project impact the landscape? Where are wetlands that may contain species of concern? How many acres of forest are currently conserved? Thanks to the ease and speed with which this tool makes maps, visuals, and reports, the Habitat Priority Planner is very helpful when making decisions in a group setting.  Click here for complete description and registration information

 

“Speaking for Wildlife” Training (for Grafton & Sullivan County Coverts)

Friday, Dec. 4, 12:30 – 5:00 p.m., Howe Library, Hanover

For those interested in participating in the new “Speaking for Wildlife” program, mark your calendars for this important training session.  We’ll go through the presentations, showcase software, equipment, and other tools for you to use, and get this project up and running!  Click here for the latest information on the project . 

 

Asian Longhorn Beetle “Train the Trainer” Workshops

Nov. 17, 5:30 – 7:30, Brentwood

Nov. 18, 5:30 – 7:30, Meredith

Nov. 19, 5:30 – 7:30, Manchester

Learn about this serious forest pest, now at our doorstep.  Learn how you can help with identifying the beetle and its damage symptoms.  The earlier we discover this beetle in NH, the less is will cost to eradicate it.  Learn what we can do about it—you can help spread the word with neighbors, friends, and businesses in your region.  Click here for additional information and registration forms.

 

Strafford Rivers Conservancy Winter Workshops, 2009-2010

Strafford Rivers Conservancy is hosting the following events this fall and winter.  Registration information and directions available online at: www.straffordriversconservancy.org or call (603) 516-0772.

• Pastures of Plenty, Nov. 9, 6:30-8:00 p.m., UNH Campus, Durham
• History of the Piscataque Region, Dec. 3, Holloway Commons, UNH, Durham
• Snowshoe/Ski Trip, Remick Easement, Jan. 9, 10-noon, Wakefield
• Member Party – Snowshoe Hike (members only), Feb. 6, 1-4 p.m., Rochester

 

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Fall Workshops, 2009

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways is hosting the following events this fall. All programs are free and open to the public. Please pre-register at info@bear-paw.org , www.bear-paw.org , or 603-463-9400 unless noted otherwise.

• Land Conservation Options Workshop, November 10, 7-9pm, Nottingham Town Office, Nottingham

NEW POSTINGS: 

• Wildlife & Water Land Use Planning & Conservation, Dec. 3, 7-9 p.m. Deerfield
• Clay Pond Field Trip, Jan. 30 1-3:30 p.m., Hooksett/Candia