Malin Clyde wrote:
2010-2-1
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer with the Sustainability Project – Gilsum, NH
Three projects to get involved with the Sustainability Project, run by Coverts Cooperator Valerie Piedmont (CC04). Check out their website for complete details:
Feb. 13 – Seed Celebration & Exchange
Nature & Gardening work with school children – ongoing
Stewards of the Earth Docents Program - ongoing
WORKSHOPS
Monadnock Winter Conservation Series
Feb. 2 - Backyard Maple Sugaring, Keene
Feb. 18 - Care & Feeding of a Conservation Easement, Hancock
Feb. 20 - Where the Wild Things Are: Tracking workshop at Robb Reservoir
Mar. 20 - Tick Talk: Be Ready For Ticks, Hancock
May 15 - Forest Openings: Wood & Wildlife, location TBA
To learn more about any of these workshops, get directions, or to register (all workshops are free), click here for the workshop brochure, or call the Cheshire County UNH Cooperative Extension office at (603) 352-4550.
NH Farm & Forest Expo
Friday, February 5, 2010 (9 a.m,-7 p.m.) – Sat. Feb. 6, 2010 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.)
Center of NH - Radisson Hotel Manchester, 700 Elm Street, Manchester NH
This is a great event for the whole family -- lots of booths, vendors, and organizations represented who will get you thinking about your plans for working in the woods come spring. Come visit the UNH Cooperative Extension booth or the Fish & Game “Taking Action for Wildlife” booth! Admission to the Expo is $7.00, and the meetings and workshops are free (located in rooms off the Expo floor). For 2010, the expo encourages you to bring 2 non-perishable food items and receive $1 off the admission price. All donated food benefits the NH Food Bank. For a complete schedule of events and workshops, visit their web site at: NH Farm & Forest Expo.
Introduction to Invasive Plants Workshop
Feb. 17, 7 p.m., Northwood Town Hall, Northwood
You’ve seen them – along roadsides, bordering streams and wetlands, and even in your own back yard. Many non-native invasive plant species are pretty, grow easily and spread rapidly. They are pervasive throughout Northwood and surrounding towns - and that’s the problem. Invasive species overwhelm and crowd out native plants, reduce wildlife habitat, impact water quality, and decrease diversity in natural plant communities. This workshop will help you to:
- Identify invasive species in your neighborhood
- Understand how they got here and how they impact our environment
- Learn how to control their spread and preserve native plants
- Get involved with community efforts to monitor and control invasive species
Presented by: Doug Cygan, Invasive Species Coordinator, NH Dept. of Agriculture. Please join us to learn more about invasive species and how you can take action to help! Sponsored by the Friends of Northwood Meadows State Park, the Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative, and the Lamprey River Watershed Association. For more information, contact: Carl Wallman, NALMC at info@nalmc.net or 435-5209, or Dawn Genes, LRWA at dawn.genes@lrwa-nh.org or 659-9363.
Backyard Wildlife in the Seacoast,
February 17, 6:30-8:00pm, Exeter Town Library
Do you know that a bobcat was recently spotted in Hampton Falls? Did your neighbor really see a moose in her backyard? Why haven’t you heard the evening call of a whip-poor-will in the last few years – and is there anything you can do to help? Come learn what makes our southeastern NH forests and farms special for wildlife, and why our unique habitats depend on land conservation and good management. A wildlife biologist from UNH Cooperative Extension will highlight a dozen commonly-seen wildlife species as well a diverse mix of habitats that support such important species as bobcat, whip-poor-will, moose, ruffed grouse, New England cottontail, Blanding’s turtle, silver-haired bat, and other captivating creatures. This program is free and open to the public, but registration is required – please call 603-778-6088 or email Karen McCormack.
Your Farm is Important Wildlife Habitat, March 6
Northeast Organic Farmers Association Meeting, Concord, NH
Matt Tarr, UNH Cooperative Extension Wildlife Specialist, will present a workshop highlighting the many habitat values of farmlands to this gathering of organic farmers. To learn more, visit the NOFA website.
Taking Action for Wildlife, March 8, 7:00 p.m.
Town Library, Moultonborough, NH
Would you like to learn how you can use NH's Wildlife Action Plan in your local planning efforts? The Wildlife Action Plan identifies species at risk, assesses threats to their continued existence, and offers strategies to address these needs statewide. Come to this workshop if you want to learn how to interpret the plan, maps, and data and then help turn it into action. Fish and Game's Lindsay Webb will present the Wildlife Action Plan highlighting how other individuals and communities have used the plan to implement conservation strategies that are aimed at preventing the state's wildlife from becoming endangered. There will be an opportunity to look at the maps at a town level as we discuss planning for conservation and tools to implement your town's plan. Conservation Commissioners, Planning Board members, and anyone interested in wildlife habitat protection are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit the NH Fish & Game website here.
**SAVE THE DATE**
Saving Special Places Conference, April 10
John Stark High School, Weare, NH
Among the many conservation-related workshops to be offered at this highly-recommended annual conference, four focus on wildlife:
- Importance of Shrublands and Young Forests to Wildlife;
- Importance of Floodplains & Riparian Corridors to Land Conservation;
- Wolves, Coyotes and Land Conservation; and
- Forest and Wildlife Habitat Stewardship in the Public Eye, co-presented by Coverts Cooperator Andy Powell (CC95)!
