Malin Clyde wrote:
2010-03-23
Dear Coverts Cooperators & Friends,
Lots of news and updates for you today! As always, this announcement is available anytime online at: Volunteers Working for Wildlife .
Cheers, Malin
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES
NEW - NH Outside Introductory Workshops
Thursday April 22 – Conway or
Tuesday, April 27 – Boscowen
Share your love of the wit, wonder and wisdom of the natural world with others by participating in NH Outside, a writing collaborative through UNH Cooperative Extension. Lots of Coverts volunteers are a part of this program. If you love to write and want an opportunity to develop your skills and get published, plan to attend one of these free training workshops. Click here to sign up and learn more .
Fantastic Outdoor Job on NH Audubon Sanctuary Available. No Pay, But Tons of Thanks! Apply Here…
March is the unofficial start of the "stewardship season" on NH Audubon Sanctuaries. NH Audubon has roughly 25 stewards who are often the “eyes and ears” of its wildlife sanctuaries – providing a regular presence at 38 properties in every county of New Hampshire that staff can't adequately cover. Timely visits from stewards have been and continue to be a crucial aspect of real management averting misuses such as illegal hunting or cutting on some properties and providing a response to windstorm and other natural events that can wreak havoc on trails. Stewards might also maintain trails, monitor wildlife, fight back invasive species, and much more. To read more about the life of a steward and how to apply, click here.
WORKSHOPS
Small Woodlot Owners Series: Belknap & Carroll Counties
April 17 – Selling Timber on Small Woodlots
March 29 & April 19 – Shoreland Protection Act and Landscaping at the Water’s Edge Click here for complete registration information and directions.
Wild Apple Tree Pruning Workshop
Sunday, March 29, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Concord, NH
The Forest Society is sponsoring this hands-on workshop for those interested in pruning wild apple trees to benefit wildlife. Course include instruction by Coverts Cooperator Nigel Manley (CC96) of the Forest Society’s Rocks Estate. Click here to register and to learn more !
NEW - The Secrets of Black Bear Society
Tuesday, March 30, 7-8:30 p.m., Fox State Forest, Hillsborough
Part of the Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture series, noted black bear researcher (and Coverts Cooperator) Ben Kilham brings his popular slide-illustarted lecture based on his first hand experience raising cubs and observing black bears. Program is free. For more information, call the Forest Society at 603-224-9945 or visit www.forestsociety.org
Who’s Coming to Dinner? Understanding Habitat & How to Improve it for Wildlife
March 31, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Wolfeboro Public Library
Looking for ways to make your yard more attractive to wildlife? Moose Mountain Regional Greenways and the Wolfeboro Conservation Commission are sponsoring a workshop with Jon Batson, a professional landscaper who is also a volunteer with UNH Cooperative Extension’s Tree Steward/Natural Resource Stewards Program. This event is free and open to the public. For registration and directions, please contact Moose Mt. Regional Greenways: (603) 817-8260, or email at info@mmrg.info .
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)!
Click here to register and learn more about Saving Special Places 2010.
NEW - Edible Forest Gardening Workshop
April 9-11, Emerson Brook Forest, Gilsum
Check out the calendar for this and other great events at “The Sustainability Project’s” website: http://www.emersonbrookforest.org/Calendar.htm
NEW – Timberdoodle: Watching and Managing for Woodcock
Sunday, April 11, 3-8 p.m., Bridgewater, NH
Join Coverts Cooperator, wetlands scientist and woodcock specialist Jim Kennedy for an afternoon field trip, slide show, potluck dinner and a dusk walk to listen for woodcock singing. His workshop last year was awesome – don’t miss this! Learn about fantastic woodcock courtship behavior, and how you can manage your land to attract these wonderful birds. Meet at Bridgewater Town Hall, Route 3A in Bridgewater. RSVP to info@newfoundlake.org or call 744-8689. Sponsored by the Newfound Lake Association and its partners: the Lakes Region Conservation Trust, Society for the Protection of NH Forests, and the UNH Cooperative Extension.
NEW – SAVE THE DATE
Watching and Managing for Woodcock
Tuesday, April 13, Etna, NH
Join Coverts Cooperator, wetlands scientist and woodcock specialist Jim Kennedy for an afternoon field trip, slide show, potluck dinner and a dusk walk to listen for woodcock singing. His workshop last year was awesome – don’t miss this! Learn about fantastic woodcock courtship behavior, and how you can manage your land to attract these wonderful birds. More info TBA.
NEW – Fox Forest Tree Planting Demonstration
Saturday, April 17, 9-noon, Fox State Forest, Hillsborough
Take home a seedling! Join forestry and education staff from the Society for the Protection of NH Forests to learn about site selection and proper planting techniques. Practice hands-on planting at a demonstration plot at Fox Forest. Fun for all – families and children appropriate. Part of the Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture series. Program is free. For more information, call the Forest Society at 603-224-9945 or visit www.forestsociety.org
Forest Openings: Wood & Wildlife
May 15, Cheshire County
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.
Caring for your Forest Series – Hollis & Lancaster
June 4 – Tree & Shrub ID
June 11 – Chainsaw Safety for Weekend Woodcutters
June 18 – Cutting Firewood from Your Woodlot
June 25 – Selling Timber? Do it Right!
Click here for registration information & directions .
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW - New 2010 Wildlife Action Plan Maps and Data Released!
The newest Wildlife Action Plan maps are now online, an exciting development for anyone working on wildlife, habitat, or land conservation in New Hampshire. Click here to learn more, including how to view and download the new maps online:
New WAP Maps and Data Now Available
NEW - Public Comment Period Open for 2nd Draft of Good Forestry in the Granite State
The 2nd proposed draft of GFGS is now available for comments from the public and stakeholders. Coverts Cooperators are in an excellent position to offer comments and advice – several of you participated in the 1st draft in the fall. Visit www.goodforestry.org and click the link to review and comment on the second draft. Comments on the draft may be submitted online using a comment box at the end of each chapter, submitted view email to Karen.bennett@unh.edu or mailed to Karen Bennett, 131 Main Street, 210 Nesmith Hall, Durham, NH 02824. The deadline for comments is April 15, 2010.
NEW - NH Coverts Project Seeking New Cooperators!
We are about to open the application period for new people to attend the 2010 Coverts Project Training Workshop, scheduled for Sept. 22-25 in Greenfield, NH. If you know of interested people, please direct them to our website so they can learn more and sign up to receive an application: www.nhcoverts.org As Coverts Cooperators, you know best who would make a good candidate – please help us identify and recruit other interested people! Many thanks for your help, and please encourage folks to contact Malin directly if they have any questions: malin.clyde@unh.edu or call: 603-862-2166.
NEW – State of NH Birds Report Released
This new report, summarizing the conservation status and population trends of many of our breeding birds, is a great read for anyone interested in wildlife conservation. Read more about the report here , including a link to download and read the report. Lots of very interesting trends!
NEW – Coverts Cooperators featured in “Forest Matters” Newsletter
Great to see Coverts Cooperator Shelden Pennoyer featured with forester Charlie Koch in the latest issue of “Forest Matters,” a newsletter of the US Forest Services, State and Private Forestry Program. There’s also a nice article about brook trout habitat restoration projects. Check it out (page 11) online here.
