August 2010 Archives
Malin Clyde wrote:
2010-08-06
Dear Coverts Cooperators, Partners & Friends,
Just a quick update that I just received from Coverts Cooperator Charlie Mitchell (CC09). He and Nanci (CC02) have a brontosaurus mower working at their property in Gilmanton from now until next Tuesday (Aug. 9). They are clearing a 1.5 acre area to improve habitat for nesting woodcock, plus an additional 2.5 acres. If you've not been to the Mitchell's, they've done some other early-successional habitat work in recent years that is worth a look!
Charlie says, "anyone interested in seeing a brontosaurus in action is welcome. We'd be happy to have visitors." You can email Charlie at charlie.mitchell@metrocast.net or Nanci at nmitchell@metrocast.net or give them a call at: 603-581-2696
Enjoy!
Malin Clyde
Malin Clyde wrote:
2010-08-23
Dear Coverts volunteers, Friends, and Partners,
A few newsworthy updates for you today – fall is a busy time for natural resource workshops, so the list of upcoming events is starting to grow! As always, this posting is available online anytime at Volunteers Working for Wildlife.
It was fun to read a recent Massachusetts Cooperative Extension article about our own Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative, started by Carl Wallman (CC05). While the NALMC slogan is “looking across our stone walls,” they are starting to get noticed across state lines as well!
Cheers! Malin
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES
NEW! Volunteers Needed for Fall Research on Climate Change & Sea Level Rise
Dedicated volunteers are needed to help with field research in New Hampshire monitoring climate change and sea level rise. The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is putting out the call for volunteers to assist in an intensive six-week period of field work set to begin September 4, 2010. Learn more about what the project is about here. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about this project, please contact the Reserve by emailing Jay.Sullivan@wildlife.nh.gov or calling 603-778-0015. The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a cooperative federal-state partnership between the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Visit www.greatbay.org
Previous posts:
- Volunteers Needed for Forest Pest Survey (information is also posted under “What’s New” on the Coverts webpage.
- Send update for Making Tracks Newsletter: Click here to send me an email to Malin!
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
NH Tree Farm Landowner Education Series
Thursday Evenings, May – Sept., Pines Community Center, Northfield
Join the NH Tree Farm Program for a series of programs focusing on the cornerstone themes of sustainable Tree Farm management: wood, water, wildlife and recreation!
August 26 – How Do Your Logs Saw Out (Where is the Value)?
September 23 – Social Behavior of Black Bears with Ben Kilham
Contact Rita Carroll, Tree Farm Administrator at 603-224-9945 x331, or email at rcarroll@forestsociety.org
Timber Harvest Tour – Gilsum, Sept. 3, 1-4 p.m.
Join forester Charles Koch, UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry Educator Steve Roberge, and the Stewardship Manager Emily Hague (CC05) for a tour of the Maynard Forest timber harvest on Friday, September 3, from 1-4 p.m. The tour will meet at the property’s entrance at the end of Old Keene Road in Gilsum. Participants will walk through the marked harvest areas as Koch explains the silvicultural objectives of the 2010 harvest. Please RSVP to Emily at 603-357-0600 or by e-mail at Emily@monadnockconservancy.org
Wetland ID and Delineation Workshops
Sept. 7 (Nottingham) or Sept. 10 (Campton)
Online registration is available for this workshop:
- Link directly to the brochure
- Link directly to online registration for September 7 in Nottingham
- Link directly to online registration for September 10 in Campton
Invasive Plant Ecology and Control – Sept. 9, Unity
Online registration is available for this workshop.
- Link directly to the brochure
- Link directly to registration for this workshop September 9 in Unity:
NEW! Tree Farm Field Day – Parold Family Tree Farm, Keene, NH
Saturday, Sept. 18. 2010
Click here for the brochure, including registration information!
Sustainability Project Events – Gilsum, NH - click here for complete information!
Aug. 28 – Open House at Emerson Brook Forest
Aug. 28 – Mushroom workshop
Sept. 19 – Community Day
Sept. 21 – “What’s all the Fuss about GMO’s?”
Malin Clyde wrote:
2010-08-04
Dear Coverts volunteers, Friends, and Partners,
Hope this update finds everyone enjoying our hot and dry summer. Personally, I’m thinking rain... As always, this posting is available online anytime at Volunteers Working for Wildlife.Cheers! Malin
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Coverts Project Seeking Applicants for Fall Training Workshop
Please tell fellow landowners and conservation-minded citizens that we still have a few spots available in the fall training workshop for the Coverts Project! Please encourage folks to apply today! They can call me (603-862-2166) or email me (malin.clyde@unh.edu), or you can send them to this link: Coverts Application Information. Thank you!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES
Help Survey New Hampshire for New Forest Pests
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) beetle and Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) have destroyed millions of trees throughout the United States. The UNH Cooperative Extension Coverts Program, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture and United States Department of Agriculture are partnering to ask members to participate in the USDA Citizen Volunteer EAB/ALB Forest Pest Survey Project. We need your help to determine if these damaging forest pests are in your community. Click here to learn about the Volunteer-based effort (the information is also posted under “What’s New” on the Coverts webpage.
Contribute to Making Tracks Newsletter!
Coverts Cooperators, I’m still looking for your contributions to the “Happenings” section of the next Making Tracks newsletter! If you haven’t already done so, please consider emailing me with a quick note about something you’ve done, something cool you’ve seen, or anything else wildlife- or forestry-related that I can share with others! Click here to send me an email, and thank you!
Previous Posts
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
Woods, Water & Wildlife Festival – Milton Mills - August 7, 2010
A lively annual event co-sponsored by Moose Mt. Regional Greenways, UNH Cooperative Extension, and others. Learn more here!
The Public Listening Session on Working Forests-Part of the President's “America’s Great Outdoors” Initiative: August 9 – Concord.
Please join senior representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for a public listening session on conservation, recreation and reconnecting people to the outdoors. The session will be held Monday, August 9, from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. in Concord, New Hampshire. To quote the materials: “This past April at the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors, President Obama signed a memorandum establishing the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation agenda to reconnect Americans with our great outdoors. The President understands that protecting and restoring the lands and waters that we love and reconnecting people to the outdoors must happen at the local level...” Click here for more information
Timber Harvest Tour – Gilsum, Sept. 3, 1-4 p.m.
Join forester Charles Koch, UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry Educator Steve Roberge, and the Stewardship Manager Emily Hague (CC05) for a tour of the Maynard Forest timber harvest on Friday, September 3, from 1-4 p.m. The tour will meet at the property’s entrance at the end of Old Keene Road in Gilsum. Participants will walk through the marked harvest areas as Koch explains the silvicultural objectives of the 2010 harvest. Please RSVP to Emily at 603-357-0600 or by e-mail at Emily@monadnockconservancy.org
Upcoming Bretzfelder Park Programs – Bethlehem, NH
- Aug. 11, 7 p.m. – Wildlands Firefighting Techniques – learn more here!
- Aug. 18, 7 p.m. – How & Why Animals Communicate - learn more here!
Wetland ID and Delineation Workshops
Sept. 7 (Nottingham) or Sept. 10 (Campton)
Online registration is available for this workshop:
- Link directly to the brochure
- Link directly to online registration for September 7 in Nottingham
- Link directly to online registration for September 10 in Campton
Invasive Plant Ecology and Control – Sept. 9, Unity
Online registration is available for this workshop.
- Link directly to the brochure
- Link directly to registration for this workshop September 9 in Unity:
