Malin Clyde wrote:
2010-11-10
Dear Coverts Cooperators, Partners & Friends,
Have several pieces of news to share with you. Also, thanks to the forty-five Coverts Cooperators who have completed the survey so far. That represents 15% of our active volunteers – let’s see how much we can raise that figure by the time of my next update! Please...take the survey today!
Cheers,
Malin
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NEWS FOR COVERTS COOPERATORS – Take the Annual Coverts Survey Today !
The annual Coverts survey is ready for all Coverts Cooperators except the newest class, who don’t have to fill it out until next year...enjoy your rookie year, Class of 2010!. The survey has some new questions this year, in an effort to coordinate our data with other New England states who run Coverts-like programs. But it should still only take 15 minutes. Please take it today, since you know I’ll keep bugging you until you do! Thank you so much for your help! J
- Click here to connect to the online survey
- Email Malin if you want a paper survey instead.
WORKSHOPS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Silviculture for Landowners
November 12, 12:30 – 4:30, Boscowen
Silviculture-the art and science of regenerating and tending trees and forests-can help you meet your land management objectives. Using silviculture can help you manage for firewood, timber and wildlife. It helps you choose which trees to cut and which to leave for future growth. Learn about tree succession and tolerance, soils, group selection, shelterwood, clearcuts, thinning, and other topics related to the art and science of woodlot management. Click here for more information, including registration (cost is $10), or call 862-1028.
Willard Pond Pre-Harvest Tour
Nov. 13, 9-noon, Antrim
Join Audubon’s director of land management, Phil Brown, on a walk up Goodhue Hill at NH Audubon’s largest sanctuary, the dePierrefeu-Willard Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Antrim and Hancock. Also leading the walk will be consulting forester Jeremy Turner and UNH Coop. Ext. forester Jon Nute. Stewardship plans call for creating a 5 acre wildlife clearing atop Goodhue Hill to release the old apple trees and other fruiting shrubs. This will benefit a wide variety of wildlife, from ruffed grouse and bluebirds to snowshoe hare, moose and bobcats. We will also view areas planned for other forest harvesting to see how these management activities will provide habitat diversity to this large property. This is a moderate hike of about 2 miles round trip. To register, please phone Phil Brown at 224-9909x334 or E-mail pbrown@nhaudubon.org .
Tractors for Forestry
Nov. 13, 8:30 – 11:30, Sandwich
Click here to learn more and to register . Sponsored by NH Timberland Owners Association (603) 224-9699.
New England Cottontail Rabbits
November 13, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Dover
Wondering what’s new with New England cottontail rabbits in Dover? The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is taking action to create habitat for the New England cottontail rabbit with funds provided through the State Wildlife Grants Program. The multi-year effort to create hundreds of acres of the dense, shrubby thickets required by New England cottontails began last winter on the Bellamy Wildlife Management Area. This winter, work will begin on the Martineau Tract, a NH Fish and Game property located off Henry Law Avenue in Dover. Join NH Fish and Game and UNH Cooperative Extension biologists to learn more! Click here for registration, directions and agenda .
How to Make Your Town Farm-Friendly
Nov. 18, 6-8:30 p.m., North Sutton (Kearsarge Reg. High School)
The program will start with a presentation on “How to Start an Agricultural Commission in Your Hometown,” presented by Dijit Taylor and Carol Soule. This will be followed by a panel discussion by several farmers in the Mount Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee region that will be moderated by Steve Taylor, retired N.H. Agriculture Commissioner. The conversation will focus on what residents and municipal decision makers should consider to make their towns more farm and agriculture friendly. Sponsored by the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust – check their website for more information, including directions: http://www.ausbonsargent.org . To register, call (603) 526-6555 or email aslptnancy@tds.net.
Landscaping at the Water’s Edge
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 (2-day workshop), Auburn, NH
Sponsored by UNH Cooperative Extension, this workshop is intended for people who are policy makers or are in the business of developing, maintaining, or preserving shoreland properties and others who are concerned about the impacts of landscaping on water quality. Registration before Nov. 22: $79-99. Register and learn more online by clicking here . Questions about the program, contact Suzanne Hebert at (603)862-3200
Water, Weather, Climate & Community: Wacky Weather, Are You Ready?
Nov. 30, 5-8:30 p.m., Greenland NH
Te first in a series of community conversations about climate and community preparedness for severe weather events. Held at the Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center. Click here to learn more and to register . Call 603-778-0015 for more information.
Speaking for Wildlife Training – Sign Up Today!
Dec. 3, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m., NH Fish & Game, Concord
You’ve heard about this program piloted in the Upper Valley last year...and guess what? Now Coverts volunteers from other parts of the state can get involved too!. The Speaking for Wildlife program allows you to join a speaker’s bureau and learn how to deliver basic (but fun!) wildlife-themed programs to groups in your local community. Upper Valley Coverts Cooperators spoke to dozens of groups this year about wildlife, conservation, and the history of wildlife in the New Hampshire (to rave reviews!). And we have new topics in the works for this year, including ones on natural communities, gardening for wildlife, and New Hampshire’s Bats. Learn more about Speaking for Wildlife here . To register or for questions about the training, contact Malin Clyde at 603-862-2166 or malin.clyde@unh.edu
Bear Paw Regional Greenways Workshops – click here to learn more and register
- Land Conservation Options & Estate Planning, Dec. 8, 7-9 p.m., Deerfield
- Annual Meeting with speaker David Foster of Harvard Forest, Feb. 12, 2011
COVERTS NEWS
New!!! NH Wildlife Sightings Database
A way to share your NH wildlife sightings online with NH Fish & Game (and everyone else!). This is an exciting new development for everyone in New Hampshire interested in wildlife and species conservation. Now anyone can get involved in inventorying wildlife across the state. The online database will take some learning – but we encourage Coverts Cooperators to go ahead and get an account on the site. It’s really cool!!!
Click here to read a fact sheet about Wildlife Sightings
PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHT
Coverts Workshop 2010 – Proceedings available online!
Coverts Cooperators at the 2010 workshop asked our presenters if they could make their presentations available online, and thanks to Karen Bennett, all of the powerpoing presentations are now posted at our website (as .pdf format documents). This isn’t just for the new Coverts volunteers -- you are a Coverts alumni, you can check out new talks and topics. Enjoy!
