Recently in Publications Category
A few weeks ago, I received a lovely surprise in the mail from Coverts Cooperator Don Wharton (CC07) of Landaff, NH. Ever since, I've been enjoying my copy of "Landaff Days," a book Don recently published about his relections on living in the small, north country town of Landaff, New Hampshire (population 415). It's a real treat...here's the text from the back cover:
The forests, fields, mountains, weather, wildlife and people in Landaff, New Hampshire, are the particular subjects of Don Wharton's sketches of rural life "North of the Notch." He writes of a very special landscape and environment - at once inviting and challenging, beautiful and fierce at the same time. In Wharton's view, Landaff is a microcosm of the larger natural world, having its own beauty, rigors and mystery. With humor, empathy, realism and wonder, Landaff Days explores and illuminates life in New Hampshire's North Country.
You can find yourself a copy at Gibson's bookstore in Concord, the Bookexchange in Plymouth, the bookstore in St Johnsbury,VT, and the Village Bookstore in Littleton.
Or you can email Don directly: Email Don Wharton
Tree Selection Guide Now Available
Landscape Trees and Their Susceptibility to Invasive Insects is a new fact sheet that will help property owners and landscape contractors select appropriate trees for New Hampshire’s changing environment. Despite the likely arrival of exotic invasive insects like Asian longhorned beetle and Emerald ash borer, there are still many tree species not threatened by these destructive insects. Read more & download brochure
A new online source for up-to-date information about bats is now available at:
They'll have webcasts and other distance learning opportunities, great for teachers or others doing education about bats (Speaking for Wildlife volunteers!)
The website and materials are provided through a partnership among many different groups including Bat Conservation International, the US Forest Service, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Watch New Presentation on YouTube: "A Garden for Wildlife: Natural Landscaping for a Better Backyard"
The Speaking for Wildlife program has finalized our latest presentation on landscaping for wildlife. Volunteers Dave & Kathi Govatski, Marcy Stanton, and Donna Miller have already given the talk, but many other volunteers are waiting in the wings to bring it to a community group near you.
Watch Video of "A Garden for Wildlife" here (YouTube)
To request a presentation or learn more about Speaking for Wildlife, visit the SFW website
Rather than re-post all of the interesting news from NH Fish and Game news bureau, I recommend you sign up yourself! You'll receive all of their news releases direct to your email inbox. Check out their news page here to see what they have to offer - lots of great information about wildlife research, volunteer projects, non-game wildlife updates, and hunting and fishing news.
Northern Woodlands has published a nice new book called More Than A Woodlot.The book guides landowners who want to cut their annual firewood, see more wildlife, protect special places, sell timber, or plan for the future of their land.
Readers will discover:
- How to sell timber today while increasing your forest's long-term value.
- How to evaluate - and improve - habitat for songbirds and other wildlife.
- What to look for in a forester and a logger.
- Ways to increase biodiversity in your woods.
- The ecological and productive path to stewardship.
This book can greatly assist woodlot owners in their decision-making about their woodlands. Click here for more information and to order a copy.
UNH Cooperative Extension is excited to announce a new edition of the popular Habitat Stewardship Brochure Series, a publication series that helps New Hampshire landowners manage their land for wildlife. If you've been waiting for copies of the Grasslands, Marsh & Shrub Wetlands, or Floodplain brochures,or any of the other titles (12 in all), order your free copies today through our website: Habitat Brochures
The new brochures are made possible by funding from New Hampshire Fish & Game and private gifts from NH Coverts Project volunteers, including:
- Lorraine & Don Cline
- Larry Ely and Ginger Lawson
- Marilyn Johnson
- Ernest Landry
- Dick Mallion
- Colleen O'Neill
- Mark & Juliana Phillips
- Janet Renaud
- Bruce and Sarah Schweagler
- Tanya & David Tellman
- John Trachy and Cynthia Hayes
- Anonymous (several)
Thank you all for your generosity and support!
This just sent in by Coverts Cooperator Dave Govatski of Jefferson:
This one page article describes the decline in Monarch Butterflies and how we can help by planting milkweed. I have done this for three years in some openings and I am seeing additional milkweed plants and use by these migratory butterflies.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120321172210.htm
I just
noticed that the GRANIT Data Mapper tool (where you could view and print maps of conservation lands and other natural resources features in NH, using an online tool) has been updated to something called: GRANIT View. It looks pretty cool, and seems simpler to use than the old tool. Check it out:
US Forest Service now offers newsletter as online (free) subscription
Lots of good links and resources at the website for the Northeast Area Forest Stewardship Program of the US Forest Service, including their "Forest Matters" newsletter.
Read past issues of Forest Matters (click on "Forest Matters" link in right-side box
To sign up for the new e-news version, send email message to: vevans@fs.fed.us
