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Field Identification of Reptiles and Amphibians
June 23 • 9am-1pm
North River, Nottingham
Sponsored by Bear-Paw Regional Greenways (click to register)
Come see and share photos and field data on our common and rare reptile and amphibian species. Learn which species are found in what habitat type at what time of year. Bring boots, cameras, notebooks, binoculars, field guides and a lunch. This is a field based course but will also include the RAAPP sighting protocol for NH Fish and Game reporting. This fieldtrip is co-sponsored by the Nottingham Conservation Commission.
Speaking for Wildlife....NH's Natural Communities and A Walk in the Woods
with Coverts Cooperator Barbara Fales and Ron Klemarczyk
June 9, 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Community Room, Hopkinton Town Library, Contoocook
Through stunning Natural Heritage Bureau photos of rare and special NH plant communities and habitats, learn more about some of our unique natural places.Immediately following this presentation, enjoy a walk at the Ransmeier Trail, Hopkinton, led by Town Forester, Ron Klemarczyk.
Raindate for trail walk is 6/10 at 3:30 PM.
This program is free and open to the public.
Trail walk details can be found on the Museum's website calendar page: http://www.littlenaturemuseum.org.; Directions to the Town Library: www.hopkintontownlibrary.org
Registration requested: 746-6121 or 344-2605; e-mail: info@littlenaturemuseum.org
The Speaking for Wildlife Project is a volunteer effort of UNH Cooperative Extension, the NH Coverts Project and NH Fish and Game, with support from the NH Charitable Foundation and the Davis Environmental Foundations.
The UNH Cooperative Extension NHWoods Workshops Page has a long list of workshops posted for May and June. Highlights include:
- May 25 - Monitoring Your Woodlot for Wildlife Albany
- May 26 - GPS on Your Woodlot Colebrook
- June 9 - Your Woodlot and Wildlife Colebrook
- June 23 - Tree ID Colebrook
- 2012 Farm and Forest Workshop Series - Cheshire County
- NH Tree Farm Program Woodlot Series - Boscowen & Wentworth
- June 9 Selling Timber? Do It Right! - Meriden
- June 1-2 -Foresters for the Birds, Pike
- June 7 -Building a Portable Skidder Bridge, Roxbury
- June 15 -Sustainable Woodlot Management, Canterbury Shaker Village
Join Coverts Project volunteer Jim Kennedy for a program hosted by the Hanover Conservancy on May 31 from 2:30 - 4:30pm.
"Landscaping for Wildlife" is a presentation from the Speaking for Widlife program, but Jim, a wetland scientist, will provide his own enthusiasm, experience, and knowledge making this a special event! 
Here are ideas for your garden and yard! We’ll begin at the Etna Library with an indoor presentation by Jim Kennedy on landscaping with native plants to benefit wildlife. Then we’ll head out (rain or shine) for a gentle to moderate walk up through the Hayes Farm Park to the new Nan & Allen King Bird Sanctuary to tour blooming wildlife plantings and enjoy views over the Mink Brook valley of Etna. Includes a printed guide to the sanctuary’s plantings. Location: Etna Library & Hayes Farm Park. Leaders: Adair Mulligan, Hanover Conservancy Executive Director & Jim Kennedy, NH Coverts Cooperator and Wetland Scientist
Introduction to ArcGIS 10 Workshops:
June 4-6, Lee, NH
June 11-13 Randolph Center, VT
Complete GIS/GPS Training Center Schedule and Registration
Learn the basics of working with ArcGIS 10 in a hands-on learning environment! This course is useful for people who have no prior GIS experience, as well as those who have used ArcGIS, but are new to ArcGIS 10. Familiarity with Windows is highly recommended.
With a focus on New Hampshire data and applications, participants learn how to use ArcGIS 10 to produce attractive, effective maps. In addition, each participant receives their own detailed step-by-step manual to use as a reference after the course is over.
General topics:
GIS concepts
GIS techniques
ArcGIS 10
Participants will learn to:
symbolize GIS data
add labels and annotation
query data
use geoprocessing tools: merge, buffer, dissolve
manipulate attribute tables: adding fields, calculating values, and joining tables
import data into ArcGIS 10
design maps using layouts
add online data to your maps
interact with time data
Software used: ArcGIS 10
Grasslands, Shrublands and Wet Meadows: Ecology, Establishment, and Management
Friday, June 15, 2012
NH Fish & Game's Region 3 Office and the Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area in Dover, NH
Registration information: contact Jim Kennedy at 603-643-6446 james.kennedy @ valley.net, or NHANRS at 603-224-0401 assistant@nhanrs.org
On Friday, June 15, 2012, The New Hampshire Association of Natural Resource Scientists (NHANRS) will present a workshop titled "Grasslands, Shrublands, and Wet Meadows - Ecology, Establishment, and Management". Topics will include cool-season and native warm-season grasses, wildlife habitat management techniques, agro-forestry suitability, wet meadow identification, and native pollinators. The single-day event will be held at the NH Fish & Game's Region 3 Office and the Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area in Dover, NH. The workshop is open to natural resource professionals, land resource managers, and wildlife conservationists. For more information and registration, contact Jim Kennedy at 603-643-6446 james.kennedy @ valley.net, or NHANRS at 603-224-0401 assistant@nhanrs.org
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.
Wetlands Evaluation Workshop: The NH Method and the NEW NH Wetlands Mapper!
Friday June 8, 2012
12:00pm- 4:30pm
Old Town Hall, 91 Bow Center Road, Bow NH
Instructors: Amanda Stone, Frank Mitchell, Nancy Rendall
Workshop Information & Registration
We'll start the workshop at the Old Town Hall in Bow with some introductory presentations. We will then move into the field to conduct a wetland field evaluation at a wetland a couple of minutes from the Town Hall. Scroll to the agenda below.
While there is no fee for this workshop, registration is required.
To register for this workshop, click here
Directions: From Interstate-93 (North and South), take the exit for
I-89 north. Take Exit 1 to Bow/Logging Hill Road. Turn right onto South Street. Continue onto Logging Hill Road. Continue straight onto Bow Center Road. The Old Town Hall is on the left (approximately 2.9 miles from exit 1 off I-89).
Wednesday, June 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Concord Conservation Center, 54 Portsmouth St., Concord
Back for 2012 by popular demand, this fun, interactive workshop for natural resource volunteers will cover the basics of planning and delivering a field trip. Emphasis will be on leading walks on local conservation parcels, but lando
wners interested in leading walks on their own land are also encouraged to attend.
Participants in this (free) training should be willing to commit to leading at least one outdoor event in the subsequent 6 months. You can do it! It's easy, it's fun, and we promise you'll feel prepared after this workshop!
Who should attend? Any new or existing natural resource volunteers, including Coverts Cooperators, Forest Society Land Stewards, Audubon Society Sanctuaries volunteers, trails groups, Natural Resource Stewards, Conservation Commissioners, Local land trust volunteers, and other community volunteers.
Sponsors and Instructors: UNH Cooperative Extension NH Coverts Project: Malin Clyde & Emma Carcagno, and Society for the Protection of NH Forests: Carrie Deegan & Dave Anderson
Register Today! To register, e-mail Forest Society registrar Tina Ripley at: signup@forestsociety.org or call 224-9945 ext. 313. Workshop is free, but space is limited, so sign up today (last year this filled quickly).
Application Materials Now Available for the 2012 NH Coverts Project Workshop
The NH Coverts Workshop in 2012 will take place from October 3-6, 2012 at the Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center in Greenfield, NH. Application materials for the 2012 Coverts Workshop are available online now! The application deadline is June 22, 2012. Applicants will be notified by the end of July.
Learn more about the NH Coverts Project
