Nature in Your Backyard: Getting to Know Your Property

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About the Nature in Your Backyard Series 

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Owners of even just a few acres can make a positive difference in their environment through planning and implementing simple stewardship practices learned in The Nature in Your Backyard Series. This series of six online webinars and two field sessions is designed specifically (but not exclusively) for smaller landowners, with under 20 acres. Woodlots large and small can support wildlife, protect water quality, generate firewood and other forest products, and provide recreation and enjoyment. Whether you are interested in adding some native plants to your yard, enhancing habitat for birds, assessing the health of your trees, cutting trees for firewood, or just learning more about what’s around you, this series can help you become a better steward of your property. 

About this Session

Individual parcels can have a real impact when it comes to providing habitat for wildlife and protecting natural resource values and functions. We will identify what is important to you about your land and begin collecting information about what is currently there. Have you outlined your goals for your property? Are you familiar with your property’s boundaries and possible legal constraints? We will help you inventory what you have and get you to explore how your property fits into the broader landscape.  We’ll help you map your property, identify actions you can take to help you meet your goals, and set reasonable expectations. Click here to register. 

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Steven Roberge

Forestry State Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension

Steven Roberge is the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension’s Forestry Specialist and Professor. In this role he oversees the system of county Extension foresters, coordinates outreach to forest owners and professionals and implements the State’s Forest Stewardship Program. Steve and his team provide stewardship options for forest owners to help manage the state’s private forestland. Steve earned a B.S. in Forest Science from the University of New Hampshire, and a Masters of Forest Science from Yale University. At home, Steve tends to maples that he taps every spring and thinks about trees every day. 

 

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Wendy Scribner

Natural Resources Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension

Wendy Scribner serves as a field specialist in forestry and natural resources in Carroll County, and she is also known as the Carroll County Forester. Wendy provides landowners, communities, and others with assistance on managing their woodlots. Topics include enhancing wildlife habitat, improving forest and tree health, developing management plans, selling timber, and controlling invasive plants. Wendy is a licensed forester in both NH and Maine and holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Forestry from UNH.

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