Outdoor Trip
Ray School Family Snowshoe/Hike
Sun., Feb. 12, 1:30-3pm-Let’s go play outside on the Ray School trails! Snowshoes are available for those who need them. We‘ll enjoy the beautiful outdoors and have yummy treats to warm our hearts. Add to your Passport to Winter Fun! Co-sponsored by Ray School PTO. Meet: Lower School parking lot by the gym. Level: Easy […]
Moonlight Snowshoe/Spike Hike
Saturday, March 4, 5-8pm Prowl the Slade Brook watershed by moonlight, discovering trail loops and Vermont views. Bonfire and refreshments follow. Suitable for ages 7 & up. Bring a headlamp or flashlight. Snowshoes or micro-spikes are available to borrow at the site if needed. Meet: 11 Old Lyme Road. Level: Easy to moderate; initial uphill […]
Hayes Farm Park Winter Ramble
Sunday, March 12, 1-3pm Explore the many mini-habitats tucked behind the Etna Library: King Bird Sanctuary, hemlock forest, and frozen wetlands. We’ll look for wintering birds and try our hand at identifying trees and shrubs in this quiet season. Snowshoes or micro-spikes to borrow at the site if needed. Meet:Etna Library Level: Easy Leaders: Gail McPeek […]
Birds, Trees, and Insects: Weather, Climate, and Plant Phenology
Thursday, April 20, 6:30pm – Join us during Earth Week to consider a half century of research on birds, trees, insects, weather, climate, and phenology in the famous Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Bring binoculars This program is co-sponsored with the Howe Library and Northern Woodlands magazine. No registration is required. Email Jared Jenisch at jared.jenisch@thehowe.org with questions. Meet: Outside […]
April Amphibians & Vernal Pools Walk (FULL)
Greensboro Ridge Natural Area Velvet Rocks, Hanover, United StatesThere’s no surer sign of spring than the awakening of a vernal pool—and no better spot to see one than our Greensboro Ridge Natural Area. Join Conservation Biologist Steve Faccio, from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, for a moderately strenuous off-trail hike to the forested vernal pools at the Greensboro Ridge Natural Area, where we'll […]
