Outdoor Trip
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 […]
Kite Day at Balch Hill
Balch Hill Natural Area Grasse Road, Hanover, NH, United StatesSaturday, May 6, 2-4pm Bring your kites and kids (and cameras!) to join us for a joyous afternoon of kite-flying in the breezes of Balch Hill. This annual favorite makes for great family fun. Sponsor: Red Kite Candy Meet: Summit of Balch Hill. Leader: Hanover Conservancy volunteers Register for the event here!
Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk
Greensboro Ridge Natural Area Velvet Rocks, Hanover, United StatesSunday, May 14, 1-3pm - TRIP IS FULL, SORRY! Search for spring wildflowers and unfurling ferns amid the velvet ledges of Greensboro Ridge. We’ll learn to spot these ephemeral beauties even before or after they bloom. Be prepared to explore off-trail. Meet: Top of Velvet Rocks Drive Leader: Botanist Alice Schori
