Meet us at Mast Road Natural Area for a bi-weekly kid-led nature exploration as part of our Forest Friday series. This series will be led by Nature-Based Educators Kim Cote and Lizzy Franceschini and will offer supervised kid-led exploration and unstructured outdoor play for kids aged 0-5 and their guardians. This series will take place […]
Join SELT and Matthew Tarr, UNH Cooperative Extension Professor & Wildlife Specialist, for this multi-part birding series! We will get together in the early morning to identify birds by sight and sound living in old field, wetland, and forest habitats. The workshop will be held outdoors at SELT’s Burley Farms in Epping and include a […]
Join SELT and Matthew Tarr, UNH Cooperative Extension Professor & Wildlife Specialist, for this multi-part birding series! We will discuss tips for identifying the birds we encounter by sight and sound and the ecology of those species living in forest habitats. The workshop will be held outdoors at SELT’s Burley Farms in Epping and include […]
Join SELT Volunteer, and former science teacher, Laura Barone to learn about seed dispersal. This workshop is for kids ages 7-10 (and should be accompanied by their parents). Participants will explore the importance of seeds and the ways they are dispersed. Modelbuilding and testing will help participants understand how seeds are able to move to […]
Celebrate National Trails day by exploring one of Kingston’s oldest town forests. Join the Kingston Conservation Commission and Trails Committee for a hike to discover the many wonderful features of the Valley Lane Conservation Area. We will discuss the past work and future projects of Valley Lane, learn about geology and wildflowers, all while following […]
Join Licensed Foresters Charlie Moreno and Debbie Goard, SELT’s Stewardship and Land Engagement Director, and landowner Phil Primack for a post-harvest tour of Pawtuckaway River Reservation. We will visit harvested areas from the winter of 2021/2022 and discuss different management strategies SELT implements with the goal to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. This property […]
Join Dennis Garnham, for a Forest Bathing Therapy session on conserved SELT Land. Forest Therapy is more than a walk in the woods. While most of the physiological benefits come from the simple exposure to the natural environment, a guided Forest Therapy walk also works to mend the damaged relationships humans have with themselves, with […]
Join Licensed Forester Jon Martin for a forestry hiking tour of Birch Ridge Community Forest in New Durham. Learn more about the history of the property, the planning that goes into a timber harvest, why certain trees are selected to be harvested or as crop management, and how the forest will respond in the future. […]
Join New Durham Town Historian Cathy Orlowicz and SELT’s Wildlife and Habitat Manager, Connor Breton on a hike to the blueberries on Rattlesnake Mountain at Birch Ridge Community Forest. We will learn about the history of blueberry cultivation in the town of New Durham and how fire management plays a role in blueberry production. The […]
Join SELT and Matthew Tarr, UNH Cooperative Extension Professor & Wildlife Specialist, for a guided birding walk through or near shrubby old-fields, a beaver wetland, and mature forest habitats. We will learn to identify birds by sight and sound. The workshop will be held outdoors at SELT’s Burley Farms in Epping and include a slow-paced […]
