Protecting our precious pollinators
The University of New Hampshire’s (UNH) Cooperative Extension and the Boscawen Agricultural Commission will sponsor a free workshop entitled Attracting Bees and Butterflies to Your Garden on Monday, July 11, from 6:30 to 8 PM. Making your garden appealing to bees and butterflies is good for your plants and will delight the gardeners. We’ll discuss […]
Condensed from approved minutes
Location: First Congregational Church, Wilmot Board Attendees: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, George Heaton, Lindy Heim, Craig Heim, Charles Martin, Myra Mayman, Jack Shields Guests: Marion Allen, Charles Cautley, Linda Howes, Ralph Jesseman, Tom Schamberg, Prescott Towle The meeting covered: 1) business matters and reports; 2) discussion and resolution of the issue of vegetation control on […]
Red oak management was the topic
On April 23, Proctor Academy hosted a workshop for foresters and loggers on northern red oak management. This workshop was the joint effort of the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service, the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association (NHTOA), New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands, and Proctor. The primary points of the workshop were […]
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At the Agony Hill Road trailhead of the Old College Road Preserve, Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT) stewardship manager Andy Deegan (right) talks to a group of about 30 hikers before leading a walk on the property’s new trails in search of signs of spring. The May 21 walk was co-sponsored by ASLPT and […]
Fresh food direct from the farm
It’s June, and that means that the committed Wilmot Farmers Market vendors are in the final steps to help fulfill the needs of the community and shoppers for this coming season. Seeds are being planted or have been planted, with gardeners tending their crops in anticipation of what they will have to offer at the […]
Ann Davis of Wilmot received the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association’s (NHTOA) Kendall Norcott award on May 14 at the association’s annual meeting in Durham. The award is presented to a person who has given exceptional service to the NHTOA and its members. Davis was a member of the NHTOA’s Board of Directors from 2005 […]
Longest trout caught: 15 inches
Winners of the Andover Fish and Game Club’s annual Kids Spring Trout Derby were (front) Arron Judd, longest non-trout; Brooke Edmonds, longest trout; Tyler Carson, second-longest trout; (back) Aidan Proctor, third-longest trout; Jared Frost, total length. Photo: Gordy Ordway It was a little dreary on May 7 for the Andover Fish and Game Club’s (AF&G) […]
You won't believe the things that Rita finds!
Rita Norander discovered this globe from a small railroad lantern, miraculously unbroken after 50 years or more, while picking up trash along Andover’s roadsides. Today’s article will be a little different than my usual articles about Andover’s roads. Actually, it will be a lot different. I was inspired to write this article after completing a springtime […]
