The Highland Lake pair is nesting
On May 30, I confirmed that the pair of loons on Highland Lake are nesting. This is about 10 to 14 days earlier than they have in the past. They have been hovering near the floating nest for about three days and I had hoped that maybe they would be brave enough to climb onto […]
Condensed from draft minutes
Board members present: Steve Darling, Tom Frantz, Craig Heim, Charles Martin, Joyce Morton, Ellsworth Morton, Steve Rayno, Peter Southworth, Nita Tomaszewski, Bob Ward, and guests Chuck North (Franklin), Cheryl Tedford, and Iris Ianno (Tilton) Treasurer’s Report: Steve reported income from the April and May membership drive was over $5,000. Correspondence: Steve shared some correspondence on the Dyers Crossing […]
Best New Hampshire Bike Trail for 2015
In its May/June 2015 issue, in time for the summer travel season, Yankee magazine has laid out its 2015 Travel Guide to New England. Its editors’ top picks include the Northern Rail Trail as Best New Hampshire Bike Trail. “Kudos to this 50+-mile stretch: It’s been added to ‘100 Top Trails in the U.S.’ […]
A week each at Barry Conservation Camp
On May 6, at its regular club meeting, the Elkins Fish and Game Club awarded nine camperships to area children for summer programs at Barry Conservation Camp located at the Berlin Fish Hatchery. Attending North Country Adventure Camp will be Sadie Barton of Andover, Isabella Anzalone of New London, Erin Wheeler of Wilmot, Chloe Midgett […]
Last year was a good one for Andover loon pairs
Ouch! My first black fly bite of the year, and — sure enough — it arrived on Mother’s Day, the traditional opening of the black fly season. While I was annoyed by this bite, I recognize it as just one of many harbingers of the season that brings so many pleasures for the ear […]
Help protect easements by becoming a monitor
Help protect land by joining us for a training session to become one of our over 100 land steward monitors. As we proudly protect more properties, we continually need additional easement monitors. This is a wonderful opportunity to be in the woods making a concrete contribution toward saving our rural landscape. There will be one hour of […]
Meetings to rotate among Andover, Boscawen, Franklin, and Danbury
FNRT board members present: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, Craig Heim, Myra Mayman, Joyce Morton, Ellsworth Morton, Peter Southworth, Bob Ward, and guest Larry Chase. Old Business Maintenance. We reviewed our last maintenance meeting with Chris Gamache and snowmobile club members. Bob noted that Chris Gamache estimated a cost of $600 to $2,000 on a New Hampshire trail […]
Tuesday afternoons beginning in July
Franklin Regional Hospital (FRH) is excited to once again host a weekly Summer Farmer’s Market in collaboration with the Franklin Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Coalition. Join local vendors on the lawn at FRH on Tuesday afternoons from 3 to 6 PM beginning Tuesday, July 7, to be held each Tuesday through the summer season. […]
