Sunday, April 12, from 1 to 3 on Beech Hill Road
Learn how to keep small fruit tree varieties blooming and producing for years to come during this free workshop on Sunday, April 12, from 1 to 3 PM at 354 Beech Hill Road in Andover. This demonstration will cover variety selection, planting, pruning, feeding, and integrated pest management. Some pruning equipment will be available, but feel free to […]
Both an art and a science – learn more!
A presentation on buying and producing good quality hay is being held at the Boscawen Municipal Complex, fourth floor, 116 North Main Street, Boscawen, adjacent to Alan’s Restaurant, on Monday, May 4, at 6:30 PM. John C. Porter, UNH Cooperative Extension Professor/Specialist Emeritus, is the program presenter. Buying or producing good quality hay is an art and […]
Condensed from draft minutes
Present: FNRT Board members Tom Frantz, Ellsworth Morton, Joyce Morton, Steve Rayno, Peter Southworth, and Bob Ward. Discussion of maintenance with special guests Chris Gamache, Chief of New Hampshire Bureau of Trails and District 3 Supervisor Shawn Violette; Leon Nelson, Mike Henderson, and Greg Miller of the Andover Snowmobile Club (ASC); Jack Shields, Penacook Village Association; […]
Saturday, March 7, drew 44 kids to Eagle Pond
It was a great day for fishing at the Andover Fish and Game Club’s (AF&G) 31st annual Willis Nowell Memorial Kids Ice Fishing Derby on March 7. Not only was the weather agreeable on Eagle Pond in Wilmot, but the fish were biting. Forty-four kids, an above-average attendance, were kept active chasing those red tip-up […]
Dress for the weather; it's outside
University of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension will host a tree and shrub pruning demonstration led by professional pruner David Seavey at Memorial Field on Pleasant Street in Pembroke, on Saturday, May 23, from 10 AM to noon. Follow Pleasant Street past the Recycling Center and down the hill to Memorial Field. Join us for a discussion […]
Dine out on April 23 and help the Rail Trail
Don’t miss the next Friends of the Northern Rail Trail-Merrimack County (FNRT) event coming up in April. The event is the ninth annual Thursday’s Child fundraising dinner scheduled for one night only, Thursday, April 23, at the Coach House Restaurant at the New London Inn in New London. The Coach House will offer the restaurant’s […]
Condensed from draft minutes
The meeting was held in the Boscawen Town Hall, in the basement of the Congregational Church, where Routes 3 and 4 split in Boscawen. FNRT Board Members Present: Steve Darling, Joyce Morton, Ellsworth Morton, Steve Rayno, Peter Southworth, Bob Ward, and guest Jack Shields (Penacook). Old Business Action items: Bob had plans to meet with […]
Zero-degree weather? Pah! Break out the s'mores.
Who wouldn’t want to walk in the woods with Frank Baker? Here’s a man with a deep understanding of the natural world, a vast familiarity with the local area, and a joy in sharing his world with others. In late February, Frank was scheduled to lead a snowshoe hike sponsored by the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition […]
Andover Snowmobile Club's 12th annual gathering
On February 21, the Andover Snowmobile Club hosted its 12th annual Highland Lake SnoFest at the Andover Fish and Game Clubhouse on Channel Road in East Andover. The turnout was fantastic and provided quite a variety of machines for everyone to enjoy. This show started out as a way for the local club, which had a […]
Only 15% of land trusts achieve accreditation
The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust has achieved renewed land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. On achieving accreditation, Ausbon Sargent Executive Director Deborah Stanley shared, “Renewal of accreditation is a rigorous process, and we are proud of this achievement. For Ausbon Sargent, the Land […]