Last September, Ausbon Sargent and the New Hampshire Cycling Club partnered for the inaugural Kearsarge Klassic (K2) Bike Event. Participant feedback was so overwhelmingly positive that we plan to repeat this recreational event in 2013. We encourage you to view the “Somerville Trio” blog at lovelybike.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-inaugural-kearsarge-klassic.html. The bike ride has been planned to entice all […]
Beth McGuinn, Land Protection Specialist for Ausbon Sargent Land Protection Trust (ASLPT), will lead a kayak/canoe tour of over a mile of conserved shoreline on the 83-acre Baptist Pond in Springfield on Tuesday, July 23, from 4 to 6:30 PM. Beth and the participants will paddle by the two conservation easements donated by the Baptist […]
Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust’s (ASLPT) Land Protection Specialist Andy Deegan and Carrie Deegan of the New Hampshire Forest Society, in coordination with the Andover Conservation Commission, will lead a Dragonfly Appreciation Event on the 69.2-acre Hiller Conservation Easement in Andover on Wednesday, July 31, from 3 to 5 PM. The Hiller property has prime […]
Users of the Northern Rail Trail may have noticed concrete posts, about five feet tall, with the letter W near the top. These are whistle posts. They order the locomotive engineer to blow his whistle in warning as the train approaches a grade crossing. These posts were positioned a quarter mile before the crossings, and […]
The New England Summer Sports Clinic for Veterans, sponsored by the Boston VA Healthcare System and New England Handicapped Sports Association (NEHSA) in Sunapee, is a wonderful event planned for disabled veterans on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 23 and 24, on the Northern Rail Trail in Andover. “Veterans involved in adaptive sports activities benefit from […]
On Tuesday, July 23, a group of volunteers will be be working on the Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway trail between Proctor Academy and the summit of Ragged. If you’ve hiked that trail you will probably recall one part of it: an extremely steep gravel slide that’s a challenge whether hiking up or down The plan […]
By Tom Natale, New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands (NHDFL) report that a timber sale aimed at improving wildlife habitat is slated for the Kearsarge Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The operation, scheduled to begin in July, will occur on 157 acres of the 1,000-acre WMA and will be […]
A nice group of rail trail fans celebrated National Trails Day on June 1 by riding or walking from the old Gerrish Station trailhead in Boscawen to Holy Cross Road at Webster Place in Franklin and back. It was a lovely morning, and the views of the Merrimack River and adjoining farm fields were magnificent. […]
By Amanda Gross, Andover Fish and Game Club volunteer
It was a great day for fishing on Saturday, May 18, at the Andover Fish and Game Club’s (AF&G) 18th annual Kids Spring Trout Fishing Derby. The nice spring day brought out 84 boys and girls ages 15 and under to fish along the Highland Lake Channel. Hot dogs and refreshments were enjoyed by the […]
Ausbon Sargent and the UNH Cooperative Extension are offering five Woods Forums for landowners in the area to gather and discuss conservation topics of common interest. Two very successful, well-attended meetings were held in March and April, and we are scheduling three more for July and August. Please consider joining us. RSVPs are required, so […]
