Woodcock are singing as part of their mysteriously elaborate aerial displays. Find out more about them and how to manage land for ideal woodcock habitat on April 13. More
Announcing Spring Trips!
Our spring roster of trips is now ready! Current Hanover Conservancy members will receive a colorful announcement shortly. Come explore with us! Our trips are free and open to all. Woodcock, waterfowl, wildflowers and more…
Trails Softening ~ Bears Out Soon!
This week’s unusually warm temperatures mean muddy trails. It’s best to stay off the trails until they dry out and harden up. An exception is the Quinn Trail at Mink Brook Nature Preserve. Time to bring in your bird feeders! State biologists expect the bears weren’t fooled by this mild winter any more than we…
Ray School Trip Is On – No Moonlight Hike
This morning’s unexpected blanket of snow helped us change our minds quickly! Our Ray School Family Snowshoe Hike is ON – meet at the school parking lot at 1pm. Bring snowshoes if you have them; extras may not be available. The Valley News calendar incorrectly advertised last Saturday’s Slade Brook moonlight hike for tonight. There will…
NEW! Clean Water Future: A Marketplace
Here’s an innovative Internet-based marketplace that connects landowners in our region with people who appreciate and benefit from services offered by the land. This new site helps individuals and businesses invest in projects that protect or enhance natural services provided by private forest and farmland in the Upper Connecticut River Watershed. The Hanover Conservancy has…
Moonlight Hike at Slade Brook – March 3
Our annual moonlight hike is slated for 5-8pm, to prowl the Slade Brook watershed by the light of the waxing, gibbous moon and then gather around a bonfire. Headlamps and snowshoes are advised; extra snowshoes available. A great trip for families with children 7 and up. Meet at 11 Old Lyme Road. We hope the…
