You can now pick up a copy of our new trail map and guide to the Greensboro Ridge Natural Area at the trailhead or download it on our website.
Ticked off? Mark your calendar for Wednesday, September 11, for a symposium on ticks at the Etna Library.
You can now pick up a copy of our new trail map and guide to the Greensboro Ridge Natural Area at the trailhead or download it on our website.
Ticked off? Mark your calendar for Wednesday, September 11, for a symposium on ticks at the Etna Library.
If you haven’t been to Balch Hill lately, you’re missing all the action! Check out our progress in restoring this historic agricultural landscape, with the help of Hudson Forestry and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. MORE
Spring trips are now done for the season. Current Conservancy members will receive our announcement of fall trips near the end of August.
Come along on Sunday, June 16, 9-10:30am – Hike back in time to when a mile-thick glacier moved over Hanover, followed by an icy lake. Today, beautiful trails along the Connecticut River take us past the esker left behind. Join us for a family-friendly trip through a towering riverside forest. Meet: Trailhead off Pine Knoll Cemetery Road. Leader: Dartmouth Earth Sciences Professor Carl Renshaw. Level: Easy.
Come out and join us this weekend! On Saturday afternoon, we’ll be flying kites at Balch Hill and enjoying the newly opened views of Mt. Ascutney, the old stone wall, and parts of downtown Hanover. Thanks to the Swett Family for their essential support of this effort.
On Mother’s Day, Sunday afternoon, we’ll explore the McKinley Tract in search of spring wildflowers. Details here.
Current Hanover Conservancy members have now received colorful cards announcing our spring series of trips and programs. If you’d like to come along, find our schedule here.
Spring means new life! Neighbors of the Mink Brook Nature Preserve report a mother bear with two large cubs. These were likely born last year and are continuing their “home schooling” with their mother. Keep your eyes out (and we suggest leashing your dog).
The Hanover Select Board held a public hearing on April 1 to consider this Moose Mountain parcel. The Hanover Conservancy has submitted a letter of opinion to the Select Board. MORE