Join us for a tour of this historic Etna Farm on Sunday from 1-3 pm. DETAILS
HHS Environmental Studies class at Mink Brook
Hanover High’s Environmental Studies class has visited the Mink Brook forest – with the WCAX Channel 3 television crew in tow.
Historic Landscape Renewed
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.
Explore Historic Cory Road
Our next outdoor adventure is coming up on Saturday, October 6. We’ll explore the route of one of Hanover’s earliest roads on a jaunt co-sponsored with the Hanover Historical Society. Rain or shine, 1-3pm. More
Back in Time on Tunis Brook: Sunday June 10
Join us for our last spring trip – a journey back in time to the one-room Tunis Schoolhouse that once held 26 children in then-busy northeast Hanover. Then we’ll hike in to the protected site of an historic 18th century sawmill on tiny Tunis Brook. Co-sponsored with the Hanover Historical Society. Download details and directions here
Exploring history at Mink Brook Preserve
On Saturday, Nov. 5, we’ll explore the last 250 years of history at the Mink Brook Nature Preserve with historian Jay Barrett. Join us from 2-4pm, starting at the Brook Road gate. Families welcome (best to leave 4-footed members at home); no registration required. We’ll start with a gentle walk along the Quinn and Wheelock Trails. Those ready for an off-trail scramble can continue with us as we explore the higher terrain on the preserve’s south side.
