Join us on National Trails Day to explore the Ridge Trail on Moose Mountain! (MORE).
Join us on National Trails Day to explore the Ridge Trail on Moose Mountain! (MORE).
We’ll keep you busy all day Saturday, April 25! Our next spring bird trip begins at 6:30 am. At 1:30, meet at the Howe Library for “A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes” followed by a field trip inside the gated Trescott Company lands. MORE
It was a short nap this year, despite bitter cold. Bears are up and about – and hungry! Time to take in those birdfeeders.
Our spring schedule of trips and programs is now available. See you there!
The NH Fish and Game Department is preparing its new ten-year plan for game management in our state. The Hanover Conservancy has submitted comment on the draft plan regarding its proposed management of deer and bear. Locally, the deer population has become a nuisance and a threat to forest health in the absence of effective predation. More flexible rules are needed to permit more response population management. The department also proposes to reduce the black bear population in our area by 28%, a figure that seems drastic. We support the department’s efforts to educate people to become more responsible neighbors to bears and to invest in habitat protection. Read the Conservancy statement.
Come along on Saturday, Feb. 21 with Alcott Smith to track wildlife in the wild eastern side of Hanover. Space limited – Hanover Conservancy members have priority, so please get in touch to save your space. MORE
Our bear spies near the Mink Brook Nature Preserve are still reporting sightings of a sow and her three cubs, most recently on Gilson Road on Dec. 31, the latest anyone can recall. The birds might have to rely on wild food for another week or two. A ready source of “take-out” (your birdfeeder) might keep the bears from hitting the sack on time.