Weds., March 24, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Eyewitness to History: Celebrating Women’s History Month
Host: Hanover Historical Society
Cost: FREE
Pre-registration required? No

Grace Hope Hill will share her story of how she brought classes in movement, fitness and dance for women to the Upper Valley in 1968. She will describe her classes and her book and tape, Fitness First.

Then we will turn to Martha Hennessey who will describe her mother, Jean Lande Hennessey, and her path to public involvement beginning in Hanover’s planning board where she crafted a green belt for the town.  Jean was one of the co-founders of the Hanover Conservancy!

In 1982, she became a research fellow on Dartmouth’s Environmental Studies faculty and she was the first Director of the College’s Institute on Canada and the U.S., serving from 1986 to 1993.  She went on to achieve many firsts for women on the national and international scene.  Her daughter, Martha, served in the New Hampshire Senate from 2016 to 2020 and was a Dartmouth College graduate in 1976.

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Weds., April 7, 2021 from 6:00- 7:00 p.m., with an optional breakout room and direct action from 7 – 7:30 pm
Solve Climate By 2030
Host: Antioch University New England’s Alliance for Youth Climate Leadership
Cost: FREE
Pre-registration required? Yes

The New Hampshire panelists and solutions include: 

• Maddy Springfield: “Make Climate a Class”
• Representative Amanda Toll: Legislative Process
• Emma Shapiro-Weiss: Grassroots Organizing
• Clara Fang: Justice and Equity

Antioch University New England’s Alliance for Youth Climate Leadership is hosting a state-wide virtual teach-in on ambitious, but achievable New Hampshire-specific solutions to climate change. Hear from a panel of experts and participate in a discussion on steps you can take to Solve Climate By 2030 as part of a global dialogue.

You can find more information as well as teaching resources here, visit the landing page here, and REGISTER HERE to watch the webinar live, or if you would like to be emailed a link to the recording. 

Tues., April 13, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Bicycling with Butterflies: Following the Monarch Migration
Host: Monarch Watch and The Raven Book Store
Cost: FREE
Pre-registration required? Yes

Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and Author & Outdoor Educator Sara Dykman

In 2017 Sara Dykman became the first person to bicycle the entire route of the migrating monarch butterfly. She traveled from Mexico to Canada and back on an old mountain bike weighted down with all the supplies she would need for nine months on the road.

Along her 10,201-mile route Dykman gave presentations to people about the monarchs and what people can do to protect the migration. She became a voice for the monarchs. Now her voice has the potential to travel even further, with the launch of her book, Bicycling with Butterflies. Part science, part adventure, part love letter to nature, Dykman hopes her book will inspire people to see the beauty of our own backyards and the power each of us has to be part of the solution.

Register for the talk here: https://monarchwatch.org/bicyclingwithbutterflies

Order your copy of Bicycling with Butterflies from Monarch Watch by April 13th to receive a copy signed by the author. As a bonus, the first 30 copies will also include an art print created by Sara.

Tues., April 27, 2021 from 6:00- 7:00 p.m.
The Memories and Lives of Old Trees and What They Can Tell Us About Climate History
Host: Connecticut River Museum
Cost: $10 per lecture for non-CRM members
Pre-registration required? Yes

Neil Pederson, Senior Ecologist, Harvard University Forest

Did you know that, until recently, people in the Northeastern US have been living in one of the wettest eras of the last 500 years? Trees do. Did you know that, until recently, global warming had not impacted the Northeastern US like it had in other regions or the globe as a whole? How do we know these things? Trees are witnesses of how our shared environment changes over time. The oldest trees, in fact, and perhaps not surprisingly, often have the best stories. As a person curious about trees, forests, and how they survive over time, the memories of trees, as embedded in their rings, are a great natural database to learn about history. In this lecture, I will share how we have learned to recognize and “interview” the eldest trees in the forest. Their stories can give us insight on how our futures might play out as climate change continues.

Click here to read more and register (via the red “Book Now” button on the bottom right of the page)

Tues., May 18, 2021 from 6:00- 7:00 p.m.
The Connecticut: New England’s Great River
Host: Connecticut River Museum
Cost: $10 per lecture for non-CRM members
Pre-registration required? Yes

Adair Mulligan, Executive Director, Hanover Conservancy

The largest river in New England rises in a small beaver pond near the Canadian border and flows over 400 miles through four states, falling 2670 feet to the sea through America’s only watershed-based national fish and wildlife refuge. This program begins with an armchair tour of this great river in New Hampshire and Vermont, exploring its history and natural beauty through the seasons and among the communities that have sprung up along its banks. Much more than a travelogue, this program explores the many issues involved in managing the health of this major river, and how citizens from all walks of life have created a vision for its future.

Click here to read more and register (via the red “Book Now” button on the bottom right of the page)