What do you do to adapt to and prepare for the winter? (Leave for Florida?!) Is it much different than what wild animals do?

On Wednesday, January 22, at 7PM, join Lynne Flaccus, naturalist and Chocorua Lake Conservancy Stewardship Director at the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth for “Winter Wonderland: How animals adapt to cold and snow,” a warm evening of winter ecology—indoors! What animals are active above and below the snow? Who migrates, or sleeps through the winter? What physical or behavioral adaptations do animals use to wait out the long dark nights of winter? For those that are active despite the snow and cold, what signs do they leave behind for you to find?

Come with curiosity and questions, and some of your own knowledge and experiences to share. Have a few burning pre-program questions about winter adaptations? Send us an email with your questions before the 22nd and we’ll try to answer them at the library: lflaccus@chocorualakeconservancy.org. If you like, come back the following weekend (Saturday, January 25, 1-5PM) to learn about plant adaptations and transform all this learning into communal poetry and art in a Winter Wonderland Crankie. The Cook Library is wheelchair-accessible. 

Naturalist and CLC Stewardship Director Lynne Flaccus has 30 years of experience in land conservation and stewardship, managing protected properties, studying wildlife, and educating adults and children.

Banner: Weasel in winter. Photo: Greg Shute