A big thank you to Dr. Mary Stampone and to everyone who attended “New Hampshire, New Normal,” and join the conversation. You can find the replay and program description here, and links to resources Mary mentioned.
Smooth Green Snake: Why Protecting and Maintaining Critical Habitat in the Chocorua Lake Basin Matters
Recently we spotted a smooth green snake (Liochlorophis vernalis) resting on the edge of a CLC field. NH Fish & Game lists the smooth green snake as a species of special concern, vulnerable throughout New Hampshire due to loss of open field habitat. New Hampshire is eighty percent forested, so maintaining field habitat in this region is especially important.
Chocorua Lake Conservancy Hires Debra Marnich as Stewardship Director
What Can I Do About Climate Change?
In February, the CLC and the Cook Library hosted my Zoom presentation on the realities and hopeful solutions to climate change. This is the first follow-up, addressing what individuals might do to lessen this global problem.
Save a Loon—Turn in Your Lead Fishing Tackle!
Moth and Butterfly Reciprocity and Resource List from Linda Graetz
Bears in the Basin
New Hampshire Fish and Game recommends only hanging bird feeders outside between December 1, or the full onset of winter, and April 1, and taking care to keep garbage and other temptations inaccessible—to protect bears as well as humans and bird feeders.
