Nature Notes

Pollinators & Climate Change Considerations — Replay & Resources

Pollinators & Climate Change Considerations — Replay & Resources

Thank you so much to Athena Contus of Athena's Bees for her wonderful talk about bees and pollinators in a changing climate and things we can do to promote healthy pollinator populations. Athena also shared an abundance of excellent resources with us. Spend some time with these websites and videos and you will learn a lot about how to support the insects and ecosystems that make our lives possible.

2022 Fall/2023 Winter Newsletter

2022 Fall/2023 Winter Newsletter

Our fall/winter print newsletter is out now. If you haven’t received one, and you would like a hard copy, you can find them at the two Chocorua Lake kiosks at the Grove and Island, or download a digital version here.

Smooth Green Snake: Why Protecting and Maintaining Critical Habitat in the Chocorua Lake Basin Matters

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.

2022 Spring/Summer Newsletter

2022 Spring/Summer Newsletter

Our spring/summer newsletter is out now. If you haven’t received one, and you would like a hard copy, you can find them at the two Chocorua Lake kiosks at the Grove and Island, or download a digital version here.