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Nature Notes: Winter Nesting

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Though March is upon us and it is still winter by the calendar, and perhaps human standards, there are a number of birds here in NH that have already, or are about to, start nesting! What are these species, and what may be some of the advantages of starting so early?

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Selective Timber Harvest and Trout Habitat Improvement on CLC-Owned Lands in the Summer of 2017

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The Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) plans to initiate two projects on CLC-owned lands this summer. The first will be the selective cutting of timber on the Forrester A. Clark Preserve and the second will be the initial groundwork necessary to begin improving native brook trout habitat in Allen Brook on the Scott Preserve.

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NRCS Grant and CLC Volunteers Provide Habitat for Birds

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NRCS Grant and CLC Volunteers Provide Habitat for Birds

This winter volunteers set up four wood duck boxes on three CLC properties. The nest boxes were built by Tamworth resident, Thad Berrier, and are part of our grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support habitat work.

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Nature Notes: Wolf Pines

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Nature Notes: Wolf Pines

A wolf pine is a large multi-trunked pine with spreading branches. You can often find them along old stone walls in the woods, or around the edges of fields. They look pretty gnarly and aren’t usually considered “valuable” from a timber perspective. But from a wildlife perspective though they can be a bonanza!

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A Summer of Stewardship

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A Summer of Stewardship

Watching the colors migrate up the slopes of Mt. Chocorua and reflected in the waters of the lake, it’s hard to believe the summer went by as quickly as it did. It didn’t seem that long ago that volunteers gathered to clear trails in the area and the lady slippers around the lake were in bloom!