Exploring Hanover's Conserved Lands

Exploring Hanover's Conserved Lands

Spring (14 hrs or more) | This course is completed

Repeated Course

4/23/2021-6/4/2021

9:30 AM-11:30 AM EDT on Fri

Download iCalendar

$85.00

Since its founding in 1961, the Hanover Conservancy has helped conserve more than 2,000 acres in the Hanover area. In this class you will learn the story behind the Hanover Conservancy—New Hampshire’s oldest local land trust. We’ll discuss why and how certain lands are conserved, including those done in partnership with the Town of Hanover and other conservation groups.

Classes 1 and 7 will be held via Zoom, and will feature indoor “arm-chair” tours and discussions about land conservation topics. Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 will be outdoor hikes, each at a different conservation property (Balch Hill, Mink Brook, Lower Slade Brook, Greensboro Ridge Natural Area, Hayes Farm Park or other).

All hikes will be on established trails, 1-2 miles in length, with some uphill and rocky terrain. Participants will need to have the physical capability to do these hikes, and appropriate hiking gear. For outdoor hikes, we will meet directly at the property; car-pooling will be worked out in the first class.

We will follow appropriate COVID-19 safety guidelines.

  • Lab Fee: $20, to be paid to the Hanover Conservancy (syllabus will provide details)

Gail McPeek has degrees in Natural Resource Management and Wildlife Ecology. Past experiences include bird research, environmental education and conservation. Gail is a long-time member, former board member, and volunteer of the Hanover Conservancy. Gail has also taught an “Introduction to Birding” class for Osher.

Adair Mulligan is Executive Director of the Hanover Conservancy. Previously, she served for 19 years as Conservation Director of the Connecticut River Joint Commissions and as a loon biologist and Education Director for NH Audubon. Adair holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Biology from Smith College.