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Discover the wildflowers and other signs of nature in Weeks State Park with the aid of naturalist, Matt Peters, an independent ecologist and botanist with field experience in diverse North American landscapes, from Alaska and the Great Plains to the forests of the northeast. Focusing on botanical and natural resource inventory, mapping and management in … Continue reading Autumn Wildflower Walk
ConnCorki: A Homemade Catamaran of Wine Corks Sails the Length of the Connecticut River Come join Pan van der Laan and Bob Fink, two intrepid sailors, as they navigate their unique craft along the Connecticut River from Pittsburg to the sea. Named ConnCorki after the river they hoped to navigate, the corks that float it, … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: ConCorki
Trouble in the Presidentials: What a Mountaineering Accident Can Teach Us About Decision Making and Managing Risk Although strikingly beautiful, Mount Washington and the surrounding Presidential Range hold the dubious distinction of having "the world's worst weather." The Presidential Range is also world-renowned for the challenging terrain it provides for alpinists, and as such has … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: Trouble in the Presidentials
Join in for an easy walk to identify and learn all about the ferns of Mount Prospect, including some unusual ferns associated with calcium rich environments. Author of the Peterson Field Guide to Ferns, Elizabeth Farnsworth is sometimes changed to "Fernsworth" for her expertise in ferns. While this field trip is labeled as a fern … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: Fern Natural History Walk
Dragons and Damsels of New Hampshire, with Pamela Hunt of NH Audubon People may be familiar with the dragonflies buzzing over their yard in the summer, or the damselflies that land on their kayak, but what do they really know about these ancient insects? This program provides an overview of the biology and ecology of … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: Dragons and Damsels of New Hampshire
Featured speaker: Pamela Hunt of NH Audubon People may be familiar with the dragonflies buzzing over their yard in the summer, or the damselflies that land on their kayak, but what do they really know about these ancient insects? This program provides an overview of the biology and ecology of the insect order Odonata, from … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: Dragons and Damsels of New Hampshire
Slavery & the Underground Railroad in New Hampshire is the newest addition by author Michelle Arnosky Sherburne, where she reveals incredible facts and stories of Amos Fortune, Harriet Wilson, and slavery in New Hampshire. New Hampshire was once a hotbed of abolitionist activity, but the state had its struggles with slavery, with Portsmouth serving as … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: Revealing the Long Hidden Black Heritage in NH
Once flatly dismissed as an impossibility, scientists have now documented cougars not only being seen in eastern North America, some are attempting to recolonize their former habitats. This program is a magnificently illustrated introduction to cougar biology and ecology in the broad diversity of habitats from Alberta to the Arizona/Mexico border. Throughout North America, Susan … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: Coming Soon: The Cougar Comes to the East
Lucy Crawford's 1845 History of the White Mountains was the first book published about the White Mountains, a chronicle of the Crawford family's 50-year effort to introduce the visiting public to the wonders and beauty of the area. Dijit Taylor's living history portrayal of Lucy Crawford evokes the early days of mountain exploration and trail … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: Lucy Crawford — A Living History Presentation
A local history of paper making, starting with Crane Paper Company in western Mass., which built its mills utilizing rags from NYC, and the transition to wood pulp in the latter half of the 19th century, culminating in the largest pulp/paper mills in the eastern United States - Brown Company. Dr. Linda Upham-Bornstein is a … Continue reading Weeks State Park Presents: From Rags to Wood — Evolution of Paper Making in New England