Is an electric car or a plug-in hybrid electric the right choice for you? Come kick the tires of some of the most exciting options that are coming on the market and that your neighbors are already driving. The Tamworth Energy Committee is hosting an EV and Classic Car Expo on Sunday, May 5th, 2024 at the Tamworth Club Motorsport’s beautiful professional driving track. Come see innovative cars of today and yesterday.

There will be opportunities to ride or drive electric cars on Club Motorsports' track or take a car for a test drive. We will have cars from dealers and private owners who can share information about incentives, charging, driving experience, range, and more.  

Participating dealers include: Profile Subaru, BMW, New Wave EV, and Tesla. We will have Teslas, Fords, Chevrolet's, VWs, BMWs, Kia's, Jeeps, and more.

The UNH Developing Interconnections for Regional Trails (DIRT) collaboration is offering a free, public workshop for current and aspiring trail project volunteer leaders. Join the Central NH Chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA) and Andy Crowley from NH State Parks and Conservation Trail Services to share strategies and best practices for leading fun, safe, and productive volunteer trail work events. This event is FREE, but space is limited! Learn more and register below!

You can eat it once, but can you eat it twice? Come join LRCC member Meg on a spring hike on April 28th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at Belknap Woods to learn about sustainable foraging and what are some safe things to eat in the woods. This will be a great way to share what you know with others in your community and learn some new things as well. If you have any experience that is very much welcome, as this is a means of introduction for other community members. This event will be a 2-mile loop trail that is labeled as easy. Participants should make sure that they are wearing appropriate footwear and clothing. The weather this time of year can be unpredictable and trails are often muddy, so please plan accordingly. Participants should also be bringing their own food and water for the duration of the program. Please don't rely on what we find in the woods for food and drink.

Join the SLA on April 27th, from 11am to 3pm, to enjoy the beautiful spring weather on this midday hike up Red Hill. We’ll listen for birds, look for new wildflowers, and enjoy lunch with beautiful views from the historic fire tower at the hill’s summit. The Eagle Cliff trail is considered challenging, with nearly 1,900 feet of elevation gain over 2.4 miles, so come prepared to work for the reward! Please bring normal hiking equipment, including boots that can get wet and muddy. The bottom part of this trail is fairly steep, so trekking poles may be desirable. Please also pack a lunch to enjoy at the summit. This hike is open to everyone, although parts of this trail are considered challenging. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Get out of bed and experience the first meteor shower of spring with the SLA! Just before dawn on April 22nd, the Lyrid shower will be peaking over the Northern Hemisphere. We will meet at the Whitten Woods trailhead in Ashland at 4:45 AM, and walk a short distance to an open field for ideal viewing. The Lyrids are less frequent than the big summertime showers, but should be bright and easy to spot with the naked eye. The origin point of the shower will be directly overhead, so we encourage bringing a blanket or sleeping pad to sit or lie on for more comfortable stargazing. The SLA will also be able to provide sit pads for participants. Stargazers of all ages and experience levels are welcome.

Join the Squam Lakes Association, in partnership with the Holderness Free Library, for an afternoon of making art outdoors. Learn about creating art en plein air, a style of Impressionist art which literally means creating art outside. We will be spending a relaxing afternoon putting the beauty of the Squam watershed onto paper or canvas through painting or whatever artistic medium you prefer. All levels of artistic experience are welcome.

Small businesses and farmers are the backbone of New Hampshire communities. Rising energy costs are a significant burden for many business owners. The USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is providing unprecedented grant funding for farmers and small business owners to invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Clean Energy NH (CENH) is available to help you access these funds to provide resiliency, stability, and energy savings for your business.
Please join us on April 9th at 9am for a virtual webinar to learn more about our no cost technical assistance program. REGISTER HERE

Presented by UNH Extension: Organizations often struggle to capture the impacts of community development-related work. Reasons include lack of a system for aggregating impacts, lack of clarity of desired goals and outcomes, lack of staff capacity to conduct evaluation, and lack of evaluation expertise to draw from. This webinar highlights how organizations can develop evaluation capacity in spite of the challenges, as well as some effective, low-tech tools and strategies.

MORE INFO HERE

Explore the impactful work of local nonprofit organizations, each represented by a member of their board of directors who also happens to be a prominent tech leader in our community. Learn firsthand how these individuals are making a difference, shaping the future of innovation through their service today. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired. MORE INFO

Speakers: 
Butch Locke, Strategic Operations Director at BAE Systems and board member of MY TURN
Allison Joseph, Executive Director of MY TURN
Shana Hawrylchak, Executive Director of SEE Science Center
Jo Hendry, board Chair of the SEE Science Center
Abree Knight, Co-Founder at FTL Content, Communication Advisor for Media Power Youth
Heather Inyart, Executive Director of Media Power Youth

Join Uphill New England for a welcoming, inclusive event this Sunday at Sunday River for equipment demos, a clinic, and your choice of either a full skimo or a 2-hour race! Come out for some or all of this, or just come hang out with awesome people and share in some skiing stoke.

SIGN UP: https://www.skireg.com/ts3

The Women Landowner Summit is an opportunity for NH women forest landowners to come together, learn, build skills, and connect! Sessions will help you in your role as a woman landowner and build skills you can use in your woods. Topics include conservation planning, timber harvesting, learning about your land, monitoring for wildlife, tree and shrub identification, firewood marking, and more. Instructors will include women natural resources professionals from UNH Extension, the Society for the Protection of NH Forests, NH Timberland Owners Association, and other conservation organizations. *Snow Date: Friday, March 15. 

To be alerted when registration opens and the full schedule is available,
sign up for the Women in the Woods newsletter below: 

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Funding for this program provided by a Landscape Scale Restoration Grant, U.S. Forest Service.

Co-sponsored by: The Society For The Protection of NH Forests and NH Timberland Owners Association

International Winter Bike to Work Day takes place on the 2nd Friday in February each year, all around the globe. It's a great introduction to winter commuting and encourages riders to push their mental and physical limits. SIGN UP HERE

Presented by UNH Extension: Driven by Esri's ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS StoryMaps are a great way to share your information and tell your story to a wide variety of stakeholders! ArcGIS StoryMaps allow people to combine text, images, video, audio, and maps in a structured format to inform, educate, and inspire a range of audiences, all without the need for the greater to have experience in GIS or web coding. This workshop will provide with an overview of the technology and help participants to understand how to start creating ArcGIS StoryMaps of their own.

Cost: $99 standard, $59 reduced
Note: Reduced rate applies to educational, non-profit, and governmental participants

MORE INFO HERE

Is your downtown a little dull? Main Street a little…meh? Enhancing the downtown experience for residents, visitors, and businesses, may not be as complicated as you think.

The Downtown Vibrancy Short Course covers the key steps toward improving downtown vitality– assessment, analysis, strategy, and sustainability. In this webinar, you will learn what makes a downtown vibrant, about methods to assess your downtown, how to develop a plan for improvement, and what role partnerships and collaboration play in implementation and sustainability.

MORE INFO HERE

Presented by UNH Extension: Identifying and interpreting wildlife tracks can greatly expand your understanding of what species are using your land, and how wildlife respond to your habitat management activities. Join Wildife Conservation State Specialist Haley Andreozzi and Community Conservation State Specialist Emma Tutein from UNH Cooperative Extension as they guide you through fields, forests, and wetlands in search of winter wildlife tracks and signs. You’ll also learn how to use wildlife sign to interpret wildlife behavior and habitat use. This workshop will take place entirely outdoors at the Graylag Nature Preserve in Pittsfield, so come prepared and dress for winter weather. Detailed location and parking information will be provided to registered participants.  

What to Bring: Dress for being outdoors in winter conditions. Bring a snack, plenty of water, and your own snowshoes or traction devices.

Snow Date: February 9, 2024 - 9:30am – Noon

In order to ensure this program is accessible for all, there are three registration fee options - $5, $15, or $25. Please pay what you can.

Co-sponsored by: Graylag Nature Preserve

MORE INFO HERE

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! The M.W. Otto Rhode Memorial Skin & Ski is coming January 27 to Great Glen Trails! Skin & Ski the famed Mt. Washington Auto Road in remembrance of that great ole chap M.W. OTTO RHODE.  With the potential of 4,618 vertical feet of skiing from top to bottom (of the road), this event is a pretty big deal! So whether you’re a newcomer to the uphill or a seasoned skimo veteran, this race is for you!

Presented by UNH Extension: Meetings are necessary for much of our collaborative work, but we have all experienced the impact of poorly planned or poorly managed meetings, where participants leave frustrated or feeling like their time was wasted. This webinar focuses on practical tools and strategies to effectively design and facilitate both virtual and in-person meetings. Topics include designing a meeting based upon the group goals and priorities, crafting an agenda, managing time to stay on track, and managing conflict and challenging behaviors.

MORE INFO HERE

Presented by UNH Extension: Learn the basics of Geographic Informations System (GIS) and start making your own maps! This course will help you use GIS software to make maps in your community and beyond. Participants will gain insight into GIS software and explore a variety of free, relatively easy-to-use GIS programs. Useful as a comfortable first step for people with no GIS experience, as well as, for relatively new GIS users looking for more information.

Cost: $99 standard, $59 reduced
Note: Reduced rate applies to educational, non-profit, and governmental participants.

MORE INFO HERE

Housing you can afford? Student debt? The cost of childcare? Protecting New Hampshire's outdoor recreational areas?

As a young person in the North Coutry, what are the issues that matter most to you? What affects your decision to stay in, or leave, the Granite State? As Stay Work Play prepares to advocate on the behalf of the state's young people during the 2024 legislative session in Concord, we want to know.

If you're 40 or under and live or work in the North Country, you're invited to take part in Stay Work Play's Policy & Pints Pop-Up Series. Join us for a beer (first one's on us for the first 25 to register!) some engaging conversation, and a fun opportunity to meet new people and help make your region of New Hampshire more friendly to young people.

This event is supported by New Hampshire Housing and the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.

Currents at the Conservancy: New Leadership & Program Highlights

December 6, 2023 // Virtual

Join the Connecticut River Conservancy for the end of year LiveStream. It’s time to celebrate many of the great accomplishments made throughout the watershed in 2023! During this virtual event you will hear from Connecticut River Conservancy’s new Executive Director, Rebecca Todd. There will be presentations on everything from pesky invasive species to dam removals and restoration projects. 

Departing from and returning to Big Day Brewing, we'll be hosting guided rides for all ability levels followed by a party. A la carte entry ($40) covers burger, your first beer, and a donation to the Coös Cycling Club.

Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust is partnering with Big Day Brewing to host a community party for folks to get to know each other as well as ACT. There will be live music by Beans, merch for sale, ACT promotional materials and more! INFO HERE

Skier's Open House

November 17, 2023 // Great Glen Trails

Join us for our annual season kick-off where we celebrate the approaching winter wonderland over libations, snacks, expert gear advice, and store wide discounts! MORE INFO

Closing weekend is fast approaching which means it’s time to get ready to celebrate another great season. Join us for the annual S’Ender Bash, when the Highland Family comes together to mark the end of the season by dressing up, getting a little rowdy, and raising funds for Wings For Life. We’ll have some family-friendly activities taking place during the day as well, including live music in the backyard, a scavenger hunt, and some pop-up games.