While many plants and a few animals are dormant in winter, the winter woods and fields are full of signs of life and activity.
On Sunday, March 20 from 9:30-10:30AM, join the Chocorua Lake Conservancy for a Winter Wildlife & Ecology Walk for 3- to 7-year olds and their caregivers. Bring your little ones and come explore the fields, woods, and wetlands of the Charlotte C. Browne Memorial Woods with naturalist and outdoor educator Hillary Behr. Our local wildlife have incredible ways of adapting to the deep snow, scarce food, and cold temperatures of the New Hampshire winter. We'll be exploring this through stories and games as well as looking for tracks and signs to see what wildlife are there and what they are up to. This event is free. Space is limited—please register in advance down below. Parking is also limited—please carpool with friends if possible.
Hillary Behr. Photo courtesy of Hillary Behr.
We’ll meet at the entrance to the Charlotte C. Browne Woods on Washington Hill Road in Chocorua, on the left .7 miles up the hill from Route 16, or 2.3 miles from the bottom of Washington Hill Road on the Chocorua Village side, on the right. Please wear warm layers and bundle your little ones up as the temperatures call for, bring water and a snack, and winter footwear/gear for traveling off trail in snowy woods. Adults might want snowshoes if the snow is deep, or microspikes/ice grippers if conditions are icy. Depending on their ages, kids might want snowshoes, or to be pulled in a sled!
Hillary Behr grew up tromping around the woods and waters of Tamworth and calls it home now. She earned a degree in Environmental Conservation and spent 8 years in the desert of California, working in land conservation and outdoor science education. Hillary has a special interest in wildlife tracking and completed the White Pine Programs Tracking Apprenticeship after moving back to New Hampshire in 2019. She has a Masters of Education, a NH teaching certification, and has worked as a teacher in many different settings, both outdoors and in the classroom.