4.6 Billion Years of Chocorua Lake Conservancy History
Read or listen HERE.
Song of the Lake with Mouli Pal, 2024
2024 Parade of Lights on Chocorua Lake
Fungi & Trees, or, What’s New in the Hidden Forest: Looking at Trees with Susan Goldhor
2024 Tamworth 4th of July Parade
The Ossipee Aquifer: A Story of Water
This crankie tells the story of the magnificent aquifer hidden beneath our feet. A co-production of Chocorua Lake Conservancy, Cook Memorial Library, Green Mountain Conservation Group, and Yeoman's Fund for the Arts.
Green Mountain Conservation Group Wildlife Corridors Workshop
Green Mountain Conservation Group Wildlife Corridors Workshop with CLC Stewardship Director Debra Marnich and Haley Andreozzi from UNHCE. Resource list HERE.
Big Solutions to Climate Change
Big Solutions to Climate Change with David Kunhardt from our Climate & Community series in partnership with Cook Memorial Library. Resource list HERE.
Backyard Habitat in a Changing Climate
Backyard Habitat in a Changing Climate with CLC Stewardship Director Debra Marnich, from our Climate & Community series in partnership with Cook Memorial Library. Resource list HERE.
Forest Management & Carbon
Forest Management & Carbon with Wendy Scribner and Matt Tarr from our Climate & Community series in partnership with Cook Memorial Library. Resource list HERE.
Pollinators and Climate Change Considerations
Pollinators & Climate Change Considerations with beekeeper Athena Contus, from our Climate & Community series in partnership with Cook Memorial Library. Resource list HERE.
Solar Energy 101 & Beneficial Electrification
Solar Energy 101 & Beneficial Electrification with Ted Vansant, from our Climate & Community series in partnership with Cook Memorial Library.
New Hampshire, New Normal
New Hampshire, New Normal, with Dr. Mary Stampone, NH State Climatologist, from our Climate & Community series in partnership with Cook Memorial Library.
Climate Health Roadshow
Climate Health Roadshow with NH Healthcare Workers for Climate Action, from our Climate & Community series in partnership with Cook Memorial Library.
“In Winter”—A winter ecology crankie
In late January of 2020, the Chocorua Lake Conservancy and the Cook Memorial Library collaborated on what turned out to be the last indoor workshop for a long time. Participants learned about winter ecology and some of the adaptations that allow trees, plants, and animals (including humans) to survive through cold northern winters. We deepened and shared our learning through the creation of communally-written haiku and this painted crankie. The plan was to perform the crankie live at another event in March of 2020, but alas... Instead, we are delighted to share it with you here.
Climate Change: Awful Realities & Hopeful Solutions
With David Kunhardt, in partnership with the Cook Memorial Library. Images of and facts about the climate crisis around the globe, and a discussion on the most effective and fair solutions that we can undertake as a nation, as local communities, and as individuals.
Best Management Practices: Berms and Swales
In 2001, the Chocorua Lake Conservancy was awarded a “Conservation Award of the Year” by the Carroll Country Conservation District for its work on the “Berms and Swales” project, an example of Best Management Practices, or BMPs.
Learn how to create and improve habitat for pollinators and all our wild neighbors:
“Native Pollinators, Habitat, and NRCS Programs” with Debra Marnich, Soil Conservationist for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, in partnership with the Cook Memorial Library.
“Providing Backyard Habitat for Your Wild Neighbors” with CLC Stewardship Director Lynne Flaccus, in partnership with the Cook Memorial Library.
New Hampshire owls and winter trees…
Learn all about New Hampshire owls in this talk by CLC Stewardship Director Lynne Flaccus, in partnership with Cook Memorial Library. You can find live links to the resources mentioned at the end here.
“Winter Trees in Your Forest.” A winter tree identification workshop with Chocorua Lake Conservancy Stewardship Director and naturalist Lynne Flaccus. Thank you to our co-host, Cook Memorial Library.
Bird migration!
“Feathers in the Sky: An Exploration of Bird Migration.” Lynne Flaccus, CLC Stewardship Director and naturalist, shares the story of bird migration, focusing on our North American feathered friends that make their annual migrations from and through our backyards. Each year billions of birds wing their way across North America and south to their “winter homes,” then return in the spring. We’ll explore where they go and why, and how they find their way whether by day or by night. Thank you to our co-host, Cook Memorial Library.
How to get rid of the dread bittersweet before it engulfs the land:
Bittersweet is an invasive vine that can overtake and damage native species. Learn how to eradicate bittersweet on your property with Lynne Flaccus, Stewardship Director for the Chocorua Lake Conservancy. Left to its own devices, bittersweet spreads abundantly from year to year: a stitch in time saves nine!
Do-You-Know? Some of the small and mighty creatures in our midst…
“Do-You-Know? Benthic Macroinvertebrates.” Learn to identify some of the macroinvertebrates that live in the Chocorua River and other nearby waterbodies, with Lynne Flaccus, Chocorua Lake Conservancy Stewardship Director.
“Do-You-Know? Heron Pond.” Come with Lynne Flaccus, Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) Stewardship Direction, on a walk to Heron Pond, on The Nature Conservancy's Bolles Reserve, co-managed by CLC. The Bolles Reserve is a special piece of land set aside for scientific inquiry and quiet observation of the natural world.
Bat conservation, and why:
“Bat Conservation: Ecology, Threats, and What You Can Do.” Learn about New Hampshire's eight bat species and how to protect them, with bat biologist Kyle Shute. Thank you to our co-host, Cook Memorial Library.
Weed Watcher Training! (and then join us for a summer lake paddle & invasives patrol)
“Protecting Our Lakes from Aquatic Invasive Species,” a webinar with Amy Smagula, Exotic Species Program Coordinator for the NH Department of Environmental Services, on June 10, 2020. This is also a great resource for learning about the native plants in and around Chocorua Lake. Thank you to our co-host, Cook Memorial Library!
CLC in the spring issue of MWV Vibe!
We’re delighted to be featured in the spring issue of MWV Vibe. Click the image to access a digital copy of the issue—article starts on p. 14. Image: Spring 2020 MWV Vibe. Credit: Dan Houde, Wiseguy Creative.
Learn about NH turtles:
“Thanks for the great talk on turtles. The next morning I was kayaking on Pea Porridge Pond and out sunning itself on a great rock was a wonderful snapping turtle. Absolutely just like the photos. I don’t take my phone/camera with me kayaking for fear I’ll drown it, so no pictures, but it had all the features of the too small shell, very prehistoric dinosaur tail, huge forelegs. I learned so much from the presentation and while I did not try to get too close, I no longer fear them as I once did. It was just such fun to see and have learned something very valuable about my home turf. ”
“Have You Ever Seen a Turtle Zoom?” Turtles have a lot to teach us in this time. They know how to self-isolate when necessary, how to slow down, and how to persist. Naturalist and CLC Stewardship Director teaches us all about NH turtles. Thanks, Cook Memorial Library, for hosting this online talk.
Dress rehearsal of the Life at Chocorua Lake Crankie, drawn, painted and scripted by Brett School 3rd and 6th graders as the culminating project of a STEAM (STEM+art) collaboration between Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Chocorua Lake Conservancy, and the Brett School, that began with a field trip to Chocorua Lake to learn about…well, you’ll see.
The Chocorua Lake Crankie was inspired by Chocorua Lake Conservancy's 50th anniversary and the Yeoman's Fund for the Arts Chocorua Story Booth Project, and was created during the summer of 2018 by a group of artists ages seven to seventy-something. The stories told within it are generally true!
“Preserving Chocorua.” Aired on NH Chronicle (WMUR) on Sept 18, 2018
“The View.” Released in July 2018, in celebration of our 50th Anniversary.
“Timeless Chocorua.” Released in May 2018 as part of our Timeless Chocorua capital campaign.
Banner: Spring at the lake. Credit: Chocorua Lake Crankie artists