MissJean
February 21st, 2006, 07:33 AM
A Trail Expo
Where the Trails Are [and what to do when you get there]
February 26 – Milford Town Hall – 1-5pm
There are many hidden treasures close to home. Come to Milford Town Hall, February 26 anytime between 1 and 5 in the afternoon to find out where they are. Every town has public trails, many local and state organizations will be here to help you find them with trail maps and books (some free, some for sale).
*Local Trail Maps for hikers, mountain bikers, snowmobiles,ATV’s
*How to Survive in the Woods
*Search Dog Demonstrations
*Activities for Kids
*Refreshments
*Numerous Exhibitors
_All Afternoon in the Auditorium:_
* See artifacts from the late 1700’s and hear about the ill-fated
Monson Center from Russ & Geri Dickerman in period costume.
* Watch a slide show of recent and historic photos of
theSouheganRiver.
* Meet the folks and their dogs who will come at a moments
notice to find someone lost in the woods.
* Bring your kids to make animal tracks and learn how to know
what animals are roaming in the woods around us.
* NEMBA, the New England Mountain Biking Association, will
have their equipment trailer parked outside. See what it takes
to build a trail.
* To round out the excitement the Souhegan Valley Land Trust
will be holding a silent auction, from birdhouses and bat
houses to antique recorders, from spring bike tune-ups to
theater tickets and more.
* And of course no event is complete without food, hot soup
and cheese, coffee, tea and hot chocolate, could there be a
better way to spend a cold winter afternoon!
_Scheduled events:_
o 1:30 Watch a search dog find a lost person.
o 2 pm Professional tracker, Chick Wetherbee "Surviving in
the Woods" do you know what to do if you get lost in the
woods? Wetherbee studied with Tom Brown Jr. in New Jersey,
Charles Worshum in VA and Sue Morse in VT.
o 3:30 learn fun family stuff to do in the woods from Beaver
Brook educator, Celeste Barr. From orienteering,letterboxing,
geocaching and questing, and of course animal tracking, the
opportunities are many in the Souhegan Valley.
o 2p & 4p Teacher & Naturalist *Marty Michener
http://www.enjoybirds.com/
Weather permitting, short field trips off the oval are also
planned for 2 and 4 PM to compare what you learn to what
you see on winter walks. So, please dress appropriately for the
weather.
o 4:15p watch a *search dog* find a ‘lost’ person.
_Participating Groups w/Displays in the Auditorium:_
Amherst Conservation Commission http://www.amherstnh.gov/acc/
Audubon of NH http://www.nhaudubon.org/
Beaver Brook Association http://www.beaverbrook.org/
Canine Alert Search Team__
Friends of the Wapack http://www.wapack.org/
Milford Conservation Commission http://www.milford.nh.gov/conservation/
Monson Center – SPNHF http://www.forestsociety.org/
Nashua Regional Planning Commission http://www.nashuarpc.org
NE Mountain Biking Association http://www.nemba.org/
NH ATV Club http://www.nhatv.com/
NH Trails Bureau http://www.nhtrails.org/
Peabody Mill Environmental Center http://www.pmec.org/
Souhegan River Local Advisory Committee http://www.nashuarpc.org/envplanning/srlac.htm
Souhegan Valley Land Trust
Souhegan Watershed Association http://www.souhegan.org/
Wilton-Lyndeborough Winter Wanders http://www.wlww.org/
Sponsored by Milford Conservation Commission & Souhegan Valley Land Trust
See our Web site for up to date details
http://www.milford.nh.gov/conservation/index.html
Where the Trails Are [and what to do when you get there]
February 26 – Milford Town Hall – 1-5pm
There are many hidden treasures close to home. Come to Milford Town Hall, February 26 anytime between 1 and 5 in the afternoon to find out where they are. Every town has public trails, many local and state organizations will be here to help you find them with trail maps and books (some free, some for sale).
*Local Trail Maps for hikers, mountain bikers, snowmobiles,ATV’s
*How to Survive in the Woods
*Search Dog Demonstrations
*Activities for Kids
*Refreshments
*Numerous Exhibitors
_All Afternoon in the Auditorium:_
* See artifacts from the late 1700’s and hear about the ill-fated
Monson Center from Russ & Geri Dickerman in period costume.
* Watch a slide show of recent and historic photos of
theSouheganRiver.
* Meet the folks and their dogs who will come at a moments
notice to find someone lost in the woods.
* Bring your kids to make animal tracks and learn how to know
what animals are roaming in the woods around us.
* NEMBA, the New England Mountain Biking Association, will
have their equipment trailer parked outside. See what it takes
to build a trail.
* To round out the excitement the Souhegan Valley Land Trust
will be holding a silent auction, from birdhouses and bat
houses to antique recorders, from spring bike tune-ups to
theater tickets and more.
* And of course no event is complete without food, hot soup
and cheese, coffee, tea and hot chocolate, could there be a
better way to spend a cold winter afternoon!
_Scheduled events:_
o 1:30 Watch a search dog find a lost person.
o 2 pm Professional tracker, Chick Wetherbee "Surviving in
the Woods" do you know what to do if you get lost in the
woods? Wetherbee studied with Tom Brown Jr. in New Jersey,
Charles Worshum in VA and Sue Morse in VT.
o 3:30 learn fun family stuff to do in the woods from Beaver
Brook educator, Celeste Barr. From orienteering,letterboxing,
geocaching and questing, and of course animal tracking, the
opportunities are many in the Souhegan Valley.
o 2p & 4p Teacher & Naturalist *Marty Michener
http://www.enjoybirds.com/
Weather permitting, short field trips off the oval are also
planned for 2 and 4 PM to compare what you learn to what
you see on winter walks. So, please dress appropriately for the
weather.
o 4:15p watch a *search dog* find a ‘lost’ person.
_Participating Groups w/Displays in the Auditorium:_
Amherst Conservation Commission http://www.amherstnh.gov/acc/
Audubon of NH http://www.nhaudubon.org/
Beaver Brook Association http://www.beaverbrook.org/
Canine Alert Search Team__
Friends of the Wapack http://www.wapack.org/
Milford Conservation Commission http://www.milford.nh.gov/conservation/
Monson Center – SPNHF http://www.forestsociety.org/
Nashua Regional Planning Commission http://www.nashuarpc.org
NE Mountain Biking Association http://www.nemba.org/
NH ATV Club http://www.nhatv.com/
NH Trails Bureau http://www.nhtrails.org/
Peabody Mill Environmental Center http://www.pmec.org/
Souhegan River Local Advisory Committee http://www.nashuarpc.org/envplanning/srlac.htm
Souhegan Valley Land Trust
Souhegan Watershed Association http://www.souhegan.org/
Wilton-Lyndeborough Winter Wanders http://www.wlww.org/
Sponsored by Milford Conservation Commission & Souhegan Valley Land Trust
See our Web site for up to date details
http://www.milford.nh.gov/conservation/index.html