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GREENWAY GAZETTEM O O S E M O U N T A I N S R E G I O N A L G R E E N W A Y S
Volume 17 Issue 1 Winter 2018
Contact us:Moose Mountains
Regional Greenways PO Box 191
Union, NH 03887
(603) 473-2020
info@mmrg.info
www.mmrg.info
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Inside this issue:
WWW Festival Permaculture Garden . . . . 2
From the Director . . . . . . . 4
Working the Plan . . . . . . . 4
MOOSE-ie Birding . . . . . . 5
MMRG Sponsors Two Eagle Scouts from Troop 165 . . 6
2017 Business Sponsors . 6
2017 Member Donors . . . 7
WidowMaker Farm . . . . . . 8
Thank You to our Dedicated Volunteers . . . 9
Woods, Water & Wildlife Festival Underwriters: . . 10
MMRG Secures Three Grants Totaling $215,500 to Conserve Leary Field and Forest in Farmington: LCHIP, Moose Plate & ALESThe Natural Resource Conservation
Service kicked-off the funding for the
Leary Fields & Forest (LF&F) project with a
$92,500 grant from the Agricultural Lands
Easement (ALES) program. The ALES grant
guarantees that the 63+ acres of land
will be conserved forever as farmland.
Subsequent grants and donations have
confirmed the merits of the project.
Generous grants were also received from
New Hampshire Land and Community
Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP)
and NH State Conservation Commission’s
Moose Plate. With the grants, early private
donations, and a commitment from the
Town of Farmington, MMRG has raised
slightly over 90% of the $277,370 that is
needed to conserve this land. To learn
more about Leary Field and Forest, please
refer to MMRG”s website at: www.mmrg.
info/category/conservation-news/.
Continued on page 3
Photo by Bob Leary Photo by Kirsten Gehl
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Board of DirectorsBrookfieldNicole Csiszer
(Vice Chair)
Farmingtonopen
MiddletonJack Savage (Chair)
Emily Lord
MiltonCynthia Wyatt
New DurhamLorraine Drake
Ron Gehl
WakefieldBruce Rich (Treasurer)
Nancy Spencer Smith
WolfeboroArt Slocum (Secretary)
Dan Coons
At LargeKam Damtoft
Wendy Scribner
Ian Whitmore
Staff
Executive Director
Patti
Connaughton-Burns
Administrative
Assistant
Amy Gardner
Public Relations
Coordinator
Virginia Long
Education
Coordinator
Kari Lygren
Newsletter design by JLM Graphics
MMRG’s MissionTo identify and conserve important natural
resource areas, including water resources,
farm and forest lands, wildlife habitat,
recreational areas, cultural and scenic areas.
To educate others about these efforts. To join
together protected lands to form greenways.
Serving: Brookfield, Farmington, Middleton,
Milton, New Durham, Wakefield & Wolfeboro
Map prepared by D. Sundquist, GreenFire GIS
The 15th annual Woods, Water & Wildlife Festival features a Permaculture GardenClose to 700 people joined in a multitude
of activities celebrating the great outdoors
as part of our 15th annual Woods, Water
& Wildlife Festival. Presented with Branch
Hill Farm in Milton Mills, this annual festival
provided a day of fun, exploration and
educational opportunities for families,
part of our effort to nurture the next
generation of conservationists.
Continued on page 11
Permaculture Garden from the 2017 Woods, Water & Wildlife Festival.
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MMRG is positioned to conserve
and ultimately become the owners
of the 63+ acres of Leary Field and
Forest, with its prime agricultural
soils and the adjacent conserved
77+ acre wetlands reserve (WRP).
Combined, these 140 acres will
provide revenue and resources from
the working farm and forest; public
access on existing recreational trails
that cross historic bridges; protection
to critical watersheds; habitat and
connectivity for wildlife habitat; and
more. As an added bonus there are
panoramic views from Leary Hill that
extend to Maine and to Hampshire’s
seashore. The protection of these
conservation, recreation and cultural
values provide benefit to current and
future generations. Please consider
a donation so that we can complete
the fundraising portion of the project
before Summer 2018.
Please put my donation of $ right to work for the Leary Field and Forest Project!
Name:
Business:
Street or PO Box:
City, State, Zip:
Phone:
Email:
For information, call: Patti Connaughton-Burns at (603) 473-2020 or
email at: info@mmrg.info.
Please send donations to MMRG or make an on-line donation from the
mmrg.info home page at “Donate Now”.
Donations in excess of the target goal to conserve LF&F will be used to
jump-start the next conservation project and we will notify you! Thank
you!! MMRG is a non-profit 501 c3 organization.
“Leary” from page 1
Photo by Kirsten Gehl
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From the DirectorOn a cold winter’s eve a small group
gathered to sings songs of gratitude
in the rustic Middleton Community
Church that is nestled in the Moose
Mountains. Pastor Gardner then spoke
about a time, not so long ago, when
winter provided an opportunity to slow
down. The crops had been harvested,
wood cut and piled, and people looked
forward to a quiet, peaceful break. This
was a time for retrospection, renewal of
friendships, and gathering with family.
Asked to think about what we are most
thankful for, I found myself focusing on
those who support MMRG as volunteers
and donors. I am also grateful for the
land owners who choose to conserve
their land so that wildlife habitat will
be protected forever; prime soils will
grow crops for future generations;
mountain streams will continue to
flow freely to rivers and lakes; aquifers
will be protected for drinking water;
people will have places to hike; and
a New Hampshire way of life will be
preserved. These are priceless gifts to
future generations, to wildlife, and to
our planet.
Working the PlanAfter completing the Regional
Conservation Action Plan, “Our
Home Our Land Our Tomorrow”,
MMRG asked our 7 towns how
they might use the plan to
enhance their own conservation
efforts. We’ve heard enthusiastic
feedback and intent to use
the local values sections or to
incorporate the focus areas into
their natural resource inventories.
The feedback from Wolfeboro’s
town planner Matt Sullivan, truly
takes the plan in a direction that
we at MMRG imagined possible.
In a recent conversation Town of
Wolfeboro Planner Matt Sullivan,
we learned how Wolfeboro’s
Master Plan update will benefit
from the Conservation Action
Plan.
Matt explained: “During the
Town’s search process for a
consultant to lead the Mater Plan
Update, the Town of Wolfeboro
was committed to working
with a planning consultant who
could effectively incorporate the
community’s strong tradition
of natural resource protection
and land conservation efforts.
The choice to partner with
Steve Whitman of Resilience
Planning & Design and Dan
Sundquist of GIS GreenFire,
who bring their expertise and a
strong local knowledge as the
developer of MMRG’s Regional
Conservation Plan, was an
incredible opportunity for the
Town. Wolfeboro is fortunate
to have a strong Conservation
Commission, a recently updated
Natural Resource Inventory,
and several strong advocacy
groups dedicated to natural
resource protection. However,
having a partner that looks
beyond political boundaries
towards larger, more holistic
resource planning presents both
challenges and opportunities
for Wolfeboro and surrounding
communities. MMRG’s
Conservation Action Plan is an
incredible asset for our planning
process. The MMRG Plan is a
critical building block in the
Town’s foundation for its future
planning efforts and we look
forward to working with them to
protect our region’s cherished
natural resources.
You can view the entire plan on
our website at: www.mmrg.info/
conservation-planning-in-our-
region/.
Patricia Connaughton-Burns, Executive Director
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Four Seasons of MOOSE-ie BirdingLast spring, MMRG
launched a new program
as a member’s benefit: a
Members Only Outdoor
& Social Events (MOOSE-
ie) Birders, a monthly
birdwatching group. Since
April the group has grown
to nearly 20 birders — both
novice and experienced
and once a month we have
visited some of the region’s
birding “hot spots” mainly
on conserved lands.
April was Woodcocks, an
evening adventure on lawn chairs
watching their dramatic mating
flights and listening to their comical
‘peent’ call above the conserved
blueberry fields on Teneriffe
Mountain (Milton). May was spring
songbirds in diverse fields, ponds,
and wooded paths of soon-to-be-
conserved WidowMaker Farm (New
Durham). June was a plethora of
Bobolinks bursting into flight and
bubbly song as they hovered over
another soon to be conserved land,
the scenic hay field of Leary Field and
Forest (Farmington). In July at Union
Meadows Wildlife Management Area
(Wakefield) we focused on breeding
birds, those species that nest, raise
their young and then may migrate
south, like the melodic thrushes
singing with enchantment. We also
saw the year-round resident hairy
woodpecker feeding its young. In
August, Pickering Ponds in Rochester
was a-buzz with warblers and other
songbirds, field-nesting species,
shore birds and ducks, swallows,
swifts, and more.
September saw us back on Teneriffe
as we searched the skies for
migrating hawks and enjoyed each
other’s tales of recent
bird sightings. For our
October outing on Piper
Mountain (Middleton), the
late-migrating warblers
and vireos overlapped with
winter regulars like the
white-throated sparrows,
just arrived back in NH from
their breeding grounds
in Canada, chickadees,
titmice, nuthatches, and
woodpeckers. November
brought us to Wolfeboro
ponds that were teaming
with bird life: hooded
mergansers, common mergansers,
American coot, mallard, Canada
goose, golden-crowned kinglet,
brown creeper, and many common
feeder birds.
To join us, contact me at virginia.
mmrg@gmail.com. I’ll explain how
you become an MMRG member and
about our next birding event. Thank
you to those who welcomed us to
their properties: Victor Piekarski and
Gloria Switalski, Bob and Debbie
Leary, and Cindy Barstow.
This article was prepared by Virginia Long.
MMRG Member Judy Russell of Wolfeboro was the
first to correctly identify the species in the Summer
Newsletter’s “What’s That Bird” Challenge as the
Bobolink. Bobolinks can be seen perched on a
grass stem or fluttering low over meadows and
hayfields, the male’s bubbly song can fill the air.
In breeding season, you cannot mistake the black
and white male with its straw-yellow head. The
female’s plumage is a subtle brown. Though they’re
still fairly common breeding birds in grasslands
of the northeast, bobolink numbers are declining
due to habitat loss. Bobolinks migrate south
before summer ends. According to the Cornell
Ornithology Labs’ website “All About Birds”, they
travel about 12,500 miles round-trip every year,
in one of the longest migrations of any songbird
in the New World. From their northern breeding
grounds they fly in groups through Florida and
across the Gulf of Mexico toward their wintering
grounds in the central interior of South America.
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MMRG Sponsors Two Eagle Scouts from Troop 165Over the past year, MMRG provided
support for two Eagle Scout projects
by members of Wolfeboro’s Troop
165, Liam Morrissey and Dawson
Allwine. MMRG’s role was to facilitate
initial connections for the scouts
by introducing them to the project
needs and project players. From
there the scouts lead the projects and
interacted with others to help them
complete their projects.
Scout Liam Morrissey installed a
sign along the Cotton Valley Rail
Trail. Liam Morrisey’s Eagle Scout
project evolved from an earlier
MMRG request to put interpretive
signs about natural features on the
newest section of the Cotton Valley
Rail Trail in Wakefield. When the
original idea became unfeasible, Liam
focused instead on an interesting
historical feature: The Pike Mill Dam,
which is visible from the trail near the
Clark Road crossing. Liam obtained
permission from the landowner to
place a sign on the property and
conducted research, with help from
the Brookfield Heritage Commission,
to write a passage about the mill’s
history. With the funds he raised,
Liam was able to get the informative
sign fabricated and installed at the
site. Be sure to look for Liam’s work
when traveling on this section of the
Cotton Valley Rail Trail!
Scout Dawson Allwine created and
installed signs and blazed trails
along the WidowMaker Farm (WFM)
property in New Durham. MMRG
raised the funds to conserve WMF
and the conservation easement
is scheduled for completion this
spring. The easement will be held by
MMRG. Last year, Dawson responded
to MMRG’s newsletter outreach in
search of a volunteer to make trail
signs on this tract that is open for
low-impact, non-vehicular public
use, such as hiking and snowshoeing.
Dawson worked closely with the land
owners, Victor Piekarski and Gloria
Switalski. Victor wrote the following:
“When Gloria and I were approached
by MMRG with the idea of having
Dawson Allwine perform his Eagle
Scout project at WidowMaker Farm
we were on board. After working with
Dawson and the rest of Troop 165, it
became a great experience that we
will always treasure. We look forward
to our future interaction with the
troop.”
A Big Thank You to the 2017 Business Sponsors Ilex Wetlands Consultants — 3rd Annual Snowshoe Race and
5th Annual Conservation Commission Mixer
Norm Vetter Foundations — Annual Meeting
Access Sports Medicine — Branch River Paddle
Land Bank of Wolfeboro-Tuftenboro — Branch River Paddle
M&M Boat Storage — Branch River Paddle
Parker’s Accounting — Conservation Action Plan Roll out
Wentworth Watershed Association — Conservation Action Plan Roll out
Wolfeboro Oil — 3rd Annual Snowshoe Race
The WWW Festival Sponsors are separately listed on page 10.
Scouts Liam Morrissey & Dawson AllwinePhoto by Elissa Paquette
Scout Dawson Allwine
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Moose DonorsBill BassettBarbara & Paul BerryAnonymousJonathan & Anne NuteNorman Vetter Inc. Poured
FoundationsCynthia WyattCarl Siemon Family Charitable
Trust
Black Bear DonorsMerrymeeting Lake AssociationGay BradfordCatherine FernaldFrank FrazierEOS Research Ltd.Ron & Paula GehlIlex Wetlands ConsultantsLauren NelsonBruce & Jennifer RichBeverly SiemonKathy SiemonDwight WyattWentworth Watershed AssociationWolfeboro Oil Company, Inc.
Coyote DonorsEllen & Shaun BerrySharon & Dave ButtrickJoyce El KouartiMark Fagan & Patricia WentworthBen FaganChristopher SherrillBuzz & Robyn ShielyDana Zulager
Red Fox DonorsPhil & Carolyn AugerKatherine BarnardDottie BeanDan & Jan BellMarjorie BergCharles & Barbara BridgesSherry BryantPatti & Steven ChappellElizabeth ConnerThomas & Andrea CostelloCharles Crespi & Dorothy SteimelWentworth Hunt ClubRichard DesRochesPeter DingerSusan & Joel DucharmeBarry ElliottKirt & Maureen Gillum
Gary GouldJack HealeyHersom LoggingWilliam & Cynthia HohenbergerChris & Paige HolmanJanice & Gregg HunterNancy & James InsleyPriscilla & Sheldon JonesTheodore & Nicholas KowalchynJoanne & Paul KrajeskiDavid & Sheila LarsonJohn LawJoan & John LygrenDouble M Bookkeepping & Bldg
ServicesCarolyn & Gordon PageThe Music MillJill & George PaulVictor Piekarski & Gloria SwitalskiCurtis & Stephanie RichardPeter & Susan RogersBill & Terry SammisLinda & John SchierNancy Spencer SmithMark & Carolyn SullivanJones Brook LLPNorway Plains AssociatesStephanie & Glenn ThorntonCynthia Towle & Geraldine MooreRachel & John TowneNorm & Doris TurgeonJohn WallaceGerald & Maria WentworthMariko Yamasaki & Gary GetchellTown of BrookfieldTown of FarmingtonTown of MiltonTown of WolfeboroTown of MiddletonTown of New DurhamTown of Wakefield
Red-tailed Hawk DonorsJeanne C. AchilleLinda BatesRaymond & Ruth BoydMargaret CampbellGary ChagMatt ChagnonMichael ChaputLeslie & Constance ChaseRoger ComeauPatricia Connaughton-BurnsTom Daniels
Michael & Patricia DeSantisDawn & Lane EvansSusann Foster Brown & Larry
BrownTom & Amy GardnerJames & Donna-Belle GarvinJoe Gauci Landscaping, LLCRuth GutmanBetty John & Rob PareChristine Kirby & Ronald DolanSandra KreissRichard & Gail KushnerJerome Lang, MDMelody LaRocheBob & Debbie LearyMartin LeeEmily Lord & Darin RadatzBill MaloneyJennifer & Bob McKownMoreno ForestryRoger & Linda MurrayBob Naeger & Ellen PrangJohn NolanCarol & James NuppDavid OwenCyndi & Mark PaulinMason B. PeckRichard & Diana PeckhamChris & Michele PentaMartha PikeBarbara PomroyGregg & Mary PostonMarilyn RaymondJohn & Judy RussellMichael & Deborah SchneiderKaren & Robert ServacekKelley & Jim ShimanskySandra SimonsenBernard SinkonisMallory StephensSteve & Janice SundellCarolyn & Ron SundquistPat & Jim TheisenPam WigginPeter & Jean Wons
Chickadee DonorsLaurie Adamson & Dennis CrouseJosh Arnold & Molly MessengerRichard BallouMary & Robert BarnumIngrid & Thomas BarryElizabeth BohnErnest & Susan Brown
William J. Callahan, Jr.John & Janet ChapinNicole Csiszer & Jim CowlesColleen & Francisco DasilvaCarl Davis & Ellen TarboxEric DecoteauWendy DeCroteauResta DetwilerFrankie DinneenGary & Sherry DugasRichard EganJames & Faith FenskeGeorge GaillardetzBeverly & Clarence GarnettBob GarnettAdele GarvinTom & Cheryl GiguerePersis HildebrandtNichole HunterPeg HurdGerald & Linda KirouacDuff & Jeannie LewisSusan LohseBill & Jean MalayJim & Carol MatthewNoreen McDonaldMcEneaney Survey AssociatesKim McStayJonathan & Deborah MillerCatherine & Don MillsEdward Hamlin MorrisonThomas & Sandra MynczyworWilliam & Marcia NorrisLee & Doris PrescottLaurel & Stephen ReadingGordon & Irene RhynerEdward & Martha RoundyJon & Joanie SamuelsonKarla SanbornKaren Santoro-NasonFrank ScarpaRegina & William ShermanDana & Carol SimpsonStephen SnowMark & Susan StengelJeff TarboxEric & Patti ThomasBetsy TinkhamChip TothillBob & Tracy WagnerRick WehrhanJane WilsonJane WingateHerbert, Kathy, & Corey Wood
A Big Thank Youto all our 2017 Member DonorsMMRG Relies on Your Support!
Thank you to all who donated to the 2017
Membership drive that started in November
2016 and ended in October 2017. Your
membership contribution enables us to carry
on the land conservation and educational
outreach work that you value so much!
Donations to our current appeal can be made
through the mail.
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Anonymous Family Foundation
Anonymous Donor
Mary & Robert Barnum
Ingrid & Thomas Barry
James and Louise Barwell
Dottie Bean
Dan & Jan Bell
Barbara & Paul Berry
Ellen & Shaun Berry
Anthony & Debra Bonanno
Gary Chag
Deborah and Michael Charness
Timothy Collins
Elizabeth Conner
Nicole Csiszer & Jim Cowles
Richard & Pauline Davenport
Vivian & Raymond Dion
Norman Dudziak & Damaris Rohsenow
Norma & Bud Dyer
Barry Elliott
Susan Fuller
Adele Garvin
Carolyn & Ronald Hanson
Ken and Susan Harvey
Adele & Roger Haskell
Ann & Maurice Hatch
William & Cynthia Hohenberger
Don & Gail Holm
Bruce Hoogesteger
Hope Jahn
Jody & Bill Johansen
William Kaspriski
Theodore & Nicholas Kowalchyn
Jim & Carol Matthew
Douglas & Susan Molin
Edward Hamlin Morrison
Robert Newcombe
Carol & James Nupp
Thomas & Denise O’Grady
Steve Panish & Virginia Long
Cyndi & Mark Paulin
Gregg & Mary Poston
Paul & Susan Raslavicius
Darayl Remick & Mary Ulinski
Bruce & Jennifer Rich
Curtis & Stephanie Richard
Damon & Constance Russell
Jack Savage
Regina & William Sherman
Bernard Sinkonis
Laurence & Judith Skog
Art & Lynne Slocum
Nancy Stock / Meredith Village Savings Bank
Mark & Carolyn Sullivan
Barbara Sweet
Leslie Takao & David Ripianzi
Peg Trout
Donna Vello
Gerald & Maria Wentworth
Margaret & Richard Wessell
Ruth Whipple
Cynthia Wyatt
Janet Wyatt
Philip Zaeder & Sylvia Thayer
Scouts at WidowMaker Pond after a day of trailblazing. Photo by Victor Piekarski
Photo by Emily Lord
Photo by Emily Lord
WidowMaker Farm is scheduled to be conserved forever in March 2018MMRG is grateful to the Town of New Durham who
committed a $10,000 to this effort and to LCHIP for the
$15,000 grant that was the catalyst to this conservation
project.
Seventy members of the MMRG community donated
to the campaign to conserve WidowMaker Farm. Your
donations were used to match the LCHIP grant for
transaction and stewardship fees that are necessary to
place a conservation easement on a property. For many
months MMRG has been sharing the conservation values
of this parcel. We could not have done this without you!
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Join MMRG for a Winter Hike at Leary Field and ForestJoin us in Farmington on March 4 to celebrate
conservation at Leary Field & Forest. We planned a fun
snowshoe hike along the farm trails and through the
sugar bush, to the top of Leary Hill; and along trails of the
Wetlands Reserve Area that cross historic stone bridges.
This walk features guide Wendy Scribner, UNH Extension
Foreter and MMRG Board Member. See the Calendar of
Events on page 11 for more info.
A Heartfelt Thank-You to Dedicated Volunteers You bring skills, strengths and sense of humor that benefit MMRG’s events, programs, and projects.
2017 VolunteersPhil AugerJon BatsonCindy BarstowDottie BeanMichelle BeauchampBonnie BonneauJean BowlerCharlie BridgesLarry BrownDave ButtrickSharon ButtrickDan CoonsCassie CoonsJim CowlesNicole CsiszerHenry CundillKatharine CundillKam DamtoftDave DathChuck DoughtyLorraine DrakeWendy DeCroteauNancy DrewRichard EganTripp EganDawn Evans
Darrell FordTom GardnerAlex GehlRon GehlCheryl GiguereEmily GiguereTom GiguereSwee GlennJohn GrayRuth GutmanBrad HelferDon HolmGail HolmPeg HurdTheodore KowalchynJohn LawDeb LawrenceDebbie LearyMary LenzenJanice LongTim LongEmily LordSheehan LygrenGeorge MainBill MalayJean MalayJim Matthew
John McCallisterTyler McFarlinAnnie McKenzieJock McKenzieBob McKownJennifer McKownJonathan MillerCharlie MorenoCindy MuellerRay MullettJane NielsenRobert NielsenJon NuteCyndi PaulinEmily PaulinMatt PaulinSteve PanishVictor PiekarskiDoris PrescottLee PrescottGreg PostonMary PostonBruce RichAnnie RobbinsDebbie RomaniacAshleigh RoseMelanie Rothbaum
Wendy ScribnerKaren ServacekArt SlocumNancy Spencer SmithStephen SnowDan StepanaukusGloria SwitalskiScott TaatjesJeff TarboxSteve ThompsonKevin TiltonRachel TowneAnnarie Van CoesantKate WilcoxCynthia WyattBrian WyattJanet Wyatt
Photo by Kate Wilcox
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thank you!to the 15th Annual Woods, Water & Wildlife
Festival Underwriters: Branch Hill Farm / Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust
And the Festival Sponsors, Co-sponsors, Supporters and In-kind Donors:
$1,000 Sponsors:
DF Richard Energy
The Hays-Dombrower Family
Norman Vetter Inc. Poured Foundations
Bruce & Jennifer Rich
S&S Plumbing and Heating, LLC
Carl & Beth Ann Siemon
The Wyatt Family
The Wyatt Family
$500-$999 Co-sponsors:
Dottie Bean
Charlie Moreno Consulting Forester
Devonshire Realty
Eastern Boats, Inc.
EOS Research , Ltd.
The Frank Massin Agency, Inc.
Great East Lake Improvement Association
Gene Hays
Liberty Mutual Insurance
MapleStone Farm
Milton Veterinary Clinic
New England Furniture
Profile Bank
Proulx Oil and Propane
Beverly Siemon
Wentworth Hunt Club
$250-$499 Co-sponsors:B&B Auto & RV Service Center
Sharon & Dave Buttrick
Dave Hutchins Builders
Donald F. Whittum Law Office PLLC
Evergreen Valley Snowmobile Club
Index Packaging, Inc.
Jay Fortune Custom Carpentry
Land Bank of Wolfeboro-Tuftonboro, Inc.
Law Office of L. Bradley Helfer
David Levin & Marty Conant
Longmeadow Construction
Susan Marique
McKenzie’s Farm
Norway Plains Associates, Inc.
Mikel Ann O’Brien
Patrick Stevens Contracting
Poor People’s Pub
ReVision Energy
Sebastian Septic Service LLC
Art & Lynne Slocum
Stop Drops & Roll
Sylvia Thayer & Philip Zaeder
The Music Mill
Three Ponds Protective Association
Trager Massage, Inc.
Wakefield Inn and Restaurant
Janet Wyatt
Mariko Yamasaki & Gary Getchell
$100-$249 Supporters:Farmington Fish and Game Club, Inc.
Holy Rosary Credit Union
Jobin Electrical
Lilac Printing & Design
Meredith Village Savings Bank
Milton Hardware LLC
The Orlando and Prussen Families
RE/MAX Realty Group
CK & Jen Siemon
John & Pamela Siemon
Winning Landscapes
In-kind Donors:Butternut Farm
Sharon Buttrick
C&R Blueberries
Colleen’s Hair Salon
Kam Damtoft
Freedom Way Farm LLC
Peg Hurd
David Levin & Marty Conant
Virginia Long & Steve Panish
McKenzie’s Farm
Meadow View Sugar House
Milton Free Library
Milton Hardware
John Nolan
Pat’s Prims
The Pink House
Rochester Toyota
Sheehan Gardens & Homestead
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Susann Foster-Brown Studio
Usborne Books & More
Cynthia Wyatt
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Calendar of EventsDates / Times Event and Location
Saturday, February 24, 10–11:30am Little Trackers — A MOOSE-ies for Families Event in Milton
Sunday, March 4, 12:30—3:30pm Snowshoe & Sugaring Walk. Leary Field and Forest featuring Wendy
Scribner, UNH Extension Forester and MMRG Board Member.
Pre-register in advance.
Monday, March 26, 5:30–8:30pm (Snow
date: March 27 same time/place)
Annual Meeting and Silent Auction @ The Barn, Inn on Main in
Wolfeboro. Purchase tickets in advance.
Saturday, April 14 (Time To Be Announced) Grafting Workship with Jared Kane, Apple Orchardist
Sunday, May 20, 1:30–3:30pm, New Durham Ponding for Pollywogs & More with Sally Cornwell — A MOOSE-ies
for Families Event in New Durham
Saturday, May 27 @ 10am – 2pm Annual Branch River Paddle
MMRG announces its events by email, our website, in newspapers, and Facebook. Announcements
provide details about registration and directions. For additional information contact Education
Coordinator Kari Lygren at (603) 978-7125 or email info@mmrg.info. Please, no pets!
While handing out Conservation
Quest awards at the MMRG display
booth, I listened to children sharing
about the events. The overwhelming
favorite was Nature’s Playground. In
that outdoor ‘green gym’ set among
tall trees and ferns, kids discovered
a myriad of ways to play: swing on
a rope, jump between log stumps,
climb on a treehouse, walk along a
fallen log, or pass through a giant
twine spider web. Fishing in the
pond was another popular activity,
especially when there was a catch to
report.
A new Festival Permaculture Garden
Maze was part of MMRG’s 2017
focus on permaculture. It featured
winding paths among raised beds
of organically-grown vegetables,
herbs and edible flowers, created
by Sheehan Gardens, an heirloom
vegetable and catering business in
Milton Mills, with help from MMRG
volunteers. During the Festival,
owners Sheehan Lygren and Gracie
Allen answered questions while
busily trellising tomatoes. Reflecting
back on the day, Sheehan noted
that “People were really interested
in all the different varieties, like husk
cherries [also known as ground
cherries, a small light orange
fruit enclosed in a papery husk
and reminiscent of a tiny sweet
tomato], which most people had
never seen before. Kids enjoyed the
permaculture garden too. They liked
walking underneath the hoop trellis
of hanging gourds and volunteers
helped them plant sunflower seeds
into compostable pots to grow at
home.
The dedicated Festival sponsors are
thanked on page 10. At MMRG we
know that the WWW Festival success
is the end result of a loyal and reliable
crew of volunteers, some whom even
showed up in early spring to help
install the permaculture garden!
This article was prepared by Virginia Long, MMRG PR Coordinator
“Permaculture” from page 2
Challenge: What’s that bird?
Can you identify the bird in the
picture?. Be the first to send your
response to info@mmrg.info. In
the next newsletter we’ll reveal the
name of the bird, the first person
to submit the correct ID, and tell
you a bit about the species and its
habitat!
(Photo courtesy of Virginia Long)
PO Box 191 • Union, NH 03887
Working to conserve the special places of the Moose Mountains region.
The 4th Annual Moose Mountains Runaround, a fundraiser to benefit MMRG,
was held at Abenaki Ski Area on January 20 and it was followed by a family-
friendly Snowshoe Shuffle. We thank Event
Sponsor: Wolfeboro Oil; Food Donors:
Huck’s Hoagies and The Works Bakery Cafe;
Prizes: Nordic Ski and Made on Earth. A big
thanks to loyal and energetic Volunteers
who made soup and chili, set up the course,
registered participants, and made this event
a success. Also, tons of appreciation to
Abenaki Ski Area for a terrific venue and so
much more!
Moose Mountains Runaround Snowshoe Race
Photos by Emily Lord