Wreathmaking
at Beaver Brook
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Visit Consigning for Good
South Street Milford NH
open daily 11-7.
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Andrea, our awesome office volunteer who helps out every Tuesday, shown here at the annual Volunteer thank you luncheon and wreathmaking event.
Volunteers needed:
- to fill bird feeders a the bird observation building Dec-April (weekly if possible).
- To heel in butterfly bushes in the garden for next year.
- To update the BBA Blog and Facebook accounts with new tidbits and photos each week.
- To check the BBA website for needed updates and to select new photos.
HIKE OF THE MONTH:
 Go to the Potanipo Rail Trail in Hollis for some easy, level walking. Even a toddler can do it! There you can see an active beaver lodge and dam (with a beaver baffler in it to control water level). It's a Access: BBA Parking Area next to Nissitissit River on West Hollis Road in Hollis. Hike can be 30 minutes (just to the Great Meadow wetland and beaver area) or up 2 hours by proceeding to Prescott St. Pepperell MA.
Hike Cow Lane to the Wigwam trail on the right to see what the wigwam looks like now! Most of the walls are up and there is a cover on it until more bark can be harvested next spring. Below is some of the team that worked on the wigwam.
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Orienteering with Up North Orienteers
Sunday, November 22
You can start between 10 am - 1 pm .
Beaver Brook - Maple Hill Barn, Hollis, NH
Fee: $5-$8 depending on the course you choose.
Preregistration for this event is not required.
Orienteering is a map and compass sport in which the organizers put out markers on trails and in the woods for the participants to find. Courses are available for beginners and experienced orienteers and instruction is provided. A beginner's course takes about an hour to complete and can be done by individuals or groups/families. The club provides the maps and has compasses to loan. There is a small fee of between $5 and $8 depending on the course. Upnorth Orienteering offers NH Teachers free registration for one event.
Course Setter: Margaret Magnus
Meet Director: Pete Bundschuh 603-465-3142
Greens Gathering and Wreathmaking
BBA Brown Lane Barn, Brown Lane
Wed December 2, 2009
9-12 noon
$25
Come outdoors with us and learn to find great greens in nature to make a fresh and lovely holiday wreath. This wreath will last for months on an outside door or window and your family and friends will think it was professionally made. This is a great activity because it combines a nice hike with perhaps developing a new skill for you and blends in some nice camaradie and holiday spirit too! Enjoy tea and cookies and holiday music back in the barn during wreathmaking. Bring hand clippers and dress for the weather. Wreath ring and wire are provided.
Call 603-465-7787 to register.
Wreathmaking 101
Hollis NH
603-465-7787
Sunday December 6, 2009
1-3 pm
$25
Come to Beaver Brook's Brown Lane Barn and utilize our freshly cut native greens to make a lovely holiday wreath. This wreath will last for months on an outside door or window and your family and friends will think it was professionally made. Get into the holiday spirit while learning or perfecting a new skill. Enjoy tea and cookies and holiday music during wreathmaking. Bring hand clippers. Wreath ring, ribbon and wire are provided. A floral designer will be teaching you how to make the wreathes and will a make a custom ribbon of your choice. Call 603-465-7787 to register.
Winter Wonderland Stories and holiday fun
for parents and kids ages 2-5
Tuesday, December 8th
(a 2nd class on Mondays may be organized if > 6 families)
9:30-10:30 am
BBA Maple Hill Farm
Fee: $8/$7 for Friends of BBA
Instructor: Ellen Roos-Unger
Take some time out of the busy, hurry holiday season to share some fun with your young child at Maple Hill Farm.
We will share some holiday stories and make ornaments from things found in nature and recycled goods. You can make ornaments to keep and/or to share!
Do you think the chipmunks, squirrels, and forest friends would like a decorated tree for the holidays? Join us for a guided hike and find an evergreen tree that we will decorate together.
Beaver Brook 5K
December 13, 2009 10:00 AM
Pre-Entry Fee: $16.00 --- Post Entry Fee: $20.00
Must register with 3CRaceproductions online or by mail.
The Beaver Brook 5K Race is running the old fashioned way: a great off road course, great competition, unique T-Shirts, useful awards with basic plain not flavored, water at the finish line.
Run in snowshoes if the weather permits! Colorful Beaver Brook 5K T-Shirts guaranteed to all runners! Prizes to the top 3 male and female finishers overalland top 2 male & female finishers in each of 7 age groups. Two 50% off gift certificates for Loco Sports Running Shoes will be raffled off to race finishers. Additional raffle prizes include: RoadID Kits, FuelBelts, & more! Goodie bags to all runners!
Winter Fitness Hikes & Snowshoeing
at Beaver Brook's Maple Hill Farm
every Friday January-March
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Fee: $ 55 includes use of snowshoes when conditions are appropriate/$50 Friends of Beaver Brook
Get outside, breath some fresh air, get those endorphins elevated and improve your circulation with an aerobic winter trail walk at Beaver Brook. This moderately fast paced hike will aim to give participants two hours of activity with different scenery each week. When the snow is right, we can use snowshoes. Gain some healthy exercise while appreciating nature up close in winter. Crampons are necessary for many hikes. Call Celeste to ask about styles that work 465-7787. Meet at Maple Hill Farm unless instructed otherwise.
Winter Wonder Walks and Discoveries
for Parents and Young Children
Mondays 12:30-1:30 Jan 4, 11, 18, 25 and Feb 1 or
Tuesdays- 9-10 AM or 10:30-11:30 am January 5, 12, 19, 26 and February 2
Maple Hill Farm
Take time out with your young children to explore winter. Each session will include a story or poem to stir up our curiosities, a cool winter craft, and a venture out to the special places of Beaver Brook for first hand investigation. Geared for ages 2-5. Younger siblings are welcome to come along. Programs will take place snow or shine! Classes will be rescheduled if it is a snow day in Hollis/Brookline schools, or if the high temperature of the day is below 20 degrees. Please bring snowgear each week. Call 465-7787 to preregister as these groups fill quickly.
Warm Up With Winter and Hibernation
Read a book about hibernation. Learn how some animals keep warm all winter in NH. Go on a winter discovery walk. Make a hibernation craft. Meet at Maple Hill Farm.
Seeds In Winter- Food For Forest Friends
What do animals eat in the winter in NH? Where can you see a variety of birds looking for a snack? Let's make bird feeders and take a peek at some of our fine feathered friends. Meet at Brown Lane Barn.
Cool and Colorful Things About Ice and Snow
Let's read some snowy stories and conduct some experiments with snow. What will happen when we mix colors into snow? Can you make a frozen dream catcher? Meet at Maple Hill Farm to find out!
We LOVE Nature
Come and celebrate a love of nature for Valentine's Day. Make a beautiful Valentine's Day craft with nature materials. Go on a winter hike to find a tree to hug! Listen to Valentine's Day stories to warm your heart! Meet at Maple Hill Farm.
Who's Making Tracks in the Snow?
What do animal tracks look like? Do you make tracks in the snow? Let's take a look at a variety of animal tracks and make prints of our own. We'll look for signs of animal life on a hike on our trails. Meet at Brown Lane Barn.
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Boy Scout 2009 Camporee at Beaver Brook
Approximately 400 people attended the 2009 Boy Scout Camporee at Beaver Brook's Schoen Farm property. And they employed advanced "Leave No Trace" skills--you would never know that many people camped out on the property a day afterwards. Way to go Scouts!! The message below applies to all of us not just scouts...
"....One of the reasons Scouts go outdoors is to learn what
things we can do without. Backpacking drives that lesson
home. It shows us that we can rely on ourselves and our
Scout buddies, and teaches us how to be a helpful member of
the group. Backpacking also lets us go places and see
sights that can't be seen any other way. It's also a lot of
fun!
If your Troop does not do a lot of backpacking, I hope you
will consider adding a few backpacking trips to your Troop
calendar because I believe every Scout should have the
opportunity to feel the pride and self sufficiency you that
you have felt at this year's Camporee."
Thank you,
Bill Noyce
District Activities & Troop 12 ASM
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