Earth Day / Arbor Day
The Conservation Commission will hold a town wide trash pickup day which will be announced. On Third Saturday in April the fishing derby is being held at Shop Pond, during the Fishing Derby the Conservation Commission will be giving out large heavy duty trash bags, gloves and trash pick-up sticks for the Town-wide pick-up. Townspeople are asked to take a few bags and clean up a section of road in town. Let's all pitch in to clean up all the litter that has collected over the winter.
Participants will also receive a small gift in exchange for your efforts.
Trails Day
On Saturday, May 19th we will be having trail work; volunteers are needed to help. There is still quite a lot of cleanup to be done as a result of the Winter storms. We will have a few chainsaws and a chipper to deal with all the downed and broken trees. We will also have gravel to fill in some low spots on the trails, and a tractor to help distribute it.
So please join us at 9:00 am at the West Road parking low. If you would like to work in some other trail area in town, please contact Tim Lovell for information: 329-7230.
Outings Program: "Outside In Hampstead"
The 2012 Outside in Hampstead program is beginning to take shape:
- Every Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. Kevin Arling will lead mountain bike outings. All levels of ability are welcome. Meet at the West Road parking lot.
- Sunday May 20th at 1:00 p.m. Linda Ross will again lead a hike to the Blue Heron rookery at 1:00 p.m starting at the Golden Meadow trailhead.
- Sunday, May 20th David Treat will be conducting a wildflower 3:30 starting at the West Road parking lot.
- Sunday, August 26th, Mr. Terrile is offering a Art in Nature workshop within the conservation land, for reservations please call Mr. Terrile at 329-4207.
- Saturday, September 8th, Ross Huntington is offering a Mushroom Foraging Outing at 9:00 a.m the meeting place is the Golden Meadow trailhead. Bring a knife and paper bag or basket.
- The annual "Turkey Buster" hike will be led by David Treat the day after Thanksgiving. Meet at 9:00am at the West Road parking lot for a 2 hour romp around the West Road Conservation Area.
Trail maps are now available for both Darby Brook and West Road! Both map sets consist of three maps, each 11x17 inches, printed in color on tear resistant waterproof paper. Each set includes an overview map of the entire area, and two more detailed maps covering smaller areas. Maps are on sale for $10 for either set of three, or $15 for both sets, at the Town Office Building.
These maps are also available online as pdf files. These are formatted to be printed on 11x17 paper.
Free maps will be given to all "Outside" Paricipants.
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