Join the Squam Lakes Association (SLA) on Saturday April 5 from 1-3 to learn all about soil! We will learn about the three major types of soil: sand, silt, and clay at the SLA headquarters. There will be a focus on gardening and soil health just in time for spring! Participants will learn how to identify the soils you have in your backyard and all the benefits of a good healthy soil.
It's time for gardening and spring flowers! Help us transform our pollinator gardens into prime habitat for bees, birds, and bats and learn about what makes pollinator gardens so special.
This will be a 2.0-mile hike through Belknap woods looking for mushrooms! Mushrooms love wet weather and spring temperature so come prepared for some awesome finds. Participants will gain an understanding of the life cycle and life strategies fungi have for reproducing and surviving as well as appreciating the diversity found in northeastern forests.
We will hike around 3 miles through the Five Finger Point using Merlin and bird ID books to hopefully spot some birds and add to participants lifer lists. If you are an experienced birder please join! If you have no experience birding we’ll teach out the basic about what to look for when ID-ing a bird.
Join the Squam Lakes Association (SLA) on an exploration through Chamberlain Reynolds Memorial Forest on Sunday, June 1st from 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. learning about scientific drawings. During the hike you will learn about the history and use of scientific drawing and be walked through the process of creating your own based on the surrounding environment.
Come join us on a 2.0 mile hike around Belknap wood to identify and learn about different moss species. On July 19 from 10:00 pm to 12:00 pm Squam Lakes Conservation Corps member Emma Murray will lead an exploratory hike about mosses.
If you love the sun and mother earth you will love this program! We will be hosting a sun printing workshop using leaves, other natural materials, and an acrylic paint solution to print onto 100% cotton or silk materials. We will hold this event at the Squam Lakes Association barn building from 1-4 as a drop in event.
This beaver extravaganza will begin with a brief discussion before we kayak out to the beaver dam in Pipers Cove to explore.
Join the Squam Lakes Association for a comprehensive workshop and guided hike designed to teach you the essentials of winter gear, layering, and weather safety. Whether you bring your own traction or use our provided snowshoes, you'll gain the confidence to tackle any snowy trail!
Spring is just around the corner, and for our feathered friends that means love is in the air. Join us as we hoot from our hearts- attempting to swoon the attention of local owls at Chamberlain Reynolds Memorial Forest on Friday, March 7th at 5:00 pm . This program will contain some fun owl facts, a tutorial on how to call in owls with your voice, and the opportunity to practice on a short 2 mile night hike... We may even see an owl up close!
