Be Like a Bigfoot and Leave No Trace!
Location: Chamberlain Reynolds Memorial Forest. The West parking lot will be closed for mud season, but there is parking available at the East lot.
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Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest is located off of College Rd. in Center Harbor, NH. This 169-acre forest is owned by the New England Forestry Foundation and has approximately 5 miles of trails managed by the Squam Lakes Association.
Registration: This event has been cancelled.
Audience: All are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
This Week's Program: As spring unfolds and the weather brightens up, more and more people are getting outside—just as the ground becomes mud and trails are at their most vulnerable. Come learn about or get a refresher on the Leave No Trace principles, and enjoy some fun games and activities for all ages while developing your personal outdoor ethic using these seven simple guidelines. Activities will include a river-crossing game to learn about durable hiking surfaces, identifying trees while blindfolded, and making s’mores to learn about minimizing campsite impacts.
What to Bring: Please bring hiking attire that can get muddy, as trail conditions are highly variable this time of year. Bringing your own backpacks and camping equipment to practice preparing for a trip is optional but encouraged; participants will be able to leave these in their vehicles after the activity and will not have to carry them for the whole program.
This Week's SLA LRCC Guide: Peter Laskin is a Lakes Region Conservation Corps member and chronic overthinker about ethical problems. Peter recently graduated from Harvard University in his hometown of Cambridge, MA, with a degree in Integrative Biology. A longtime visitor, camper, and seasonal worker in the Lakes Region, he’s excited to get out and explore the trails with you!
SLA's Adventure Ecology Trips:
Throughout the year, the Squam Lakes Association offers free programs open to the public on a variety of nature and conservation related topics. The Adventure Ecology programs are presented by the Lakes Region Conservation Corps members who perform important conservation work in support of the Association's mission.
Lakes Region Conservation Corps
The Lakes Region Conservation Corps (LRCC) is an AmeriCorps service program that develops skills and experiences for conservation professionals. LRCC members are the driving force behind the Squam Lakes Association’s conservation efforts. The program provides hands-on conservation work experience and numerous certifications over a broad range of areas, which ensures that LRCC members are capable of independently approaching a variety of tasks in the environmental conservation field. Members remove invasive species from the Squam watershed, manage and act as caretakers at our backcountry campsites, maintain the SLA’s 50+ miles of trails, educate the public on local and regional conservation initiatives, spearhead reports on conservation efforts, lead SLA volunteer crews and ensure the daily functioning of the Squam Lakes Association’s programs. Click here to learn more about the program.