You can eat it once, but can you eat it twice?
Location: Belknap Woods trailhead on Rt. 25B. Parking is limited, so we will be accommodating folks by meeting at the Squam Lakes Association to ride over the Belknap in our transport van. We will head to Belknap at 1:50 to be at the trailhead at 2pm!
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Belknap Woods is owned and managed by the SLA. The Squam Lakes Conservation Society holds the conservation easement.
Registration: This event is now full.
This Week's Program: You can eat it once, but can you eat it twice? Come join LRCC member Meg on a spring hike on April 28th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at Belknap Woods to learn about sustainable foraging and what are some safe things to eat in the woods. This will be a great way to share what you know with others in your community and learn some new things as well. If you have any experience that is very much welcome, as this is a means of introduction for other community members. This event will be a 2-mile loop trail that is labeled as easy. Participants should make sure that they are wearing appropriate footwear and clothing. The weather this time of year can be unpredictable and trails are often muddy, so please plan accordingly. Participants should also be bringing their own food and water for the duration of the program. Please don't rely on what we find in the woods for food and drink.
What to Bring: Participants should bring enough food and water for the duration of the program. You are welcome to bring any of your own field guides or pocket guides to help you identify things you see along our hike. If you have a smartphone, downloading the application Seek (partnered with iNaturalist) or iNaturalist, would be another fun way to identify things.
Participants should also wear appropriate clothing and footwear, it is often muddy this time of year so please plan accordingly.
Audience: This program is open to anyone who wants to learn a bit more about how they can sustainably forage in their local areas. Any children must be accompanied by an adult.
This Week's SLA Staff Guide:
Hello everyone my name is Meg Jacobs and I am a member of the Squam Lakes Association and am serving with the Lakes Region Conservation Corps. I am from Salisbury Massachusetts and went to school at the University of New Hampshire where I studied Wildlife Conservation and Biology. I have loved hiking since the day I was carried up a mountain by my parents, sadly no one carries me anymore but walking up on my own is just as fun. I love finding the perfect spot to sit and observe nature and can't wait for all the adventures I will find around the Squam Lakes!
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.