Town and Community Forests Study Revisits an Overlooked and Underused Resource
Submitted by hat3 on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 13:08
--- Karen Bennett, Extension Forester, with contributions by Andy Fast, Alicia Carlson and John Gunn (UNH Cooperative Extension)
Winter 2019 Taking Action for Wildlife Newsletter
Town-owned conservation lands are for people—places to come together and build community, learn about the stewardship of the natural world, and recreate alone or in groups. Town lands protect valuable natural resources—water and wildlife habitat. They can bring income to the town.
--- John Harvey, Town of Amherst Conservation Commission
--- by Jocelyn Duffy
This fall I’ve been slowing down a lot to allow squirrels and deer to cross the road. On rainy nights next spring I’ll stop to help frogs and salamanders cross and then come June I’ll help turtles. Animals move. For a variety of reasons. Depending on the species and time of year they may be looking for food, a mate, a place for their young, etc. The path they move along may not always be easy.
As a child, I followed my Mom and Dad into the woods on all sorts of different adventures. I often participated in hobbies that my Dad enjoyed as a way to connect and spend time with him. My Dad taught me about photography, hiking, skiing and canoeing. As he got older, fly-fishing became nearly an obsession for him, and so, as a dutiful daughter, a fly fisherman I became. 
