https://www.observeandexplore.com/home daily 1.0 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1627591179377-SUS09IEKVQ1RWI6T9LTD/beaver.jpg Home - Natural History Programs Who lives in your town forest year round? How do they survive our NH winters? Can you identify some of the plants and trees growing in your yard or local park? How do birds, frogs and insects help build our natural communities? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1620999240095-BTV7BUQLJFR4UN5DSI70/bird+walk.jpg Home - Guided Hikes Go for a bird walk during spring migration, explore the ecology of a wetland, experience a new trail or see a favorite site from a new perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1627594981133-6XITOJV9QJHTOYU99LRX/fresnel+sm.jpg Home - Cultural History Programs Learn how the Fresnel lens made sailing safer. How water powered the industrial revolution in New England. The night sky stories we tell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1627597164341-EVOIAZ6KSX6G3LKDB56P/robb+reservoir.JPG Home - Land Stewardship Conservation easement monitoring. Baseline documentation reports. Documenting vernal pools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1627595027546-LY6S8PN5ROX5U2ZZ67LR/dutchoven.jpg Home - Other Programs and Activities Are you looking for a guided discussion about a current STEAM topic? Do you know the ten essentials to carry on every hike? I can work with you to help you, your family, or your organization to find new ways to see the world around you. https://www.observeandexplore.com/contact-me daily 0.75 2023-10-25 https://www.observeandexplore.com/about daily 0.75 2025-09-14 https://www.observeandexplore.com/programs daily 0.75 2023-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634658514269-8GH6EMFRVT8Z3DJNP6VK/Shieling+Forestsm.jpg Hikes & Programs Dunbar Brook in Shieling Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1629124820861-BEBU10KARBFVESCJDFVY/bird+walk.jpg Hikes & Programs Co-leading a spring migration bird walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634658399969-VHE8A0X57XI0K04OEM0I/FullMoon2010_sm.jpg Hikes & Programs View of the southern pole of the moon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634660747875-GL53F7H4I5H2PBFMANO5/Me+and+Cristellaria+CC+BY-SA+3.0+httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwikiFileFluvialTerraces2.jpg Hikes & Programs Formation of terraces along Clackamas River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634662918118-AFL4S2LECQVA92CMOTIP/wattle+and+daub+sm.jpg Hikes & Programs Wattle and daub cabin, Colonial Pemaquid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634661992590-4AIDITN3PUA5EWNYTHVF/canal+sm.jpg Hikes & Programs Industrial Canyon along Pawtucket Canal, Lowell NP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/ad6b221a-90f1-4653-aa3b-d28783753aa8/twigs-blk+birch-white+ash-witchhazel.jpg Hikes & Programs Black birch (Betula lenta), white ash (Fraxinus americana), American witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634665887397-0GLNC72H6V5G6V81TVCH/ison-approach+NASA+MSFC+Aaron+Kingery+sm.jpg Hikes & Programs Comet ISON Passes Through Virgo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634665485859-GTVQT7BWE7Z43B4CSE3P/white-lined+sphinx.jpg Hikes & Programs White-lined sphinx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1629123803208-IGZM6IYYH9DJIPQPSYS5/nature+journal+sm.jpg Hikes & Programs Nature journaling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1629123899211-3ZLSOMEARBE553QV34GU/IMG_5577.JPG Hikes & Programs Leading a story session https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634670183917-5RX8RKMR5G9YQMMZTTEI/Wodgester+Compass_on_map+sm.jpg Hikes & Programs Using map and compass to navigate https://www.observeandexplore.com/land-stewardship daily 0.75 2025-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/1634673997935-W4CJXIA73IFZQ3TDVN5E/image-asset.jpeg Land Stewardship - Easement Monitoring As a volunteer and a paid employee, I have monitored hundreds of properties with conservation easements and deed restrictions across New Hampshire. Easement monitoring helps landowners and easement holders ensure their conservation objectives are being met under current management practices. Regular communication with landowners also helps maintain good relationships and minimize land use issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60945c7ec6ec421ba7f56fbe/234fe375-66bb-4887-aeda-d4e4d55b03bb/Comley+Anthropogenic+Features5.jpg Land Stewardship - Baseline Reports When a conservation easement is established, the easement holder needs to have a baseline report on the Property. A baseline report documents the current physical condition of the Property, establishing a baseline and serving as a reference point for all future land stewardship activities on the Property. The report describes conditions related to the Conservation Values, purposes, rights and prohibited uses of a Property as specified in the Deed of Conservation Easement. I have been crafting quality baseline reports for the Francestown Land Trust since 2019 and am available to help you complete this step in the conservation process. https://www.observeandexplore.com/take-action daily 0.75 2023-10-25