Learn how to effectively monitor the protected lands you love. We will discuss land protection tools, go over the basics of conducting a site visit, and get some practice in the field. Emphasis will be on understanding the basics of GPS use, including how to take a track of where you walk, mark points of interest and upload the information onto a simple digital map. Ideal participants will be willing to monitor at least one Hilltown Land Trust property in the spring season.
GPS Basics for Land Conservation
Learn how to effectively monitor the protected lands you love. We will discuss land protection tools, go over the basics of conducting a site visit, and get some practice in the field. Emphasis will be on understanding the basics of GPS use, including how to take a track of where you walk, mark points of interest and upload the information onto a simple digital map.
Girls Who Looked Under Rocks
Meet the author Jeannine Atkins and get a behind-the-scenes peak at how she uncovers stories about real people for her nonfiction books. Jeannine will read from her book Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists at Williamsburg’s Meekins Library in the Hawks-Hayden Community Room. Following the talk, there will be a […]
Oxen Logging Demo for Kids
Can we really cut down trees and help the animals of the forest? Learn how! Watch how the strength of these working animals help a forester “weed” the forest, and can actually help other trees grow. Meet a real oxen team and watch them in action as you learn about low-impact sustainable forestry with experienced forester Tom Jenkens.
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