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Sunday Stroll
Sunday, January 16, 1pm
Upper Valley Land Trust Trustee, Roger Hanlon leads monthly hikes to explore UVLT conserved trails. The January hike will be at
Bicknell Brook in Enfield, NH. Please bring snowshoes or yak trax as the route may be icy.
Screening of "Groundwork: A Brief History of UVLT"
Monday, January 17, 4pm
The Great Room, the Woodlands at Harvest Hill, Lebanon, NH
In celebration of the Upper Valley Land Trust's 25th anniversary this year, we have been remembering UVLT's early days. We couldn't fit all of the important people of UVLT's past into a brief ten-minute summary, but we have used sound & images of some of UVLT's founders and early leaders – Fran Field, Dana Meadows, Vicki Smith, Freda Swan, Charlotte Faulkner, Dale Peters Bryant, and Lilla McLane-Bradley, among others.
This month, join UVLT President, Jeanie McIntyre, for a screening of the result of our reminiscing, "Groundwork: A Brief History of UVLT" in Lebanon.
Can't make it on the 17th? You can also view "Groundwork" online at:
http://www.uvlt.org/2010/10/groundwork-a-brief-history-of-uvlt/
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The History of Freshness in Food
Wednesday, January 26, 7pm
Howe Library Mayer Room, Hanover, NH
Dartmouth Professor
Susanne Freidberg, the author of
Fresh: A Perishable History, will give a talk on the history of freshness in food. It will be free and open to the public.
Professor Freidberg's talk will be complemented by a showing and panel discussion of the film
Fresh (not based on Professor Freidberg's book) on Wednesday, February 23 at 7 pm at Howe Library. The lecture and film screening are offered in conjunction with this winter's “
Menu for the Future” reading and discussion groups focusing on sustainable food systems.
These events are co-sponsored by
Howe Library, the
League of Women Voters of the Upper Valley, and the Community Conversation group: the
Catamount Earth Institute, the
Co-op Food Stores,
Sustainable Hanover, Sierra Club, Upper Valley Localvores, the
Upper Valley Land Trust,
Valley Food Council, and
Vital Communities.
For more information on Menu for the Future discussion groups, see
www.catamountearthinstitute.org. For more information about Professor Freidberg's talk, please contact Heather Backman at 603-640-3252 or
Heather.Backman@thehowe.org.
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As you celebrate with a glass of Farnum Hill Cider this winter, know that the land where it’s produced will provide benefits to the Upper Valley forever.
Steve Wood and J. Peter Williamson purchased the Plainfield Cider Orchard property in 1998 as partners in the Plainfield Cider Orchards, LLC. Since then, they've planted more than 3000 apple trees, many of which are rare and heirloom varieties specific to the production of the high quality traditional ciders made by
Farnum Hill Ciders. The cidery, owned and operated by Wood and his wife, Louisa Spencer, is recognized as producing some of the best hard ciders in the United States.
Besides the orchard, other features of the newly conserved 447 acres include scenic views, wildlife habitat and recreational resources. All of these will now be protected through the conservation easement held by UVLT.
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As of Thursday, December 23rd, a 45-acre parcel of land located within the Cornish Art Colony is protected by a conservation easement. The Upper Valley Land Trust holds the easement and through it will ensure the preservation of the land’s character and scenic qualities.
Located on Dingleton Hill Road, the parcel, known as “Fern Hill,” is in a priority area for conservation, highlighted both by the Town of Cornish and by the federal government due to its proximity to the Saint Gaudens National Historic Site. It is located within a corridor of largely undeveloped land extending from the Connecticut River east to the Yatsevitch Forest.
Photo: Mrs. Heath signs documents protecting her land in Cornish as UVLT's Peg Merrens looks on.
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As fall began its progression to winter, the Zebedee Headwaters property continued its transition to a more naturally functioning wetland ecosystem. UVLT, as owner of the property and recipient of a
Watershed Grant from the State of Vermont, is committed to stewarding this property as a natural area for people to visit, learn, and enjoy.
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