Mission Monarch – Count the Cats(erpillars)

Up on the Hill Conservation Area Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States

Join Sullivan County Education and Outreach Specialist Dawn Dextraze and the Upper Valley Land Trust to learn about monarch life cycles. During this event, we will actively search milkweed plants for monarch eggs, caterpillars, and adult butterflies as part of the 2024 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz.

Monarch Tagging at Up on the Hill

Up on the Hill Conservation Area Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States

September 2–15 is peak monarch butterfly migration week for our area. Scientists who study monarch migration use information gathered from observations recorded online and tagging programs to learn more about this amazing natural phenomenon. Everyone is invited to help Sullivan County Conservation District & Upper Valley Land Trust collect more information through monarch tagging.

End of Season Cleanup at Food Pantry Garden

Up on the Hill Conservation Area Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States

As we approach the end of the growing season at UVLT's Food Pantry Garden at Up on the Hill Conservation Area, it's time to prepare the garden for winter. After a successful season, we need your helping hands to wrap up our final harvests, clear out old plants and weeds, and ready the soil for next year!