Come explore with us!
Join the Great Bay Changemaker Program, the Great Bay -Piscataqua Waterkeeper, and conservation partners for a series of Wednesday (and one Tuesday!) Watershed Walks. Explore local lands and learn how each property helps protect the health of our waterways. Children are welcome!
Please note: All walks are weather dependent so be sure to register in advance. You’ll be contacted by 10am the morning of the event if there’s a weather cancellation.
Questions about the watershed walks can be directed to Katrie Hillman, Manager of the Great Bay Changemaker Program, Email: gbchangemaker@gmail.com
July 10th, 4-6 pm – Thompson Forest, Durham
Host: Southeast Land Trust
Join Ellen Snyder, owner of Ibis Wildlife Consulting and former Land Stewardship Coordinator with Durham, and Suzanne Petersen, the Lamprey River Advisory Committee Director, as we explore Thompson Forest and stroll a 1.3 mile round-trip loop trail that leads through a 15-acre shrub-wildflower meadow and oak-pine forest to the Lamprey River. We can look for ducks, otters, kingfishers, and other wildlife and learn how partners are working to protect land and create a healthier Great Bay.
July 17, 4-6 pm – Heron Point Wildlife Sanctuary, Newmarket
Host: Newmarket Conservation Commission
Experience the Heron Point Sanctuary, which is managed by the Town of Newmarket to protect the plants and animals that live along this Wild and Scenic section of the Lamprey River. Ellen Snyder, owner of Ibis Wildlife Consulting, will lead this walk on the trail that winds through hemlock, oak and pine trees as well as granite rocks dating millions of years old. Learn about Newmarket’s history and relationship with the Lamprey River whose shoreline includes salt marsh, mudflats, rocky shores and open water.
July 24th, 4-6 pm – Adams Point, Durham
Host: Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Explore Adams Point with Rachel Stevens, Stewardship Coordinator and Wildlife Ecologist of the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. We’ll enjoy up to two miles of walking trails on this 82-acre peninsula that divides Great and Little Bays, providing a gateway to the Piscataqua Region. We will encounter a variety of upland and estuarine habitats. The trail winds through fields, forests, tidal marshes and rock shores with great estuary views. Named after the famous Adams Family, this land offers a rich cultural and natural heritage.
August 14th, 4-6 pm – Piscassic Greenway, Newfields
Host: Southeast Land Trust
Register Here
A vital natural resource for our region, the Piscassic Greenway spans 316 acres. Walk and talk with Southeast Land Trust volunteer, John Wallace, to hear how the land trust manages the property and how land protection work in the watershed connects with estuary health. Open fields, mature forests, wetlands and ponds neighbor the trail. Also learn about volunteering locally to advocate for the health of our lands and waters.
August 20, Tuesday, 4-6 pm, Mast Road Natural Area, Epping
Host: Southeast Land Trust
Join Forester Phil Auger for a guided walk through the Mast Road Natural Area. We will explore some of the 3,200 feet of Lamprey River frontage, wetlands and streams, vernal pools, red maple floodplain forest, black gum basin swamp, pitch pine-heath swamp, upland hemlock-hardwood-pine forest, and learn about the history of the property. Mast Road Natural Area features four trails that are universally accessible.
