> From: Mary Lincoln <i
...@highpondfarm.org>
> Date: May 30, 2008 4:45:21 AM EDT
> To: entc
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> Subject: July Workshops
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> Natural History Weekends
> at High Pond Farm
> July 2008 Weekends
> Spaces still available in Avian Ecology Workshop June 19-22!
> Visit our website to register by June 12th!
> Register Now
> More About Us
> Please visit our website
> www.highpondfarm.org
> Perched on a hilltop with magnificent views of the Sandwich Range
> and Mt. Tecumseh, High Pond Farm's 25 acres feature a wildlife and
> swimming pond with sandy beach, an intermittent stream, woods,
> meadows, and lovely perennial gardens. Nearby conservation parcels
> offer opportunities to study bog, stream, and forested habitats.
> The alpine habitats of Franconia Notch are half an hour's drive
> from the farm, as is Mount Moosilauke. Squam and Newfound Lakes
> are 15 minutes away. Conveniently located just off I93 in
> Plymouth, New Hampshire, the farm accommodates ten students (double
> or triple occupancy) in 2 spacious cabins in the woods and 2
> bedrooms in the main house.
> An Introduction to Odonata:
> Dragonflies & Damselflies
> July 18-20
> Michael Blust
> This 2-day workshop will provide a thorough introduction to the
> identification, life history, and ecology of Odonata. Emphasis will
> be placed on getting to know the adult dragonflies and damselflies
> found around the High Pond Farm area. With over 150 species
> recorded in New Hampshire, expect to see and become familiar with
> at least 30 of these during the weekend. Many of these species are
> found through the northeastern North America. Activities will
> include field observation, netting techniques, field
> identification, and laboratory identification of these primitive
> yet eminently successful insects. The process of learning to
> observe, capture and identify these insects will be infused with
> information about their fascinating adaptations and lifestyles.
> Fee: $250
> Mike Blust was born and raised in northern New Jersey where it
> seemed to take too long to get out to the field and rivers for bird
> watching. A summer job at a mosquito control commission led to a
> M.S. (Univ. of Delaware) and Ph.D. (Kansas State Univ.) in
> entomology. Predestined to live where the fields and rivers were
> accessible, he has been teaching about birds and insects at Green
> Mountain College, Vermont since 1987. More recently, he has
> developed a keen interest in Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
> - the "birds" of the insect world, and maintains a website on
> Odonata of Vermont.
> Botany and Ecology of Break Lands
> July 25-27
> Brett Engstrom
> The focus of this 2-day workshop will be the botany and ecology of
> breaklands. Breaklands are steep, rocky slopes with frequent
> ledges and cliffs that form an ecological "break" from the
> forested, relatively gentle, terrain both above and below. An
> introduction to vegetation and geological patterns and processes
> relative to slopes will be presented the first evening, along with
> information on how to locate breaklands. Both days will be spent
> in the field at nearby breaklands examining the varying vascular
> floras occurring in the different physical settings from slope
> bottoms to tops. While all flowering plants will be noted, a
> special emphasis will be placed on the field identification of
> grasses and sedges, both families often being important in plant
> diversity in breaklands. Saturday evening will be spent
> identifying any plants collected, as well as discussing the
> breaklands visited. While no technical climbing is involved,
> participants should come prepared for hiking steep, rocky terrain.
> Fee: $250
> For the past 18 years, Brett Engstrom has been a freelance botanist/
> ecologist specializing in inventories for rare, threatened, and
> endangered plants, and natural communities, throughout Vermont and
> New Hampshire. His clients include Natural Heritage Programs,
> conservation organizations, companies, and individuals. He also
> prepares natural community maps of lands ranging from a few acres
> to entire towns. Brett is a part-time faculty member at Lyndon
> State College, and has conducted workshops on a variety of
> botanical and ecological topics for the New England Wildflower
> Society, New Hampshire Fish & Game Department, Friends of Quincy
> Bog, and the Montshire Museum. He has a special fondness for
> grasses and sedges, wherever he goes.
> Sleeping accommodations (all linens provided) and all meals from a
> light supper on arrival Friday evening through Sunday lunch are
> included in the fee. Alcoholic beverages are not included but
> participants are welcome to bring their own. Some minimal help
> with meal preparation and clean-up is expected of all participants.
> Workshops are for adults only unless otherwise specified.
> Our workshops are taught by recognized experts in their respective
> fields and are designed to provide an opportunity for an intensive
> learning experience for serious amateur naturalists. Participants
> should be reasonably fit and able to hike to field sites over
> fairly challenging terrain. Friday and Saturday evenings are spent
> in the classroom, while Saturday and Sunday are full field days.
> Learning continues over meals, which are taken together. Arrival is
> Friday evening and departure is late Sunday afternoon. All
> workshops are strictly limited to ten participants.
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