The public, and all friends of Proctor are invited to the New Hampshire Tree Farm Field Day, here on campus Saturday, November 1, from 9:00 AM to noon. This is a chance to participate in workshops exploring forestry, land use management, wildlife sciences and youth education taught by some of the state's pre-eminent naturalists. This is a wildlife class at Hopkins Pond, to which Proctor allows public access.
The honor of hosting this special set of programs comes with Proctor's designation as New Hampshire Community Tree Farm for 2008.
(The term "Community" means non-commercial.)
The school was chosen for this award due to the care with which we are executing a responsible land use plan with sustainable forestry practices, as well as our active use of the property for education. Above, Dave Pilla's hand is on a red maple. The tree at his left is a beech. Below, we identify a basswood, with its distinctive lack of symmetry.
Below, we're studying large-tooth aspen, not to be confused with quaking aspen.
Quaking aspen:
"Use all of your senses!" Dave urges.
Students scribble in notebooks.
Wildlife science.
Please plan to join us on November 1!
