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| Ms. Barb and Ms. Woodchuck - Chris Whiton photo |
This week marks the start of August, which means the summer session of the Bretzfelder Park Family Educational Series kicks off Wednesday!
Local naturalist and musician
Barb Desroches begins the Bretzfelder series with her wonderfully entertaining
and informative performance of Ms.Barb’s Nature Songs. Barb’s original music is packed with fun facts about
the wildlife around us. She’ll bring along her animal puppet friends to help
her entertain and inform.
Barb’s music is geared toward
children aged 3 years and older, who will be encouraged to sing along. The fun
starts at 7 p.m. this Wednesday, August1.
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The explorative learning
continues August 8 with a guided
tour of the Wildlife Habitat Trail of
Bretzfelder Park.
The 1.5-mil trail, which
opened last year, was designed to provide a year-round outdoor educational
venue for families and local teachers. The trail traverses several wildlife
habitats, including wetland, beaver marsh, spruce-fir forest, and deciduous forest.
Interpretive signs along the way describe the various habitats and the animals
living there.
The
Wildlife Habitat Trail was developed in a collaborative effort between the
Forest Society and Bethlehem’s Bretzfelder Park Committee, who work in
conjunction to manage the park.
Priscilla Didio will lead the
guided tour of the trail. Didio is a
local naturalist and a teacher at Bethlehem Elementary School and helped
design the trail’s interpretive signs and develop the trail as an interactive
learning activity that appeals to all ages. For more information about the
trail and the tour, check The Rocks calendar.
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On
August 15, the Bretzfelder Series
continues with a program on the Owls of
New Hampshire, as the Forest Society welcomes a naturalist and live owls
from Squam Lakes Natural Science Center.
The
program will cover myths and facts about various owl species, as well as the
habitat needs of owls. Check our calendar for
additional details.
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The
summer Bretzfelder Series concludes August
22 with a demonstration of wild
lands firefighting. District Forest Ranger Steve Sherman will lead the
demonstration, with wardens from the New Hampshire Division of Forests and
Lands and members of the Bethlehem Fire Department assisting. The firefighters
will demonstrate how they use special tools, equipment and tactics to fight
wildfires.
Weather
permitting, the firefighters will conduct a live demonstration with a fire at
the park. More information about the demonstration is on our calendar.
