We are still adding events to our 2024 schedule.

Stay tuned for more events as we add them. 

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”  Socrates

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Stream Restoration Project on Great Brook

The addition of instream wood is a centerpiece of wild brook trout restoration because it restores natural stream dynamics and habitat. Large wood creates diverse flow patterns, helps retain sediment, creates pools, and provides habitat for steam insects and cover for fish. Properly anchored in place, large woody material provides habitat for fish, insects, amphibians and small mammals.

Join John Magee and Jarad Lamy, Fish Habitat Biologists with N.H. Fish and Game, to learn about the benefits and the process of strategically adding wood to streams. We will meet at Distant Hill Gardens at 507 March Hill Road, Walpole NH, for a short overview of how and why to use Strategic Wood Addition (SWA) to improve instream aquatic organism habitat.

We'll then visit a 2-mile section of Great Brook, a first-order stream in the highlands of Walpole NH, that Trout Unlimited is in the process of restoring using the addition of large instream wood.
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 Note: There is a quarter-mile hike over moderately steep and rocky terrain to get to Great Brook. Appropriate footwear is recommended.

Registration is Required

Immerse Yourself in Nature at Distant Hill Gardens

 Come join us for a magical day surrounded by the beauty of nature at Distant Hill Gardens. Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of the garden and forest, and reconnect with the natural world.

This guided multi-sensory and mindful Nature Immersion is a unique, meditative, and playful approach to relaxation and connection with the natural world. Inspired by the Japanese art of shinrin-yoku, "forest bathing", you will be guided by certified forest therapist, Amanda Kenyon, through a grounding, sensory-awakening meditation. We'll then explore the gardens and forest at Distant Hill with mindfulness-based invitations that give us tools to be peaceful, joyful, and present in our world. This Nature Immersion includes a combination of sitting, standing and meandering over less than a mile of natural terrain and gentle hills. Lightweight, foldable stools are available for the sitting periods.

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Bio for your guide, Amanda Kenyon :

Amanda guides mindfulness and sensory-based nature experiences that promote holistic well-being and strengthen our relationship with nature, ourselves, and other humans. Her forest immersion experiences and nature therapy sessions are rooted in the Japanese tradition of shinrin-yoku–forest bathing, and are powerful tools for finding presence, connection and wellness in one's life. Amanda is certified by The Forest Therapy School and is also Wilderness First Aid trained. Her business is called Landkind Guide in recognition of our kinship with all beings - mankind as well as the more-than-human beings who we share this land with.

Max # of students: 14

Fee: $35

Registration is Required

Note: In the event of steady rain or unsafe conditions, the event will be canceled and you will be given a full refund.