The popular Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series returns on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. Mark your calendars for March 4, March 18; April 1 and April 8, and join us for the free series at the Henry Baldwin Environmental Center at the Caroline A. Fox Research and Demonstration Forest in Hillsborough. Call 224-9945 or go to forestsociety.org/thingstodo for more information.
March 4, 7 p.m. : Karner Blue Butterfly Restoration
Heidi Holman, wildlife diversity biologist at the N.H. Fish and Game Dept.’s Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program, details how habitat restoration through controlled fire, wildflower plantings and captive rearing of larval caterpillars led to the restoration of the endangered Karner blue butterfly.
March 18, 7 p.m.: The Return of the Bald Eagle
Join Chris Martin, senior raptor biologist with the Audubon Society of N.H., as he shares nearly three decades of bald eagle population recovery in New Hampshire and New England.
April 1, 7 p.m.: Phenology – What Is That?
Diane DeLuca, senior biologist with the Audubon Society of N.H., discusses the life-cycle phases of plants and animals that can be affected by climate change. Audubon’s Deering Wildlife Sanctuary is included in nationwide, cooperative long-term efforts to monitor life cycle events to better understand the impacts of climate change.
April 8, 7 p.m.: Steve Schuch: Songs and Stories to Celebrate Spring
Come and enjoy a performance by Steve Schuch, an award-winning singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author and composer. Honors include a Grammy nomination, five fiddling championships, PBS soundtracks, and the Parents Choice Gold Award for his Trees of Life recording. Pre-registration required at signup@forestsociety.org or 224-9945.
The Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series is co-sponsored by The N.H. Division of Forests and Lands, Fox State Research and Demonstration Forest and the Forest Society.