• June 14      "Vernal Pools" by Dave Anderson
  Dave Anderson, Education Director for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, will tell us what we're listening to in the early spring.  A brief walk around the bog, weather permitting, will introduce us to the frogs, toads and other denizens of vernal pools, and will be followed by a talk and slide show in the nature center.
  


• June 28      "An Overview of New Hampshire Wildlife" by Eric Orff
  Eric Orff, a wildlife expert from the NH Fish and Game Department, will take us on a slide tour of the history of fish and game in New Hampshire. Using some of his own first-hand experience, he will also talk about the reintroduction of extirpated species.
  
  
• July 12      "Building a Beautiful Boat -- By Hand" by Michael Vermouth
  Michael Vermouth is the founder of Newfound Woodworks. He will demonstrate his techniques for building wooden boats and you might find you would like to take one of his workshops to build a boat of your own. If you like canoeing or kayaking, you will love this program.
  
  
• July 26      "Llamas" by Lucille Campbell
  Lucille Campbell owns ten llamas. In her other life she is a mail carrier, but she has bred and raised llamas for several years. Not only will she share her stories and pictures of these interesting animals, she will bring at least one with her.
  
  
• August 9      "Mushrooms" by Roz Lowen
  Roz Lowen, a retired Professor of Mycology, is an expert in mushrooms and other fungi and we are lucky to have her living nearby in Lincoln so she can tell us about our local mushrooms. You'll see many mushrooms, perhaps growing near your home, among the slides she will show.
  
  
• August 23      "Rowing the Intracostal Waterways" by Heather Baldwin
  Heather Baldwin (a retired Professor of Biology) and her husband have been rowing the Intracostal Waterway, a section at a time, as a project for Habitat for Humanity. She will talk about the Waterway, the birds and animals seen along the route, and the rowing project itself. Her pictures may make you feel like you've been there yourself.
  

All programs begin at 7:00 o'clock in the evening at the Quincy Bog Nature Center located on Quincy Bog Road, off Quincy Road, in Rumney, New Hampshire. See sidebar for a link to a yahoo interactive map to help guide you to the Nature Center. These programs, sponsored by the Ruth V.Fisher Fund, are free and open to the public.  Light refreshments are served after each talk.  For further information or directions, phone Jody Williams at (603)786-9053.