Fall 2025

ACT’s Outreach Committee, partners, and staff work year-round to plan fun events and activities that get you connected in and with the outdoors.

We are always available by email to support you and answer questions. Email [email protected]!


Upcoming Events:

Monday, October 27th, 5:30-6:30pm

Jefferson Community Center, Jefferson, NH

Old Growth Exploration

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Sunday, November 2nd, 9:00am-12:00pm

Franconia Notch, NH


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SELF-Guided Adventures:

A different way to explore ACT land comes to you from our wonderful Outreach Committee volunteers!

ACT’s Storywalk® at the Foss Forest!

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A StoryWalk® is great for kids of all ages!

Get your kiddos engaged in the outdoors in a different way or take yourself for a nice stroll in the woods and follow along for a short, pleasant walk.

The book changes regularly and all books featured are available at the Abbie Greenleaf Library in Franconia.

ACT volunteers and Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country volunteers worked hard to install the posts and page holders. A HUGE thank you to all who were able to help!

Finally, we are so thankful to our partners the Gale River Cooperate Preschool, Abbie Greenleaf Library, and sponsor and volunteer Becky Hatfield for keeping ACT’s StoryWalk® organized. Thanks also to our members and supporters who make all this work possible.

Learn More

Click here or the “Learn More” button to get the details for where to find the trail.


Adventure Backpacks available for Checkout!

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ACT, Abbie Greenleaf Library, and the Gale River Cooperative Preschool worked together with ACT volunteer Becky Hatfield, to bring you an Adventure Backpack program. You can swing by the Franconia Library and check out a backpack for a whole week!

Each pack is themed and has lots of fun tools and activities inside to help you and your kiddos find hours of adventure outdoors. Please call Abbie Greenleaf Library for more info at (603) 823-8424.

The Backpack Program is funded both by ACT and a NH State Library Summer Learning Grant provided by the Saul O. Sidore Memorial Foundation in memory of Rebecca Lee Spitz.


Whipple Field Interpretive Trail: A Self-Guided Nature Learning Just for Kids!

ACT's Whipple Farm & Field, conserved thanks to a community effort in 2005, has been a source of discovery through experimental management for years. On it, we test invasive vegetation management practices, habitat needs, bat populations, and much more.

The plan has always been to make an interpretive trail on the property, nestled behind Polly's Pancake Parlor, and we are so excited to say that day has finally come!

The trail has been mowed slightly wider to make it family-friendly and try to keep the ticks down. And thanks to the efforts of Zach and the Gilbert family, the trail map is made for kids by a kid! Zach helped plan the stops and fundraised to get the trail signs, map, and pamphlet made as part of his bar mitzvah project.

Please click here for directions via Google Maps.

Download Here

Click here, or the "Download Here" button for a PDF of the map!


Past Events:

Missed our online events? Don't fret!

You can now view past recordings on ACT's YouTube channel by clicking on this link or copy and pasting youtube.com/channel/UC3txKOyhOBCbY0rF0hsrUtA into your browser. Find the latest presentations below or go directly to YouTube see the full archive (May 2020 - present).

Looking to bring a speaker you’ve always wanted to hear right into your home with an ACT event? Please let us know by calling the office at (603) 823-7777 or emailing Katrina at [email protected].

Monday, October 20th, 5:30-6:30pm

Root to Bloom Studio, Littleton, NH

Thursday, September 25th, 6:30-9:00pm

The Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem, NH

Monday, September 15th, 5:30-6:30pm

Ammonoosuc Riverlands, Bethlehem, NH

Wednesday, August 6, 10:30am-3:30pm

Robie Farm, Piermont, NH

Friday, July 25th, 5:30-8:30pm

The Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem NH

Sunday, July 20th, 1:00-4:00pm

Sugar Hill Meeting House

Sunday, July 6th, 9:00-11:00am

CJCF, Easton NH

Monday, June 16th, 5:30-6:30pm

Stratford Town Hall

June 10th and 11th all day!

New Date! Sunday, June 8th, 9:00am-1:30pm

Gale Family Forest, Lyman, NH

Thursday, May 22nd, 7:00-10:00pm

The Colonial Theatre

Sunday, May 18th, 2:00-4:00pm

Mount Cabot Maple, Lancaster, NH

Thursday, May 15th, 6:00-8:00pm

Sugar Hill Meeting House

Sunday, May 11th, 11:00am-1:00pm

Wallace Farm, Dalton, NH

New Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 1:00-3:00pm

Bethlehem, NH

Friday, April 25th, 6:00-9:00pm

North Country Climbing Center, Lisbon, NH

Friday, April 25th, 3:00-5:00pm

DOW Field, Franconia, NH

Thursday, April 10th, 5:30-6:30pm

Littleton Food Co-op Cafe


Email Katrina at [email protected] or call the office at (603) 823-7777 with questions.


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You can help support our programs year-round by making a donation or becoming a member today. Click here for our easy online donation form, or call us at 603-823-7777 for more information. Our members make land conservation, education, and outdoor fun possible for the whole community.

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