winter 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:

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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!

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.

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

Adventure Backpacks available for Checkout!

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.

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

A New Way to Enjoy Foss & MacCornack-Evelyn Forests!

Download ACT’s brand new self-guided interpretive walk for the Foss and MacCornack-Evelyn Forests in the Bronson Hill Conservation Area.

The walk follows the lower part of the Schaller Trail and then the MacCornack-Evelyn Trail with 8 stops along the way that give you a glimpse into the natural, as well as human, history of the land.  You will see some old farm equipment, the remains of a spring house, and several other interesting items.

Start at the kiosk near the parking area off Pearl Lake Road for a moderate walk with a total round-trip mileage of 1.2 miles and about 250 feet of elevation gain.  If you’d like to continue hiking after you complete the interpretive walk, you can hike the rest of the Schaller Trail loop or detour down the Foss Path before you return to the parking area.

A big thanks to ACT Member, Trustee, and super volunteer Joanne Jones for creating the walk and handout!

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

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].

Have questions about registration, membership or otherwise?
Please email Katrina at [email protected] or call the office at (603) 823-7777.

Show your love for the north country -

Becoming part of ACT helps protect your favorite places! Your membership dollars go toward protecting farmland, forests, clean water and clean air for everyone.  Year after year we work to make open spaces available to the public, to help keep farms productive, viable and close to home, and to protect our iconic and wondrous wildlife. Make a difference in your life as well as the lives future generations. Help keep the North Country a pristine working landscape.

Visit our Facebook page for wonderful photos of our past events, including our Cooley-Jericho Potluck and Hikes, Summer Nature Walks, 'Shoes & Brews℠ and Community Harvest Potluck.

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.

Thank you!