Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands-on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning join us to examine the wide variety of nuts and seeds in our area and where they come from.

This Growing Up WILD workshop is designed for educators and caretakers of children ages 3–7 who want to spark curiosity and wonder about the natural world. Through fun, hands-on activities and shared discussion, participants will explore ways to connect young children with nature through play, stories, art, music, and movement. The workshop will highlight how to integrate science and environmental concepts into early childhood learning in developmentally appropriate ways, both indoors and outdoors. Participants will leave with practical ideas and confidence to bring wildlife and nature exploration into everyday classroom routines, childcare settings, and family playtime.

All participants will take home their own copy of the Growing Up WILD curriculum book and receive a certificate for completing this 3-hour professional development workshop.

Growing Up WILD is part of the Project WILD family: www.projectwild.org.

COST:  $40, Instructions on how to pay will be emailed to you after you register. 

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Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands-on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning join us for a pumpkin palooza, a celebration of the pumpkin from its seed to its stem.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands-on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning join us to learn about New Hampshire’s bats and their awesome attributes.

Prepare your teams & equipment for winter with a full day "Snowfighters' Seminar" with UNH T2!  We'll review best practices & innovations in winter operations including equipment and anti-icing & de-icing options as well as information and resources to support calibration.  Discussion will include how salt works - and how it doesn't work - brine, liquids, and pre-treat & pre-wet options, as well as determining application rates from awareness of pavement and air temperature, weather forecast, and other variables.  We'll also discuss winter safety, as well as driver wellness and defensive & safe driving. 

This training is geared for private snow contractors. Emphasis on parking lots, sidewalks, and commercial site maintenance. 

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**Please note the date has changed from October 14 to October 28.

Join Burkehaven Fellow, Maren Elvidge as she shares findings from her research on septic systems within the Lake Sunapee watershed. Her work identified areas that may be particularly vulnerable to impacts from a septic system failure. During this presentation, Maren will explore what the research uncovered and how these findings can help guide future watershed protection strategies and inform LSPA’s educational efforts to safeguard soil health and water quality. Come learn what’s happening beneath the surface—and how understanding septic system risks can help us better protect the future health of Lake Sunapee.

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This workshop is designed for septic designers, installers, inspectors and Town health officers.  This half-day training will help professionals understand the soil science related to septic design and installation with a special emphasis on septic design near the water’s edge.  Properly designed & maintained systems prevent pollution in our groundwater & waterways, which is vital to public health and to a healthy environment.  Poorly designed and maintained systems can degrade water quality leading to cyanobacteria blooms which are becoming more common in lakes and ponds across the state of New Hampshire. Come learn from area experts in this informative morning workshop.  LSPA is holding this event in partnership with Merrimack & Sullivan County Conservation District.

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3.0 subsurface credits pending.

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