Beaver Brook Association

Open to the public 365 days a year, dawn to dusk, the Beaver Brook Association is a non-profit nature center[1] and 2,187-acre (885 ha) conservation area in Hollis, Brookline, and Milford, New Hampshire, United States. It takes its name from Beaver Brook, a tributary of the Nissitissit River and Nashua River.

For the reservation in Belmont and Waltham, Massachusetts, see Beaver Brook Reservation.

Geography

Its 2,187 acres of land contains about 40 miles (64 km) of trails going through an area located between Northern hardwood forests and southern Northeastern coastal forests. It contains a large amount of wetland areas which run along the brook.[2]

History

The Beaver Brook Association was founded in 1964 on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) lot by Hollis P. Nichols and Jeffrey P. Smith.[3]

Activities

The mission of Beaver Brook Association is "to promote an understanding of the interrelationships in the natural world and to demonstrate natural resource stewardship". The association runs activities year round including nature and fitness hikes, herb and gardening classes, survival skills, orienteering, snowshoeing, mindfulness in nature, forest ecology classes and more. They offer weeklong sessions of summer nature camps. In addition, environmental education programs are offered to schools, libraries, clubs and other public forums. Over 10,000 people attend these programs each year.[4][5] The association often sponsors educational events on its campus as well as at nearby museums, schools and libraries.[1] It also has pollinator plots, a compost education court,a group campsite with cabins and fire circles, multiple historic buildings for classrooms and meeting spaces plus 14 theme gardens maintained by volunteers. Nearly 200 volunteers a year assist Beaver Brook with its mission. [3]

References
  1. "Kite, Forest Display at Children's Museum". Nashua Telegraph. April 2, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved July 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Trail Maps and Guides". beaverbrook.org. Beaver Brook Association. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. "About Us". beaverbrook.org. Beaver Brook Association. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. Tracy, Paula (June 29, 2015). "Learn how to identify and collect edible mushrooms". WMUR. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. "Beaver Brook offering new summer camps". Hollis Brookline Journal. Cabinet Press. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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