Directions: From Epsom Traffic Circle travel 6.2 miles east on Route 4, turn right on Blakes Hill Road, follow 1.4 miles, Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation is on right. Follow gravel driveway about 1/4 mile down hill into camp parking area.
From Lee Traffic Circle travel 13.3 miles west on Route 4, turn left on Blakes Hill Road, follow directions above.
Agenda: Unless indicated otherwise, most events in Robinson Lodge - Dining Hall
1:00 - 1:30 pm: Welcome to Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation and NALMC Neighborhood and to Leopold Day
1:30 - 3:30 pm:
EXPLORE!
- A nature hike to explore the camp (led by naturalists and Scout leaders)
- Leopold bench building (led by Steve Winchester and Carl Wallman) - MaGee Shelter
- Land Health writing workshop (led by poet Sharon Olds) - Williams Lodge
- UNH Woodsmen Team demonstration - across from dining hall
- Activities for kids (led by Nikki Roy)
3:30 - 4:00 pm: Refreshments in the Dining Hall
4:00 - 5:30 pm:
CONNECT!
A presentation and interactive discussion by Leopold scholar, Dr. Julianne Lutz Warren: "Aldo Leopold's Bias for Pine Trees: Writing the Signature of Land Health"
Dr. Warren is the author of Aldo Leopold's Odyssey and a faculty member at New York University. Her work unfolds Leopold's journey to better understands of harmonious human-nature relationships.
Optional kids' activities (outdoor campfire)
5:30 pm:
SHARE!
Community potluck supper - In the spirit of the land ethic, please bring a dish to share and your own place setting
6:30 pm: Screening of documentary film,
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time
Sponsored by:
Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative, NH Fish and Game Department, Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation, Friends of Northwood Meadows State Park, and Bear-Paw Regional Greenways