Field trip to Northwood Meadows State Park

I recently went on a field trip with my oldest son, and his 3rd grade class, to Northwood Meadows State Park in Northwood, NH. Northwood Meadows State Park is a free, unstaffed, 674.5 acre facility, which is open year-round.  There are trails for hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing and many can be used for snowmobiling. [...]

REI Invites Children to Get Outside This Summer with Kids’ Passport to Adventure

Free National Program Engages Families in Outdoor Recreation and Stewardship Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) invites children, adults and families to get active in the outdoors this summer with Kids’ Passport to Adventure. Designed for children ages five to 12, the national program encourages kids to participate in at least one outdoor recreational activity, such as [...]

Wildlife encounters for kids

This summer I have had the opportunity to see Northern New England’s Traveling Zoo twice. The first time was with my youngest son Lucas at our town gym. It was offered as part of the library’s summer reading program, and again this weekend at a birthday party with my oldest son Jacob. Derek was our [...]

Teaching kids to live in harmony with nature

We have lived in Barrington, New Hampshire for almost nine years. Our land is also home to Whitetail Deer, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Porcupine, Raccoon, Bats and many types of birds. We have heard that there are Black Bear, Moose & Coyotes in the area, but we have not seen them. Recently, our neighboring Gray [...]

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