Did you know that 60% of the Strafford Rivers Conservancy's annual budget comes from private donations from people like you? Your financial support helps the Strafford Rivers Conservancy permanently conserve key properties in the region and maintain its vigilant stewardship of its protected lands. Invest in the preservation of the region's special landscapes today by making an annual or repeating contribution to the SRC using our new "Network for Good" donate button or by mail to: PO Box 623, Dover, NH, 03821.
On April 27th and 28th, in an effort to save the New England cottontail, New England’s only native rabbit and an endangered species, 10,000 stalks of silky dogwood were planted over 376 volunteer hours! These stalks will grow into brush which will become a favorite habitat for the cottontail.
Here are 2 articles from Foster's Daily Democrat:
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http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130512%2FGJNEWS_01%2F130519846%2F0%2FSEARCH — New England Cottontail
Outreach Coordinator Kam Damtoft and Board Member Ann Welsh were elbow deep in shortening and birdseed when they participated in The Children's Museum of NH Celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 2013. The project was bird feeder making which consisted of stuffing a pine cone with a mixture of shortening mixed with oatmeal and cornmeal, then rolling it in birdseed, to be hung in a tree!
