A Bittersweet Stewardship Morning

Want to learn more about how to reduce the spread of certain invasive, quick-growing plants without using chemicals that pose risks to pollinators and to soil health?

On Wednesday, July 19, from 8:3010:30 AM, join Chocorua Lake Conservancy Stewardship Director Debra Marnich for a morning of camaraderie, exercise, and invasive plant control at the Brown Lot across from Chocorua Lake. Our volunteer stewards will be learning to identify some common invasive plants and how to remove and control those that might otherwise out-compete native trees and shrubs.

Bittersweet, glossy buckthorn, Japanese barberry and knotweed are all considered invasive plants in New England: plants introduced in the US as ornamentals that in some environments can grow abundantly, disburse large quantities of fruits or seeds, and often grow from underground root systems. Invasive plants can grow so thick in some places that they take over habitat normally available to native shrubs that provide cover and food for wildlife.

Our work at the Brown Lot will focus on non-native bittersweet, where large vines have made their way into the canopy of some of the larger trees. We’ll be cutting vines and the low growth in an attempt to keep the vines at bay. Japanese barberry is also present and we’ll tackle that as we come across it in the understory. Herbalists looking for a non-endangered source of berberine are welcome to come join us in our efforts and take some barberry root home! This is a continuing project after receiving Natural Resources Conservation Service cost-share funding to help with efforts.

The CLC owns the Brown Lot, an undeveloped property located across Rt. 16 from the lake. Working to limit the spread of invasive plants there helps to reduce the chances these species will spread to the lakeshore. Bring work gloves and your favorite clippers if you have them, water and a snack, and please wear sturdy, close-toed shoes. We will have some tools available if needed. Be prepared for bugs and ticks just in case. Meet at The Island public access area on the lake, right off of Route 16. Feel free to come for all or some of the morning. Please register at bit.ly/CLC071923 or via www.chocorualake.org/ events so that we can let you know of any changes in the schedule.

About the Presenter:

CLC Stewardship Director Debra Marnich holds a BS in Zoology and an MS in Forestry. Her major interests and professional focus areas include combining wildlife and forestry practices to manage for both sound silvicultural and optimum wildlife habitat, creating early successional and bird nesting habitat, pollinator habitat creation, promoting small diverse farms local food production/agriculture, promoting land conservation and protection, environmental education, and integrating all resources concerns to create a balanced conservation system.

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July 14 & 15, John Davidson at Club Sandwich, 7 p.m., 12 Main St., Center Sandwich, admission/info: https://www.johndavidson.com/weekendshows

July 15, Annual NE Vintage Boat and Car Auction, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., NH Boat Museum, info/pre-register: 603-569-4554, www.nhbm.org. Takes place at The Nick, 10 Trotting Track Rd., Wolfeboro. (Preview July 13 & 14 from noon to 5 p.m. and July 15 from 8 to 10 a.m.)

July 15, Hikers Club: Lower Bridle Path, 8 - 10:30 a.m., free, Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www.castleintheclouds.org, 603-476-5900.

July 15, Loon Count, 8 - 9 p.m., Wentworth Watershed, info.: 603-534-0222, info@ wentworthwatershed.org.

July 15, Lucknow Garden Tour, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www.castleintheclouds.org, 603-476-5900.

July 15, Stacey Kelleher Outdoor Concert, 7 - 9 p.m., free, Cate Park, Wolfeboro, 603-569-2200.

July 15, Sunrise Yoga Series, 7 a.m., at the base of Cranmore with Mountain Kula Yoga, Cranmore Mt., N. Conway, register/info: 800-422-0585, www.cranmore.com

July 15, The Sweet Caroline Tour Starring Jay White, 7:30 - 10 p.m., Castle in the Clouds/Concerts in the Clouds, Moultonborough, Great Waters Music Festival, tickets/ info: www.greatwaters.org

July 15 & 16, Plein Air Painting with Watercolors, 2 - 4 p.m., Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www.castleintheclouds.org, 603-476-5900.

July 16, The Iguanas, 7 p.m., Feel the Barn Concert Series, 1118 Page Hill Rd., Chocorua, 603-323-6169, www.thefarmstand.net.

July 17, Music Night at Castle in the Clouds, performer: Colin Hart, dinner and music on the patio, Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www. castleintheclouds.org, 603-476-5900.

July 17, Solar Gazing, noon - 4 p.m., free, Castle in the Clouds, 455 Old Mt. Rd., Moultonborough, pre-register suggested: 603-476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org

July 18, Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting WWII at Home and Abroad, 7 - 8 p..m, Wright Museum of WWII, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro, info/tickets: 603-569-1212.

July 18, Music Night at Castle in the Clouds, performer: Jared Steer, dinner and music on the patio, Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www. castleintheclouds.org, 603-476-5900.

July 18, Tiny Tot Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., for babies and toddlers with a caregiver, join Tessa for stories, songs, and fun, free, Conway Public Library, 15 Greenwood Ave., Conway, 603-447-5552.

July 18, 19, 20, Drawing with Colored Pencils, with Martha Koons, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 3 sessions, ArtWorks Gallery, 132 White Mt. Highway, Chocorua. Pre-register: 603323-8041, www.chocoruaartworks.com.

July 19, Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, 7:30 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 36 Main St., Conway. www.conwaymajestic.com, 603-447-4737.

July 19, The Rainbow Fish, 11 a.m., The Colonial Theatre, 2050 Main St., Bethlehem, 603-869-3422, www.bethlehemcolonial.org.

July 19, Yoga on the Lawns of Lucknow, 6 – 7 p.m., Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www.castleintheclouds.org, 6030-476-5900.

July 19 & 20, Family Class, Fantasy Island Needle Felting with Patsy Frasier, 7/19: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 7/20: 10 a.m. - noon, League of NH Craftsmen, Center Sandwich Fine Craft Gallery, 32 Main St., Sandwich, 603-284-6831, https://centersandwich.nhcrafts.org/

July 20, All Together Now – Musical Theatre Mashup with Arts in Motion, 4 - 5 p.m., for kids and their caregivers, free, Conway Public Library, 15 Greenwood Ave., Conway, 603-447-5552.

July 20, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and Western Music, 6 pm, Arts Jubilee, Cranmore Mountain Resort, 1 Skimobile Rd., N. Conway, tickets/info: www.artsjubilee.org

July 20, Jewelry Workshop, 1 - 3 p.m., Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www.castleintheclouds.org, 603-476-5900.

July 20, Land, People & Property, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Castle in the Clouds, 455 Old Mt. Rd., Moultonborough, pre-register required: 603-476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org

July 21, All Together Now – Fitness Foundations, 4 - 4:45 p.m., for grades 7 and 8, meets every Friday until Aug. 25 in Library Park, Conway Public Library, 15 Greenwood Ave., Conway, 603-447-5552.

July 21, Beatlemania Again, 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, info/tickets: 603-335-1992, www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

July 21, Brook Walk Hike & Sketch, 2 - 4 p.m., Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www.castleintheclouds.org, 603-476-5900.

July 21, Friday Night Vertical Series, 6 - 8 p.m., group start is 7 p.m., for all abilities, run or hike uphill, pizza afterwards at Arlberg building, Cranmore Mt., N. Conway, supports N. Conway Community Center, info: 800-422-0585, www.cranmore.com

July 21, Henley Douglas with Al Hospers, Tim Gilmore & Tom Robinson, 7 p.m., Majestic Café, 32 Main St., Conway, 603-447-4737, www.conwaymajestic.com.

July 21, Lucknow Garden Tour, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough, reservations required: www.castleintheclouds.org, 603-476-5900.

July 21, Soul Rebel Project, Sunset Concert Series, 7:30 p.m., Believe in Books Literacy Foundation/Theatre in the Wood, 41 Observatory Way, Intervale, tickets/info.: www.believeinbooks.org. or call 603-356-9980.