CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Nature Walk Fall Stroll

Come September, our natural world is beginning the necessary transition from a busy summer season of growth and dispersal to preparations for the challenges of the coming winter.

Wear comfortable shoes and join AARP NH and Kelly Dwyer on September 22 as we stroll through the lovely Urban Forestry Center trail system, situated adjacent to a beautiful tidal saltmarsh on Sagamore Creek in Portsmouth, NH. Along the relatively level route, which meanders through pine forests and streams, we will explore the following:

• Migration and hibernation as seasonal survival strategies: preparation, timing, and the potential hazards
• Animal adaptations for those species who remain active and brave the cold, snowy months
• Tree transitions: fall’s brilliance to leaf litter and the role this process plays in ecological health
  

About Kelly Dwyer
Kelly Dwyer, founder of Nature Education Opportunities, is an award-winning environmental educator and certified NH elementary teacher. She has been creating and delivering engaging programming for audiences of all ages for over 15 years. As a certified wellness coach, Kelly also brings a deep understanding of the numerous benefits of connecting with the natural world to reduce stress, improve health and embrace a more mindful approach to life and learning. An avid gardener and cook, she loves to spend time with her family, which includes her husband and two daughters.

Location: Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH

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Please cancel your registration and do not attend the event/program offering if any of the following are true:

• You are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms in the last 10 days, including without limitation, fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea
• You have had a positive COVID-19 confirmation within the past 10 days.
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