Popular MMRG Moonlight Walk on tap for Tuesday

Naturalist Sally Cornwell shows a fern that has been shown to discourage pesky insects during last year's walk. (Courtesy photo/MMRG)

Naturalist Sally Cornwell will lead families on a Moonlight Walk on Tuesday from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Moose Mountains Reservation in Brookfield. The event is presented by Moose Mountains Regional Greenways and sponsored by Trager Massage, LLC.

This event will start near dusk with the moon rising and just a day past full. The guided walk will follow about a mile of woods roads and foot paths to the old Burrows Farm, during which Cornwell will talk about the wildlife and plants that can be seen along the way. The destination will be a hillside, where Cornwell will further entertain and educate children and parents with stories from the Native American tradition.

 Cornwell, a self-taught naturalist, has been leading nature programs for adults and children for more than 20 years.  She is a popular leader of many MMRG outings, including a similar successful moonlight walk last year, in which participants enjoyed listening to several barred owls after learning to imitate their call.

 The outing is free but participants are asked to preregister by calling (603) 978-7125 or emailing info@mmrg.info. Please bring blankets to sit on and flashlights if needed for the return walk.

 Moose Mountains Regional Greenways (MMRG) is a nonprofit land trust working to conserve and connect important water resources, farm and forest lands, wildlife habitats, and recreational land in Brookfield, Farmington, Middleton, Milton, New Durham, Wakefield, and Wolfeboro. In 2008, MMRG partnered with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests to conserve the 2,300-acre Moose Mountain Reservation, now owned and managed by the Forest Society. The two organizations are now collaborating once again to add an abutting 150-acre property that features trails, forested ridges and scenic views.

For more information, see the front page article in MMRG’s summer newsletter, which can be viewed online at www.mmrg.info.