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Environmental Federation of New England
E-mail Newsletter
The latest news and events from New England’s
top environmental organizations.

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 10
http://www.GreenForNewEngland.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
In this issue:
     1 - Preventing Harm
     2 - Heave Ho!
     3 - Special Service
     4 - Pond of Safety
     5 - Fall Harvest
     6 - Time for Trees

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1 - Preventing Harm
What parent, teacher, or friend-of-a-kid does not want to protect their children from harm? The Clean Water Fund has launched a new website, www.PreventingHarm.org, designed to educate adults about toxics in our air, food, and water that could interfere with a child's development. For more information check out www.PreventingHarm.com or call the Clean Water Fund at 617-423-4661 in Massachusetts or 401-331-6972 in Rhode Island.

2 – Heave Ho!
Imagine hiking in Vermont's beautiful Green Mountains. Now imagine hiking two miles to the top of Mount Mansfield at an elevation of 3,000 feet and then lugging boulders and logs around all day. Since June, Green Mountain Club staff and volunteers have rebuilt Butler Lodge, a haven for Long Trail travelers for 67 years and one of the few log shelters left. It was restored in the same style that has made it one of the more notable, and beautiful, lodges, complete with its unique combination of lower horizontal logs and upper vertical logs. For more information on how to take advantage of the 270-mile Long Trail and its 70 shelters, contact the GMC at (802) 244-7037 or visit www.greenmountainclub.org.

3 - Special Service
Reward the environmentalist in your life by nominating him or her for the Environmental Service Awards, sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions. Anyone who has made a substantial contribution toward environmental awareness and resource protection in Massachusetts is eligible. The deadline for nominations is November 15, 2000. For nomination criteria and requirements, contact MACC at (617) 489-3930 or via e-mail at awards@maccweb.org.

4 – Pond of Safety
Working together really can make a difference. Together, members of the Trust for Public Land, Appalachian Mountain Club, and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, among others, are trying to unite two parts of the White Mountain National Forest. If the project is successful, 10,000 acres, known as the Pond of Safety because of its strategic location between the Kilkenny and Presidential mountain ranges, would become a community forest. The US Forest Service will purchase the remaining 2,000 acres and add them to the White Mountain National Forest. The acquisitions will protect breeding and feeding habitat for bear, moose, songbirds, and other wildlife. For more information, contact TPL's New Hampshire office at (802) 223-1373 or visit www.tpl.org.

5 - Fall Harvest
While you have been trying to squeeze in the last few activities of summer, dozens of delicious fruits and vegetables have ripened. Join the harvest at the Clark-Cooper Community Gardens at Massachusetts Audubon Society's Boston Nature Center from 1:00-2:30 PM on Saturday, October 14. Enjoy some of the tasty produce, listen to gardening tales, and check out which summer-time creatures are still in the area. Or, if you would prefer to do some bird watching, the 67-acre sanctuary is open from 8:00-10:00 AM on Wednesday, October 18, for some spectacular sightings. Previous bird walks have found as many as 50 different species during the two hours. For more information, contact the Center at (617) 983-8500 or via e-mail at boston-nc@massaudubon.org.

6 - Time for Trees
Have you been hiking or camping and come across an area where logging has taken place? Have you ever wondered how and why it has been done? You can find answers to these questions at Cockaponset State Forest on Saturday, October 7, at 9:30 AM. Sponsored by The Connecticut Forest and Park Association, an informational walk will be guided by a CT Department of Environmental Protection forester who will bring you through historic charcoal burning pits as well as provide details on tree cutting and forest management practices along the Blue-Blazed Cockaponset Trail. For more information contact CFPA at (860) 346-2372 or visit www.ctwoodlands.org.

Save the Date!
Join us on Wednesday, October 25, for the Environmental Federation's Fourth Annual Environmental Friend of New England Awards celebration beginning at 5:30 PM at the Wyndham Boston Hotel. Mark your calendars now! For additional information, contact us at (617) 542-3363 or via e-mail at info@GreenForNewEngland.org.

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