Creak, Crack, Crunch: The Poetry of Nature

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Snow quiets the landscape and our minds, spend this winter day embracing the restfulness of the season. Lakes Region Conservation Member Emma Murray will lead a guided poetry stroll on the ice on Sunday, February 23 2025. From 2-4 pm we will immerse ourselves in the frozen landscape and take inspiration from the sounds of nature to create landscape inspired poetry. Get ready to be creative as there will be multiple stops on the hike to hear and write your own poem. The construction of ice on the lake is very important to the health and productivity of the lake itself but also offers a path for community engagement and recreation. Many authors throughout the years have been inspired by nature and the winter landscape is no exception, connect to your creative side like New Hampshire poets Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Phillip Booth and Sam Walter Foss and even Robert Frost. Participants will meet at the SLA headquarters where hot beverages will be provided to warm up before and after the program (If you’d like to bring a travel mug you can indulge on the ice as well.) All ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by adults. For more information, or to sign up for this Adventure Ecology program, visit the SLA website (squamlakes.org) or contact the SLA directly (603-968-7336). The SLA also offers other Adventure Ecology programs throughout the year. These free programs are open to the public and cover a variety of nature and conservation related topics. The Adventure Ecology programs are presented by the LRCC AmeriCorps members at the SLA who perform important conservation work in support of the Association’s mission. The Squam Lakes Association is dedicated to conserving for public benefit the natural beauty, peaceful character and resources of the watershed. In collaboration with local and state partners the SLA promotes the protection, careful use and shared enjoyment of the lakes, mountains, forests, open spaces and wildlife of the Squam Lakes Region.