Volunteers have so much fun at Topsmead!
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Take a look at an overview of our projects by downloading the file below:
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Gardening Partnerships: Working with
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Educational PartnershipsSince our inception, Friends of Topsmead has made working with local schools a priority project. We developed a working relationship with 4 schools bringing students out to Topsmead with their teachers for varied efforts. In 2019, they monitored the bluebird nesting boxes and collected Monarch butterfly cocoons and raised them to emerge as new butterflies. We have several more projects in mind with ideas for the Montessori school children to teens from Wamogo High School. We welcome more hands-on support for this ongoing effort, in particular to coordinate with the schools and act as school liaison.
Welcome CenterIn partnership with DEEP, Friends of Topsmead is creating a Welcome Center in the ‘garage’ or shed adjacent to the Chase House. The purpose is establish a space to orient visitors to Topsmead as well as support our mission of providing programs and information to engage visitors in appreciating the history, environment and ecology, beauty and tranquility of Topsmead.
In 2018 we worked with DEEP to improve the interior of the shed with a cleaning, painted ceiling, electrical service, and a new floor. Volunteers are working on a series of informative panels to be housed in the Welcome Center with photos and text that highlight the history of Topsmead, and noteworthy environmental features of the State Forest. There will also be a detailed map and what sites it offers as well as links to online information such as the Story of Topsmead documentary. |
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