My Turn: We must protect what little wilderness we have left
Published: 1/16/2021 6:15:04 AM
Two seemingly unrelated incidents have me thinking lately about wildlife, and the future of it, in the Concord area.
I read an article in the latest issue of the quarterly publication that a conservation organization I belong to publishes.
That article, which cited data from Nature Conservancy studies, found that the vast majority of impacts from human recreation on wildlife are negative. One study found that an increase in mountain biking, hiking, and dog walking in the warmer months and skiing, fat biking, and snowshoeing in the winter had caused elk herds around major Rocky Mountain resort towns to dwindle almost to the point of extinction.
Letter: More praise for city hiking trails
Published: 1/2/2021 1:51:26 PM
I second the recent letter writer who found the Concord Trail Guidebook to be a fantastic resource for walking and hiking trails supported by the City and the Concord Conservation Commission. I consider it the best $7 I have spent since moving here two years ago.
The guidebook, available at City Hall, provides the maps and directions to trailheads, but it is the well-marked and well-maintained trails themselves that provide so many beautiful forest walks accessible from all parts of the city, from several beautiful trails in the northern regions along the Contoocook River, to the southern trails, including the interpretive trail in the Upton Morgan State Forest and the gorgeous trails of the Silk Farm Audubon Center.