Join us for an Indigenous historical narrative on exploring ways to protect, restore, and sustainably manage waterways through Indigenous knowledge and practices. Denise K. Pouliot, Sag8moskwa (Head Female Speaker), and Artist and Paul W. Pouliot, Sag8mo (Head Male Speaker – Chief) and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO), of the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People will discuss their contemporary response about being the continued “Care Takers” of N’dakinna, our homelands and our lakes.

Join LSPA and NH Audubon’s Raptor Rapture for some exciting birding expertise. Get up-close and personal with NH’s birds of prey and meet a live animal ambassador! Look into an owl’s eyes, check out the talons of a Red-tailed Hawk, and discover the biology behind what makes raptors such efficient hunters.

Join Nancy Dutton and Midge Eliassen as they present historic photos and narrate the history of early Lake Sunapee cottages and their families. This program especially highlights those residents who have been engaged with LSPA, starting in the 1890s.

Join LSPA and ASLPT on a family friendly Dragonfly Walk at Esther Currier Wildlife Management Area (a.k.a. Low Plain) in New London. Andy and Carrie Deegan will teach participants about dragonfly and damselfly biology and their preferred habitats, how to capture and release dragonflies safely, and some tips for identifying common species. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothing and shoes you don’t mind getting wet if you’d like to try netting dragons!

Rain Date August 9.