BETHLEHEM, N.H. (July 15, 2024)– The Society for the Protection of NH Forests (Forest Society) and the Bretzfelder Park Committee are proud to announce the kickoff of the Bretzfelder Park Summer Family Educational Series on August 7. From hawks and owls to nature smartphone apps, the free programs will be held on Wednesday evenings outdoors at the Bretzfelder Park in Bethlehem.

All programming will take place at Bretzfelder Park, 581 Prospect Street in Bethlehem. To RSVP to the event visit the Forest Society web site at https://www.forestsociety.org/events. Registration is not required but appreciated. Walk-ins are welcome, those registered will receive updates about any changes to the programming.

Nature Apps for Naturalist
August 21 at 6 p.m.
On August 21 at 6 p.m., participants will learn about smartphone apps that can help us better understand and enjoy our natural world. Field guides are great but can be heavy to carry. Nature apps can make us better naturalists and contribute to citizen science projects. Naturalist, David Govatski will cover apps for geology, birds, weather, and plants, as well as apps that supplement paper maps for trail navigation.

Govatski retired from the US Forest Service after a 33-year career. He now works as a ship naturalist in Alaska during the summer and presents autumn foliage programs in New Hampshire in September and October. Govatski is a proponent of getting out and enjoying nature and will show how we can balance the use smart phone apps to increase our enjoyment of nature and not detract from nature.

ABOUT THE FOREST SOCIETY
The Forest Society is a private, non-profit land trust and forestry organization established in 1901. The Forest Society owns 196 forest conservation properties constituting more than 63,000 acres in 105 New Hampshire communities and it holds nearly 800 conservation easements that permanently protect and additional 135,000 acres statewide.