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Learn about coywolves and beavers in LLCT programs

October 27, 2015

The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust is serving up programs on local wild animals and a nature walk in early November.

Dr. Jonathan Way and a friend.

Dr. Jonathan Way and a friend.

Learn about coyotes and coywolves

Ever wondered if there was a wolf in your back yard? Come to “Eastern Coywolves: Ecology and Behavior” with Jonathan Way on Sunday, Nov. 1 from 4-5:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Way studies eastern coyote populations and is at the forefront of research determining how much of our coyote population is actually a hybrid of the eastern red wolf and the eastern coyote. His multimedia presentation of still and video images comprehensively covers the subject of eastern coyotes/coywolves, including the process of hybridization. Way is the author of two books: Suburban Howls: Tracking the Eastern Coyote in Urban Massachusetts and My Yellowstone Experience. He founded and runs his organization, Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research, where he is continuing his goal of long-term ecological and behavioral research on coywolves.

“Leave it to Beavers” screening

All are welcome to a screening of “Leave it to Beavers,” a PBS Nature documentary telling the story of beavers in North America, on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust, above Aka Bistro. The film recounts beavers’ history, near extinction, and comeback as a growing number of scientists, conservationists and grassroots environmentalists have come to regard beavers as overlooked tools when it comes to reversing the effects of global warming and worldwide water shortages. Once valued for their fur or hunted as pests, these industrious rodents are seen in a new light through the eyes of this novel assembly of beaver enthusiasts and “employers” who reveal how the presence of beavers can transform and revive landscapes. Using their skills as natural builders and brilliant hydro-engineers, beavers are being recruited to accomplish everything from reestablishing water sources in bone-dry deserts to supporting whole communities of wildlife drawn to the revitalizing aquatic ecosystems their ponds provide.

Visit beaver ponds on a nature walk

Explore beaver habitats in Lincoln on a nature walk with Mark Fraser, executive director of the Nature Walks Conservation Society (NWCS), on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in the parking lot behind St. Anne’s Church (147 Concord Rd.). Participants will look for signs of beaver activity, observe a lodge, and hopefully spot a busy beaver at work. Learn fascinating facts about beavers and how to protect them. Wear shoes or boots suitable for a one-two mile walk and possibly soggy ground conditions.

The NWCS is a nonprofit working to raise awareness about the natural world through direct public education. Fraser is a public environmental educator at the Sherburne Nature Center in Tyngsborough and is also executive producer and host of “Nature Walks with Mark Fraser.” His films have been seen on Discovery News, PBS, and on his YouTube channel.

All three events are free, with donations to the LLCT welcomed.

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