The Bretzfelder Park Summer Educational Series continues with a Beaver Ecology program on Wednesday, August 28!

This outdoor program will include a leisurely walk along a wetland habitat to discuss the habitat needs, and the dam and lodge building habits of beavers. We will also discuss options to avoid and minimize beaver conflicts associated with tree cutting and damming. The free program is interactive and designed to engage and educate audience members of all ages.

If the weather is poor, we will meet indoors for a presentation on these same topics.

Matthew Tarr, Ph.D. is Extension Professor & State Wildlife Habitat Specialist for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. Matt works throughout NH in close partnership with the NH Fish & Game Department and Natural Resources Conservation Service to assist private landowners and communities improve habitat for wildlife. His specialties include habitat requirements of New England wildlife, improving forested wildlife habitat through commercial timber harvesting, field management to benefit vertebrate & invertebrate wildlife, shrub land and young-forest habitat ecology & management, wetlands wildlife ecology, and invasive plant ecology.