March 28, 2024

Rehoboth Land Trust News Getting Outside

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One does not have to be a L.L. Bean customer to appreciate their ads with the tag line “Be an Outsider.”

The winter has just started to be here in earnest as I write this – cold, cold, wind chill to go with the typical winter temperatures, or, at least what is usually typical. But we can’t depend on “typical” in this neck of the woods!
The Land Trust has learned that scheduling a guided “Winter Hike” is a game of roulette with the weather. Snow shoeing, cross country skiing, animal tracking – all good ideas -- if the weather cooperates. We thank Otter Brown for his planning and enthusiasm for this event in prior years, but it often ended up in postponement.

But there is no reason for groups not to meet up at some of our preserved properties for a fun time as “outsiders.” Stop (or at least pause) and look at the winter landscape and see things not observed before while under the cover of foliage. Tracks of animals are visible in both mud and snow. This is a great time to find a guide and try to identify what you see. Listen, birds are still active and more easily heard and seen. Maybe you can go online and discover what different birds sound like and track them in the land around you. For adventures at night, listen for Great Horned owls who are nesting now and calling proclaiming their territory in the woods with deep hoots.

If nothing else, simply enjoy the walk to chase the feel of “cabin fever.” The bright sun is often out now and if properly bundled up, we can all enjoy being outsiders for a walk in the woods.

Visit our website at rehobothlandtrust.net for the location of our properties! Join us with the membership form found in the February Rehoboth Reporter.

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