Lost Keys?

Posted on August 7, 2024 by | Leave a comment

A ring of small keys and an Energizer battery were found by the pollinator garden near the MRG overpass parking lot near APD. Are they yours? If so, please contact the Lebanon Rec Department.

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Good Year for Apples!

Posted on August 6, 2024 by | Leave a comment

For the first year since being planted in 2019, the two apple trees at the MRG overpass pollinator garden near APD, are heavily laden with apples. They are not quite ripe , but look healthy, and will be available as an organic snack in a few weeks. Thanks to all Friends of Lebanon Recreation, Upper Valley Apple Corps, and other volunteers who helped plant these trees 5 years ago!

MRG organic apple tree planting during Climate Strike Week in September 2019.

And, given the abundance of apples this year, might you have a supply that could help feed bears at Kilham Bear Center in Lyme, NH? They rehabilitate and release injured, orphaned, and abandoned black bear cubs . . some of which have been rescued in Lebanon. He has put out a request for apples:

There is a bin at the bottom of our
driveway at 172 Grafton Turnpike Rd, Lyme, NH 03768.
Thanks, Ben Kilham

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The MRG – Good Choice on a Hot 4th of July!

Posted on July 4, 2024 by | 2 comments

It was not yet Noon and the day was already steamy . . . such a good place for a family outing! The shady green tunnel of trees, the views of the Mascoma River . . . Happy Fourth of July!

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The Trishaw – a Wonderful Resource!

Posted on July 2, 2024 by | 1 comment
Terri and Chipper Ashley

We are so lucky to have this Cycling Without Age trishaw and a host of volunteer pilots available to widen access to the MRG and NRT! Thanks to pilot Chipper Ashley for a great trip!

And behold! New swag to carry the message!

Much appreciation to all who made this program happen.

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Thanks UV Rugby Club!

Posted on June 27, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Thanks to the members of the Upper Valley Rugby Club who showed up to mulch and weed in the MRG Pocket Park by the tunnel. We appreciate your good energy and the Pocket Park and the blueberries look great!

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Snapping Turtle Laying Eggs

Posted on June 6, 2024 by | Leave a comment

Back in early May, Dan Moriarty sent a photo of a snapping turtle he had spotted on the MRG on a rainy day. She must have been doing reconnaissance, looking for a good place to lay eggs. At the end of May, he spotted her again . . .and indeed, she had found a sandy spot to lay her eggs. Isn’t it encouraging to know that, behind all the development on the Miracle Mile, there is this other world ?! Ah, the Mascoma River and the MRG! Thanks for sharing, Dan!

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Well, hello there!

Posted on May 10, 2024 by | Leave a comment
Love this little painted rock that someone has placed in the entryway garden in the MRG Pocket Park by the tunnel!

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Springtime Encounter!

Posted on May 8, 2024 by | Leave a comment

“Made a new friend when I got drenched during downpour on MRG this afternoon. He was crossing from river to pond behind Cinemas between P&C access road and steel umbrella. Made my getting drenched worth the additional 2 mile walk back to my car worth it as the downpour continued.”

Thanks to Dan Moriarty for sharing this snapping turtle encounter! (Might this be an egg-laying SHE?)

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It’s MRG Apple Blossom Time!

Posted on May 8, 2024 by | Leave a comment

The two apple trees at the MRG Overpass Pollinator Garden (by APD) are now in bloom . . . fingers are crossed that we will have no mid-May frost, such as in 2023, that limited much of our Upper Valley apple crop!

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Finally! Color in the Gardens!

Posted on April 24, 2024 by | Leave a comment
Its been cold and gray with an occasional brilliant Spring day and then back to the cold and the gray. But there is hope as the daffodils appear in the Pocket Park by the tunnel. They are not native plants and may not be the first choice for many pollinators . . . they are there to lift the spirits of humans who have made it through the winter.

And behold: Bloodroot in the MRG Overpass Garden on Mascoma Street. Bloodroot is a perennial flowering plant native to Eastern North America. It has no nectar, but its pollen is sought by mining bees and sweat bees. Deer, woodchucks, and turkeys also use blooodroot as a food source. The flowers open their petals to the sun when the temperature reaches 46 degrees Fahrenheit. This was late afternoon and chilly; the petals were already closing.

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