Beaver Brook Association


Open to the public 365 days a year, dawn to dusk, the Beaver Brook Association is a non-profit nature center and conservation area in Hollis, Brookline, and Milford, New Hampshire, United States. It takes its name from Beaver Brook, a tributary of the Nissitissit River and Nashua River.

Geography

Its 2,187 acres of land contains about of trails going through an area located between Northern hardwood forests and southern Northeastern coastal forests. It contains a large amount of wetland areas which run along the brook.

History

The Beaver Brook Association was founded in 1964 on a lot by Hollis P. Nichols and Jeffrey P. Smith.

Activities

The mission of Beaver Brook Association is "to promote an understanding of the interrelationships in the natural world and to demonstrate natural resource stewardship". The association runs activities year round including nature and fitness hikes, herb and gardening classes, survival skills, orienteering, snowshoeing, mindfulness in nature, forest ecology classes and more. They offer weeklong sessions of summer nature camps. In addition, environmental education programs are offered to schools, libraries, clubs and other public forums. Over 10,000 people attend these programs each year. The association often sponsors educational events on its campus as well as at nearby museums, schools and libraries. It also has pollinator plots, a compost education court,a group campsite with cabins and fire circles, multiple historic buildings for classrooms and meeting spaces plus 14 theme gardens maintained by volunteers. Nearly 200 volunteers a year assist Beaver Brook with its mission.