Quincy Bog Natural Area

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Quincy Bog Natural Area

Quincy Bog Natural Area is a special place. A pond and associated wetlands and upland forest.

06/08/2026

AUDREY DRAKE CONCERT WEDNESDAY

Join local vocalist-songwriter Audrey Drake whose warm, soulful tone creates an immediate sense of connection. Her artistry is rooted in years of classical training, hard work and lived experience. Haunting melodies and honest, reflective lyrics draw listeners into a world where it’s just the music, the moment and the emotional journey unfolding. Event starts at 7:00 pm in Nature Center.

06/03/2026

BUILT FOR SPEED!

The Canada Bunchberry is thought to have among the fastest known plant movements in the world. Its catapults pollen at a rate so fast, a camera would need to capture 10,000 frames per second to capture the motion! Read more here: https://northernwoodlands.org/discoveries/at_the_speed_of_pollen

06/01/2026

SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, June 10 at 7 pm – Audrey Drake in Concert at Quincy Bog

Opening our summer evening program series, join us for local vocalist-songwriter Audrey Drake whose warm, soulful tone creates an immediate sense of connection. Her artistry is rooted in years of classical training, hard work and lived experience. Haunting melodies and honest, reflective lyrics draw listeners into a world where it’s just the music, the moment and the emotional journey unfolding.

This is a free event. And we have AC!

05/30/2026

CEDAR WAXWINGS

These fruit-loving birds were recently spotted at the bog.

Fun Fact: According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology the name "waxwing" comes from the waxy red secretions found on the tips of the secondary feathers of some birds. The exact function of these tips is not known, but they may help attract mates.

Photo courtesy of Sue Buttrick.

05/29/2026

SHRUB AND TREE ID WALK SATURDAY

Grafton County Forester Jim Frohn will lead a walk to identify common (and some not so common) shrubs and trees in the variety of habitats found at Quincy Bog, from upland forest to swampland to the pond edge. The walk is timed to see some of the shrubs in bloom. Walk is scheduled from 9:00-11:30 AM.

05/28/2026

STATE WILDFLOWER IN BLOOM

The New Hampshire state wildflower, the Pink Lady Slipper is now in bloom at Quincy Bog. You can see them near station 14 - look for the yellow tags on the trees.Please look and don't touch - see more about this plant and why they are best left alone. https://extension.unh.edu/blog/2021/03/can-you-dig-pink-ladys-slippers #:~:text=Pink%20lady's%20slippers%20are%20a,most%20other%20types%20of%20seeds.

05/23/2026

SAVE THE DATE - SHRUB AND TREE WALK

On Saturday May 30, join Grafton County Forester Jim Frohn on a walk to identify common (and some not so common) shrubs and trees in the variety of habitats found at Quincy Bog, from upland forest to swampland to the pond edge. The walk is timed to see some of the shrubs in bloom. Walk is scheduled from 9:00-11:30 AM.

05/19/2026

2026 WALKS & TALKS

Follow this link to see a list of the remaining summer programs and walks at Quincy Bog. As usual, we are excited to share a broad range of programs this year. The talks are on page one, and walks on page two of the document.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kA5bc03YYHs1vrI0XVMXEeuSGsq6jArN/view?usp=sharing

05/17/2026

In the last month our volunteers have stepped up with hundreds of hours of work! Whether it be removing windows from the Nature Center and replacing the rotted framing, painting the interior of the Nature Center, hosting school educational and work groups, or replacing rotten boardwalk boards, we are beyond grateful. Look for continued work on trails this summer.

05/15/2026

REMEMBERING AL PORTS

Al Ports was a driving force in our buying the final parcel of private land abutting the Bog, which let us complete the walk all the way around the Bog pond without leaving the natural area.

A note from his family regarding the walk on Saturday May 16:
Laura will lead a walk to one of Dad's most cherished landscapes with members of the Rumney Ecological Systems, a nonprofit that protects the bog and with whom Dad served on the board. Please plan to meet at the trailhead at the end of Cranberry Bog Road (lower kiosk, not trailhead at Nature Center) at 12 noon. Weather looks to be mild. Please consider bug dope to help prevent ticks.

Address

131 Quincy Bog Road
Rumney, NH
03266

Telephone

(603) 786-9465

Website

http://www.quincybog.org/

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