The ongoing development of The Sustainability Project and The Emerson Brook Forest Outdoor Learning Center reflect a self-sustaining community oriented process. Our activities are determined by an unwavering commitment to the well-being and safety of the wild environment. Our programs are designed to encourage stewardship and healthy living by enhancing our connection to ourselves, each other and the natural world.
These photos offer a glimpse of the Sustainability Project's multifaceted endeavor over time. To view some pictures of Emerson Brook Forest inhabitants, click on our Natural History page.
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Summer & Fall 2010 |
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Solar System Raffle |
Rock Swap 2010 |
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Winter & Spring 2010 |
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Seed Celebration & Exchange |
Edible Forest Garden Establishment Workshop |
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Summer & Fall 2009 |
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Seed Saving Workshop
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Whole Foods Breakfast |
 The Crescent Moon Celebration of Art |
Winter 2009 |
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 Pictured are Pablo Fleischmann-Green Energy Options, Beth Ketaineck-Scooter Winner, Valerie Piedmont-The Sustainability Project, and Lenoir McDougal-Monadnock Earth Festival Organizer. |
Seed Celebration |
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Fall 2008 |
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Remaking Eden |
Sustainability Fair |
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Spring 2008 The Bioblitz |
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Spring 2008 Bioblitz Natural Resource Inventory |
A cozy Hemlock! |
Sizable interesting Skat! |
Our fearless leader, Al Stoops |
Red Eft |
February 2008 |
Fall 2007 |
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Dancing and Chanting |
Eli lights the first ceremonial fire |
Kathy Raynes shares Native American stories. |
Natural History Walk |
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Summer 2007 |
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The Tepee Crew |
Bodhi and Marcus |
Betsy and Oliver |
Edith and Genevieve, members of the Ashuelot Grange are pleased with the progress |
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Building the leanto September 2007 |
Father and son carpenters, Wayne and Eli |
Berny, Ariel &Pablo getting a start on an accessible outhouse. Fall 2007 |
A motley work crew Summer 2007 |
February 2007 Ayed Saad, Antioch student completed an in-depth study of the Emerson Brook and Trout Brook Watersheds |
A first look at our new 33 acre parcel of land in the Emerson Brook Forest |
Winter 2006 |
Spring 2006 |
Edible Forest Gardening with Dave Jacke |
Kindergardeners garden at the Gilsum Elementary School |
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| The beauty of a forest, far from the distractions of urban life, is often inaccessible to those with mobility challenges. On Sunday, August 21st, 2005, more than 40 people moved beyond “the Gate” to reach the wheelchair accessible trails of The Sustainability Project’s Emerson Brook Forest center. Several took advantage of adaptive equipment provided by Northeast Passage and White Mountain Adaptive Ski and Sports. | ||
 Nolan's Having Fun |
 Ready For Anything |
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 Music and Fun For All! |
 Making Our Way Up |
 We Can Never Have Enough Music |
Gilsum Elementary School Nature, Nutrition & Gardening Club. Good Food Is Fun! |
Trails Construction Day: Spring 2004 |
Girls In The Garden...Harvest Time! |
Skot's First Visit To The Yurt 7/04 |
Nate and the Wild Cucumber |
Valerie says: "It's nice to be part of a herd" |
Stewards of the Earth Weekend Workshop |
Erik at the Bio-Blitz |
Students from Keene State College prepare the site for the Visitor Center |
Iris Piedmont-Fleischmann and Donovan Lombara walk in The Emerson Brook Forest, |
EBFSP Board Member Shirlee Ingalls, daughter Trenna, and grandson Travis in |
Mark and Dan were among the thirty people who showed up for our September 20th, 2003 Trails Day sponsored by Eastern Mountain Sports. |
The sand box tipi |
This tent was donated by |
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"The Emerson Brook Forest Community Weekend" July 11 - 13, 2003 |
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Gathering for the workshop |
Bill Jack, of Marlborough, gave us a primer in the Art of Dowsing. We made our own dowsing rods out of hangers and set out to find water in The Emerson Brook Forest. |
In a workshop facilitated by |
Pablo looking pleased... The solar food dehydrator is ready for the finishing touches. |
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Open House November 8, 2003 About 40 came to see our progress during our open house on November 8, 2003. In the evening, we gathered to view the full eclypse of the moon. It was cold, but we're all well dressed and had a fire to warm our hands. |
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Tehewa & Cody Brown |
Cody tries his new walker on the trail. |
Chas & George warm up in the yurt on a tour of the EBFSP. |
Cody at home in the yurt! |
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Our school out reach program fosters an appreciation of nature and teaches organic gardening skills. This year children have grown, harvested, and eaten tomatoes, potatoes, watermelon, kale, pumpkins, beans ad flowers. Recently a parent remarked that after sampling the kale at school her son requested it be served at home. Program Director, Valerie Piedmont says this illustrates the notion that when children play an active part in growing nutritious food they are more likely to eat it!
The weekly after-school "Gardening, Nature and Nutrition Club" provides Gilsum Elementary School students hands on experience in sustainable life skills.
