Chester Townscape, the charitable volunteer organization that provides glorious flowers in bridge boxes and planters, and at various garden spots in public locations around Chester during the growing season, is offering an easy way for individuals to beautify their own properties. Hanging baskets 10" wide, designed by Allen Brothers Nursery, feature mixed flowers that will do well in a variety of conditions and complement any color scheme.

We love our rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds, and so do fish! Healthy water is vital to the recreational enjoyment of our waterways, as well as their ecological integrity and shoreline property values. Volunteers with the Black River Action Team will once again be collecting data on water conditions around the region in 2022, as part of the group's 10th year of "River Dipping." Thanks to a generous donation of $1,000 from the Greater Upper Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited, BRAT's River Dippers will be able to perform several field tests at more than 50 sites this year, starting at the end of April.

A new community art exhibit is on display at Whiting Library for everyone to enjoy at their leisure. The exhibit is called "Painting from the Heart" and is presented by the Stone Village Art Guild. Stop by the library and take in a variety of art forms, including watercolor, pastel, and mixed media from nine talented local artists. The exhibit will be up from March 23rd and June 21st, 2022 and can be seen any time the library is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Fridays from 10am-6pm and Saturdays from 10am-2pm.

Co-sponsored by Chester's Whiting Library and the First Universalist Parish of Chester, the Poetry Experience will offer monthly poetry slams and poetry-writing workshops that are open to all. Poetry slams are light-hearted competitive events in which judges made up of audience members rate the quality of each poet's reading. GMUHS and Emerson College graduate Tuck Wunderle will serve as slam master. The slams will take place at the UU church at 211 North Street in Chester's Stone Village.

The Nature Museum of Grafton presents Dr. Jaime Tanner discussing Hyenas, Carnivores and the Ecosystem on Thursday, March 10 from 7-8:30PM at the Grafton Community Church and live-streamed via Zoom. Sliding scale registration on website.