“I hadn’t really thought much about how little time I’ve spent around lakes before moving up here, but now I think about it every time I hike up to an overlook of Squam.”

“I completely understand the feeling of waking up early to an alarm that you did not want to set, but if you need a sign to do that yourself and get out there to see the sunrise, this is it.”

“This region has given me childhood memories that I still cherish to this day decades later.”

“My assumption, when I joined the LRCC, was that I would have five housemates. A second, more implicit assumption was that all of these housemates would be human.”

“Whatever happened to New England snow?”

“I didn’t anticipate thinking of Siberia very often in New Hampshire, but it crossed my mind possibly every other day in my first few weeks here.”

“Spending most of my time with LRCC AmeriCorps and The Nature Conservancy has exposed me to some of the greatest preserves I’ve ever seen.”

“This program has been a blast, and I’m looking forward to what the rest of the term has in store.”

“We often look past the things we see day to day as they may seem insignificant, but when you get the chance to stop and think about them, your day may just get more interesting.”

“Conservation allows us to keep the past alive so that more than just ourselves, but future generations as well can experience the unbroken tapestry of nature in a way that nothing else on this Earth can replicate.”