Eastman Living Online Magazine

By Craig McArt We who live in Eastman have chosen to live in a forest that we share with wildlife. Wildlife has a voice in the management of our forest through the Woodlands and Wildlife Committee. The committee also has responsibility to provide us with information related to stewardship of our natural surroundings. So, here […]

Eastman was originally designed to be a community of “second homes,” a place for weekend and vacation escapes to the country from the stress of city life, jobs and school.

Text and Photos By Craig McArt Eastman’s spurs don’t jingle jangle jingle, but they do offer something America’s favorite singing cowboy Gene Autry and his Wonder Horse, Champion, might have enjoyed just as much. We’re talking trail spurs, which angle—not jangle—off main trails, as do many created and maintained by Woodlands and Wildlife Committee volunteers. […]

By Brad Truax Eastman’s rich woodland and wetland habitats are home for many wildlife species. While we seldom see the actual animal, we recognize many by the signs they leave, most often tracks or scat; but there are other signs as well. For example, we may see a tree whose bark has been denuded by […]

By Craig McArt A new, half-mile-long trail, constructed by Woodlands and Wildlife (W&W) Committee members in 2017, circles by two vernal pools in Upper John’s Glen. You may wonder, “What’s a vernal pool, and who cares?” According to wildlife biologists and ecologists, vernal pools are really important. First of all, they’re important to wood frogs […]

Text and Map By Craig McArt Eastman was carved out of a woodland forest. In 1970, the community’s developer, the Controlled Environment Corporation (CEC), noted this primary goal for the community: “To develop the community so that the impact upon the natural environment would be minimized and the beauty of the surrounding landscape conserved and […]

Text and Illustrations by Craig McArt Have you ever followed what looked like a trail only to end up at someone’s back door? Or gone out for a quick walk in the woods and ended up wandering around for hours? Does trying to find your way on hiking trails that are missing trail markers frustrate […]

By David Wood The Woodlands and Wildlife Committee has been working to minimize the spread of exotic invasive shrubs in Eastman. The University of New Hampshire (UNH) defines an invasive plant as one that is not native to a particular ecosystem, whose introduction is likely to cause economic or environmental harm, and is capable of […]

Article and Photos by Craig McArt  When it comes to Eastman Pond, there are two viewpoints to consider: one is the view from the water to the shore and the other is from land out across the water. To view the shore from the water, it’s handy, of course, to have a boat of some sort. […]