http://blog.nwf.org/2012/03/tackle-carbon-pollution-save-pond-hockey/ The National Wildlife Federation's blog Sat, 25 May 2013 14:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.nwf.org/2012/03/tackle-carbon-pollution-save-pond-hockey/comment-page-1/#comment-13473 Anonymous Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:48:00 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/?p=51257#comment-13473 Joe, Thanks for the excellent post!  I have been hearing that the ice is already out in Maine, a month earlier than ever recorded.  Our go-to destination in New Hampshire was Occom Pond.  Nothing matches the feeling of freedom I had with a hockey stick in hand on open ice.  Growing up in New Hampshire, spending time outside was a year-round event.   Wonder Bread bags doubled as boot liners to fend off the main barrier to a day in the snow:  wet feet.  We felt like a rough bunch with team snowball wars fought amidst elaborate snow forts, but I suspect we look like a pack of lost penguins marching around in our snow suits.

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