2020 was a different kind of year for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here are the highlights.
In 2020, our socially-distant citizen scientists documented 8 new vernal pools in four Monadnock Region towns.
The Motus Wildlife Tracking System is revolutionizing the study of winged migration, and it’s coming to the Monadnock Region!
The Harris Center is working Hawk Mountain to tag Broad-winged Hawks with satellite transmitters, as part of ongoing efforts to better understand the ecology and migratory behavior of this iconic species.
The Harris Center is launching a new 50th Anniversary Fund, which will seed innovative education and conservation research projects for years to come, as well as provide for stewardship of the land and trails in our care. Four initial projects have already received funding.
Following two successful seasons of amphibian detours at North Lincoln Street, the City of Keene will be working with the Harris Center on limited closures of the Jordan Road amphibian crossing site, as well.
2019 was a memorable year for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here’s what we learned.
The spots on spotted salamanders are like fingerprints on humans: unique to individuals. Here’s how to contribute to our database of salamander spot patterns.
In 2019, our interns and citizen scientists documented 23 new vernal pools in four Monadnock Region towns.
The Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory is now entering its 15th consecutive year of hawk migration data collection and education.
In late June, we wrapped up our seventh successful season of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, a two-month summer internship experience for undergraduates in environmental studies, biology, and related fields.
2018 was a monumental year for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here’s what we learned.
In 2018, our citizen scientists documented 23 new vernal pools in five Monadnock Region towns.
We’re delighted to announce that the Harris Center and New Hampshire Audubon have entered into a new partnership to provide research and education staffing for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory.
2018 was the sixth year of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, a two-month summer internship experience for undergraduates in Environmental Studies.
The Keene City Council recently voted unanimously in favor of closing a local road to vehicle traffic on amphibian migration nights, in large part because of data collected by our Salamander Brigade volunteers.
We just wrapped up our fifth year of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, a two-month summer internship experience for undergraduates.
The Harris Center recognized two outstanding partners at our 46th Annual Meeting on October 16.
In late June, we wrapped up our fourth year of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, a seven-week summer internship experience for undergraduates.
Under the guidance of Harris Center staff and KSC faculty, four outstanding undergraduate interns assisted with many facets of the Harris Center’s diverse work.
In 2014, our citizen scientists and student interns documented 33 new vernal pools in ten towns.
Spotted salamanders are one of a kind.
The Harris Center-Keene State College internship program is a win-win.
The goal of this study was to figure out how many amphibians cross the road at North Lincoln Street each spring, and what percentage of them are helped along by the Crossing Brigades.
Salamanders are everywhere.
We’re launching a new conservation research initiative focused on our Salamander Crossing Brigades.
This spring, our citizen scientists documented 50 new vernal pools in seven towns.
Four KSC students collected ecological data on Harris Center lands this summer as part of a new partnership with the KSC Environmental Studies Department.
This was the Vernal Pool Project’s inaugural year in Peterborough, where 20 enthusiastic citizen scientists visited 50 potential vernal pools.
We’re working with a team of partners to restore stream connectivity in the Ashuelot watershed.
Conservation research that’s local, personal, accessible, and collaborative.
Researchers from UNH and NHFG are teaming up on a statewide bobcat study, and they want your help.
Owl bander Chris Volonte is back on the saw-whet beat again, and she reports that 2010 may be shaping up to be a big year.
This fall, Antioch University New England partnered with AVEO staff and volunteers for a third year of fall migration songbird banding in Keene.
In 2008 and 2009, our citizen scientists documented 29 occurrences of 5 different invasive plant species in Pisgah State Park.
We’ll once again be monitoring migratory birds as they make their way through the Ashuelot Valley this fall.
This is the only documented successful breeding by nighthawks in the entire state this year.
We’re thrilled to partner on the first-ever Northern Saw-whet Owl banding project in southwest New Hampshire.
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