What if spending time in nature didn’t require a detailed plan or even a destination? In their new book, Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno invite readers to slow down and rediscover the everyday wild close to home.
A newly protected parcel in Hancock helps bridge a gap between two conserved areas in the SuperSanctuary.
Help protect the Nelson Highlands — 655 acres of critical open space in the heart of the SuperSancturary and the Lake Nubanusit watershed.
In 2025, Harris Center interns, volunteers, and community partners documented 4 new vernal pools and identified 27 new potential vernal pools on conserved land in Amherst and Stoddard.
Last month, the Harris Center finalized the Lessey conservation easement, permanently protecting 110 acres of field and forest along Brimstone Corner Road, Antrim Road, and Shady Lane in Hancock.
In the summer of 2025, interns provided essential support for a wide variety of projects, from conservation easement monitoring to bird surveys.
In 2024, Harris Center interns and community scientists documented 10 new vernal pools on conserved land in Amherst, Fitzwilliam, and Hancock.
This summer, we monitored Broad-winged Hawk nests, expanded our kestrel nest box program, prepared for the 20th season of hawk migration monitoring at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory, and more.
In the summer of 2024, student interns provided essential support for a wide variety of projects, from conservation easement monitoring to forest inventory.
A new Harris Center research project is using acoustic monitoring to search for the secretive American Goshawk, a species in decline.
An ambitious new study aims to track the Wood Thrush migration throughout North and Central America — including several birds tagged on Harris Center lands.
This spring, Harris Center staff, interns, and volunteers have installed nest boxes, monitored goshawk breeding territories, and more.
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