Calendar of Events
October 2018
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene
Join us for this slow, simple ramble in Robin Hood Park, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. As we go, we’ll search for signs and sounds of autumn -- animal sign, migrating birds, acorns, beechnuts, wild seeds, and more.
Learn more »Camera Trapping Workshop: Where to Place Your Camera for Great Wildlife Images
Join Janet Pesaturo, author of Camera Trapping Guide: Tracks, Sign, and Behavior of Eastern Wildlife, for a presentation on how to use tracks, sign, and knowledge of animal behavior to find the best spots for placing your wildlife camera.
Learn more »Everyday Nature for Parents of Young Children
The latest studies show that children who spend time outdoors have less stress, anxiety, and depression; lower blood pressure; and a greater ability to concentrate and focus. Join Susie Spikol Faber for three mornings of learning about the many benefits…
Learn more »Nature on Tap: Tiny Terrors
Join Harris Center naturalists John Benjamin and Brett Amy Thelen for a spine-tingling evening of true tales about ferocious mice, zombie ants, and nature’s other tiny terrors – just in time for Halloween. Drinks on you, conversation on us!
Learn more »Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene
Join us for this slow, simple ramble at Goose Pond, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. As we go, we’ll search for signs and sounds of autumn -- animal sign, migrating birds, acorns, beechnuts, wild seeds, and more.
Learn more »Harris Center Annual Meeting
Join fellow Harris Center supporters and staff for our 2018 Annual Meeting. We'll review highlights from the past year, make some very special recognitions, and enjoy stories from our featured guest, NHPR’s Sam Evans-Brown.
Learn more »Everyday Nature for Parents of Young Children
The latest studies show that children who spend time outdoors have less stress, anxiety, and depression; lower blood pressure; and a greater ability to concentrate and focus. Join Susie Spikol Faber for three mornings of learning about the many benefits…
Learn more »November 2018
Plovers, Knots, and Spoonies: Shorebird Success Stories from the Field
Join Scott Hecker, Director of Bird Conservation for the International Conservation Fund of Canada, for a talk about ICFC's work to protect Piping Plovers, Red Knots, Spoon-billed Sandpipers and more on their wintering grounds in the southern hemisphere.
Learn more »Easygoing Hike to Crotched Mountain
Join Rich Taylor and Lee Baker for a moderately strenuous, 4-mile roundtrip hike through blueberry barrens to the top of Crotched Mountain.
Learn more »Watching for Golden Eagles from Mount Monadnock
Join Tom Warren during the peak week for Golden Eagles to migrate through the Monadnock Region on their way south from Quebec. We’ll hike Mount Monadnock's Dublin Trail, stopping at suitable vantage points to scan the skies for this charismatic raptor.
Learn more »The Real Eastern Coyote
Join biologist Chris Schadler for a talk gleaned from her 30 years of experience with wolf and coyote research, sheep farming, and teaching – including specific strategies for coexisting with coyotes.
Learn more »Everyday Nature for Parents of Young Children
The latest studies show that children who spend time outdoors have less stress, anxiety, and depression; lower blood pressure; and a greater ability to concentrate and focus. Join Susie Spikol Faber for three mornings of learning about the many benefits…
Learn more »“David Attenborough’s Light on Earth” Film
Explore the mysterious realm of living light with this award-winning documentary film, which follows David Attenborough and a team of researchers as they investigate the science of bioluminescence – including several species found right here in New England.
Learn more »Railroads of Hancock and Harrisville
Join historian Alan Rumrill for a fascinating trip through time, using old photos and historic documents to bring the railroad history of Hancock and Harrisville to life.
Learn more »Annual Post-Thanksgiving Hike Up Mount Caesar
Join Denny Wheeler for good views and good cheer on this hike to the summit ledges of Swanzey’s Mount Caesar, with views of Grand Monadnock.
Learn more »December 2018
Easygoing Hike at Cooper Hill Community Forest
Join Lee Baker and Rich Taylor for a moderately strenuous, 3-mile roundtrip hike to the top of Cooper Hill in Marlborough, through land recently protected by the Monadnock Conservancy.
Learn more »American Marten: The Latest Findings on NH’s Marten Population
Join NHFG Wildlife Biologist Jill Kilborn for an introduction to the American marten, and to learn what the latest research has revealed about this elusive mammal.
Learn more »45th Annual Christmas Bird Count for Hancock, Peterborough, and Surrounding Towns
The Christmas Bird Count is the world’s oldest and largest biological survey and citizen science endeavor, with thousands of participants worldwide. No need to be an expert!
Learn more »Christmas Bird Count in Keene
The Christmas Bird Count is the world’s oldest and largest biological survey and citizen science endeavor, with thousands of participants worldwide. No need to be an expert!
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