Calendar of Events
South Meadow School: LAB GIRLS+ Afterschool Club
South Meadow School Hancock Road, Peterborough, New Hampshire, United StatesLAB GIRLS+ is an afterschool program at South Meadow School helping girls+ develop their interest in STEAM learning, field science skills, and career opportunities. Open to students in grades 5 through 8 at South Meadow School. Free of charge.
Nature on Tap: Trivia Night
Calling all bird nerds, frog fanatics, and botany buffs! Put your nature knowledge to the test during an evening of nature trivia in Post & Beam’s cozy taproom.
Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Converse Meadow
Converse Meadow Trail Converseville Road, Rindge, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center educator Jazimina MacNeil for these pint-sized adventures in Keene and beyond! Together, we’ll explore, wander, and discover the magic of nearby nature. This ongoing series is a great way to meet other families with little ones who love spending time outside.
Great Brook School: Afterschool Yeti Club
Great Brook Middle School School Street, Antrim, New Hampshire, United StatesCome be a part of fun and adventure in the woods with Yeti Club! We’ll practice wilderness skills like orienteering, fire building, outdoor survival skills, tracking, and more. Open to students in grades 5 through 8 at Great Brook School. Free of charge.
Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild
Jaffrey Public Library 38 Main St., Jaffrey, NH, United StatesIf you like having hands-on experiences in nature, making observations and discoveries, and studying wild animals, then this afterschool club is for you! From pigeons and sparrows to squirrels and other small mammals, come explore the wild side of STEM with Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol.
Easygoing Hike in Francestown
Join longtime outing leader Ben Haubrich and naturalist Susie Spikol for a gentle, 2.5-mile roundtrip walk through conserved land in Francestown.
Great Brook School: LAB GIRLS+ Afterschool Club
Great Brook Middle School School Street, Antrim, New Hampshire, United StatesLAB GIRLS+ is an afterschool program at Great Brook Middle School helping girls+ develop their interest in STEAM learning, field science skills, and career opportunities. Open to students in grades 5 through 8 at Great Brook School. Free of charge.
Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Goose Pond
Join fungi-philes John Benjamin and George Caughey for a fungstatic foray at Goose Pond in Keene. From boletes to amanitas, explore the fascinating world of fungi.
Great Brook School: Afterschool Yeti Club
Great Brook Middle School School Street, Antrim, New Hampshire, United StatesCome be a part of fun and adventure in the woods with Yeti Club! We’ll practice wilderness skills like orienteering, fire building, outdoor survival skills, tracking, and more. Open to students in grades 5 through 8 at Great Brook School. Free of charge.
Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center
Join fungi-philes John Benjamin and George Caughey for a fungstatic foray at the Harris Center in Hancock. From boletes to amanitas, explore the fascinating world of fungi.
Film Showing: The Mighty Weasel
The weasel family is often associated with unsavory behavior – we “badger” people, “ferret” out the enemy, and “weasel” out of obligations – but do these critters deserve their bad reputations? Decide for yourself during a big-screen showing of this enlightening PBS Nature documentary.
Mammal Evidence Investigations: A Workshop for Teachers
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists for this fun, energizing professional development workshop for teachers of all grades. Who uses the gaps in a stone wall for shelter? Which animals prowl through your schoolyard at night? Where can you find evidence of wild mammals right outside your classroom? This workshop will inspire you to step outside and search for signs of New Hampshire's mammals just beyond your school doors.
Wildlife Out Your Window
Did you know that Blue Jay feathers aren't actually blue, or that foxes can climb trees? Join wildlife biologist Brad Timm for a talk and walk inspired by his new book, Wildlife Out Your Window: Fascinating Facts About 100 Animals Commonly Seen in the Northeastern U.S.
Great Brook School: Afterschool Yeti Club
Great Brook Middle School School Street, Antrim, New Hampshire, United StatesCome be a part of fun and adventure in the woods with Yeti Club! We’ll practice wilderness skills like orienteering, fire building, outdoor survival skills, tracking, and more. Open to students in grades 5 through 8 at Great Brook School. Free of charge.
Trees & Tracks at Beech Hill
Join Jeremy Wilson and Susie Spikol to explore the highlands of Dublin from the beautiful Beech Hill trail network. Along the way, we’ll discuss the natural history of trees in winter and search for tracks, scat, and other signs of animals who make their homes in these woods.
Nature Through the Year in Backyard & Beyond
We’re learning that immersion in nature is good for us, which leads us to ask, “How can we help the wild world in return?” This presentation by Francie Von Mertens – which draws from her Nature Almanac & Calendar, published by the Harris Center – will explore that question while guiding us through the natural cycles of the seasons.
51st Annual Peterborough-Hancock Christmas Bird Count
Every winter for more than 50 years, volunteers have scoured a 15-mile diameter circle in the Peterborough-Hancock area for birds as part of the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) – the largest and longest-running community science project in the world. New volunteers are always welcome!
Kestrels Young Birders Club: Christmas Bird Count
Are you a tween or a teen with an interest in birds and birding? Don’t miss this opportunity to grow your skills, connect with other wildlife fans, and contribute to community science!
Early Winter Ramble for Veterans
Search for early signposts of winter in the Harris Center woods with naturalist Susie Spikol. We’ll take a slow meander to the Big Boulders, stopping to look and listen for winter bird calls, evergreen boughs, and evidence of mammals preparing for the cold months ahead. This hike is only for veterans.
Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild
Jaffrey Public Library 38 Main St., Jaffrey, NH, United StatesIf you like having hands-on experiences in nature, making observations and discoveries, and studying wild animals, then this afterschool club is for you! From pigeons and sparrows to squirrels and other small mammals, come explore the wild side of STEM with Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol.
Easygoing Hike at Pisgah State Park
Join Brett Amy Thelen and John Kondos for a relaxed ramble along Pisgah State Park's newly revamped Habitat Loop Trail — a 2.5-mile roundtrip route featuring stone walls, cellar holes, tranquil streams, and more.
New England Blizzards
Join meteorologist and storm chaser Cyrena Arnold to discover the science behind blizzards and snowstorms, revisit some of our region’s most epic storms, and explore theories on why we don’t seem to be experiencing blizzards like we once did.
Homeschool Program: Wild at Home
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this winter. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Tracks, scat, birds, snow — come discover it all.
Homeschool Program: Wild at Home
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this winter. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Tracks, scat, birds, snow — come discover it all.
Homeschool Program: Wild at Home
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this winter. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Tracks, scat, birds, snow — come discover it all.
Homeschool Program: Wild at Home
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this winter. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Tracks, scat, birds, snow — come discover it all.
Nature Observation Games: A Workshop for Teachers
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Janet Altobello, Jenna Spear, and Jaime Hutchinson for this fun, energizing professional development workshop for teachers of Pre-K to grade 6. We’ll play a variety of outdoor games that focus on heightening our observation skills, then create sets of materials that you can begin using the very next day with your class.
