Calendar of Events
Coffee with the Birds ESI Course: Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
local field sitesJoin Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of spring-season wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Each exploration will focus on a different natural history theme related to the conditions that present themselves that day.
Yeti Club: Afterschool Wilderness Adventure for Middle Schoolers
Robin Hood Park Reservoir Street, Keene, NH, United StatesCome be a part of fun and adventure with Yeti Club at Robin Hood Park in Keene! We’ll practice wilderness skills like orienteering, fire building, outdoor survival skills, tracking, and more. Open to students in grade 6 and up. Free of charge, with snacks provided.
Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild
Robin Hood Park Reservoir Street, Keene, NH, United StatesIf you like having hands-on experiences in nature, making observations and discoveries, and studying wild animals, then this afterschool club at Robin Hood Park in Keene is for you! From crayfish and turtles to squirrels and other small mammals, come explore the wild side of STEM. For 6th graders and up. Free of charge, with snacks provided.
Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Robin Hood Park
Robin Hood Park Reservoir Street, Keene, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center educator Jazimina MacNeil-Creamer to explore, wander, and discover the magic of nearby nature. These pint-sized adventures are perfect for little legs and for babies in front packs, backpacks, slings, or wraps — and a great way to meet other families with little ones who love spending time outside.
Yeti Club: Afterschool Wilderness Adventure for Middle Schoolers
Robin Hood Park Reservoir Street, Keene, NH, United StatesCome be a part of fun and adventure with Yeti Club at Robin Hood Park in Keene! We’ll practice wilderness skills like orienteering, fire building, outdoor survival skills, tracking, and more. Open to students in grade 6 and up. Free of charge, with snacks provided.
Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Willard Pond
Join the fung-tastic duo of John Benjamin and George Caughey for an early spring meander in search for polypores, slime molds, morels, and fungi long gone by.
Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild
Robin Hood Park Reservoir Street, Keene, NH, United StatesIf you like having hands-on experiences in nature, making observations and discoveries, and studying wild animals, then this afterschool club at Robin Hood Park in Keene is for you! From crayfish and turtles to squirrels and other small mammals, come explore the wild side of STEM. For 6th graders and up. Free of charge, with snacks provided.
Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at the Distant Hill Nature Trail
Join naturalists Wendy Ward, Michael Nerrie, and Nate Marchessault for a morning of birding along the Distant Hill Nature Trail, a wheelchair-accessible, hard-packed gravel trail that winds through a rich hardwood-hemlock forest.
Field Foray with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club
Join the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club as we search for crescents, blues, sulfurs, and other butterflies – and learn to identify them by their field marks, flight patterns, and behavior.
Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild
Robin Hood Park Reservoir Street, Keene, NH, United StatesIf you like having hands-on experiences in nature, making observations and discoveries, and studying wild animals, then this afterschool club at Robin Hood Park in Keene is for you! From crayfish and turtles to squirrels and other small mammals, come explore the wild side of STEM. For 6th graders and up. Free of charge, with snacks provided.
4th Annual Bird ID, Ecology & Habitat Management Workshop at Stone Fence Farm
Join Phil Brown, Matt Tarr, and others for a morning of birding and learning at Stone Fence Farm, a property owned and managed for a diversity of native species by professional foresters Jeremy Turner and Laura French.
Summer Camp: Voyagers 1.0
Voyagers will spend most days paddling and swimming at nearby Nubanusit Lake and Spoonwood Pond or hiking local mountains. For the true explorer at heart entering grades 7 through 8. This camp is from June 30 to July 3.
Field Foray with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club
Join the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club as we search for swallowtails, sulfurs, and other butterflies – and learn to identify them by their field marks, flight patterns, and behavior.
SuperSanctuary Butterfly Count
Join the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club as we survey local meadows, woodlands, and wetland edges for coppers, crescents, skippers, swallowtails, fritillaries, and other beautiful butterflies! The data we collect will be submitted to both the North American Butterfly Association and the NH Butterfly Monitoring Network.
Summer Camp: Woodlanders
Woodlanders camp is the perfect adventure for young nature enthusiasts entering grades 1 through 5! Days are spent climbing boulders in the forest, playing a game of Bobcat, making paper with pressed fresh flowers, and more. This camp is from July 21 to July 25.
A Gentle Pathway into Bird Studies: A Workshop for Teachers
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Jenna Spear and Jaime Hutchinson for this fun, energizing professional development workshop for teachers of all grades. Whether you’re an experienced birder or a novice, you’ll come away from this workshop with the confidence that you can help your students discover the fascinating world of local birds.
Starting the School Year with Nature as Your Co-Teacher
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Jenna Spear and Jaime Hutchinson for this fun and energizing professional development workshop for K to 5th-grade teachers. The first two months of school are the perfect time to establish a class culture that includes focused, nature-based learning. This workshop will kick off your outdoor planning by offering numerous strategies for including fresh-air learning during the school day.
