Calendar of Events
August 2019
POP-UP PROGRAM: Birding the Nighthawk Migration in Peterborough
The fall nighthawk migration is now underway! Join expert birder Phil Brown to search for the spectacle in the skies above downtown Peterborough. If we're lucky, we just might see hundreds of these special birds feeding in giant flocks above the Contoocook River.
Learn more »POP-UP PROGRAM: Birding the Nighthawk Migration in Keene
The fall nighthawk migration is now underway! Join Cliff Seifer and Brett Amy Thelen to search for the spectacle from a great vantage point in Keene. If we're lucky, we just might see hundreds of these special birds feeding in giant flocks above the Ashuelot River Valley.
Learn more »“Leaning into the Wind” Film Showing
This meditative documentary follows British landscape artist Andy Goldsworthy as he uses natural materials like stone and flower petals to create art installations all over the world, including here in New England.
Learn more »September 2019
Easygoing Hike on Pitcher Mountain
Join Rich Taylor and Lee Baker for a 2-mile roundtrip hike to the Pitcher Mountain summit and on through the mountain's famous blueberry fields.
Learn more »Dark Pond Hike
Join Tom Warren for a moderately strenuous, 3-mile roundtrip hike around Dark Pond in Dublin.
Learn more »Monadnock Region Birding Cup
The inaugural Monadnock Region Birding Cup will see teams fan out across Cheshire and western Hillsborough Counties to tally as many bird species as possible in a single day.
Learn more »Raptors on Blueberry Ridge
Join a kettle of raptor enthusiasts for this morning of hawkwatching, birds of prey activities, and a real live Red-tailed Hawk on the hand of a NH Audubon educator!
Learn more »Raptor Migration in NH: What the Numbers Tell Us
Join Phil Brown for a talk about hawkwatching in New Hampshire and the natural history of commonly-seen raptors.
Learn more »Beyond Bird Feeders — Creating Winter Wildlife Habitat
Take the bite out of the bitter winter season by planning ahead for wildlife, healthy soils, and thriving plants with landscape designer, author, and educator Marilyn Wyzga.
Learn more »Surveying for Salamanders
Join Brett Amy Thelen for an afternoon of monitoring our redbacked salamander research plots. We’ll start with a brief introduction to redbacked salamander ecology and to our study methods, then head into the woods to survey for salamanders. No experience necessary!
Learn more »Pack Monadnock Raptor Release Day
Join us for the special send-off of a rehabilitated migratory bird of prey! This annual event is timed to coincide with the peak of the Broad-winged Hawk migration, so bring your binoculars and hope to witness a spectacle.
Learn more »Forest Bathing/Shinrin-yoku
Through yoga poses, deep breathing, and quiet sensory observations, our revitalizing "Forest Bathing" sessions will help you slow down, catch your breath, and find solace in nature.
Learn more »Beyond Bird Feeders — Creating Winter Wildlife Habitat
Take the bite out of the bitter winter season by planning ahead for wildlife, healthy soils, and thriving plants with landscape designer, author, and educator Marilyn Wyzga.
Learn more »Motus: A Revolution in Migration Research
Learn about an amazing new research network that is revolutionizing the study of animal migration by tracking the movements of small birds, bats, and even dragonflies who have been fitted with tiny radio transmitters.
Learn more »Source to Sea Cleanup
Make a difference for our local rivers during the Connecticut River Conservancy’s annual Source to Sea Cleanup! In the Monadnock Region, we’ll focus on Beaver Brook and the Ashuelot River in Keene and Swanzey.
Learn more »Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow
On this gentle walk, which is specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers, we’ll meander and look for what treasures the natural world has to offer.
Learn more »Medicinal Plant Walk and Herbal Tea Making
Join herbalist Brenna Morris, founder of Luna’s Herbal Botanical Cultivations, to learn how to mindfully harness the medicine inherent in plants.
Learn more »October 2019
Easygoing Hike to Silver Mountain
Join Lee Baker and Rich Taylor for a moderately strenuous, 1.5-mile roundtrip hike to the summit of Silver Mountain in Lempster.
Learn more »“Danika the Rose” with Odds Bodkin for Families
Families and friends, come experience "Danika the Rose," a musical fairy tale adapted for a young audience!
Learn more »“Danika the Rose” with Odds Bodkin
As a prelude to the Harris Center’s 50th Anniversary, come celebrate how nature inspires art. Melding song and storytelling, "Danika the Rose" weaves together Dvorak’s sublime Moravian Duets with an original fable written and narrated by Odds Bodkin to create a musical fairy tale for our tumultuous times.
Learn more »A Community of Women Getting (Back) Into Hiking
This popular series, facilitated by Harris Center naturalist and lifelong hiker Janet Altobello, is designed to support women who want to build their confidence as they get back into hiking.
Learn more »“A Squirrel’s Guide to Success” Film Showing
Discover the extraordinary abilities of ordinary squirrels in this charming documentary -- from the brainy fox squirrel who can remember the location of 9,000 nuts to the acrobatic gray squirrel whose tree-top leaps are the basis for new designs in robotics.
Learn more »“Big Sit” Migration Watch at Pack Monadnock
Join fellow birders and hawk watchers for the annual “Big Sit” event - a tally of all bird species as viewed from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Come for an hour or stay the whole day, and lend your eyes to the skies!
Learn more »Hiking Conserved Land in Francestown
Join Dave Butler and Ben Haubrich for a 3-mile roundtrip hike on conservation land in Francestown. We’ll make our way through Rand Brook Forest to the Aaron Draper farm site, passing a hayfield with views of the Lyndeborough Hills on the way.
Learn more »The Year Without a Summer
Following the devastating eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora, 1816 came to be known as “the year without a summer.” Join Mount Washington Observatory’s Will Broussard to explore the many natural and cultural impacts this event had on the world, including right here in New Hampshire
Learn more »A Community of Women Getting (Back) Into Hiking
This popular series, facilitated by Harris Center naturalist and lifelong hiker Janet Altobello, is designed to support women who want to build their confidence as they get back into hiking.
Learn more »Monadnock Region Geology Hike
Join Frederick Rogers, Geology Professor at Franklin Pierce University, for a moderately strenuous hike exploring the Monadnock Region's geologic history.
Learn more »Harris Center Annual Meeting: We’re Turning Fifty!
Join us as we kick off a year of celebrations for the Harris Center’s 50th Anniversary! Our Annual Meeting will feature highlights from the past year, special recognitions, inspiration from our founder Eleanor Briggs, and more.
Learn more »A Community of Women Getting (Back) Into Hiking
This popular series, facilitated by Harris Center naturalist and lifelong hiker Janet Altobello, is designed to support women who want to build their confidence as they get back into hiking.
Learn more »Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow
On this gentle walk, which is specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers, we’ll meander and look for what treasures the natural world has to offer.
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