Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events
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Winter Adventures Camp
Join us for Winter Adventures, a three-day winter vacation camp filled with snowshoeing, fort building, animal tracking, nature crafts, games, songs, and more!
Winter Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers
Winter Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers
Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin for a day of of outdoor adventure and survival skills practice, including hiking, fire making, shelter building, orienteering, and more.
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3rd Annual Norway Pond Symposium
3rd Annual Norway Pond Symposium
Join us for a day of talks highlighting recent research, and plans for future study, on the ecology of Norway Pond in Hancock.
Art Opening: Callihan and Cunningham: Inspired by Nature
Art Opening: Callihan and Cunningham: Inspired by Nature
Join local artists Sue Callihan and Kim Cunningham for an art show featuring Sue's landscapes and Kim's block prints, collage, and ceramics.
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Easygoing Hike Along the Aldworth Manor Trail
Easygoing Hike Along the Aldworth Manor Trail
Join Rich and Linda Taylor for a moderately strenuous, 3-mile roundtrip hike along the Aldworth Manor Trail in Harrisville.
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Sheldrick Forest Preserve Hike
Sheldrick Forest Preserve Hike
Join Swift Corwin and Richard Pendleton for a 2-mile roundtrip hike on easy trails, where we’ll see impressively large trees, interesting geological formations, and magnificent laurels.
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Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow
Join naturalist Susie Spikol for a gentle winter hike around the Harris Center’s grounds, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers.
Forest Bathing by Moonlight: Reconnect to Nature
Forest Bathing by Moonlight: Reconnect to Nature
Join Susie Spikol and Marilyn Wyzga for a peaceful, moonlit ramble. Taking our cue from the Japanese Shinrin-yoku (“forest bathing”) practice, we’ll open our senses through gentle yoga poses, deep breathing, “coyote walking,” and quiet reflection.
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Harris Center Classic: “Owl Moon” Owl Prowl
Harris Center Classic: “Owl Moon” Owl Prowl
Come hoot it up on this full moon adventure for families and children of all ages!
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Snowshoe Hike in the Mount Thumb Bowl
Snowshoe Hike in the Mount Thumb Bowl
Join Dave Butler for a snowshoe hike through the hollow formed by the southern and western slopes of Mounts Thumb and Skatutakee -- once completely cleared for farming, and today a boulder-strewn hardwood forest.
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Bluebird House Workday (and Birding!)
Bluebird House Workday (and Birding!)
In preparation for spring nesting, join Eric Masterson to clean and repair the 30 bluebird houses that grace the Brown Easement in Hancock.
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Salamander Crossing Brigades Workshop in Hancock
Salamander Crossing Brigades Workshop in Hancock
Every year, we train citizen scientists to serve on Salamander Crossing Brigades throughout the Monadnock Region. To join the ranks – or simply to learn more about the remarkable spring amphibian migration – join us for this fun volunteer training.
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Salamander Crossing Brigades Workshop in Keene
Salamander Crossing Brigades Workshop in Keene
Every year, we train citizen scientists to serve on Salamander Crossing Brigades throughout the Monadnock Region. To join the ranks – or simply to learn more about the remarkable spring amphibian migration – join us for this fun volunteer training.
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36th Annual Waterfowl Safari Along the Connecticut River
36th Annual Waterfowl Safari Along the Connecticut River
The spring bird migration begins in March as waterfowl move north through along the Connecticut River. We’ll carpool to the best birding spots, with a little easy walking as needed, in hopes of seeing the spectacle.
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“Ask a Naturalist” Virtual Happy Hour
“Ask a Naturalist” Virtual Happy Hour
We've had to postpone our popular Nature on Tap series for the spring, but we're excited to bring you a different kind of naturalist happy hour -- via Zoom!
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Easygoing Hike to Royalston Falls
Easygoing Hike to Royalston Falls
Join Rich and Linda Taylor for an easygoing, 3-mile roundtrip hike to scenic Royalston Falls, just south of the Masschusetts border.
Citizen Science Opportunity: Broad-winged Hawk Tracking Project
Citizen Science Opportunity: Broad-winged Hawk Tracking Project
We're partnering with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to tag one or more Broad-winged Hawks with satellite transmitters that will track their migration in detail. The first step is finding their nests, and we need your help to make it happen!
Art Opening: Craig Altobello
Art Opening: Craig Altobello
Join Peterborough marquetry artist Craig Altobello for an art show celebrating forest life in the Monadnock Region and the astonishing beauty we can discover every day in the woods.
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Harris Center Big Year of Birding: Nightjars, Owls, and Woodcocks
Harris Center Big Year of Birding: Nightjars, Owls, and Woodcocks
Join Eric Masterson for this next installment in our “Big Year” series of birding outings to Harris Center protected lands – a search for avian creatures of the night!
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Grand Opening: Elmwood Junction Interpretive Trail
Grand Opening: Elmwood Junction Interpretive Trail
Join us for a 0.5-mile guided walk around the former Elmwood Junction Railroad Station on a new interpretive trail created by Eagle Scout Sigmund Winiecki.