Calendar of Events
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Surveying for Salamanders
Surveying for Salamanders
Join Brett Amy Thelen and Karen Seaver 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!
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Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Join Harris Center naturalists John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for four Wednesdays this fall to let your wild side out.
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Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region
Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region
Join Dr. Frederick Rogers to learn about minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic time, the forces that shape landscapes, and what these things can tell us about the history of the Monadnock Region.
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Hiking Surry Mountain Preserve to Lily Pond
Hiking Surry Mountain Preserve to Lily Pond
Join Denny Wheeler and Brian Bishoff for a 4-mile roundtrip hike to picturesque Lily Pond through The Nature Conservancy’s 1,300-acre Surry Mountain Preserve, located just a stone’s throw from Keene.
All About Jack’s Pond: A History Hike
All About Jack’s Pond: A History Hike
Jack's Pond in Hancock is named after a once-enslaved African who gained his freedom and lived nearby in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Join us for a 1.75-mile roundtrip hike, where we'll learn about Jack's life, and how Black history that's been so long in the shadows is now coming to light.
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Butterfly Monitoring in the Granite State
Butterfly Monitoring in the Granite State
Join NH Fish and Game biologist Heidi Holman for an introduction to New Hampshire's butterflies and butterfly monitoring efforts — including a new butterfly count planned for the SuperSanctuary in the summer of 2022.
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Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Join Harris Center naturalists John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for four Wednesdays this fall to let your wild side out.
Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing
Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing
Take a break from your desk and your busy world and let yourself find balance, inspiration, and relaxation through the practice of Forest Bathing. Reconnect with the natural world, and immerse yourself in the balm of nature.
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Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region
Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region
Join Dr. Frederick Rogers to learn about minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic time, the forces that shape landscapes, and what these things can tell us about the history of the Monadnock Region.
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Hiking the Calhoun Family Forest
Hiking the Calhoun Family Forest
Join Swift Corwin for a moderately difficult, 3.5-mile hike on the Monadnock Conservancy’s Porcupine Falls Trail to a high point overlooking Bears Den Natural Area.
Fall Insect Investigation
Fall Insect Investigation
Families with elementary age children: Are you curious about caterpillars? Do you like to catch crickets? Spend a morning with Harris Center teacher-naturalists searching for insects in Surry!
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Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Hancock
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Hancock
Calling all families with young children! Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol on the second Tuesday of each month to wander trails and meadows in search of wild finds.
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Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing
Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing
Take a break from your desk and your busy world and let yourself find balance, inspiration, and relaxation through the practice of Forest Bathing. Reconnect with the natural world, and immerse yourself in the balm of nature.
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Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region
Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region
Join Dr. Frederick Rogers to learn about minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic time, the forces that shape landscapes, and what these things can tell us about the history of the Monadnock Region.
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Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene
Join educator Liza Lowe for monthly family-friendly explorations in and around the green spaces of Keene. Tune into the changing seasons with your little ones, and enjoy the company of other families that like to be outside.
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
Save the date for the Harris Center’s 2021 Annual Meeting! Join Harris Center staff, trustees, and friends for highlights from the past year, special recognitions, and more.
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Accessible Birding at MacDowell Lake
Accessible Birding at MacDowell Lake
Join Phil Brown and Brett Amy Thelen for an easygoing morning of birding at MacDowell Lake — a good spot and time of year for enjoying migrating waterfowl, hawks, and sparrows. Beginning birders welcome!
Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing
Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing
Take a break from your desk and your busy world and let yourself find balance, inspiration, and relaxation through the practice of Forest Bathing. Reconnect with the natural world, and immerse yourself in the balm of nature.
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“Ask a Naturalist”: Autumn Edition
“Ask a Naturalist”: Autumn Edition
Join us for a fun, informal, nature-focused happy hour — via Zoom! Come prepared with questions about nearby nature, or just sit back and listen to our team of talented Harris Center naturalists as they share their own observations.
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Pack Monadnock View Clearing Volunteer Workday
Pack Monadnock View Clearing Volunteer Workday
Volunteers are needed to help maintain the view from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory observation platform!
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Hidden Ponds of the SuperSanctuary
Hidden Ponds of the SuperSanctuary
Join Dave Butler for a 3.5-mile hike into Shadrach and Tenney Ponds, which lie between the Thumb-Skatutakee ridgeline and Nubanusit Lake.
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Accessible Birding at the Harris Center
Accessible Birding at the Harris Center
Join Harris Center Naturalist Emeritus Meade Cadot and longtime outing leader Ben Haubrich for a relaxed morning of birding on the Harris Center front deck, with great views of our bustling bird feeders. Beginning birders welcome!
Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish Along the North Branch
Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish Along the North Branch
Join Stan Smith for a moderately strenuous hike along the North Branch River, following one of John Kulish's favorite hunting routes.
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Bats of New Hampshire
Bats of New Hampshire
Join Sandra Houghton and Haley Andreozzi, coordinators of the NH Bat Counts program, to learn about the natural history and conservation of bats in the Granite State. Let bats into your heart this Halloween season with this bat-tastic program!
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Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club
Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club
Join the Morel Quandary Club to look for polypores, russulas, amanitas, and other fabulous fungi, while learning the key points to mushroom identification.
Nevermore! The Stories of Crows and Ravens
Nevermore! The Stories of Crows and Ravens
Join Phil Brown and Susie Spikol for a talk on the life, times, and folklore of crows and ravens. This dynamic blend of natural history and mythology will leave you with new admiration for these highly intelligent birds — just in time for their Halloween spotlight.
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