Calendar of Events
Family & Youth Programs
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Christmas Bird Count
Are you a teenager or tween with an interest in birds and birding? Join a growing movement of young adults who are honing their wildlife observation skills, learning to recognize birds and their calls, and spending time outside building community with other young birders.
Afterschool Program: Small Worlds and Wild Imaginations
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center teacher-naturalist Nikko Gagnon for a weekly adventure focused on creating our own small worlds! Together, we’ll build small creatures, their homes, and their worlds using natural materials found in our environment.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockCalling 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.
Nature’s Playground Play Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for three mornings of child-centered, unstructured outdoor winter play. While your little ones build snow forts and sculptures, slide like otters, and practice using snowshoes, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
Robin Hood Winter Wander
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Jenna Spear and Karen Rent for a winter wander in Robin Hood Park. As we hike along the trail we’ll become track and sign detectives, searching for clues about which mammals are out and about in winter.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockCalling 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.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockCalling 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.
Nature’s Playground Play Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for three mornings of child-centered, unstructured outdoor winter play. While your little ones build snow forts and sculptures, slide like otters, and practice using snowshoes, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockCalling 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.
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Great Backyard Bird Count
Are you a teenager or tween with an interest in birds and birding? Join a growing movement of young adults who are honing their wildlife observation skills, learning to recognize birds and their calls, and spending time outside building community with other young birders.
Nature’s Playground Play Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for three mornings of child-centered, unstructured outdoor winter play. While your little ones build snow forts and sculptures, slide like otters, and practice using snowshoes, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
February Vacation Camp
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
Wilderness Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers
Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin for a day of winter survival skills, including fire making, shelter building, food and water gathering, and basic winter first aid. Learn how to hike smart, and connect with your inner Yeti.
February Vacation Camp
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
February Vacation Camp
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
Bunny Bonanza
Get ready for spring by spending an afternoon learning all about bunnies with teacher Claudia Dery. Hear stories, play games, and meet a real live rabbit named Snoopy.
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Snowy Owl Search at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Are you a teenager or tween with an interest in birds and birding? Join a growing movement of young adults who are honing their wildlife observation skills, learning to recognize birds and their calls, and spending time outside building community with other young birders.
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Harris Center
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalist Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil to ramble along wild walking trails searching for signs of spring, listening to bird songs, and sniffing the first flowers of the year!
Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop
Every year, the Harris Center trains community scientists to serve on Salamander Crossing Brigades at amphibian road crossings throughout the Monadnock Region. Attend this fun, information-packed volunteer training to join their ranks – or simply to learn more about the remarkable spring amphibian migration.
Owl Prowl for Families
Hoot it up with Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol on a magical twilight walk in a secret location in Jaffrey! Together, we'll look and listen for New Hampshire's most common owl species, learning as we go.
Kestrels Young Birders Club: Woodcock and Owl Walk
Are you a teenager or tween with an interest in birds and birding? Join a growing movement of young adults who are honing their wildlife observation skills, learning to recognize birds and their calls, and spending time outside building community with other young birders.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
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 spring. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Birds, buds, tracks, scat, worms — come discover it all.
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Robin Hood Park
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalist Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil to ramble along wild walking trails searching for signs of spring, listening to bird songs, and sniffing the first flowers of the year!
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
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 spring. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Birds, buds, tracks, scat, worms — come discover it all.
Family Owl Prowl
Join Harris Center naturalists Janet Altobello and Kara Reynolds for an enchanting evening of learning about and listening for owls in the wild woods of Shieling Forest.
Kestrels Young Birders Club: Hawkwatching at Pitcher Mountain
Are you a teenager or tween with an interest in birds and birding? Join a growing movement of young adults who are honing their wildlife observation skills, learning to recognize birds and their calls, and spending time outside building community with other young birders.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
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 spring. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Birds, buds, tracks, scat, worms — come discover it all.
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Fremont Field
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalist Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil to ramble along wild walking trails searching for signs of spring, listening to bird songs, and sniffing the first flowers of the year!
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
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 spring. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Birds, buds, tracks, scat, worms — come discover it all.
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Distant Hill Gardens
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalist Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil to ramble along wild walking trails searching for signs of spring, listening to bird songs, and sniffing the first flowers of the year!
