Calendar of Events
Norway Pond Series
Norway Pond Series: Pond Life Exploration
Come explore the edges of Norway Pond with Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol! Using long-handled dip nets, kitchen strainers, and buckets, we’ll search for dragonfly nymphs, whirligig beetles, and caddisfly larva.
Norway Pond Series: Sunset Paddle
Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a leisurely sunset paddle around Norway Pond, where we’ll search for signs of beavers, birds, and turtles.
Norway Pond Series: Birding by Boat
Join master birder Phil Brown for an early morning paddle in search of feathered friends on Norway Pond.
Norway Pond Series: Old Home Day Paddle Party
Come start a new tradition with a late morning paddle around Hancock’s town gem! We’ll circumnavigate the pond, glimpsing back toward the hustle and bustle of Hancock’s Old Home Day as well as the church steeple and its beautiful arching barn.
Norway Pond Series: Forest Ramble to the Norway Pond Peninsula
Join Jeremy Wilson for this 1.5-mile exploration of the forests surrounding Norway Pond, drawing on information from a tree-ring study that described how those forests have been shaped by events in Hancock’s history.
Paddling for Eagles
Join Harris Center director Jeremy Wilson and ecologist Brett Amy Thelen for a paddle on Nubanusit Lake to look for loons and nesting Bald Eagles. Hear about the work the Harris Center has done to protect the shorelines of Nubanusit and nearby Spoonwood Pond, and learn about the history of nesting eagles on this lake.
Wetland Plants & Wildlife Walk at Norway Pond
Get to know the plants and wildlife found in and around Norway Pond during this walk with ecologists Jeff Littleton and Steven Lamonde. This event is part of the 2021 NH BioBlitz, a statewide project encouraging people to record species found on town-owned lands all over New Hampshire.
