Calendar of Events
Tracking Basics
Have you ever wondered what mammals walk through your yard or leave scat on your stone wall? If you have, join us for this beginning workshop on mammal tracking! Perfect for families with children in elementary school.
Winter Wildlife Tracking Workshop
Join wildlife biologists from UNH Cooperative Extension and expert tracking instructors from White Pine Programs as they guide you through field, forest, and wetland in search of winter wildlife tracks and sign.
Managing a Sugarbush for Wildlife (and Maple Syrup!)
Join Matt Tarr and Steve Roberge of UNH Cooperative Extension for a visit to a local sugarbush, where we’ll discuss best management practices for both sugaring and wildlife.
Environmental Studies Institute: Beyond the Basics of Tracking
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesStretch your tracking skills beyond winter snow with master tracker and educator Scott Semmens.
Trees and Tracks
Join forest ecologist Jeremy Wilson and naturalist Susie Spikol for an afternoon of looking at winter trees and the animal tracks found around them. Learn to tell the trees from the forest and read the stories told by tracks!
Hiking Through the Decades: The Briggs Preserve
In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, we're offering Hiking Through the Decades, a four-hike series that will trace the history of the Harris Center's land protection efforts. Join Meade Cadot and Ben Haubrich for the inaugural hike -- an easy outing through the Briggs Preserve, one of the Harris Center’s earliest land protection projects.
Bobcats Before Breakfast: John Kulish, His Book, and His Legacy
Join Susie Spikol and Meade Cadot to learn about the Harris Center’s first naturalist, John Kulish. Dig deeper into the life of this charismatic trapper-turned conservationist and, if conditions allow, do one of the things he loved the most – winter tracking!
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Hancock, Peterborough and Surrounding Towns NH, United StatesJoin Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
Afterschool Program: Nature Journaling and Winter Tracking
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesIf you love to journal, draw, and spend time outside enjoying the beauty of the winter months, then these afterschool adventures with Harris Center naturalists are for you!
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Hancock, Peterborough and Surrounding Towns NH, United StatesJoin Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
Afterschool Program: Nature Journaling and Winter Tracking
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesIf you love to journal, draw, and spend time outside enjoying the beauty of the winter months, then these afterschool adventures with Harris Center naturalists are for you!
Afterschool Program: Nature Journaling and Winter Tracking
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesIf you love to journal, draw, and spend time outside enjoying the beauty of the winter months, then these afterschool adventures with Harris Center naturalists are for you!
Cross-Country Ski at The Shattuck Golf Course
Load up your boots, skis, and poles, and join Ben Haubrich and Denise Zimmer for an afternoon of cross-country skiing at The Shattuck!
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Hancock, Peterborough and Surrounding Towns NH, United StatesJoin Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Nate Harvey for a two-day tracking intensive through CyberTracker's Track & Sign Evaluation program. This is both a certification for those who desire it and a rich learning experience for anyone who wants to learn more about wildlife track & sign.
Winter Wander at the Friedsam Town Forest
Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Jenna Spear to search for animal tracks and sign in the wintry woods, and to learn about the many adaptations New Hampshire animals have for surviving the cold. Perfect for families with elementary-aged children!
Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Nate Harvey for a two-day tracking intensive through CyberTracker's Track & Sign Evaluation program. This is both a certification for those who desire it and a rich learning experience for anyone who wants to learn more about wildlife track & sign.
Natural History and Tracking of the River Otter
Join wildlife biologist Mike Bottini for a morning devoted to the natural history and ecology of New England's river otters. We’ll start indoors, then head outside in search of local otter sign.
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Hancock, Peterborough and Surrounding Towns NH, United StatesJoin Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
Shattuck Winter Wander
Join Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Karen Rent for an afternoon wander along the wild edges of The Shattuck Golf Course in search of winter birds, animal tracks, and more.
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Hancock, Peterborough and Surrounding Towns NH, United StatesJoin Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
