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May 2019
Environmental Studies Institute: Water and Us
Join author and journalist Jim Rousmaniere for a four-week course exploring water’s impact on humans, and humans’ impact on water, since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
Learn more »Environmental Studies Institute: Water and Us
Join author and journalist Jim Rousmaniere for a four-week course exploring water’s impact on humans, and humans’ impact on water, since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
Learn more »Town by Town, Watershed by Watershed: Native Americans in New Hampshire
Join John and Donna Moody of the Winter Center for Indigenous Traditions for an engaging exploration of the history of New Hampshire's Abenaki and Penacook peoples, with a focus on our local area.
Learn more »July 2019
Water Connections: What Fresh Water Means to Us and What We Mean to Water
Join journalist Jim Rousmaniere for a talk based on his new book on the connections between people and water. He'll discuss floods and flood control, watershed protection, hydropower, pollutants, and more.
Learn more »Owl L’Amour
Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for this light-hearted talk on owl courtship. Find out how Barred Owls woo, and learn what all that wild hooting is about in the woods!
Learn more »Nature on Tap: A Loon Ranger’s Life
Join us at the Post & Beam Brewery for happy hour storytelling with Caroline Hughes of the Loon Preservation Committee. Find out the secrets of one of New Hampshire’s most iconic species and raise your glass to this majestic bird!
Learn more »Space Animals
Join Susie Spikol for an evening slideshow on the history of animals in space as part of the Hancock Town Library’s summer reading program.
Learn more »August 2019
The Emerging LiDAR Landscape: A New Way of Looking at the Land
Join Rick Chormann, NH state geologist, for an introduction to Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology, with an emphasis on glacial landforms. Rick will also discuss stone walls as landforms, their place in New Hampshire history, and the New Hampshire Stone Wall Mapping project.
Learn more »September 2019
Raptor Migration in NH: What the Numbers Tell Us
Join Phil Brown for a talk about hawkwatching in New Hampshire and the natural history of commonly-seen raptors.
Learn more »Fishers: Separating Fact from Fiction
Although they have a rather notorious reputation in New England, many of the things we take as truth about fishers are in fact a lot of hype. How well do you know fishers? To find out, join Harris Center naturalist and avowed fisher fan Susie Spikol for this talk at Distant Hill Gardens.
Learn more »Motus: A Revolution in Migration Research
Learn about an amazing new research network that is revolutionizing the study of animal migration by tracking the movements of small birds, bats, and even dragonflies who have been fitted with tiny radio transmitters.
Learn more »October 2019
The Year Without a Summer
Following the devastating eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora, 1816 came to be known as “the year without a summer.” Join Mount Washington Observatory’s Will Broussard to explore the many natural and cultural impacts this event had on the world, including right here in New Hampshire
Learn more »November 2019
“Bobcats Before Breakfast”: Remembering Naturalist John Kulish, His Book, and His Legacy
Join writer Mark Reynolds and Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for an evening honoring the Harris Center’s first naturalist, John Kulish. Dig deeper into the life of this charismatic trapper-turned conservationist, and hear about his long-lasting legacy.
Learn more »First-Ever Monadnock Region Natural History Conference
This one-day conference will feature presentations on a diversity of natural history topics, with a focus on conservation research, ecological restoration, and natural resource management in the Monadnock Region.
Learn more »Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Groundbreaking Discoveries in the Whites
Learn how long-term ecological monitoring at Hubbard Brook has led to groundbreaking discoveries, including the impacts of acid rain, bird habitat change, timber harvesting, and climate change.
Learn more »December 2019
Nature on Tap: Santa’s Magic Mushroom
Mythology meets natural history in this holiday-themed Nature on Tap! You’ll look at Santa in a whole new light after Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol reveals the fascinating link between the divine soma mushroom and the origins of Jolly Old Saint Nick.
Learn more »January 2020
Utterly Otters
Join naturalist Susie Spikol for a lively talk on the largest member of the weasel family in New England: the bounding, sliding, swimming, charismatic otter!
Learn more »February 2020
Nature on Tap: Love, Sex, and Wow in the Animal World
Join Harris Center naturalists Brett Amy Thelen, Jenna Spear, and Susie Spikol for a special Valentine’s Day discussion on some of the unusual ways wild animals court and mate. Drinks on you, conversation on us!
Learn more »New England’s Long Ago Elephants: Woolly Mammoths and Mastodons
Discover the long-lost lives of the woolly mammoths and mastodons that once roamed New England with Harris Center naturalist and woolly mammoth lover Susie Spikol!
Learn more »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!
Learn more »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.
Learn more »March 2020
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.
Learn more »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.
Learn more »April 2020
Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Dynamics
Join Harris Center Director and forest ecologist Jeremy Wilson for an online course exploring the dramatic and complex changes our forests experience over time.
Learn more »Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Dynamics
Join Harris Center Director and forest ecologist Jeremy Wilson for an online course exploring the dramatic and complex changes our forests experience over time.
Learn more »Conserving Grassland Birds in New England
Join renowned ornithologist Jon Atwood to learn about regional conservation initiatives focused on grassland birds, including the Bobolink Project and the status of Eastern Meadowlarks.
Learn more »Art in Wood: A Discussion and Demonstration
Join marquetry artist Craig Altobello and forest ecologist Jeremy Wilson for an evening at the intersection of art and ecology.
Learn more »Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Dynamics
Join Harris Center Director and forest ecologist Jeremy Wilson for an online course exploring the dramatic and complex changes our forests experience over time.
Learn more »May 2020
Opossums and Their Marsupial Ways
Join teacher-naturalist Susie Spikol for a talk on North America’s only marsupial. Discover how the oddball opossum survives and thrives, and leave with a new understanding of this oft-misunderstood mammal!
Learn more »June 2020
“Good Bug or Bad Bug?” for Gardeners
Do you ever wonder if an insect is helpful or harmful to your garden? Find out by joining Jenna Spear, Harris Center teacher-naturalist and resident entomologist, for this virtual conversation.
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