Calendar of Events
Lectures
Events
Lunch & Learn: The True Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Fisher
Join fisher fan Susie Spikol to learn about the fascinating natural history of this notorious member of the weasel family.
ESI Course: Intro to Spring Wildflowers
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockThis four-session workshop with wildflower enthusiast Wendy Ward combines classroom instruction and field trips to build your skills in identifying spring ephemeral wildflowers and deepen your appreciation for the science, and joy, of botanizing.
Cousins in Conversation about Conservation and Place
Join cousins Susie Spikol and Deborah Lee Luskin — both educators and authors who found their way from city streets to the forests of northern New England — for a lively conversation about their different paths to a shared love of language, storytelling, and the Northern woods.
ESI Course: Intro to Spring Wildflowers
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockThis four-session workshop with wildflower enthusiast Wendy Ward combines classroom instruction and field trips to build your skills in identifying spring ephemeral wildflowers and deepen your appreciation for the science, and joy, of botanizing.
Book Launch: MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary by Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno
Celebrate the launch of MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary with Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno, and discover how a simple shift in perspective can help you find adventure, awe, and connection in the wild places close to home.
ESI Course: Intro to Spring Wildflowers
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockThis four-session workshop with wildflower enthusiast Wendy Ward combines classroom instruction and field trips to build your skills in identifying spring ephemeral wildflowers and deepen your appreciation for the science, and joy, of botanizing.
The Rat Poison Problem: How Rodenticides Are Harming Wildlife, Pets, and People
Join environmental writer and advocate Laura Kiesel to learn how rising rat populations and widespread rodenticide use are impacting wildlife, pets, and human health — and explore practical, safer solutions New Hampshire communities can use to address rodent problems without harmful poisons.
Making Your Turtle Sightings Count
Spot a turtle in the wild? Your encounter could help conservation efforts. Join NH Fish and Game turtle biologist Josh Megysey and Harris Center ecologist Nate Marchessault to learn how to turn your turtle sightings into valuable data.
ESI Course: Intro to Spring Wildflowers
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockThis four-session workshop with wildflower enthusiast Wendy Ward combines classroom instruction and field trips to build your skills in identifying spring ephemeral wildflowers and deepen your appreciation for the science, and joy, of botanizing.
Exploring Stream Restoration at Great Brook
Join Michael Nerrie to learn how Strategic Wood Addition is helping restore two miles of Great Brook in Walpole — improving habitat for native fish, enhancing stream health, and reducing flood impacts — and hike to the site for a firsthand look at this innovative restoration project.
ESI Course: Introduction to Herbal Energetics
Join Vermont herbalist Erica Marie Coston for an immersive exploration of herbal energetics — an invitation to tune into the living language of plants and your own inner landscape. Through taste, observation, and reflection, you’ll learn to recognize your own energetic tendencies and what helps bring you back into balance.
A Monadnock Gardening Day: Gardening for Sanity
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesSpend an inspiring day with gardening experts Fergus Garrett, Matt Mattus, and Katia Lysy, facilitated by Taylor Johnston of issima, as you explore fresh ideas about gardens, plants, and life — with coffee, snacks, and a Fiddleheads Cafe lunch included, plus books and botanical wares from special guest vendors.
Garden Conservancy Garden Tour
Dublin, Peterborough, & Hancock Hancock, New Hampshire, United StatesTour four stunning private Monadnock Region gardens — from intimate terraces to Japanese-inspired landscapes and off-the-grid plant paradises — during this self-guided day of inspiration, culminating in a Digging Deeper talk with Bill and Eileen Elliott on growing food and cultivating plants from around the world.
