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Environmental Studies Institute — Unraveling the Mysteries of a Murder: The Roosting Crows of Lawrence, MA

Lawrence, Massachusetts NH, United States
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Join fellow Corvid enthusiasts Dan Gardoqui and Phil Brown in the urban wilds of downtown Lawrence, Massachusetts, where we’ll observe the massive winter roost of American Crows, which draws nearly 20,000 birds each night.

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The Acorn: A Kids’ Nature-Inspired Newspaper

Event Series The Acorn: A Kid’s Nature-Inspired Newspaper
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United States
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Come be part of the Hancock Town Library and the Harris Center’s first-ever, kid-created nature newspaper, The Acorn: Where We Are Nuts About Nature. Work with mentor writers and artists and publish the winter edition. For children in grades 2 through 4.

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Ask A Naturalist

Zoom , United States

Join our team of talented naturalists as they explore some of the region’s most intriguing natural history mysteries. If you have questions you’d like us to answer (“what’s this thing I found in the woods?!”), submit them by January 23!

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Birding the Dillant-Hopkins Airport

Dillant-Hopkins Airport 80 Airport Road, Swanzey, NH, United States

Join Harris Center ecologist Nate Marchessault and the Monadnock Bird and Nature Club (MBNC) for a morning of easygoing birding at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport — a local birding hotspot with great views of wetlands, woodlands, and fields.

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The Acorn: A Kids’ Nature-Inspired Newspaper

Event Series The Acorn: A Kid’s Nature-Inspired Newspaper
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United States
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, BUT YOU CAN STILL JOIN THE WAITLIST.

Come be part of the Hancock Town Library and the Harris Center’s first-ever, kid-created nature newspaper, The Acorn: Where We Are Nuts About Nature. Work with mentor writers and artists and publish the winter edition. For children in grades 2 through 4.

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For the Birds: An Evening of Short Films

Putnam Theater at Keene State College Wyman Way, Keene, NH, United States

Join us for an evening of award-winning short films highlighting the beauty, bravery, and perils of bird migration, and the people who spend their lives working to make the world safer for birds.

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The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Great Backyard Bird Count

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United States

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.

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Winter Tracking Adventure for Families

Ashuelot River Park West Street, Keene, NH, United States

Join Harris Center naturalist Nikko Gagnon for a family tracking adventure in the wilds of Ashuelot River Park. We’ll search the woods and river edges for leapers, bounders, waddlers, and walkers, and find out which wildlife call this special place home.

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Trees & Tracks at Beech Hill

Beech Hill Beech Hill Road, Dublin, NH, United States
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Join Jeremy Wilson and Susie Spikol to explore the highlands of Dublin from the beautiful Beech Hill trail network. Along the way, we’ll discuss the natural history of trees in winter and search for tracks, scat, and other signs of animals who make their homes in these woods.

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Easygoing Hike at The Shattuck

Shattuck Golf Course 53 Dublin Road, Jaffrey, NH, United States

Join Harris Center naturalist Phil Brown and avid hiker Jessie James for a leisurely, 3-mile meander along the paths of the Shattuck Golf Club, where we'll search for signs of wildlife and take in all that late winter has to offer.

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iNaturalist ID Session

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United States

Join avid iNatters Nate Marchessault and Steven Lamonde for a cozy morning of improving iNaturalist data quality by adding identifications and annotations to existing iNaturalist observations. With mugs of warm beverages in our hands and field guides by our sides, we'll enjoy the outdoors through the eyes of others and contribute to community science in the process.

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The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Snowy Owl Search on Plum Island

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Refuge Road, Newbury, MA, United States

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.

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Birding Plum Island

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Refuge Road, Newbury, MA, United States
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Join avid birders Kim Snyder and Nate Marchessault to search for seabirds, shorebirds, and maybe even Snowy Owls along the 8-mile barrier beach and adjacent marshes of Plum Island — a prime spot for winter birding.

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Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop

Zoom , United States

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.

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Safe Crossing: Spring Amphibians with Kari Percival

Keene Public Library 60 Winter Street, Keene, NH, United States

Join award-winning children’s book author Kari Percival as she shares from her newest book, Safe Crossing, which tells the story of how people of all ages come together on the first rainy nights of spring to help salamanders and frogs cross roads during their spring migration.

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