Calendar of Events
Wildlife
Lunch & Learn: Visit the Kayapo in the Heart of the Amazon
The Kayapo territory is an area of unmarred rainforest as large as the state of Virginia, and it’s threatened by illegal timber extraction, gold mining, and land grabs for cattle ranching. Despite these threats, the Indigenous Kayapo have successfully protected their territorial borders for more than 30 years. Join Scott Hecker to learn about Kayapo culture and their ongoing efforts to protect the rainforest.
Trees & Tracks at Beech Hill
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.
The Plight of the Fisher
Learn how researchers are working to uncover what’s behind the decline in New Hampshire’s fisher population. Discover how exposure to commonly used rodenticides may be impacting fishers and other wildlife, as well as other important research developments.
Kids Count: Juggernaut Pond Mammal Survey
Calling all kids ages 8 through 18 who love wildlife! Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol to try your hand at field research and develop your naturalist skills.
The Acorn: A Kids’ Nature-Inspired Newspaper
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesCome 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.
Environmental Studies Institute — Unraveling the Mysteries of a Murder: The Roosting Crows of Lawrence, Massachusetts
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.
The Acorn: A Kids’ Nature-Inspired Newspaper
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesCome 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.
Ask A Naturalist
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!
Birding the Dillant-Hopkins Airport
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.
The Acorn: A Kids’ Nature-Inspired Newspaper
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesCome 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.
For the Birds: An Evening of Short Films
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.
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Great Backyard Bird Count
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.
Winter Tracking Adventure for Families
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.
Easygoing Hike at The Shattuck
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.
iNaturalist ID Session
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.
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Snowy Owl Search on Plum Island
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.
Birding Plum Island
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.
