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Field Trip: Identifying Trees by Bark

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United States
This event is now full, but you can still join the waitlist.

Join Michael Wojtech, author of "Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast," for this bark-inspired field trip, where we’ll explore bark patterns and characteristics for some of our more common New Hampshire trees.

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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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Spring Tree Identification Walk

Beech Hill Beech Hill Road, Dublin, NH, United States
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Join Mike Gagnon and Matt Tarr of UNH Cooperative Extension for a relaxed ramble focused on identifying trees and shrubs in early spring. We’ll look at branching, buds, and bark while the leaves are still off the trees, and discuss how each species functions as habitat for wildlife.

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ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop

Event Series Transitions: A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, Hancock

As nature makes a dramatic transition from the quietude of winter to the new life of spring, parallel changes may occur in our own lives. In this workshop facilitated by poet Brian Evans-Jones, we’ll explore this phenomenon by observing the natural world and writing our own poetry in a small, supportive group.

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Nature Mandala Workshop

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United States
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, BUT YOU CAN STILL JOIN THE WAITLIST.

Join local environmental artist Sarah Wilson for this morning workshop to learn some tips and techniques for creating outdoor mandalas using only natural materials. Once we’ve gone over the basics, we’ll work as a group to make one large mandala, leaving our creation for others to enjoy as wind, sun, rain, and local critters slowly reclaim it.

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Vernal Pool Project Workshop

Buck Meadow Conservation Area 32 NH-101A, Amherst, United States
This event is now full, but you can still join the waitlist.

Join Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen for this hands-on introduction to vernal pool documentation, with special focus on identifying amphibian egg masses.

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ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop

Event Series Transitions: A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, Hancock

As nature makes a dramatic transition from the quietude of winter to the new life of spring, parallel changes may occur in our own lives. In this workshop facilitated by poet Brian Evans-Jones, we’ll explore this phenomenon by observing the natural world and writing our own poetry in a small, supportive group.

Learn More & Register »

ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop

Event Series Transitions: A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, Hancock

As nature makes a dramatic transition from the quietude of winter to the new life of spring, parallel changes may occur in our own lives. In this workshop facilitated by poet Brian Evans-Jones, we’ll explore this phenomenon by observing the natural world and writing our own poetry in a small, supportive group.

Learn More & Register »

ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop

Event Series Transitions: A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, Hancock

As nature makes a dramatic transition from the quietude of winter to the new life of spring, parallel changes may occur in our own lives. In this workshop facilitated by poet Brian Evans-Jones, we’ll explore this phenomenon by observing the natural world and writing our own poetry in a small, supportive group.

Learn More & Register »

Ashuelot River Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training

Putnam Science Center at Keene State College Appian Way, Keene, NH, United States

The Ashuelot River Local Advisory Committee is recruiting volunteers for their 24th season of water quality monitoring!To volunteer, join Barbara Skuly for this in-person training, where we'll review sampling techniques, go over the use of monitoring equipment, and share the 2024 sampling schedule

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Environmental Studies Institute: Photographing Dragonflies and Damselflies

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

Take your photography skills and your knowledge of our local Odonata – dragonflies and damselflies – to the next level during this short course with wildlife photographer and “ode” adorer Frank Gorga.

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Environmental Studies Institute: Photographing Dragonflies and Damselflies

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

Take your photography skills and your knowledge of our local Odonata – dragonflies and damselflies – to the next level during this short course with wildlife photographer and “ode” adorer Frank Gorga.

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Environmental Studies Institute: Photographing Dragonflies and Damselflies

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

Take your photography skills and your knowledge of our local Odonata – dragonflies and damselflies – to the next level during this short course with wildlife photographer and “ode” adorer Frank Gorga.

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Clubmoss Workshop at Distant Hill Gardens

Distant Hill Gardens 507 March Hill Road, Walpole, NH, United States

Join naturalists Michael Nerrie and Nate Marchessault for an introduction to clubmosses and a tutorial on identifying the handful of species that occur in our area. Thanks to Distant Hill’s fantastic network of accessible trails, this workshop is wheelchair-accessible.

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Winter Tree Identification Workshop

Jaquith Rail Trail Jaquith Road, Harrisville, NH, United States
This event has been postponed due to inclement weather.

Join Mike Gagnon and Matt Tarr of UNH Cooperative Extension for a relaxed ramble focused on winter tree identification. We’ll examine branching, buds, and bark while the leaves are off the trees, and discuss how each species functions as habitat for wildlife.

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

Lawrence, Massachusetts NH, United States
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, BUT YOU CAN STILL JOIN THE WAITLIST.

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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