Calendar of Events
Workshops
Events
ESI Course: Getting to Know the Goldenrods
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockGoldenrods, with their beautiful late-season blooms, gently usher us out of the growing season and into the senescence of autumn. Join ecologist Nate Marchessault for an exploration of these diverse but approachable native plants.
ESI Course: Introduction to Mycology
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin George Caughey and John Benjamin, the leaders of the Harris Center’s Morel Quandary Mushroom Club, for a fascinating introduction to the science of mycology and natural history behind mushroom hunting. Learn about the role these unique organisms play in...
ESI Course: Introduction to Mycology
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin George Caughey and John Benjamin, the leaders of the Harris Center’s Morel Quandary Mushroom Club, for a fascinating introduction to the science of mycology and natural history behind mushroom hunting. Learn about the role these unique organisms play in...
ESI Course: Introduction to Mycology
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin George Caughey and John Benjamin, the leaders of the Harris Center’s Morel Quandary Mushroom Club, for a fascinating introduction to the science of mycology and natural history behind mushroom hunting. Learn about the role these unique organisms play in...
Fern Identification 101: Evergreen and Tardy Ferns
Join fern experts Michael Nerrie and Nate Marchessault for a late-autumn workshop on fern identification, featuring a presentation, live specimens, and a short field walk.
Environmental Studies Institute: Winter Tracking & Sign
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesLearn to read the winter woods with Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol. Together, we’ll explore local fields and forests in search of tracks, trails, and other clues that reveal how animals move through the cold season.
Environmental Studies Institute: Winter Tracking & Sign
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesLearn to read the winter woods with Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol. Together, we’ll explore local fields and forests in search of tracks, trails, and other clues that reveal how animals move through the cold season.
Environmental Studies Institute: Winter Tracking & Sign
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesLearn to read the winter woods with Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol. Together, we’ll explore local fields and forests in search of tracks, trails, and other clues that reveal how animals move through the cold season.
An Introduction to Bird Identification, Ecology & Habitats Course
Join biologist and avid birder Matt Tarr for a popular online and field-based course designed to build your skills in identifying birds by sight, song, call, habitat, and behavior. Registration opens at 9 a.m. on February 3.
Full-Day Winter Wildlife Tracking Workshop
Join wildlife biologists from UNH Extension and expert tracking instructors from White Pine Programs as they guide you through field, forest, and wetland in search of winter wildlife tracks and sign.
Wild Apple Tree Pruning Workshop
Learn how to confidently prune wild apple trees in this hands-on workshop led by Nigel Manley from the Forest Society, who will share practical, beginner-friendly pruning techniques honed over more than 30 years of experience.
Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop
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.
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.
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.
Ashuelot River Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training
The Ashuelot River Local Advisory Committee is recruiting volunteers for their 26th season of water quality monitoring! To volunteer, join Barbara Skuly for this in-person training, where we'll review sampling techniques and go over the 2026 monitoring schedule.
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.
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.
Herbalism for Families
Join Vermont herbalist Erica Marie Coston for a hands-on exploration of common New Hampshire herbs, where you’ll taste a range of flavors and explore how these wild plants can help support our bodies. For families with children ages 6 and up.
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: Dinner with the Presenters
Hancock NH, United StatesMeet the presenters for Saturday’s Gardening for Sanity workshop — Fergus Garrett, Matt Mattus, Katia Lysy, and Taylor Johnston — and fellow garden lovers for a special dinner hosted by Eleanor Briggs in Hancock, featuring cocktails in the garden and a meal by chef Sam Rule of Fiddleheads Cafe. $125 per person (includes all food and drink).
5th Annual Bird ID, Ecology & Habitat Management Workshop at Stone Fence Farm
Join Phil Brown, Matt Tarr, and others for a morning of birding and learning at Stone Fence Farm, a property owned and managed for a diversity of native species by professional foresters Jeremy Turner and Laura French.
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 horticulture, plants, and life. Lunch from Fiddleheads Cafe is included, plus books and botanical wares from special guest vendors. $125 for gardening professionals / $175 for all others.
Land Management Practices for New Hampshire Turtles: A Wildlife Workshop
Join NRCS biologists for a walking tour at Reservoir Woods, where we’ll learn about the habitat management practices they’ve put in place to support local turtle populations — and discuss ways you can help turtles on your own property.
Discover the Forest: A Nature Journaling Workshop Series
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesSlow down, notice more, and reconnect with the everyday wild during this immersive four-part workshop series that blends nature journaling, contour drawing, and ecological exploration through the eyes of both an artist and a naturalist.
Discover the Forest: A Nature Journaling Workshop Series
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesSlow down, notice more, and reconnect with the everyday wild during this immersive four-part workshop series that blends nature journaling, contour drawing, and ecological exploration through the eyes of both an artist and a naturalist.
Discover the Forest: A Nature Journaling Workshop Series
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesSlow down, notice more, and reconnect with the everyday wild during this immersive four-part workshop series that blends nature journaling, contour drawing, and ecological exploration through the eyes of both an artist and a naturalist.
Discover the Forest: A Nature Journaling Workshop Series
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesSlow down, notice more, and reconnect with the everyday wild during this immersive four-part workshop series that blends nature journaling, contour drawing, and ecological exploration through the eyes of both an artist and a naturalist.
Weed Watchers Volunteer Training
Left unchecked, aquatic invasive plants can displace native plants and wildlife, degrade water quality, and entangle boats. Early detection is key! In this workshop with Georgia Bunnell of NH DES, you'll learn how to identify common aquatic invasives — and what to do if you find one in your local lake.
Fern Identification 201: Common Ferns of the Monadnock Region
Join fern experts Michael Nerrie and Nate Marchessault for a primer on identifying local ferns, featuring a presentation, live specimens, and a short field walk.
A Children’s Book Workshop with Lynne Cherry: Creating Your Own Book Dummy
Join us for a hands-on workshop on how to write a children's book and create a book "dummy," led by Lynne Cherry, author of over 30 award-winning children's books.
