Calendar of Events
Workshops
Environmental Studies Institute: Talking with Birds — Understanding the Language of Nature
Join master naturalist, teacher, and bird whisperer Dan Gardoqui for a full day of learning how to tune into and understand bird language.
Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Language Study Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesBirds are the messengers of the forest. In this four-week course, you’ll learn how to listen deeply, how to tell what different bird calls mean, and how practicing bird language can give us a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Environmental Studies Institute: Fantastic Ferns of New Hampshire
Join acclaimed naturalist Lynn Levine for a day of learning all about ferns. We'll start with an indoor introduction to these incredible plants – which have survived four mass extinctions! – then head outside in search of ferns to observe and identify.
Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Language Study Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesBirds are the messengers of the forest. In this four-week course, you’ll learn how to listen deeply, how to tell what different bird calls mean, and how practicing bird language can give us a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Language Study Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesBirds are the messengers of the forest. In this four-week course, you’ll learn how to listen deeply, how to tell what different bird calls mean, and how practicing bird language can give us a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Hancock BioBlitz: iNaturalist Field Training and BioBlitz
How many different species can we find in Hancock during Old Home Days weekend? Join us for a fun, family-friendly weekend of exploration and community science! To learn more, join ecologist Steven Lamonde for this in-person iNaturalist training and easygoing morning of BioBlitzing.
Environmental Studies Institute: Drawing from Nature – Artifacts and Observation with Artist Annie Trowbridge
Zoom , United StatesIn this four-week course, we'll immerse ourselves in the art of observation through drawing, looking closely at shape, texture, weight, and shadow as we sketch. All levels of drawing experience are welcome!
Environmental Studies Institute: Drawing from Nature – Artifacts and Observation with Artist Annie Trowbridge
Zoom , United StatesIn this four-week course, we'll immerse ourselves in the art of observation through drawing, looking closely at shape, texture, weight, and shadow as we sketch. All levels of drawing experience are welcome!
Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Nate Harvey for a two-day tracking intensive through CyberTracker's Track & Sign Evaluation program. This is both a certification for those who desire it and a rich learning experience for anyone who wants to learn more about wildlife track & sign.
Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Nate Harvey for a two-day tracking intensive through CyberTracker's Track & Sign Evaluation program. This is both a certification for those who desire it and a rich learning experience for anyone who wants to learn more about wildlife track & sign.
Environmental Studies Institute: Drawing from Nature – Artifacts and Observation with Artist Annie Trowbridge
Zoom , United StatesIn this four-week course, we'll immerse ourselves in the art of observation through drawing, looking closely at shape, texture, weight, and shadow as we sketch. All levels of drawing experience are welcome!
Environmental Studies Institute: Drawing from Nature – Artifacts and Observation with Artist Annie Trowbridge
Zoom , United StatesIn this four-week course, we'll immerse ourselves in the art of observation through drawing, looking closely at shape, texture, weight, and shadow as we sketch. All levels of drawing experience are welcome!
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 online training to join their ranks – or simply to learn more about the spring amphibian migration.
Ashuelot River Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training
Join the Ashuelot River Local Advisory Committee (ARLAC) for their 23rd season of water quality monitoring! During this in-person training, we'll review sampling techniques, go over the use of monitoring equipment, and share the 2023 sampling schedule.
Field Forays with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club
Calling all butterfly fans! Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood and other members of the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club for this two-part course as we practice identifying butterflies on the wing and in the net, in preparation for a statewide butterfly survey in July.
Spring Tree Identification Walk
Tag along with UNH extension forester Mike Gagnon on a relaxed spring tree ID walk. Together, we’ll explore branching patterns, buds, and the shapes of newly-emerged leaves, and learn how each species functions as habitat for wildlife.
2nd 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.
5th Annual Norway Pond Symposium
Join us for a morning of talks highlighting recent research on the past, present, and future ecology of Hancock’s Norway Pond.
Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Nate Harvey for a two-day tracking intensive through CyberTracker's Track & Sign Evaluation program. This is both a certification for those who desire it and a rich learning experience for anyone who wants to learn more about wildlife track & sign.
Field Forays with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club
Calling all butterfly fans! Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood and other members of the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club for this two-part course as we practice identifying butterflies on the wing and in the net, in preparation for a statewide butterfly survey in July.
Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Nate Harvey for a two-day tracking intensive through CyberTracker's Track & Sign Evaluation program. This is both a certification for those who desire it and a rich learning experience for anyone who wants to learn more about wildlife track & sign.
Environmental Studies Institute: Creativity in the Artdoors
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin local environmental artist Sarah Wilson for this three-session class, where we’ll make beautiful works of outdoor art using materials sourced from nature.
Environmental Studies Institute: Creativity in the Artdoors
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin local environmental artist Sarah Wilson for this three-session class, where we’ll make beautiful works of outdoor art using materials sourced from nature.
Nature Photography 101
Have you ever wondered how professional photographers are able to capture such stunning images of nature? Join award-winning photographer Ben Conant for a “behind the lens” look at nature photography.
Environmental Studies Institute: Creativity in the Artdoors
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin local environmental artist Sarah Wilson for this three-session class, where we’ll make beautiful works of outdoor art using materials sourced from nature.
Winter Tree Identification Workshop
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.
Field Trip: Identifying Trees by Bark
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.
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.
Spring Tree Identification Walk
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.
ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockAs 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.
