Calendar of Events
Events
LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Wildlife Camera Trapping
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockJoin wildlife biologist and trail camera expert Jaime McGuigan to help set up camera trapping stations at the Harris Center and discover, through photos and videos captured after the program, which wild animals share our landscape. For middle schoolers and up.
Beginner Birding at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport
Join avid birders Wendy Gibbons and Jane Wing for an introduction to birding at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport, a local birding hot spot with great views of wetlands, woods, and fields.
Salamanders & Spring Frogs
Join the Hooper Institute and the Harris Center to explore the wild world of amphibians, just as winter turns to spring. Perfect for families with elementary-aged children.
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Snowy Owl Search on Plum Island
Are you a teenager or tween with an interest in birds and birding? Build community with other young birders as part of The Kestrels Young Birders Club! Visit the marshes and dunes at Plum Island in search of Snowy Owls. Don’t miss this opportunity to grow your skills and connect with other wildlife fans.
42nd Annual Connecticut River Waterfowl Safari
Join Harris Center bird brains Eric Masterson, Phil Brown, and Nate Marchessault for a morning of waterfowl watching and welcoming spring arrivals back to the fields and waterways of the Connecticut River Valley.
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.
Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Fremont Field in Peterborough
Fremont Field 100 Old Jaffrey Road, Peterborough, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center naturalists Susie Spikol and Nikko Gagnon for a morning ramble at Fremont Field in Peterborough. These pint-sized adventures are perfect for little legs and for babies in front packs, backpacks, slings, or wraps.
Lunch & Learn: The True Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Fisher
Join fisher fan Susie Spikol to learn about the fascinating natural history of this notorious member of the weasel family.
Easygoing Hike to Sip Pond
Join Phil Brown and avid hiker Jessie James for a 1.6-mile round-trip hike through the Chamberlain Conservation Area on the Sip Pond peninsula, where we’ll look for early signs of spring and the birds that make this scenic trail a local favorite.
Homeschool Program: Wild at Home
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to search for signs of spring — from birds and blooms to bugs and buds. What will you discover?
ESI Course: MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary — Mindful Meanders & Nature-based Practices
local field sitesJoin Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of spring-season wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Each exploration will focus on a different natural history theme related to the conditions that present themselves that day.
Homeschool Program: Wild at Home
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to search for signs of spring — from birds and blooms to bugs and buds. What will you discover?
Using Small Worlds to Enhance Learning: A Workshop for Teachers
Join teacher-naturalists Susie Spikol, Jaime Hutchinson, and Jenna Spear and learn how to create your own small beings in their own unique mini-worlds, along with a story cloth that will prepare your students for focused outdoor learning.
Homeschool Program: Wild at Home
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to search for signs of spring — from birds and blooms to bugs and buds. What will you discover?
Easygoing Hike on the Jonathan Daniels Trail
Join naturalist Nikko Gagnon and woodland wanderer Mary Verrilli for a leisurely meander through Ashuelot River Park on the Jonathan Daniels Trail, where we’ll watch for spring birds, look for animal tracks and signs, and explore the river’s edge.
Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow in Harrisville
Harrisville Harrisville, NHJoin Harris Center naturalists Susie Spikol and Nikko Gagnon to explore, wander, and discover the magic of nearby nature on a Rail Trail in Harrisville. These pint-sized adventures are perfect for little legs and for babies in front packs, backpacks, slings, or wraps.
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Harris Center Big Day
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.
Homeschool Program: Wild at Home
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to search for signs of spring — from birds and blooms to bugs and buds. What will you discover?
Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve
Join Harris Center ecologists Brett Amy Thelen and Nate Marchessault for a 1.2-mile roundtrip hike to a hilltop vernal pool, where we'll explore the exquisite, ephemeral world of spring-breeding amphibians.
Earth Day Hike for Families
Join Hooper Institute and Harris Center naturalists for a fun and informative Earth Day hike for families. The earth will be waking from the long winter, and we’ll see what flowers, plants, bugs, reptiles, birds, and more are waiting to be discovered.
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.
Cousins in Conversation about Conservation and Place
Join cousins Susie Spikol and Deborah Lee Luskin — both educators and authors who found their way from city streets to the forests of northern New England — for a lively conversation about their different paths to a shared love of language, storytelling, and the Northern woods.
Spring Wildflowers at Distant Hill Gardens
Join spring wildflower enthusiasts Michael Nerrie and Nate Marchessault for a leisurely walk at Distant Hill to admire cultivated spring ephemerals and search nearby trails for early-season wild blooms and other signs of spring.
Exploring Vernal Pools at the Follansbee Preserve
Join vernal pool enthusiast Brett Amy Thelen for an exploration of a vernal pool complex at the Piscataquog Land Conservancy’s Follansbee Preserve, where we’ll search for salamander eggs and other springtime wonders.
Monadnock Region City Nature Challenge
Join iNaturalist enthusiasts Steven Lamonde and Nate Marchessault for the Monadnock Region’s first annual participation in the City Nature Challenge — a fun celebration of biodiversity that also contributes valuable observations to the iNaturalist database.
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.
Book Launch: MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary by Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno
Celebrate the launch of MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary with Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno, and discover how a simple shift in perspective can help you find adventure, awe, and connection in the wild places close to home.
A Preview Performance of Root Song
Be among the first to experience Root Song — an immersive collaboration with Grammy-winning Roomful of Teeth, Firelight Theatre Workshop, Tchin, Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil, and more — as music, science, and storytelling converge in a powerful preview performance that invites us to listen to the wisdom of trees and reimagine what it means to be human.
Yeti Club: Afterschool Wilderness Adventure for Middle Schoolers
Robin Hood Park Reservoir Street, Keene, NH, United StatesCome be a part of fun and adventure with Yeti Club at Robin Hood Park in Keene! We’ll practice wilderness skills like orienteering, fire building, outdoor survival skills, tracking, and more. Open to students in grade 6 and up. Free of charge, with snacks provided.
LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Wildlife Painting
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesMeet wildlife artist Rosemary Conroy for an afternoon of wildlife painting. See Rosemary’s art, hear her tips on painting wild animals, and practice your skills using the Harris Center’s taxidermied animals as models. For middle schoolers and up.
