Calendar of Events
September 2018
Environmental Studies Institute: Wildflower Wanderings
Join naturalist and native plant enthusiast Polly Pattison for two mornings of botanizing. Feast your eyes on nature’s autumnal blooms, and get your fill of wildflowers before winter sets in!
Learn more »Shinrin Yoku / Forest Bathing
Through yoga poses, deep breathing, outdoor meditation, and quiet sensory observations, our revitalizing "forest bathing" lunch break will help you catch your breath, slow down, and find solace in nature.
Learn more »Environmental Studies Institute: Natural History of Autumn
From bird migration to brilliant fall color, this course will reveal the natural history behind autumn’s seasonal changes.
Learn more »Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Peterborough
Join us for this slow, simple ramble at the Hiroshi Land in Peterborough, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. As we go, we’ll search for signs and sounds of autumn -- animal sign, migrating birds, acorns, beechnuts, wild seeds, and more.
Learn more »Gilgamesh: A Retelling of an Ancient Tale
Join master storyteller Sebastian Lockwood as we gather around the campfire for a new telling of the 4,000-year-old epic, Gilgamesh – a Mesopotamian myth filled with adventure, friendship, loyalty, and even a monster.
Learn more »Mount Monadnock Hike and Hawk Watch
Join Tom Warren for a 2.5- to 3-mile hike and hawk watch from points along Mount Monadnock's Dublin Trail. We'll not be visiting the summit, but we'll be sure to stop at several vantage points to scan the sky for southbound migrants.
Learn more »October 2018
Shinrin Yoku / Forest Bathing
Through yoga poses, deep breathing, outdoor meditation, and quiet sensory observations, our revitalizing "forest bathing" lunch break will help you catch your breath, slow down, and find solace in nature.
Learn more »Environmental Studies Institute: Natural History of Autumn
From bird migration to brilliant fall color, this course will reveal the natural history behind autumn’s seasonal changes.
Learn more »Easygoing Paddle on Ashuelot Pond
Join Lee Baker and Rich Taylor for a paddle on scenic Ashuelot Pond in Washington.
Learn more »Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Hancock
Join us for this slow, simple ramble along the Jaquith Rail Trail, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. As we go, we’ll search for signs and sounds of autumn -- animal sign, migrating birds, acorns, beechnuts, wild seeds, and more.
Learn more »Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene
Join us for this slow, simple ramble along the Tenant Swamp boardwalk in Keene, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. As we go, we’ll search for signs and sounds of autumn -- animal sign, migrating birds, acorns, beechnuts, wild seeds, and more.
Learn more »Environmental Studies Institute: Natural History of Autumn
From bird migration to brilliant fall color, this course will reveal the natural history behind autumn’s seasonal changes.
Learn more »“Big Sit” Migration Watch at Pack Monadnock
Join fellow birders and hawk watchers for the annual “Big Sit” event – a tally of all bird species as viewed from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Come for an hour or stay the whole day, and lend your eyes to the skies.
Learn more »Wild Skills presented by SheJumps
This SheJump program teaches girls the survival and technical skills they need for outdoor adventuring, including basic first aid, navigation, leave no trace practices, and shelter building.
Learn more »Exploring Monson Center
Join Dave Butler for a moderately easy exploration of the Forest Society's Monson Center Reservation in Milford, an early settlement that existed from 1737 to 1770.
Learn more »Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene
Join us for this slow, simple ramble in Robin Hood Park, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. As we go, we’ll search for signs and sounds of autumn -- animal sign, migrating birds, acorns, beechnuts, wild seeds, and more.
Learn more »Camera Trapping Workshop: Where to Place Your Camera for Great Wildlife Images
Join Janet Pesaturo, author of Camera Trapping Guide: Tracks, Sign, and Behavior of Eastern Wildlife, for a presentation on how to use tracks, sign, and knowledge of animal behavior to find the best spots for placing your wildlife camera.
Learn more »Nature on Tap: Tiny Terrors
Join Harris Center naturalists John Benjamin and Brett Amy Thelen for a spine-tingling evening of true tales about ferocious mice, zombie ants, and nature’s other tiny terrors – just in time for Halloween. Drinks on you, conversation on us!
Learn more »Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene
Join us for this slow, simple ramble at Goose Pond, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. As we go, we’ll search for signs and sounds of autumn -- animal sign, migrating birds, acorns, beechnuts, wild seeds, and more.
Learn more »Harris Center Annual Meeting
Join fellow Harris Center supporters and staff for our 2018 Annual Meeting. The program will feature a brief business meeting, highlights from the past year, special recognitions, and more.
Learn more »November 2018
Plovers, Knots, and Spoonies: Shorebird Success Stories from the Field
Join Scott Hecker, Director of Bird Conservation for the International Conservation Fund of Canada, for a talk about ICFC's work to protect Piping Plovers, Red Knots, Spoon-billed Sandpipers and more on their wintering grounds in the southern hemisphere.
Learn more »Easygoing Hike to Crotched Mountain
Join Rich Taylor and Lee Baker for a moderately strenuous, 4-mile roundtrip hike through blueberry barrens to the top of Crotched Mountain.
Learn more »Watching for Golden Eagles from Mount Monadnock
Join Tom Warren during the peak week for Golden Eagles to migrate through the Monadnock Region on their way south from Quebec. We’ll hike Mount Monadnock's Dublin Trail, stopping at suitable vantage points to scan the skies for this charismatic raptor.
Learn more »The Real Eastern Coyote
Join biologist Chris Schadler for a talk gleaned from her 30 years of experience with wolf and coyote research, sheep farming, and teaching – including specific strategies for coexisting with coyotes.
Learn more »“David Attenborough’s Light on Earth” Film
Explore the mysterious realm of living light with this award-winning documentary film, which follows David Attenborough and a team of researchers as they investigate the science of bioluminescence – including several species found right here in New England.
Learn more »Railroads of Hancock and Harrisville
Join historian Alan Rumrill for a fascinating trip through time, using old photos and historic documents to bring the railroad history of Hancock and Harrisville to life.
Learn more »Annual Post-Thanksgiving Hike Up Mount Caesar
Join Denny Wheeler for good views and good cheer on this hike to the summit ledges of Swanzey’s Mount Caesar, with views of Grand Monadnock.
Learn more »December 2018
Easygoing Hike at Cooper Hill Community Forest
Join Lee Baker and Rich Taylor for a moderately strenuous, 3-mile roundtrip hike to the top of Cooper Hill in Marlborough, through land recently protected by the Monadnock Conservancy.
Learn more »American Marten: The Latest Findings on NH’s Marten Population
Join NHFG Wildlife Biologist Jill Kilborn for an introduction to the American marten, and to learn what the latest research has revealed about this elusive mammal.
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