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Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this spring. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Birds, buds, tracks, scat, worms — come discover it all.
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Family Owl Prowl
Family Owl Prowl
Join Harris Center naturalists Janet Altobello and Kara Reynolds for an enchanting evening of learning about and listening for owls in the wild woods of Shieling Forest.
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Kestrels Young Birders Club: Hawkwatching at Pitcher Mountain
Kestrels Young Birders Club: Hawkwatching at Pitcher Mountain
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.
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Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds
Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter 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.
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Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this spring. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Birds, buds, tracks, scat, worms — come discover it all.
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ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
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.
The Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Black Bears
The Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Black Bears
Dive into the natural history of Ursus americanus — the American black bear — with Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol. Learn how these beautiful bruins survive and reproduce, explore their unique adaptations and behaviors, and come away with tips and tricks for co-existence.
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Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Fremont Field
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Fremont Field
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalist Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil to ramble along wild walking trails searching for signs of spring, listening to bird songs, and sniffing the first flowers of the year!
An Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation
An Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation
Have you ever wondered what it's like to provide round-the-clock care for an orphaned raccoon, or to nurse a Barred Owl back to health? Join us for a talk by Deb Gode, director of Winchester Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, for a peek into what it takes to be a wildlife rehabilitator.
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Hiking the Wales Preserve
Hiking the Wales Preserve
Join Stephen DiCicco and Kyle Vietze for a 1.2-mile loop hike on one of The Nature Conservancy's most beautiful local trails.
Nature Mandala Workshop
Nature Mandala Workshop
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.
Vernal Pool Project Workshop
Vernal Pool Project Workshop
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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Jack’s Pond Hike for Veterans
Jack’s Pond Hike for Veterans
Nestled at the base of Mount Skatutakee’s north side, Jack's Pond is one of Hancock's hidden gems. Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a 1.75-mile roundtrip hike to the pond, where we'll hear about Jack's life, and search for signs of wildlife as we go.
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Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers! Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this spring. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher. Birds, buds, tracks, scat, worms — come discover it all.
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ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
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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Easygoing Hike on Beech Hill
Easygoing Hike on Beech Hill
Join Susie Spikol and Ben Haubrich for an easygoing amble up Dublin’s Beech Hill. Our 2-mile roundtrip route will take us along the Zig Zag Trail to a big meadow and great view of Mount Monadnock, then back down via the access trail.
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Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish: Willard and Robb Mountains
Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish: Willard and Robb Mountains
Join Stan Smith and Vic Starzynski for a strenuous, 6-mile roundtrip hike to the summits of Robb and Willard Mountains, including one mile of bushwhacking and more than 600 feet of elevation gain.
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Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve
Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve
Join Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen for a moderately strenuous, 1.2-mile roundtrip hike to a hilltop vernal pool, where we'll explore the exquisite, ephemeral world of spring-breeding amphibians.
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ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
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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Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Distant Hill Gardens
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Distant Hill Gardens
Join Harris Center teacher-naturalist Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil to ramble along wild walking trails searching for signs of spring, listening to bird songs, and sniffing the first flowers of the year!
Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Beech Hill
Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Beech Hill
Meet John Benjamin and George Caughey, a pair of fun-gis, for an afternoon meander in search of the fantastic fungi of spring! If we’re lucky, we’ll find toadstools, polypores, turkey tails, and perhaps even a slime mold or two.
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Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Cathedral of the Pines
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Cathedral of the Pines
Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a morning ramble with your young children! Together, we’ll listen to bird songs, search for animals of all kinds, smell spring flowers, and explore the wild world.
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Hiking the Wapack Trail to Binney Pond and Pratt Mountain
Hiking the Wapack Trail to Binney Pond and Pratt Mountain
Join longtime hike leaders Brian Bishoff and Denny Wheeler for a strenuous, 3.7-mile roundtrip hike with outstanding views along the Wapack Trail in New Ipswich. This out-and-back hike will take us along an abandoned road and well-maintained trail through conservation land, past the lovely Binney Pond to Pratt Mountain.
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ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop
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’s Playground Play Group
Nature’s Playground Play Group
Join Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for three mornings of child-centered, unstructured outdoor play.
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Spring Beauties of Partridge Woods
Spring Beauties of Partridge Woods
Join avid hikers Kathy Schillemat and Rick Church to hike the Town of Nelson’s Partridge Woods, where we’ll search for ephemeral wildflowers and other signs of spring along the Ridge Trail.
Rock Hounders: A Rock and Mineral Adventure for Families
Rock Hounders: A Rock and Mineral Adventure for Families
Calling all rock hounds! Join the Harris Center, Distant Hill Gardens, and the Monadnock Conservancy for a rockin’ outing to a feldspar and tourmaline mine. Discover the history of this mine, search for mineral and rock treasures, and make connections with other geology-loving families!
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LGBTQ+ Accessible Spring Hike at Distant Hill Gardens
LGBTQ+ Accessible Spring Hike at Distant Hill Gardens
Join Richard Doherty (he, him) and Hunter Kirschner (he, they) for an LGBTQ+ community hike at the Distant Hill Nature Trail, built according to U.S. Forest Service accessibility standards.
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