Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events
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Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration
Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration
Every spring, millions of birds pass through the Monadnock Region on their northward migration. Join expert birder Steven Lamonde for this weekly series of socially-distant birding walks, where we'll discuss and observe this amazing natural phenomenon.
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Women in Science Speaker Series: Critter Cartoons for Conservation
Women in Science Speaker Series: Critter Cartoons for Conservation
Celebrate Women's History Month with this series of talks highlighting women scientists in New England and beyond! For this final talk of the series, join cartoonist, naturalist, and author Rosemary Mosco to dive into the funny side of nature, and to discover why comics and science are natural allies.
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LAB GIRLS Goes Wild: A Monthly Online STEM Club for Girls
LAB GIRLS Goes Wild: A Monthly Online STEM Club for Girls
Calling all girls from grades 5 through 12! Join us for this fun, monthly, online afterschool club to grow your skills as a wildlife scientist.
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Willow the Beaver
Willow the Beaver
Follow along with naturalist Patti Smith as she shares stories of Willow, the matriarch of a beaver colony on a wild brook in southeastern Vermont.
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Vernal Pools 101
Vernal Pools 101
Glance at a vernal pool in October and you’ll see a dry depression in the forest floor. Look again in April and you’ll find a woodland pond, teeming with life! As spring unfolds, join Brett Amy Thelen for a virtual introduction to these exquisite, ephemeral ecosystems.
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Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration
Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration
Every spring, millions of birds pass through the Monadnock Region on their northward migration. Join expert birder Steven Lamonde for this weekly series of socially-distant birding walks, where we'll discuss and observe this amazing natural phenomenon.
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Secrets from the Deep Dark Below: Amazing Adaptations of Life Underground
Secrets from the Deep Dark Below: Amazing Adaptations of Life Underground
Join naturalist Susie Spikol for a glimpse at life underground, with special focus on the star-nosed mole and short-tailed shrew.
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Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration
Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration
Every spring, millions of birds pass through the Monadnock Region on their northward migration. Join expert birder Steven Lamonde for this weekly series of socially-distant birding walks, where we'll discuss and observe this amazing natural phenomenon.
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Slow Birding with Bird Diva Bridget Butler
Slow Birding with Bird Diva Bridget Butler
Join “Bird Diva” Bridget Butler for this introduction to a different kind of birding practice, and reimagine how you connect with birds.
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“Venture Out” Film Showing & Panel Discussion
“Venture Out” Film Showing & Panel Discussion
Join us for a special evening with The Venture Out Project, starting with a showing of the short film "Venture Out" — a story about overcoming odds, the power of resilience, and the everlasting effects of LGBTQ community building.
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Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration
Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration
Every spring, millions of birds pass through the Monadnock Region on their northward migration. Join expert birder Steven Lamonde for this weekly series of socially-distant birding walks, where we'll discuss and observe this amazing natural phenomenon.
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Environmental Studies Institute: The Biology & Inspiration of Birdsong
Environmental Studies Institute: The Biology & Inspiration of Birdsong
Join us for a four-week exploration of the biology of birdsong, and how bird music has inspired humans throughout time. Discover how and why birds sing, and how writers, poets, and musicians have translated birdsong into art.
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Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Preserve
Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Preserve
Join Brett Amy Thelen for a moderately strenuous, 1.2-mile roundtrip climb to a hilltop vernal pool at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve, where we’ll explore the fascinating world of spring-breeding amphibians.
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“Ask a Naturalist” Virtual Happy Hour: Earth Day Edition
“Ask a Naturalist” Virtual Happy Hour: Earth Day Edition
Join us for a fun, informal, nature-focused happy hour -- via Zoom! Come prepared with questions about nearby nature, or just sit back and listen to our team of talented Harris Center naturalists as they share their own observations.
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How to Be a Stargazer: Spring Edition
How to Be a Stargazer: Spring Edition
Join David McDonald, stargazing expert and former director of the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, for an evening of night sky watching tips. Discover the stories the stars have to tell, and where to find them in our spring skies!
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LGBTQ+ Community Walk
LGBTQ+ Community Walk
Join Hunter Kirschner (he, him) and Dee Denehy (she, her) for an easy stroll around some of the wild and lesser-known areas of the Ashuelot floodplain, with a focus on fostering LGBTQ+ community.
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Environmental Studies Institute: The Biology & Inspiration of Birdsong
Environmental Studies Institute: The Biology & Inspiration of Birdsong
Join us for a four-week exploration of the biology of birdsong, and how bird music has inspired humans throughout time. Discover how and why birds sing, and how writers, poets, and musicians have translated birdsong into art.
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Spring Fungi Foray
Spring Fungi Foray
Join the Harris Center's fungi fans John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for a late afternoon wander in search of springtime mushrooms like polypores, jelly fungi, and the famously elusive morels.
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Coexisting with Carnivores
Coexisting with Carnivores
Join wildlife biologist Steve Gehmann for a review of the return of large carnivores, and a discussion of how humans and carnivores can come to coexist.