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# Harris Center

Making Tracks in the Monadnock Region Since 1970

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## Posts

- [Help Us Conserve 1,000 Acres of Critical Habitat](https://harriscenter.org/nelson-highlands-update)
- [Protecting the Nelson Highlands](https://harriscenter.org/protecting-the-nelson-highlands-feb-2026)
- [Scholarships Awarded to Aspiring Environmental Leaders](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-2026-environmental-leadership-awards)
- [Keene Elementary Band Brings Big Night to Life](https://harriscenter.org/keene-elementary-band-big-night)
- [Monadnock Region Makes Strong Debut in Global City Nature Challenge](https://harriscenter.org/monadnock-region-makes-strong-debut-in-global-city-nature-challenge)
- [MicroExploring: Finding Wonder in the Familiar](https://harriscenter.org/finding-wonder-in-the-familiar)
- [An Update on our Broad-winged Hawk Tracking Project](https://harriscenter.org/an-update-on-our-broad-winged-hawk-tracking-project) - The Harris Center is working Hawk Mountain to tag Broad-winged Hawks with satellite transmitters, as part of ongoing efforts to better understand the ecology and migratory behavior of this iconic species.
- [Tagging Along with Broad-winged Hawks](https://harriscenter.org/tagging-along-with-broad-winged-hawks)
- [An Update on Our Broad-winged Hawk Project](https://harriscenter.org/an-update-on-our-broad-winged-hawk-project)
- [Easement Protects 113 Acres in Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/easement-protects-113-acres-in-hancock)
- [New Hampshire's First Amphibian Tunnels](https://harriscenter.org/new-hampshires-first-amphibian-tunnels)
- [More Comfortable Camping at Spoonwood Pond](https://harriscenter.org/more-comfortable-camping-at-spoonwood-pond)
- [The Harris Center's Commitment: Nature for All](https://harriscenter.org/nature-for-all-the-harris-centers-commitment-to-accessibility)
- [Falcon Quest: Exploring Science Through Play](https://harriscenter.org/falcon-quest-exploring-science-through-play)
- [Important Reminders for Salamander Season](https://harriscenter.org/important-reminders-for-salamander-season) - Whether you're a veteran Salamander Crossing Brigade volunteer or a new recruit, here's how to prepare for helping amphibians cross the road on Big Nights.
- [Spotting Spot Patterns](https://harriscenter.org/spotting-spot-patterns) - The spots on spotted salamanders are like fingerprints on humans: unique to individuals. Here's how to contribute to our spot pattern database for salamanders who've been helped by the Crossing Brigades.
- [Kestrels Record 77 Species at the Superbowl of Birding](https://harriscenter.org/kestrels-record-77-species-at-the-superbowl-of-birding)
- [Field Report from the 2025 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2025-vernal-pool-project) - Harris Center community scientists documented 4 new vernal pools and identified 27 new potential pools in the Monadnock Region in 2025. Learn more here!
- [Field Report from the 2025 Saw-whet Owl Banding Project](https://harriscenter.org/saw-whet-owl-banding-2025)
- [Field Report from the 2024 Saw-whet Owl Banding Project](https://harriscenter.org/saw-whet-owl-banding-2024)
- [Open Lodge & Grounds Accessibility Project: Opening New Doors to Nature](https://harriscenter.org/open-lodge-project)
- [How Tina Ramsey Makes Learning Come Alive](https://harriscenter.org/how-tina-ramsey-makes-learning-come-alive)
- [Celebrating 55 Years of the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/annual-meeting-2025)
- [Raptors Over Pack: A 2025 Season Review](https://harriscenter.org/raptors-over-pack-monadnock-a-2025-season-review)
- [Building New Hampshire’s First Veterinary Center for Wildlife](https://harriscenter.org/new-hampshire-veterinary-center-for-wildlife)
- [A Land Well Loved, A Legacy Preserved](https://harriscenter.org/a-land-well-loved-a-legacy-preserved)
- [Taking Flight: An Update on the Harris Center’s Kestrel Conservation Project](https://harriscenter.org/taking-flight-an-update-on-the-harris-centers-kestrel-conservation-project)
- [The Future of Conservation Is in Good Hands](https://harriscenter.org/summer-interns-2025)
- [The Open Lodge: A New Gathering Space on the Horizon](https://harriscenter.org/open-lodge-update)
- [Investing in Tomorrow’s Leaders, One Scholarship at a Time](https://harriscenter.org/meet-the-2025-environmental-leadership-award-recipients)
- [From Lab Girl to Aspiring Ornithologist: My Harris Center Story](https://harriscenter.org/maeve-finn-labgirl-internship)
- [Harris Center Reads: Owls](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-owls) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In January, we share our recommendations for books about owls.
- [Uncovering the Mysteries of Wood Thrush Migration](https://harriscenter.org/uncovering-the-mysteries-of-wood-thrush-migration)
- [The 20-Minute Nature Fix](https://harriscenter.org/the-20-minute-nature-fix-hiroshi-loop-trail)
- [Field Report from the 2023 Saw-whet Owl Banding Project](https://harriscenter.org/saw-whet-owl-banding-report-2023)
- [Little Voices, Big Wonders: Exploring Wildlife Through Music](https://harriscenter.org/jazimina-creamer-macneil-preschool-music-first-friends)
- [Benches Aim to Improve Accessibility at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/benches-aim-to-improve-accessibility)
- [The Diary of an Easement Monitoring Intern](https://harriscenter.org/diary-of-an-intern-kate-mckay)
- [Field Report from the 2024 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2024-vernal-pool-project) - Harris Center community scientists documented 10 new vernal pools in the Monadnock Region in 2024. Learn more here!
- [Nature's Voice: Poetry at Winter's End](https://harriscenter.org/nature-poetry-workshop)
- [150 Supporters Celebrate Honorees at the 2024 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/annual-meeting-2024)
- [A Solar Milestone](https://harriscenter.org/solar-success)
- [Growing Solar](https://harriscenter.org/growing-solar) - We recently put the finishing touches on a grid of 30 new solar panels atop the Harris Center’s southeast-facing roofs. Collectively, this system is expected to produce half of the energy required to power our building each year.
- [Strategic Plan 2022-2025](https://harriscenter.org/strategic-plan-2022-2025) - –
- [Hiking Safely During Hunting Season](https://harriscenter.org/hiking-safely-during-hunting-season) - Autumn is arguably the best time of year to go for a walk in the woods. It’s also hunting season. Here’s what you need to know to safely share the woods this fall.
- [Exemplary Educator, Volunteers & Partners Honored at 2023 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/2023-annual-meeting) - At our 53rd Annual Meeting, the Harris Center honored the Wings of the Dawn, teacher Tina Perreault, and volunteers Mark Ellingwood and our cadre of pollinator gardeners for their exemplary contributions.
- [A Raptor Conservation Update: Summer 2024](https://harriscenter.org/raptor-conservation-update-summer-2024)
- [Summer Interns Contribute to Research & Stewardship Efforts](https://harriscenter.org/summer-interns-2024) - In the summer of 2024, Harris Center interns assisted with a wide variety of projects, from conservation easement monitoring to invasive species removal to forest community inventory. Learn more here!
- [Monitoring American Goshawks in the SuperSanctuary & Beyond](https://harriscenter.org/monitoring-american-goshawks-monadnock-region)
- [Local Grads Receive Environmental Leadership Awards from the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/environmental-leadership-awards-2024) - Congrats to Liza Petrov and Madison Bellofatto on receiving the Harris Center's Environmental Leadership Award and scholarship for 2024!
- [A Bird Conservation Update: Spring 2024](https://harriscenter.org/bird-conservation-update-spring-2024)
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Updates for 2024](https://harriscenter.org/salamander-crossing-brigade-updates-2024) - We've made a few updates to the Salamander Crossing Brigades for 2024! Here's what you need to know.
- [Scenic Property Protected in Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/scenic-property-protected-in-harrisville)
- [A Fungi Foray at Chesterfield School](https://harriscenter.org/a-fungi-foray-at-the-chesterfield-school)
- [Final Report from the 2023 Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/final-report-from-the-2023-hawk-watch) - 2023 was another successful year at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here's what we learned about raptor population trends from Peterborough's iconic summit.
- [Updates Aim to Improve Website Accessibility](https://harriscenter.org/website-accessibility-improvements)
- [Field Report from the 2022 Saw-whet Owl Banding Project](https://harriscenter.org/saw-whet-owl-banding-2022)
- [Harris Center Kestrels Win the Superbowl of Birding](https://harriscenter.org/the-superbowl-of-birding-2024)
- [Reviving a Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/jaquith-rail-trail-grand-opening) - The Manchester & Keene Railroad line debuted in 1878, but fell into disrepair in 1936. Now, with the help of many extraordinary partners, a 1.5-mile segment of the old rail line in Hancock and Harrisville, NH has been reopened for non-motorized recreation.
- [Field Report from the 2023 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2023-vernal-pool-project) - Harris Center community scientists documented 5 new vernal pools in the Monadnock Region in 2023. Learn more here!
- [Inaugural Hike-a-thon A Success!](https://harriscenter.org/inaugural-hike-a-thon-success)
- [46 Acres Protected on Middle Road](https://harriscenter.org/46-acres-protected-on-middle-road)
- [Lab Girls Brings STEM to Life](https://harriscenter.org/lab-girls-brings-stem-to-life) - A new Harris Center afterschool club, designed to help middle school girls stay in love with science, is officially underway in the ConVal School District.
- [Our Natural History Collection: Guidelines for Giving](https://harriscenter.org/our-natural-history-collection-guidelines-for-giving) - Have a natural history artifact (skull, bone, nest) you'd like to donate to our teaching collection? Here's what you need to know.
- [Final Report from the 2022 Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/final-report-from-the-2022-hawk-watch) - 2022 was a notable year for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here's what we learned about raptor population trends from Peterborough's iconic summit.
- [A Raptor Conservation Update](https://harriscenter.org/raptor-conservation-update)
- [Summer Camp Adventures](https://harriscenter.org/summer-camp-2023)
- [Interns Gain Hands-on Experience in the Field](https://harriscenter.org/summer-interns-2023) - In the summer of 2023, Harris Center interns assisted with a wide variety of projects, from conservation easement monitoring to invasive species removal to forest community inventory. Learn more here!
- [To Our Business Partners — Thank You!](https://harriscenter.org/business-partner-thank-you) - –
- [First-ever Eleanor Briggs Award Presented to Author Sy Montgomery](https://harriscenter.org/eleanor-briggs-award-2023)
- [Celebrating Pride Month at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/celebrating-pride-month)
- [Conant Grads Receive Environmental Leadership Awards from the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/environmental-leadership-awards-2023) - Congrats to Raven Groblewski and Ella Weinmann on receiving the Harris Center's Environmental Leadership Award and scholarship for 2023!
- [Protecting Exceptional Wildlife Habitat](https://harriscenter.org/protecting-exceptional-wildlife-habitat)
- [Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion — 2022 Update](https://harriscenter.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-2022)
- [Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion](https://harriscenter.org/our-commitment-to-diversity-equity-and-inclusion) - The Harris Center is committed to ensuring that our trails, conserved lands, educational programs, and conservation research projects are welcoming spaces for all.
- [Nighthawk Breeding Success in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/nighthawk-breeding-success-in-keene) - Last Thursday, AVEO staff and volunteers observed a fledgling Common Nighthawk being fed by its father on the roof of a building in Keene. This is the only documented successful breeding by nighthawks in New Hampshire this year.
- [The Superbowl of Birding: An Opportunity to Support Local Kestrel Conservation](https://harriscenter.org/the-superbowl-of-birding-kestrels-2023)
- [If You Build It, They Will Come: A Kestrel Update](https://harriscenter.org/kestrel-update-may-2023)
- [Mud Season 101](https://harriscenter.org/mud-season-101)
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Updates for 2023](https://harriscenter.org/salamander-crossing-brigade-updates-2023) - We've made a few updates to the Salamander Crossing Brigades for 2023! Here's what you need to know.
- [Citizen Science: What Makes a Good Project?](https://harriscenter.org/citizen-science-what-makes-a-good-project) - Harris Center staffer — and former AVEO Science Director — Brett Amy Thelen shares her thoughts on how to craft succesful citizen science projects.
- [Stream Restoration Plans in the Works](https://harriscenter.org/stream-restoration-plans-in-the-works) - The Harris Center is working with a team of partners on stream restoration in the Ashuelot watershed. Learn more here!
- [Brett Amy Thelen Receives Environmental Excellence Award](https://harriscenter.org/brett-amy-thelen-receives-environmental-excellence-award)
- [Salamander Brigade Essay Wins Writing Award](https://harriscenter.org/salamander-brigade-essay-wins-writing-award) - Longtime Salamander Crossing Brigade volunteer Emily Wilson won an award for her essay, "Goldenrod Spots." Read it here.
- [Successful Nighthawk Nest Confirmed at KSC](https://harriscenter.org/successful-nighthawk-nest-confirmed-at-ksc) - Our Project Nighthawk volunteers have spent the summer searching twilight skies for Common Nighthawks — a state-endangered species. Now, we've confirmed the presence of a nighthawk nest at Keene State College.
- [A Packed House for Bear Expert Ben Kilham](https://harriscenter.org/a-packed-house-for-bear-expert-ben-kilham) - Bear expert Ben Kilham spoke to a rapt audience at a special event for Harris Center members.
- [Field Report from the 2012 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2012-vernal-pool-project) - 2012 was the Vernal Pool Project’s inaugural year in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where 20 enthusiastic citizen scientists visited 50 potential vernal pools. Learn more here.
- [Keene Teachers Celebrated at 2012 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/keene-teachers-celebrated-at-2012-annual-meeting) - At the Harris Center's 2012 Annual Meeting, Andrea Dube and Gail Woolridge Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Keene were honored for their collaboration on a Birds Across the Seasons curriculum for 3rd graders.
- [Celebrating Meade Cadot](https://harriscenter.org/celebrating-meade-cadot) - Friends, family members, former students, and colleagues gathered to celebrate Meade Cadot as he retires from his role as Land Director and Senior Naturalist for the Harris Center.
- [Three Cheers for the Educators of the Year!](https://harriscenter.org/three-cheers-for-the-educators-of-the-year) - Emily Wrubel and Stacy Egan, 8th grade science teachers in the ConVal School District, have been named the 2013 New Hampshire Environmental Educators of the Year. Emily and Stacy collaborate with the Harris Center on the Otter Brook Farm Project. Learn more here.
- [Announcing the Meade Cadot Land Conservation Fund](https://harriscenter.org/announcing-the-meade-cadot-land-conservation-fund) - The Meade Cadot Land Conservation Fund will honor Meade's incredible conservation legacy by permanently enhancing the Harris Center’s ability to protect and steward land.
- [Junior Solar Sprint a Solar-Powered Success!](https://harriscenter.org/junior-solar-sprint-a-solar-powered-success) - More than 100 students from six area schools gathered in Peterborough for the 6th Annual Monadnock Regional Junior Solar Sprint, a solar-powered model car competition coordinated by the Harris Center. Learn more here!
- [Science and Stewardship at Otter Brook Farm](https://harriscenter.org/science-and-stewardship-at-otter-brook-farm) - Each month from September through May, 8th graders from the ConVal School District work with Harris Center naturalist Laurel Swope, ecologist Rick Van de Poll, and farm manager Bryn Dumas to conduct scientific field investigations.
- [Science in the Supersanctuary with KSC](https://harriscenter.org/science-in-the-supersanctuary-with-ksc) - Four Keene State College students collected ecological data on Harris Center lands in the summer of 2013 as part of a new research partnership with the KSC Department of Environmental Studies.
- [Reel In and Recycle at Robb Reservoir](https://harriscenter.org/reel-in-and-recycle-at-robb-reservoir) - Abandoned and improperly-discarded fishing line poses a significant threat to aquatic wildlife. A new fishing line recycling bin at Robb Reservoir in Stoddard will help keep loons, turtles, and other critters safe from harm.
- [7 Reasons Amphibians are Awesome](https://harriscenter.org/7-reasons-amphibians-are-awesome) - Two of our most prominent citizen science programs center around amphibians and their habitat. Why this focus on frogs, toads, and salamanders? Because amphibians are AWESOME! Let us count the ways.
- [Crossing Bailey Brook](https://harriscenter.org/crossing-bailey-brook) - With help from the Jolly Rovers, the Nelson Trails Committee has installed a new footbridge across Bailey Brook. The bridge is part of a trail through Harris Center-conserved lands to Osgood Hill and Kulish Ledges.
- [Laura White and AUNE Celebrated at 2013 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/laura-white-and-aune-celebrated-at-2013-annual-meeting) - At our 2013 Annual Meeting, we recognized Laura White (4th and 5th grade teacher at the James M. Faulkner Elementary School in Stoddard) and Antioch University New England for their exemplary collaboration with the Harris Center.
- [Spooky Studies at the Village Cemetery](https://harriscenter.org/spooky-studies-at-the-village-cemetery) - In a nature story befitting Halloween, 4th graders at the Jaffrey Grade School have discovered that cemeteries are the perfect place to study the weathering of rocks.
- [Field Report from the 2013 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2013-vernal-pool-project) - In 2013, our citizen scientists documented 50 new vernal pools in seven towns throughout the Monadnock Region.
- [Antrim Students Explore Art and Science with the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/antrim-students-explore-art-and-science-with-the-harris-center) - Antrim Elementary School teachers recently worked with Harris Center naturalist Jenn Sutton to integrate art and outdoor exploration into their 4th grade science curriculum. Learn more here!
- [Exciting News About North Lincoln Street!](https://harriscenter.org/exciting-news-about-north-lincoln-street) - We’re launching a new conservation research initiative focused on one of the amphibian road crossings patrolled by our Salamander Crossing Brigade volunteers each spring in Keene, New Hampshire.
- [Celebrating the Year of the Salamander, Part I](https://harriscenter.org/celebrating-the-year-of-the-salamander-part-i) - 2014 has been declared the Year of the Salamander: a time to illuminate, educate, and celebrate all things salamander. In salute, here's a story from the Harris Center’s salamander files.
- [109 Acres Conserved in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/109-acres-conserved-in-peterborough) - The Harris Center has just purchased the Hiroshi Land — 109 acres on Brush Brook Road (Route 137) in Peterborough. The property includes forest, field, and two-thirds of a mile along the western shore of Nubanusit Brook,
- [Celebrating the Year of the Salamander, Part II](https://harriscenter.org/celebrating-the-year-of-the-salamander-part-ii) - 2014 has been declared the Year of the Salamander: a time to illuminate, educate, and celebrate all things salamander. In salute, here's a story from the Harris Center’s salamander files.
- [Findings from the North Lincoln Street Amphibian Crossing Study](https://harriscenter.org/findings-from-the-north-lincoln-street-amphibian-crossing-study) - Our goal was to figure out how many amphibians cross the road at North Lincoln Street in Keene, New Hampshire each spring, and what percentage of them are helped along by our Salamander Crossing Brigades. Here's what we learned.
- [In the Field with the 2014 Conservation Interns](https://harriscenter.org/in-the-field-with-the-2014-conservation-interns) - In the second year of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, four outstanding undergraduate interns assisted with many facets of the Harris Center’s diverse conservation work.
- [Celebrating the Year of the Salamander, Part III](https://harriscenter.org/celebrating-the-year-of-the-salamander-part-iii) - 2014 has been declared the Year of the Salamander: a time to illuminate, educate, and celebrate all things salamander. In salute, a story from the Harris Center’s salamander files.
- [ConVal Educators Lauded at Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/conval-educators-lauded-at-annual-meeting) - At our 2014 Annual Meeting, the Harris Center recognized Carol Young and Jeannie Connolly, both of the ConVal School District, for their exemplary teaching.
- [Field Report from the 2014 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2014-vernal-pool-project) - In 2014, our citizen scientists and student interns documented 33 new vernal pools in ten towns throughout the Monadnock Region.
- [Snow Science at Otter Brook Farm](https://harriscenter.org/snow-science-with-otter-brook-farm) - In February, Harris Center teacher-naturalists worked with ConVal School District 8th graders to conduct a “snow math” investigation. Learn more here!
- [Harris Center Opposes Bobcat Hunting & Trapping in NH](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-opposes-bobcat-hunting-trapping-in-nh) - The New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission has voted to move forward with a proposal to open a bobcat hunting and trapping season in the Granite State. The Harris Center strongly opposes this proposal.
- [In the Field with the 2015 Conservation Interns](https://harriscenter.org/in-the-field-with-the-2015-conservation-interns) - In the third year of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, four outstanding undergraduate interns assisted with many facets of the Harris Center’s diverse conservation work.
- [A Place for Pollinators](https://harriscenter.org/a-place-for-pollinators) - A dedicated group of volunteers spent this past year turning the Harris Center’s old swimming pool into a new pollinator garden, and it’s now open for visitors.
- [Field Report from the 2015 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2015-vernal-pool-project) - In 2015, our citizen scientists documented 30 new vernal pools, bringing our project total to 190 documented pools on public and conserved lands in the Monadnock Region.
- [Restoring Falls Brook](https://harriscenter.org/celebrating-stream-restoration) - Work is nearly complete on an exciting stream restoration and culvert replacement project at Falls Brook in Swanzey, New Hampshire.
- [8th Graders Wade into Water Quality](https://harriscenter.org/8th-graders-wade-into-water-quality) - 8th graders from South Meadow and Great Brook Schools in the ConVal School District participate in a hands-on (and waders-in) stream study with the Harris Center. Learn more here!
- [Field Report from the 2018 Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2018-hawk-watch) - 2018 was a monumental year for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here's what we learned about raptor population trends from Peterborough's iconic summit.
- [Protecting the Eastview Trail](https://harriscenter.org/protecting-the-eastview-trail) - The Harris Center is now working to conserve the last remaining unprotected parcel along the popular Eastview Rail Trail in Harrisville.
- [Granite Lake Headwaters Protected](https://harriscenter.org/granite-lake-headwaters-protected) - The Harris Center has achieved its fundraising goal for protecting the Granite Lake Headwaters property, a 515-acre parcel in the Stoddard highlands.
- [A Solar-Powered Day at the Races](https://harriscenter.org/a-solar-powered-day-at-the-races) - 105 students from six different schools gathered in Peterborough for the 11th Annual Monadnock Region Solar Sprint, a solar-powered model car competition coordinated by the Harris Center. Learn more here!
- [Eastview Land Protected](https://harriscenter.org/eastview-land-protected) - The Harris Center has just conserved the last remaining unprotected parcel along the popular Eastview Rail Trail in Harrisville.
- [Local Grads Receive Environmental Leadership Awards from the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/local-grads-receive-environmental-leadership-awards-from-the-harris-center) - Congrats to Ian Aldrich (ConVal High School) and Hannah Jenkins (Conant High School), on receiving the Harris Center's Environmental Leadership Award and scholarship!
- [Harris Center Purchases Granite Lake Headwaters](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-purchases-granite-lake-headwaters) - In June 2019, the Harris Center purchased the 515-acre Granite Lake Headwaters property in Stoddard, ensuring its permanent protection.
- [KSC Interns Explore Conservation with the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/ksc-interns-explore-the-conservation-field-with-the-harris-center-2019) - 2019 was the 7th year of the Harris Center-KSC conservation internship program, a two-month summer internship experience for undergraduates. Learn more here!
- [Show Your Support with a Harris Center License Plate](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-license-plates) - You can now show your love for nearby nature with an official Harris Center license plate. Learn more here!
- [Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory Kicks Off 15th Season](https://harriscenter.org/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory-15th-season) - The Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory is now entering its 15th consecutive year of hawk migration data collection in Miller State Park in Peterborough.
- [Harris Center Celebrates 50 Years of Connecting People to Nature](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-celebrates-50-years-of-connecting-people-to-nature) - The Harris Center is turning 50, and we’re planning a whole year of celebrations! Learn more here.
- [A New Model for Giving](https://harriscenter.org/a-new-model-for-giving) - What's the difference between being a Harris Center "member" and being a "donor"? There is no difference! Our new giving language aims to eliminate any confusion.
- [An Opportunity to Protect Land in East Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/protecting-land-in-east-harrisville) - We’re excited to announce that the Harris Center has been given an opportunity to protect a 41-acre lot in East Harrisville! Learn more here.
- [Visionary Founder and Extraordinary Partners Honored at 2019 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/founder-partners-honored-at-2019-annual-meeting) - At our 49th Annual Meeting, the Harris Center recognized founder Eleanor Briggs, Morgan Cooper of Jaffrey Grade School, Elizabeth and Matthew Myer Boulton of the SALT Project, and volunteer Lee Baker for their extraordinary contributions.
- [Field Report from the 2019 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2019-vernal-pool-project) - Our citizen scientists documented 23 new vernal pools on public and conserved lands in the Monadnock Region in 2019.
- [The Harris Center's Big Year of Birding](https://harriscenter.org/our-big-year-of-birding) - Eric Masterson introduces the Harris Center's "Big Year of Birding," a year-long effort to celebrate 50 years of land protection and environmental education by cataloguing the birds that make the SuperSanctuary their home.
- [58 Acres Protected on Gregg Lake](https://harriscenter.org/58-acres-protected-on-gregg-lake) - The Harris Center is grateful to George and Michelle Caughey for their generous donation of a conservation easement on a 58-acre property on Gregg Lake in Antrim.
- [41 Acres Protected in East Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/41-acres-protected-in-east-harrisville) - In January 2020, the Harris Center permanently protected 41 acres of forested land in East Harrisville. Learn more here.
- [A Bill to Watch: SB 588](https://harriscenter.org/a-bill-to-watch-sb-588) - SB 588 would prohibit “wanton waste" of wild animals and place a ban on coyote killing contests in New Hampshire.
- [Field Report from the 2019 Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2019-hawk-watch) - 2019 was a monumental year for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here's what we learned about raptor population trends from Peterborough's iconic summit.
- [Keene to Close Second Road to Protect Migrating Amphibians](https://harriscenter.org/jordan-road-amphibian-detours-2020) - Following two successful seasons of "Big Night" detours at North Lincoln Street, the City of Keene will be working with the Harris Center on limited closures of the Jordan Road amphibian crossing site, as well.
- [Salamander Season in the Age of COVID-19](https://harriscenter.org/salamander-season-in-the-age-of-covid-19) - Our Salamander Crossing Brigade program will run a little differently in 2020. Learn more here.
- [What We're Doing in Response to COVID-19](https://harriscenter.org/what-were-doing-to-prepare-for-covid-19) - The Harris Center is keeping a close watch on COVID-19 developments. Learn more here.
- [Go Wild: Things Your Kids Can Do Outside](https://harriscenter.org/things-your-kids-can-do-outside) - Outside time is critical for mental and physical health — especially for families. Here are some ideas for activities your kids can do as a break from screen-based remote learning.
- [Call for Submissions: 50th Anniversary Photo Contest](https://harriscenter.org/call-for-submissions-50th-anniversary-photo-contest) - In celebration of the Harris Center’s 50th Anniversary, we’re excited to announce the first-ever Harris Center Photo Contest! Get details here.
- [Announcing Our First-Ever Kids' Art Contest](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-kids-art-contest) - As part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, the Harris Center invites you to participate in our first-ever kids' art contest and exhibit.
- [Nature's Calling You: Things to Do](https://harriscenter.org/natures-calling-you) - The Harris Center is here to help you stay connected to the outdoors. Here are ways you can find solace, comfort, and inspiration in the natural world.
- [Nightsongs: Tracking the Spring Bird Migration](https://harriscenter.org/nightsongs) - Listen to spring unfold through the sounds of night-migrating birds.
- [A New Chimney for Swifts](https://harriscenter.org/a-new-chimney-for-swifts) - The Harris Center has constructed an artificial chimney to serve as nesting habitat for Chimney Swifts, a species in decline. Learn more here.
- [Harris Center Reads: Plants](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-plants) - Introducing Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated list of books for readers of all ages! In May, we share our recommendations for books about plants.
- [Harris Center Reads: Herps](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-herps) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In June, we share our recommendations for books about amphibians and reptiles.
- [Volunteers Install Nest Raft for Spoonwood Pond Loons](https://harriscenter.org/volunteers-install-nest-raft-for-spoonwood-pond-loons) - For the last few summers, loon nests on Harris Center land along Spoonwood Pond have failed. This year, the Spoonwood loons may fare better, thanks to the installation of a new nest raft.
- [A Statement of Support for Naturalists of Color](https://harriscenter.org/a-statement-of-support-for-naturalists-of-color) - The Harris Center strongly believes that everyone should feel safe to explore the natural world, free of harassment or prejudice, and will work to ensure that our trails, conserved lands, and educational programs are welcoming spaces for all.
- [Harris Center 50th Anniversary Kids' Art Show](https://harriscenter.org/50th-anniversary-kids-art-show) - Celebrate the natural world as seen through the eyes of young artists.
- [ConVal Grads Receive Environmental Leadership Awards from the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/conval-grads-receive-environmental-leadership-awards-from-the-harris-center) - Congrats to Zoe Werth and Trevor Faber on receiving the Harris Center's Environmental Leadership Award and scholarship for 2020!
- [Harris Center Reads: Insects](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-insects) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In July, we share our recommendations for books about bugs.
- [Four New Projects Supported by 50th Anniversary Fund](https://harriscenter.org/four-new-projects-50th-fund) - The Harris Center's new 50th Anniversary Fund will support innovative education and conservation research projects for years to come. Learn about the first four funded projects here.
- [Eric Masterson Honored with Goodhue-Elkins Award](https://harriscenter.org/eric-masterson-honored-with-goodhue-elkins-award)
- [Volunteers and Partners Honored at 2021 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/partners-volunteers-educators-honored-at-2021-annual-meeting) - At the Harris Center's 51st Annual Meeting, the Harris Center recognized the Hancock Town Library, teacher Robin Fairfield, and volunteers Jack McWhorter, Tom Delaney, and Stephen Froling for their considerable contribtuions.
- [A New Trail Guide — and Better Berry Picking — at Partridge Woods](https://harriscenter.org/a-new-trail-guide-and-better-berry-picking-at-partridge-woods)
- [Coverboard Cam: Solving a Salamander Study Site Mystery](https://harriscenter.org/coverboard-cam-solving-a-salamander-study-site-mystery)
- [Field Report from the 2021 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2021-vernal-pool-project) - Harris Center community scientists documented 8 new vernal pools in the Monadnock Region in 2021.
- [Listening to the Pulse of Everything](https://harriscenter.org/listening-to-the-pulse-of-everything)
- [Harris Center Reads: Stories for Long Winter Nights](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-fiction)
- [Our COVID-19 Policy](https://harriscenter.org/our-covid-19-policy) - As the Harris Center begins to once again offer in-person, outdoor events, here are the precautions we're following -- and asking you to follow -- to keep our community safe.
- [A New Tool for Easement Monitoring](https://harriscenter.org/a-new-tool-for-easement-monitoring)
- [Final Report from the 2021 Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/final-report-from-the-2021-hawk-watch) - 2021 was a notable year for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here's what we learned about raptor population trends from Peterborough's iconic summit.
- [An Opportunity to Speak Up for Salamanders](https://harriscenter.org/jordan-road-amphibian-closure-proposed) - The City of Keene is considering a proposal to close the Jordan Road amphibian crossing to through-traffic on "Big Nights." You can help make it happen.
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Updates for 2022](https://harriscenter.org/salamander-crossing-brigade-updates-2022) - We've made a few updates to the Salamander Crossing Brigades for 2022. Here's what you need to know.
- [A Creative Donation Brings Abenaki History to Local Schools](https://harriscenter.org/a-creative-donation-brings-abenaki-history-to-local-schools)
- [Art Shows Return to the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/art-shows-return-to-the-harris-center)
- [Keene to Close Second Road to Protect Migrating Amphibians](https://harriscenter.org/jordan-road-amphibian-detours)
- [Harris Center Reads: Migration](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-migration)
- [74 Acres Soon To Be Protected Along Willard Pond Brook](https://harriscenter.org/74-acres-soon-to-be-protected-hancock-antrim)
- [New Research Initiatives Focused on Raptor Species in Decline](https://harriscenter.org/new-research-initiatives-focused-on-raptor-species-in-decline)
- [High School Grads Receive Environmental Leadership Awards from the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/environmental-leadership-awards-2022) - Congrats to Caitlin Beal and Karel Wolterbeek on receiving the Harris Center's Environmental Leadership Award and scholarship for 2022!
- ["Celebrate Snakes" Coloring Contest for Kids](https://harriscenter.org/snake-coloring-contest-for-kids) - Join the Harris Center and award-winning wildlife artist Matt Patterson for a kids' coloring contest that celebrates New Hampshire snakes.
- [Susie Spikol Wins Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award](https://harriscenter.org/susie-spikol-wins-elizabeth-abernathy-hull-award)
- [Protecting a Rare Grassland Bird in Greenfield](https://harriscenter.org/stewarding-a-rare-grassland-bird-in-greenfield)
- [A Kestrel Project Update](https://harriscenter.org/a-kestrel-project-update)
- [Get Ready for Hike-a-thon 2022!](https://harriscenter.org/hikeathon-2022)
- [Summer Interns Contribute to Conservation Research & Stewardship](https://harriscenter.org/summer-interns-2022) - In the summer of 2022, Harris Center interns assisted with a wide variety of projects, from conservation easement monitoring to conference planning to forest community inventory. Learn more here!
- [A New Nighthawk Migration Monitoring Initiative Takes Flight](https://harriscenter.org/a-new-nighthawk-migration-monitoring-initiative)
- [Announcing the Winners of the "Celebrate Snakes" Coloring Contest](https://harriscenter.org/celebrate-snakes-coloring-contest-winners) - Congratulations to the winners of our "Celebrate Snakes" coloring contest with wildlife artist Matt Patterson!
- [Exemplary Educator, Volunteers & Partners Honored at 2022 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/2022-annual-meeting) - At our 52nd Annual Meeting, the Harris Center honored the City of Keene, teacher Jenn Sutton, and volunteers Harriet and Stephen DiCicco for their exemplary contributions.
- [Field Report from the 2022 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2022-vernal-pool-project) - Harris Center community scientists documented 5 new vernal pools in the Monadnock Region in 2022. :earn more here!
- [The Superbowl of Birding: An Update from the Harris Center "Kestrels"](https://harriscenter.org/the-superbowl-of-birding-an-update-from-the-harris-center-kestrels)
- [Protecting Skatutakee's Eastern Shoulder](https://harriscenter.org/protecting-skatutakees-eastern-shoulder)
- [249 Acres Protected in Antrim & Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/249-acres-protected-in-antrim-peterborough)
- [A Conservation Milestone at Silver Lake](https://harriscenter.org/a-conservation-milestone-at-silver-lake) - The Harris Center has just protected the largest remaining undeveloped parcel on Silver Lake in Harrisville.
- [Reflections on the 2018 Christmas Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/reflections-on-the-2018-christmas-bird-count) - Eric Masterson provides a recap of the 2018 Christmas Bird Count from the perspective of "Team Dublin" in the Peterborough-area count circle.
- [Working Together to Protect the Granite Lake Headwaters](https://harriscenter.org/working-together-to-protect-the-granite-lake-headwaters) - We are now just $20,000 away from permanently protecting the 515-acre Granite Lake Headwaters property in Stoddard.
- [Partners Honored at 2018 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/educators-honored-at-2018-annual-meeting) - At our 48th Annual Meeting, the Harris Center recognized Claudia Dery of Wells Memorial School and Ray Cilley of American Steel for their contributions to environmental education and land conservation in the Monadnock Region.
- [Field Report from the 2018 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2018-vernal-pool-project) - Our citizen scientists documented 23 new vernal pools on public and conservevd lands in the Monadnock Region in 2018.
- [Teaming Up for Hawks](https://harriscenter.org/teaming-up-for-hawks) - The Harris Center and New Hampshire Audubon have entered into a new partnership to provide research and education staffing for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory.
- [KSC Interns Explore Conservation Research with the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/ksc-interns-explore-the-conservation-field-with-the-harris-center) - 2018 was the 6th year of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, a two-month summer internship experience for undergrads in Environmental Studies. Learn more here!
- [It’s Time for the Christmas Bird Count!](https://harriscenter.org/its-time-for-the-christmas-bird-count) - Join us for the 118th year of this celebrated tradition! In 2017, the Christmas Bird Count will be held in Hancock, Peterborough, and surrounding towns on December 16 and in Keene and environs on December 17.
- [Scenic Gateway Protected in Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/scenic-gateway-protected-in-hancock) - The Harris Center has just protected a small, but significant parcel of land on Forest Road (Route 123) in Hancock, New Hampshire.
- [A Chance to Speak Up for Salamanders](https://harriscenter.org/a-chance-to-speak-up-for-salamanders) - The City of Keene is considering a proposal to close the North Lincoln Street amphibian crossing site to vehicle traffic on “Big Nights." Here's how you can help make it a reality!
- [A Silver (Lake) Opportunity](https://harriscenter.org/a-silver-lake-opportunity) - The Harris Center is working with several partners to conserve the largest remaining undeveloped, unprotected property on Silver Lake in Harrisville.
- [Keene to Close Road to Protect Migrating Amphibians](https://harriscenter.org/keene-to-close-road-to-protect-migrating-amphibians) - The Keene City Council voted unanimously to close a section of North Lincoln Street to vehicle traffic on amphibian migration nights, in large part because of data collected by our Salamander Crossing Brigade volunteers.
- [A Day at the Races](https://harriscenter.org/a-day-at-the-races) - 122 students from seven different schools gathered in Peterborough for the 10th Annual Monadnock Region Solar Sprint, a solar-powered model car competition coordinated by the Harris Center. Learn more here!
- [Protecting the Granite Lake Headwaters](https://harriscenter.org/protecting-the-granite-lake-headwaters) - The Harris Center is working to protect the Granite Lake Headwaters property, a 515-acre parcel located in the Stoddard highlands. Learn more here!
- [Outdoor Learning: A Solution for Schools During COVID-19](https://harriscenter.org/outdoor-learning-a-solution-for-schools-during-covid-19) - As our communities plan for the reopening of schools, Harris Center teacher-naturalists are working with other place-based educators to advocate for teaching outside as much as possible, and to offer examples for how this might work.
- [Harris Center Reads: Water](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-water) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In August, we share our recommendations for books about water.
- [Harris Center Reads: Hawks](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-hawks) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In September, we share our recommendations for books about hawks.
- [Taking Teaching Outside](https://harriscenter.org/taking-teaching-outside) - Harris Center teacher-naturalists recently held professional development workshops for 300 local teachers. The goal: to help them take their teaching outside, where COVID transmission rates are much lower.
- [Harris Center Reads: Mushrooms](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-mushrooms) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In October, we share our recommendations for books about fungi.
- [Harris Center Reads: Squirrels](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-squirrels) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In November, we share our recommendations for books about squirrels.
- [Announcing a New Nature Almanac & Perpetual Calendar](https://harriscenter.org/announcing-a-new-nature-almanac-perpetual-calendar) - The Harris Center is pleased to announce the publication of a new perpetual nature calendar created by naturalist Francie Von Mertens.
- [New Motus Station Will Contribute to Migration Research](https://harriscenter.org/new-motus-station-will-contribute-to-migration-research) - A new wildlife radio-tracking station has been installed on Harris Center-conserved land in Stoddard, with support from our 50th Anniversary Fund.
- [Outdoor Learning in Cold Weather: Keep Moving Through Winter & COVID-19](https://harriscenter.org/outdoor-learning-in-cold-weather-keep-moving-through-winter-covid-19) - Harris Center teacher-naturalists are working with nature educators throughout New England to advocate for continuing to teach outside, and to offer examples for how this might work in winter.
- [An Irruption Year for Finches](https://harriscenter.org/an-irruption-year-for-finches) - This is a banner year to see irruptive finches, including Red Crossbills, which found their way to the Harris Center in late summer.
- [Harris Center Reads: Winter](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-winter) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In December, we share our recommendations for books about winter.
- [Field Report from the 2020 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2020-vernal-pool-project) - Our citizen scientists documented 8 new vernal pools on public and conserved lands in the Monadnock Region in 2020.
- [Highlights of the 2020 Christmas Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/christmas-bird-count-2020-recap) - Eric Masterson provides a recap of the 2020 Christmas Bird Count from the perspective of "Team Dublin" in the Peterborough-area count circle.
- [Field Report from the 2020 Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2020-hawk-watch) - 2019 was a monumental year for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. Here's what we learned about raptor population trends from Peterborough's iconic summit.
- ["A Deep Presence" Tells An Important Story](https://harriscenter.org/a-deep-presence-tells-an-important-story)
- [Local Teachers Explore Nature-based Teaching at Summer Retreat](https://harriscenter.org/summer-retreat-helps-teachers-deepen-nature-based-teaching-skills)
- [A Dramatic Loon Rescue on Nubanusit Brook](https://harriscenter.org/a-dramatic-loon-rescue-on-nubanusit-brook)
- ["Nightsongs" Wins an Emmy](https://harriscenter.org/nightsongs-wins-an-emmy)
- [High School Grads Receive Environmental Leadership Awards from the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/high-school-grads-receive-environmental-leadership-awards-from-the-harris-center) - Congrats to Erin Weidner and Aria Frehner on receiving the Harris Center's Environmental Leadership Award and scholarship for 2021!
- [A Headstart for Hatchling Turtles](https://harriscenter.org/a-headstart-for-hatchling-turtles) - This year, Harris Center staff members and their families cared for 24 snapping turtle hatchlings as part of a pilot project aimed at giving baby turtles a "headstart" on life.
- [Harris Center Reads: Adventures on the Water](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-water-adventures) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a curated book list for readers of all ages! For summer, we share our recommendations for books featuring water-filled adventures.
- [Announcing the Winners of the "Celebrate Turtles" Coloring Contest](https://harriscenter.org/celebrate-turtles-coloring-contest-winners) - Congratulations to the winners of our "Celebrate Turtles" coloring contest with wildlife artist Matt Patterson!
- [Harris Center Reads: Bees](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-bees) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a curated book list for readers of all ages! In spring, we share our recommendations for books about bees.
- [The Scoop on Dog Poop](https://harriscenter.org/the-scoop-on-dog-poop)
- ["Celebrate Turtles" Coloring Contest for Kids](https://harriscenter.org/celebrate-turtles-coloring-contest-for-kids) - Join the Harris Center and award-winning wildlife artist Matt Patterson for a kids' coloring contest that celebrates New Hampshire turtles.
- [Why We’re Changing from “Citizen Science” to “Community Science”](https://harriscenter.org/why-were-changing-from-citizen-science-to-community-science)
- [Harris Center Reads: Poetry](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-poetry) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In April, we share our recommendations for nature poetry.
- [Harris Center Reads: Darwin](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-darwin) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In January, we share our recommendations for books about owls.
- [Harris Center Reads: Women's History Month](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-reads-womens-history-month) - Welcome to Harris Center Reads -- a monthly, curated book list for readers of all ages! In March, we share our recommendations for books that feature women writers, scientists, and activists.
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Updates for 2021](https://harriscenter.org/salamander-crossing-brigade-updates-2021) - Our Salamander Crossing Brigade program will run a little differently in 2020. Learn more here.
- [Researching Bobcats in the Granite State](https://harriscenter.org/researching-bobcats-in-the-granite-state) - Researchers from the University of New Hampshire and New Hampshire Fish and Game are teaming up on a statewide bobcat study, and they want your help.
- [A Big Year for Small Owls](https://harriscenter.org/a-big-year-for-small-owls) - Owl bander Chris Volonte is back on the saw-whet beat again, and she reports that 2010 may be shaping up to be a big year.
- [AVEO joins the Harris Center for Conservation Education](https://harriscenter.org/aveo-joins-the-harris-center-for-conservation-education) - Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory (AVEO) and the Harris Center have entered a partnership to strengthen our shared work in the Monadnock Region. Learn more here!
- [Award-winning AVEO](https://harriscenter.org/award-winning-aveo) - AVEO is the proud recipient of the 2008 Maria Pirie Environmental Program Award.
- [Monitoring the Fall Bird Migration](https://harriscenter.org/monitoring-the-fall-bird-migration) - AVEO will once again be monitoring migratory songbirds and Saw-whet Owls as they make their way through the Monadnock Region this fall. Learn more here!
- [Findings from Invasive Plant Surveys at Pisgah State Park](https://harriscenter.org/findings-from-invasive-plant-surveys-at-pisgah-state-park) - In 2008 and 2009, our citizen scientists documented 29 occurrences of 5 different invasive plant species at Pisgah State Park in Chesterfield, Hinsdale, and Winchester, New Hampshire. Learn more here.
- [Results from Fall Songbird Banding](https://harriscenter.org/results-from-fall-songbird-banding) - This fall, Antioch University New England partnered with AVEO staff and volunteers for a third year of fall migration songbird banding in Keene. Here's what we found.
- [Brett Amy Thelen Named Conservation Educator of the Year](https://harriscenter.org/brett-amy-thelen-named-conservation-educator-of-the-year) - Harris Center Science Director Brett Amy Thelen has received the Cheshire County Conservation District’s Conservation Educator of the Year Award for 2017.
- [Educators Honored at 2017 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/educators-honored-at-2017-annual-meeting) - At our 47th Annual Meeting, the Harris Center recognized Lori Groleau of South Meadow School and Jay Hale of First Friends Preschools for their exemplary work.
- [Announcing "Pop-Up" Events](https://harriscenter.org/announcing-pop-up-events) - Find out about outstanding, albeit last-minute, opportunities to experience the great outdoors in the Monadnock Region by joining the Harris Center's "pop-up" event email list!
- [Field Report from the 2017 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2017-vernal-pool-project) - In 2017, Harris Center citizen scientists documented 46 new vernal pools in ten Monadnock Region towns. Learn more here!
- [In the Field with the 2017 Conservation Interns](https://harriscenter.org/in-the-field-with-the-2017-conservation-interns) - In the fifth year of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, four outstanding undergraduate interns assisted with many facets of the Harris Center’s diverse conservation work.
- [Solar-Powered Fun at the 9th Annual Solar Sprint](https://harriscenter.org/solar-powered-fun-at-the-9th-annual-solar-sprint) - The 9th Annual Monadnock Region Solar Sprint, a solar-powered model car competition coordinated by the Harris Center, was a day of fun and learning about renewable energy.
- [Field Report from the Spring Amphibian Migration](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-spring-amphibian-migration) - This spring, our Salamander Crossing Brigade volunteers saved 3,675 salamanders, frogs, and toads from the crush of the tire at migratory amphibian road crossings throughout the Monadnock Region.
- [580 Acres Protected in Nelson](https://harriscenter.org/580-acres-protected-in-nelson) - The Harris Center and Nelson Conservation Commission have just completed the first phase of the Osgood and Hurd Hill project, protecting 580 ares of land in the highlands of Nelson, New Hampshire.
- [Janet Altobello Receives Conservation Educator of the Year Award](https://harriscenter.org/janet-altobello-receives-conservation-educator-of-the-year-award) - Congratulations to our own Janet Altobello, who has received the Hillsborough County Conservation District's Conservation Educator of the Year Award for 2016!
- [Update on the NHFG Bobcat Season Proposal](https://harriscenter.org/update-on-the-nhfg-bobcat-season-proposal) - Despite overwhelming public opposition, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission has moved forward with a proposal to re-institute a bobcat hunting and trapping season.
- [NHFG Withdraws Bobcat Season Proposal](https://harriscenter.org/nhfg-withdraws-bobcat-season-proposal) - In the wake of widespread public outcry, New Hampshire Fish and Game has withdrawn their controversial proposal to reinstitute a bobcat hunting and trapping season in the Granite State.
- [8 Years of Solar-Powered Fun](https://harriscenter.org/8-years-of-solar-powered-fun) - In early June, more than 100 students from six schools gathered at Adams Park in Peterborough for the 8th Annual Monadnock Region Solar Sprint, a solar-powered model car race coordinated by the Harris Center.
- [In the Field with the 2016 Conservation Interns](https://harriscenter.org/in-the-field-with-the-2016-conservation-interns) - In the fourth year of the Harris Center-Keene State College conservation internship program, four outstanding undergraduate interns assisted with many facets of the Harris Center’s diverse conservation work.
- [Project Nighthawk Confirms Successful Nesting of Endangered Bird](https://harriscenter.org/project-nighthawk-confirms-successful-nesting-of-endangered-bird) - Harris Center citizen scientists participating in "Project Nighthawk" recently aided in the discovery of a Common Nighthawk nest in downtown Keene − complete with a healthy fledgling.
- [A Kettle of One](https://harriscenter.org/a-kettle-of-one) - Eric Masterson is about to embark on an epic journey, following the migration route of the Broad-winged Hawk from New Hampshire to South America -- by bicycle.
- [Field Report from the 2016 Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/field-report-from-the-2016-vernal-pool-project) - In 2016, our intrepid citizen scientists documented 50 new vernal pools in ten Monadnock Region towns.
- [Partners Honored at 2016 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/partners-honored-at-2016-annual-meeting) - At our 46th Annual Meeting, the Harris Center recognized Sharyn D'eon of Chesterfield School and the Keene State College Department of Environmental Studies for their exemplary partnership.
- [Women Who Care Support Lab Girls](https://harriscenter.org/women-who-care-support-lab-girls) - Lab Girls, a new Harris Center afterschool program to help middle school girls stay in love with science, has received seed funding from 100+ Women Who Care: Monadnock.
- [88 Acres Protected in Stoddard](https://harriscenter.org/88-acres-protected-in-stoddard) - This land conservation project ensures the full protection of the Robb Reservoir shoreline and includes a half-mile of river frontage along the North Branch in Stoddard, New Hampshire.
- [How to Hike Responsibly in the Age of COVID-19](https://harriscenter.org/how-to-hike-responsibly-in-the-age-of-covid-19) - Here's how to keep yourself, and others, safe on the trail while the need for social distancing remains.
- [Harris Center in the News](https://harriscenter.org/harris-center-in-the-news) - The Harris Center was featured in regional, state and even national media this summer. Learn more here.
- [Trailside Wood Carvings Bring Downed Trees to Life](https://harriscenter.org/wood-carvings-on-harriskat-trail) - Hancock resident Jack McWhorter has spent the summer and fall artfully carving creatures out of downed trees along the Harris Center's Harriskat Trail.
- [Celebrating the Year of the Salamander, Part IV](https://harriscenter.org/celebrating-the-year-of-the-salamander-part-iv) - 2014 has been declared the Year of the Salamander: a time to illuminate, educate, and celebrate all things salamander. In salute, a story from the Harris Center’s salamander files.
- [KSC Interns Explore the Conservation Field with the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/ksc-conservation-interns-2021) - 2021 was the 8th year of the Harris Center-KSC conservation internship program, a two-month summer internship experience for undergraduates. Learn more here!
- [Another Chance to Speak Up for Salamanders](https://harriscenter.org/another-chance-to-speak-up-for-salamanders) - Keene is once again considering a proposal to close the North Lincoln Street amphibian crossing to vehicles on "Big Nights." You can help make it happen.
- [Improving Accessibility at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/improving-accessibility-at-the-harris-center)
- [50th Anniversary Year Comes to Celebratory Close at 2020 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/2020-annual-meeting-50th-celebration) - At the Harris Center's 50th Annual Meeting, we celebrated our 50th Anniversary and recognized Naturalist Emeritus Meade Cadot, Chris Conroy of Heartwood Media, and volunteers Richard Haskins and Peter Harrison.
- [Strengthening & Sharing our Skills as Environmental Educators](https://harriscenter.org/strengthening-sharing-our-skills-as-environmental-educators) - The Harris Center's team of talented teacher-naturalists are strengthening and sharing their skills this fall – locally, regionally, and even nationally.
- [A Tribe of Tiny Owls is On the Move](https://harriscenter.org/a-tribe-of-tiny-owls-is-on-the-move) - AVEO is thrilled to partner with Antioch University New England on the first-ever Northern Saw-whet Owl banding project in southwest New Hampshire. Learn more here!
- [Volunteers Lauded at 2015 Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/volunteers-lauded-at-2015-annual-meeting) - The Harris Center's 45th Annual Meeting was a celebration of the volunteers who provide indispensable help with every facet of our work. We also honored educators from Symonds School in Keene and Otter Brook Farm in Peterborough for their exemplary teaching.
- [Protecting Willard Pond Brook](https://harriscenter.org/protecting-willard-pond-brook)

## Pages

- [Home](https://harriscenter.org/) - Connecting people to the natural world through land protection, education, conservation research, and programs that encourage participation in the great outdoors.
- [Salamander Forecast](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast)
- [Board of Trustees](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees) - The Harris Center's all-volunteer Board of Trustees comes to us with a wealth of experience. Learn more about each of our accomplished Board members here.
- [Other Crossing Brigade Programs](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/other-crossing-brigade-programs) - Want to help with amphibian crossings, but don’t live in New Hampshire? Don’t despair! Just follow these links to a Salamander Crossing Brigade near you.
- [Featured Observations: 2026](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist/featured-observations-2026) - Some of the most interesting observations from the SuperSanctuary iNaturalist project in 2026.
- [Featured Observations Archive](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist/featured-observations-archive) - This page features some of the most intriguing observations from the Harris Center's "Biodiversity in the SuperSanctuary” project on iNaturalist, by year.
- [Reports & Newsletters](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/reports-newsletters) - Explore the Harris Center's newsletters, annual reports, and other publications here.
- [Salamander Crossing Brigades](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades) - Join our heroic crew of volunteers who move salamanders and frogs to safety on the first warm, rainy "Big Nights" of spring in New Hampshire.
- [Conserving American Kestrels](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/conserving-american-kestrels) - The Harris Center is working with interns, volunteers, and landowners to support breeding kestrels in the Monadnock Region. Learn more here.
- [Volunteer Materials](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/volunteer-materials) - Data forms and other resources for Project Nighthawk volunteers.
- [Field Reports 2026](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2026) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2026 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Addie Perry](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/addie-perry) - Addie Perry is the Harris Center's 2026 Erik Buxton Forestry & Wildlife Intern.
- [Emma Goldsmith](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/emma-goldsmith) - Emma Goldsmith is one of four student interns who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities in the summer of 2026.
- [Ayushma Limbu](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/ayushma-limbu) - Ayushma Limbu is one of four student interns who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities in the summer of 2026.
- [Laurel Feindel](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/laurel-feindel) - Laurel Feindel is one of four student interns who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities in the summer of 2026.
- [Jens Peterson](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/jens-peterson) - Jens Peterson is a conservation easement monitor with the Harris Center's land protection and stewardship program.
- [Jessica Lawton](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/jessica-lawton) - Jessica Lawton is one of five students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2022.
- [Benjamin LaBier](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/benjamin-labier) - Benjamin Labier is one of four student interns who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities in the summer of 2026.
- [Quinn Hutchings](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/quinn-hutchings) - Quinn Hutchings is a conservation easement monitor with the Harris Center's land protection and stewardship program.
- [Interns](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns) - Over the years, we've hired hundreds of interns to help with every facet of our work. Many have gone on to careers in conservation. Learn more here.
- [Project Nighthawk](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk) - Join us to monitor the state-endangered Common Nighthawk in Keene, one of the last places in New Hampshire where this charismatic bird still breeds.
- [The SuperSanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation/the-supersanctuary) - The Harris Center has helped to stitch together a 36,000-acre SuperSanctuary of connected, protected lands in the Monadnock Region. Explore it here!
- [Broad-winged Hawk Tracking](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/broad-winged-hawk-tracking) - The Harris Center is partnering with Hawk Mountain to track the migration of Broad-winged Hawks breeding in New Hampshire. Learn more here.
- [Harris Center Merchandise](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise) - The Harris Center offers a variety of things for sale — shirts, hats, books, tote bags, and more – with all proceeds supporting our work. Learn more here!
- [MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/micro-exploring-supersanctuary) - Inspired by the wild spaces protected by the Harris Center and other local land trusts, nature guides Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno have realized that you don’t have to go far to be inspired, or to find adventure and connection.
- [Camp](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/camp) - Our summer camps offer outdoor fun for kids in preschool through 8th grade, and there are great adventures to be had on winter break too. Learn more here!
- [Diversity, Equity & Inclusion](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/diversity-inclusion) - The Harris Center for Conservation Education is committed to ensuring that our trails, conserved lands, educational programs, and conservation research projects are welcoming spaces for all.
- [History of the SuperSanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation/the-supersanctuary/history-of-the-supersanctuary) - Learn how the Harris Center's SuperSanctuary of protected, connected land came into being, and how it continues to grow today.
- [SuperSanctuary Map](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation/the-supersanctuary/supersanctuary-map) - Dig deeper into the Harris Center's 36,000-acre SuperSanctuary of connected, protected land.
- [History](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/our-history) - The Harris Center for Conservation Education has been promoting understanding and respect for the natural world since 1970. Here’s how we got our start.
- [Solar Panels](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/green-building/solar-panels) - In 2018, we’ll be replacing our existing solar panel array with a newer, bigger, and more robust system. Watch this spot for details on this exciting upgrade!
- [Visit](https://harriscenter.org/visit) - Hours, directions, trail information, and everything else you need to know to plan your visit to the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
- [How a Still Life Moved](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/the-currier-connection) - Meade Cadot tells the story of how an 1881 still life turned into major support for the SuperSanctuary.
- [Camping on Spoonwood Pond](https://harriscenter.org/donate/camping-on-spoonwood-pond) - Canoe camping on Spoonwood Pond is offered as an exclusive benefit for Harris Center donors. Learn more here!
- [Employment](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/employment) - Want to work for the Harris Center? Explore our job openings and internship opportunities here.
- [Volunteer Materials](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/volunteer-materials) - Volunteer handbooks, data forms, amphibian ID sheets, and other resources for Salamander Crossing Brigadiers.
- [FAQ](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/faq) - Get the answers to your Salamander Brigade-related questions here!
- [Training Dates](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/training-dates) - Attend one of our workshops to join the Salamander Crossing Brigades – or simply to learn more about the spring amphibian migration.
- [Support Broad-winged Hawks](https://harriscenter.org/support-broad-winged-hawks) - We need your help to raise at least $5,000 for Broad-winged Hawk research. Your donations will allow us to place transmitters on two to three adult male Broad-winged Hawks, which will provide key insights into these hawks's migration patterns, stopover habitats, and conservation needs.
- [Land Conservation](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation) - Land protection preserves water quality, soil health, and wildlife habitat, and provides fantastic opportunities for outdoor recreation. Learn more here!
- [Crossing Sites](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/crossing-sites) - Find out where salamanders and frogs are crossing roads each spring in the Monadnock Region!
- [Lena Goins](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/lena-goins) - Lena Goins interned with the Harris Center's Salamander Crossing Brigade community science program in 2025 & 2026.
- [Harris Center 5-Panel Camper Hat](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/harris-center-5-panel-camper-hat) - The Harris Center 5-Panel Camper Hat is built for long days outside — from trail hikes and birding outings to paddling trips and post-hike coffee in town.
- [Blaze Orange Beanie](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/blaze-orange-beanie) - Stay warm — and visible — all season long with the Harris Center Blaze Orange Beanie.
- [Grace Todd-Rogers](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/grace-todd-rogers) - Grace Todd-Rogers is one of four student interns who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities in the summer of 2025. She returned for a second internship with the Salamander Brigades in the spring of 2026.
- [Parker Root](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/parker-root) - Parker Root is one of four student interns who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities in the summer of 2025. He returned for a second internship with the Salamander Brigades in the spring of 2026.
- [Keith O'Donnell](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/keith-odonnell) - Keith O'Donnell is one of four student interns who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities in the summer of 2025. He returned for a second internship with the Salamander Brigades in the spring of 2026.
- [Veronica Kroha](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/veronica-kroha) - Veronica Kroha is one of five students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2022.
- [Biodiversity in the SuperSanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist) - Join our efforts to document as much biodiversity as possible on our protected lands, using iNaturalist.
- [Training Dates](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/vernal-pool-project/training-dates) - Attend one of our workshops to volunteer with the Vernal Pool Project – or simply to learn more about these woodland jewels.
- [Vernal Pool Resources](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/vernal-pool-project/vernal-pool-resources) - A curated list of helpful resources for egg mass ID, data collection, and best practices for vernal pool management in the Northeast.
- [Big Night Detours](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/big-night-detours) - The Harris Center partners with the City of Keene to implement temporary road closures at amphibian road crossing sites on migration nights. Learn more here.
- [Field Report Archives](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-report-archives) - Dig in to the history of salamander-saving in southwest New Hampshire with these field reports and photographs from Big Nights of Yore.
- [Volunteer Materials](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/vernal-pool-project/volunteer-materials) - Volunteer handbooks, data forms, egg mass ID sheets, and other resources for Vernal Pool Project volunteers.
- [Vernal Pool Project](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/vernal-pool-project) - Learn how our community scientists document important springtime amphibian breeding habitat in the Monadnock Region, then join the fun!
- [Vernal Pool Map](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/vernal-pool-project/map) - Check out our interactive map of vernal pools that have been documented on public land in the Monadnock Region, complete with photos of each pool!
- [Field Reports](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/vernal-pool-project/field-reports) - Every spring, intrepid teams of citizen scientists fan out across the Monadnock Region in search of vernal pools. Here’s what they’ve discovered, by year.
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/saw-whet-owl-banding) - The Harris Center bands saw-whet owls on SuperSanctuary lands to contribute to the conservation of this secretive species. Learn more here!
- [Saw-whet Banding Field Reports](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/saw-whet-owl-banding/saw-whet-field-reports) - The Harris Center established a saw-whet banding station on SuperSanctuary lands in 2022 to contribute to the conservation of this secretive species.
- [Support American Kestrel Conservation](https://harriscenter.org/support-american-kestrels) - In 2025, the Harris Center competed for top honors in Mass Audubon’s Superbowl of Birding. Our team, "The Kestrels," focused their efforts on raising awareness of American Kestrel conservation, and on raising funds for additional kestrel nest boxes.
- [Karen Peterson](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/karen-peterson)
- [Ed Moura](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/ed-moura) - Ed Moura admires the Harris Center’s "conservation by education” mission and welcomes the opportunity to add his support and experience to its cause.
- [Salamander Forecast 2025](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast-2025)
- [Eric Masterson](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/eric-masterson) - Eric Masterson, Land Program Director
- [Jenna Spear](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/jenna-spear) - Jenna Spear, Teacher-Naturalist and School Program Director
- [Karen Rent](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/karen-rent) - Karen Rent, Teacher-Naturalist and School Program Assistant Director
- [Jaime Hutchinson](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/jaime-hutchinson) - Jaime Hutchinson, Teacher-Naturalist & Professional Learning Coordinator
- [Miles Stahmann](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/miles-stahmann) - Miles Stahmann, Director of Operations
- [Michelle Aldredge](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/michelle-aldredge-2) - Michelle Aldredge is the Harris Center's Communications Director. Learn more about her here!
- [Amy Fackelmann](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/amy-fackelmann) - Amy Fackelmann is the Development Director at the Harris Center. Learn more about her here.
- [Staff](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff) - The Harris Center is home to a talented team of educators, naturalists, scientists, and stewards. Learn about our dedicated staff here.
- [Stories](https://harriscenter.org/stories)
- [Volunteer](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/volunteer) - The Harris Center could not exist without its many volunteers, who provide invaluable help with nearly all facets of our work. We hope you'll join us!
- [Brett Amy Thelen](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/brett-amy-thelen) - Brett Amy Thelen, Science Director
- [Featured Observations: 2025](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist/featured-observations-2025) - Here are some of the most interesting photo observations from the SuperSanctuary Biodiversity project on iNaturalist for 2025.
- [Adopt an Owl](https://harriscenter.org/adopt-an-owl) - Owl adoptions make for fun and unique gifts – for friends, family, or yourself – and they’re a great way to support conservation research at the Harris Center.
- [Call for Abstracts](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference/call-for-abstracts) - Proposals are now being accepted for oral and poster presentations on conservation research, ecological restoration, and ecological management projects in the Monadnock Region.
- [Monadnock Region Natural History Conference](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference) - This full-day conference features presentations on a diversity of natural history research projects, with a focus on the Monadnock Region. Learn more here!
- [Hawk Migration Field Reports](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-migration-field-reports) - During the fall migration season, detailed raptor migration reports from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory are posted daily on hawkcount.org.
- [Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory) - Recording hawk migration data & educating the public about raptors atop Pack Monadnock since 2005.
- [Hero Video Test](https://harriscenter.org/hero-video-test)
- [Field Reports 2019](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2019) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2019 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2020](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2020) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2020 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2021](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2021) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2021 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2022](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2022) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2022 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2024](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2024) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2024 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2023](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2023) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2023 spring amphibian migration here!
- [2025 Conference Program](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference/2025-program)
- [Project Updates](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist/project-updates) - Get updates from our iNaturalist biodiversity project here!
- [Family Programs](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/community-programs/family-programs) - Hike, ramble, track, sing, play, learn, and explore the wilds of the Monadnock Region with the Harris Center’s family programs. See our latest offerings here!
- [Donate 2025](https://harriscenter.org/donate) - Your tax-deductible donation helps connect more children to nature, protects more open space, and provides both the young and the "young at heart" with more opportunities to explore the great outdoors. Thank you for your support!
- [Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory Sticker](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory-sticker) - Show your support for the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory with a sticker!
- [Sun Hat](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/sun-hat) - Stay cool, comfortable, and protected on all your outdoor adventures with the Harris Center Sun Hat.
- [Bandanas](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/bandanas) - Show your support for the Harris Center with a bandana celebrating nature!
- [Keychains & Tags](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/keychains) - Show your support for the Harris Center with a paw print wooden keychain!
- [The Book of Fairies](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/book-of-fairies-susie-spikol) - Search for secret fairy signs in snowflakes and the sparkle of a stone. Find out which animals are best friends to each fairy, which fairies have dragon blood in their veins, and how to spot these charming beings in your neighborhood. This enchanting book by longtime Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol is an invitation to let your imagination roam free outdoors and welcome a little magic into your life!
- [Patches](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/patches-2) - Show your support for the Harris Center with a bobcat patch!
- [Beanies](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/beanies) - Stay warm during your outdoor adventures with a Harris Center wool hat.
- [Event Details](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference/logistics) - Get information on parking, food, accessibility, and other logistical considerations for the Monadnock Region Natural History Conference here!
- [Mary Verrilli](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/mary-verrilli) - Mary Verrilli, Volunteer Coordinator
- [Registration](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference/registration) - Get registration information for the Monadnock Region Natural History Conference here!
- [Internships](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/working-together/internships) - We work closely with Keene State College and other universities to craft research projects and internships with applied conservation value. Learn more here.
- [Environmental Studies Institute](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/community-programs/environmental-studies-institute) - The Harris Center's ESI classes for adults dig deeper into specific topics in local natural and cultural history. Check out our latest offerings here!
- [Perpetual Calendars](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/calendars) - Deepen your knowledge of the natural world with this treasure trove of daily insights. Turn a new page each day to discover what the season has to offer.
- [Visiting the Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/visiting-the-hawk-watch) - The Hawk Watch is staffed from Sept. 1 to Nov. 15, and visitors are welcome! Here's what you need to know to plan your visit.
- [Contact](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/contact) - Find out who to contact with questions about land protection, education programs, outings, natural history, and other Harris Center-related inquiries.
- [Kate McKay](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/kate-mckay) - Kate McKay is the Harris Center's Raptor Biologist for the Pack Monadnock Hawk Watch. Learn more about her here!
- [Hunting on Harris Center Lands](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation/land-protection/hunting-on-harris-center-lands) - The Harris Center allows some hunting — by permit — on much of the land that we own or manage. Learn more here!
- [Hawk Watch Events](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-watch-events) - Although visitors to the Observatory are welcome anytime, we also hold a number of special events during the hawk migration season.
- [Hawk Migration Field Report Archives](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-migration-field-report-archives) - Catch up on migration magic with these field reports and photographs from past seasons at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory.
- [Hawk Migration Field Reports 2024](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-migration-field-reports-2024) - During the fall migration season, detailed raptor migration reports from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory are posted daily on hawkcount.org.
- [Ilissa Sargent](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/ilissa-sargent-2025) - Ilissa Sargent will be monitoring conservation easements during her 2025 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about her here!
- [Jeremy Wilson](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/jeremy-wilson) - Jeremy Wilson, Executive Director
- [Motus](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/migration/motus) - The Motus receiving station on the Harris Center's Granite Lake Headwaters property is part of a cutting-edge, international migration research network. Learn more here.
- [Butterfly Monitoring](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/butterfly-monitoring) - The Harris Center participates in several community science projects aimed at understanding long-term trends in butterfly populations. Learn more here!
- [Field Trips](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference/field-trips) - Learn more about Monadnock Region Natural History Conference field trips here!
- [Forest Magic for Kids](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/forest-magic-for-kids) - This playful activity guide by longtime Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol invites children, families, educators, and caregivers to explore the imaginative spaces that nature holds for all of us.
- [Kate McKay](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/kate-mckay) - Kate McKay will be monitoring conservation easements during her 2025 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about her here!
- [NH Gives](https://harriscenter.org/nh-gives) - Hosted by the NH Center for Nonprofits, NH Gives is the state's largest day-of-giving — bringing together hundreds of nonprofits and thousands of donors to raise as much money and awareness as possible for the causes served by New Hampshire's nonprofit sector.
- [Maya Carey](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/maya-carey) - Maya Carey is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2025.
- [Ian Aldrich](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/ian-aldrich) - Ian Aldrich is monitoring conservation easements and helping with trailwork during his 2020 summer internship with the Harris Center.
- [Lexi Barrett](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/lexi-barrett) - Lexi Barrett is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2024.
- [Field Reports 2025](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2025) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2025 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Featured Observations: 2023](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist/featured-observations-2023) - Check out some of the most interesting photo observations from the SuperSanctuary Biodiversity project on iNaturalist in 2023.
- [Emma Kluge](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/emma-kluge) - Emma Kluge is helping to coordinate the Monadnock Region Natural History Conference in 2025.
- [Afterschool Programs](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/community-programs/afterschool-programs) - The Harris Center offers a variety of nature- and science-focused afterschool programs for kids from preschool through middle school. Learn more here!
- [Homeschool Programs](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/community-programs/homeschool-programs) - If you belong to a homeschool group, we’d love to collaborate on hands-on, nature-based education programming that meets your needs. Learn more here!
- [50 Years](https://harriscenter.org/50-years) - The Harris Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary from October 2019 through October 2020. Learn more here!
- [Professional Learning for Educators](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/school-programs/professional-development) - Each year, the Harris Center helps classroom teachers develop and deepen their nature-based teaching skills. Learn more here.
- [Salamander Forecast 2019](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast-2019) - When can we expect a Big Night here in the Monadnock Region? Find out with the Harris Center's five-day salamander forecast!
- [Salamander Forecast 2018](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast-2018) - When can we expect a Big Night here in the Monadnock Region? Find out with the Harris Center's five-day salamander forecast!
- [School Programs](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/school-programs) - Every year, more than 3,000 students in 30 Monadnock Region schools embark on learning expeditions with Harris Center teacher-naturalists. Learn more here!
- [Chloe March](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/chloe-march) - Chloe March is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2024.
- [Ryan Rotigliano](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/ryan-rotigliano) - Ryan Rotigliano is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2023.
- [Salamander Forecast 2024](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast-2024)
- [General Information for Harris Center Outings](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/outing-info) - Get the scoop on dogs, safety, our cancellation policy, and other information for Harris Center outings here.
- [Featured Observations: 2024](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist/featured-observations-2024) - Check out some of the most interesting photo observations from the SuperSanctuary Biodiversity project on iNaturalist in 2024.
- [Reflections of a Land Intern](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation/land-protection/stewardship/reflections-of-a-land-intern) - Every year, Harris Center staff and interns conduct monitoring visits at all of our 100+ conservation easements. Here are two interns' stories.
- [Terry Martland](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/terry-martland) - Terry graduated from Yale College and Yale Law School. She has worked at the Boston law firm Foley Hoag LLP for over 30 years. Terry enjoys kayaking in the summer, walking year-round, and relaxing on the back porch with a good book.
- [Jim Rothnie](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/jim-rothnie) - An avid birder and community science advocate, Steven works as an ecologist for Moosewood Ecological and teaches part-time at Antioch University.
- [Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory Eco-friendly Cotton Tee](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory-tee) - Show your love for raptors and the Harris center Hawk Watch by purchasing an eco-friendly cotton t-shirt.
- [Baseball Caps](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/ball-caps) - Show your support for the Harris Center with a snazzy bobcat baseball cap!
- [Business Partnerships](https://harriscenter.org/business-partnerships) - Partner with us to educate the next generation of nature lovers and protectors. Learn about the benefits of becoming a Harris Center business partner here!
- [Business Partners](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/business-partners) - Our business partners provide generous support for our environmental education programming. Learn more here.
- [Trucker Caps](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/trucker-hats-orange) - Show your support for the Harris Center with a snazzy bobcat trucker cap!
- [Blueberry Morning Smoothie](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/blueberry-morning-smoothie) - Recipe for a delicious blueberry morning smoothie created to help women regulate their hormones throughout their cycle.
- [Birds](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds) - The Harris Center is monitoring hawk migration, banding owls, and more — all in an effort to better understand and protect our feathered friends.
- [Trails, Grounds & Facilities](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities) - Our trails invite outdoor exploration. Our building and grounds showcase sustainable design. Start your next adventure here.
- [Pollinator Garden](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/pollinator-garden) - What was once an old pool is now a colorful garden, buzzing with life. Flowers bloom from spring to fall, nourishing bees, butterflies, birds — and people, too.
- [Affinity Groups](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/diversity-inclusion/affinity-groups) - The Harris Center for Conservation Education recognizes the need for spaces that center those whose experiences and voices have historically been marginalized.
- [Caroline Fegley](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/caroline-fegley) - Caroline Fegley is the Harris Center's Raptor Counter. Learn more about her here!
- [Short Sleeve V-Necks (Women's Cut)](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/short-sleeve-womens-v-necks) - In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, the Harris Center is selling commemorative shirts. Learn more here!
- [Short Sleeve T-Shirts (Kids)](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/kids-t-shirts) - In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, the Harris Center is selling commemorative shirts. Learn more here!
- [Events](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/events) - Upcoming events associated with Recipe for a Healthy Planet and how your food choices affect the environment.
- [Minimize Your Food Waste](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/waste-less/minimize-your-food-waste) - Tips on how to minimize your food waste for the health of the planet.
- [Getting Started](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/getting-started) - Stocking your pantry, alternatives to meat and dairy, menu charts, and more on how to start making more plant-centered food choices.
- [Books](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/food-choices-matter/books) - A small selection of books that address the relationship between food choices and a healthy environment.
- [Impact on Personal Health](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/food-choices-matter/impact-on-personal-health) - Resources on plant-based eating and how healthy food choices for the planet are often the healthiest food choices for most people as well.
- [Grow Your Own Food](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/grow-your-own-food) - A short introduction to why growing your own food benefits the planet and your own health.
- [Planting & Harvesting](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/grow-your-own-food/planting-harvesting) - A short primer on planting and harvesting your own garden from what to plant, when, how, and much more.
- [Plan & Prepare Your Garden](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/grow-your-own-food/plan-prepare-your-garden) - Tips for how to get started if you want to grown your own vegetables, complete with sample garden plots.
- [Phil Brown](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/phil-brown) - Phil Brown, Bird Conservation Director & Land Specialist
- [Hawk Migration Field Reports 2023](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-migration-field-reports-2023) - During the fall migration season, detailed raptor migration reports from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory are posted daily on hawkcount.org.
- [Chris Liazos](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/chris-liazos) - Chris Liazos is assisting with a number of bird research projects during his 2024 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about him here!
- [A Deep Presence](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/a-deep-presence) - This book by archaeologist Robert Goodby tells the remarkable story of Native Americans in the Monadnock Region — a history that spans nearly 13,000 years.
- [Donate](https://harriscenter.org/donate-old) - Your tax-deductible donation helps connect more children to nature, protects more open space, and provides both the young and the "young at heart" with more opportunities to explore the great outdoors. Thank you for your support!
- [Meade Cadot](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/meade-cadot) - Meade Cadot, Naturalist Emeritus
- [LAB GIRLS+ T-Shirts (Kids)](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/lab-girls-t-shirts) - Celebrate girls+ in STEM with a LAB GIRLS+ t-shirt. Learn more here!
- [Writing the Land: Channels](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/writing-the-land-channels) - Writing the Land: Channels features poetry celebrating the protected lands of ten North American land trusts, including the Harris Center. Learn more here!
- [The Animal Adventurer's Guide](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/animal-adventurers-guide) - This debut children's book by longtime Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol is packed full of hands-on activities and projects that bring you closer to wild animals than ever before.
- [The New England Naturalist's Journal](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/new-england-naturalist-journal) - The New England Naturalist's Journal provides readers with the inspiration and knowledge to observe and learn about species in the Monadnock Region. Learn more here!
- [Bobcats Before Breakfast](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/bobcats-before-breakfast) - In celebration of the Harris Center's 50th Anniversary, Stackpole Books is reprinting John Kulish's 1969 classic, "Bobcats Before Breakfast." Learn more here!
- [James Newsom](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/james-newsom) - James Newsom, Land Protection Specialist
- [Margaret Baker](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/margaret-baker) - Margaret Baker manages the Harris Center's print communications, designing everything from newsletters to trail maps to merch.
- [Susie Spikol](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/susie-spikol) - Susie Spikol Faber, Community Programs Coordinator & Teacher-Naturalist
- [About Us](https://harriscenter.org/about-us) - The Harris Center connects people of all ages to the natural world through education, land protection, and conservation research. Come explore with us!
- [Kara Reynolds](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/kara-reynolds) - Kara Reynolds is a teacher-naturalist for the Harris Center. Learn more about her here.
- [Nate Marchessault](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/nate-marchessault) - A bio of Nate Marchessault, staff ecologist with the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
- [Field Report Archives](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-report-archives) - Every summer, our intrepid citizen scientists explore Keene’s twilight skies in search of nesting nighthawks. Here’s what they’ve discovered, by year.
- [Irini Stefanakos](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/irini-stefanakos) - Irini Stefanakos is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2024.
- [Carissa Miller](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/carissa-miller) - Carissa Miller is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2024.
- [Mike Valentino](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/mike-valentino) - Mike Valentino is assisting with a number of bird research projects during his 2023 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about him here!
- [Wyatt Ferrando](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/wyatt-ferrando) - Wyatt Ferrando is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2023.
- [Donta Selden](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/donta-selden) - Donta Selden is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2023.
- [Jill Craig](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/jill-craig) - Jill Craig will be monitoring conservation easements during her 2023 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about her here!
- [Siobhan Day](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/siobhan-day) - Siobhan Day will be monitoring conservation easements during her 2024 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about her here!
- [Victoria Drake](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/victoria-drake) - Vic is one of four students who were hired as 2016 summer conservation interns in partnership with the Keene State College Environmental Studies Department.
- [Seth Andrews](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/seth-andrews) - Get to know Seth Andrews, one of our lead summer camp counselors.
- [Sam Faller](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/sam-faller) - Get to know Sam Faller, one of our lead summer camp counselors.
- [Hillary Siener](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/hillary-siener) - Hillary Siener is the Harris Center's Lead Owl Bander. Learn more about her here!
- [Annamarie Saenger](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/annamarie-saenger) - Annamarie Saenger is the Harris Center's Assistant Owl Bander. Learn more about her here!
- [Taylor Jackson](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/taylor-jackson) - Taylor Jackson is one of five students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2022.
- [Hannah Blair](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/hannah-blair) - Get to know Hannah Blair, one of our lead summer camp counselors.
- [Butternut Squash Soup](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/butternut-squash-soup) - A vegan recipe for butternut squash soup.
- [Writings](https://harriscenter.org/resources/writings) - Dig deeper into a variety of natural history topics with these essays by Harris Center naturalists.
- [SPARCnet](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/sparcnet) - We're proud to participate in a regional research effort aimed at understanding the effects of climate change on redbacked salamanders. Learn more here!
- [Community Science](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science) - Our community science projects unite people and science, with conservation in mind. Join us to count salamanders, map vernal pools, monitor birds, and more!
- [Shock & Awe and Kulish Ledges](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/shock-and-awe-and-kulish-ledges) - What's the story of the Kulish Ledges? Find out here!
- [Meade's Tall Tales](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales) - Meade Cadot served as the Harris Center's Executive Director from 1975 through 2009, and became the keeper of lots of stories. Read some of them here!
- [Recipes](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes) - Great listing of plant-based recipe websites plus a selection of vegan or vegetarian recipes.
- [Kira Heeschen](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/kira-heeschen) - Kira designed and taught school-based programs as part of her 2017 environmental education internship with the Harris Center.
- [AJ Haskins](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/aj-haskins) - AJ Haskins is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2023.
- [Adrien Benevides](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/adrien-benevides) - During her 2016 internship with the Harris Center, Adrien monitored conservation easements with our land protection and stewardship program.
- [Dorothy Arroyo](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/dorothy-arroyo) - Dorothy is one of four students who were hired as 2016 summer conservation interns in partnership with the Keene State College Environmental Studies Department.
- [Galen Kilbride](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/galen-kilbride) - Galen Kilbride will be monitoring conservation easements during his 2023 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about him here!
- [Eric Swope](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/eric-swope) - Eric Swope helps keep the Harris Center building & grounds in tip-top shape. Learn more about him here.
- [John Benjamin](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/john-benjamin) - John Benjamin, Teacher-Naturalist
- [Salamander Forecast 2023](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast-2023)
- [Getting Started](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist/getting-started) - Learn how to get started using the popular community science app iNaturalist to help document biodiversity throughout the Harris Center's SuperSanctuary.
- [FAQ](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/inaturalist/faq) - Get the answers to your iNaturalist-related questions here!
- [John Odgers](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/john-odgers) - A longtime outdoors enthusiast, John taught chemistry and physics at Keene High School and Keene State College and owned a construction business in Peterborough.
- [Nikko Gagnon](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/nikko-gagnon) - Nikko Gagnon is the Harris Center's Camp Director and a Teacher-Naturalist. Learn more about her here!
- [2022 Conference Program](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference/2022-program)
- [Research Needs & Opportunities](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/working-together/research-needs-opportunities) - There is still much to learn about our protected lands, and our lands, in turn, have much to offer to conservation science. Visiting researchers are welcome!
- [Past Projects](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/working-together/research-needs-opportunities/past-projects) - The Harris Center welcomes conservation research on many of our conserved lands. Learn about several such projects here.
- [Resources](https://harriscenter.org/resources) - Looking for even more ways to learn about the natural world? Browse the Harris Center's video library, find a good book, get ideas for things to do outdoors, and more...
- [Conservation Research](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research) - We support research on our lands – and through the Monadnock Region – via undergraduate, graduate, and professional study, as well as community science programs.
- [Conservation Research (former)](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research-2022) - We support research on our lands – and through the Monadnock Region – via undergraduate, graduate, and professional study, as well as communityscience programs.
- [Collaborations](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/working-together/collaborations) - Our conservation research is bolstered by the support and expertise of many incredible partners and collaborators from the Monadnock Region and beyond.
- [Working Together](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/working-together) - The Harris Center has protected more than 23,000 acres of land in the Monadnock Region, much of which is open to conservation research. What will you discover?
- [Trails](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/trails) - Whether you’re looking for a gentle ramble or a summit scramble with views for days, the Harris Center’s got a trail for you. Get maps and other info here!
- [Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/vegan-chocolate-chip-cookies) - Recipe for vegan chocolate chip cookies that taste delicious.
- [Research in the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research-2022/research-in-the-monadnock-region) - Although the Harris Center welcomes scientific study on our protected lands, our conservation research work isn't limited to the SuperSanctuary. Read more here!
- [Wildlife Research](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research) - The SuperSanctuary and nearby protected lands are home to creatures great and small — offering an exceptional opportunity for wildlife study.
- [Hawk Migration Field Reports 2022](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-migration-field-reports-2022) - During the fall migration season, detailed raptor migration reports from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory are posted daily on hawkcount.org.
- [Migration](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/migration) - Year after year, wildlife embark on miraculous — and perilous — migrations. From birds to salamanders, Harris Center research efforts are contributing to the scientific understanding of migration.
- [Amphibians](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/amphibians) - The SuperSanctuary and nearby protected lands have created a living laboratory — because when wildlife have room to roam, scientists have species to study.
- [Veggie Globes](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/veggie-globes) - Vegan recipe for zucchini-based veggie balls.
- [Meatless Sausage Crumbles](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/meatless-sausage-crumbles) - Recipe for an easy and delicious meatless substitute for sausage that can be used in tomato sauce or other dishes.
- [Field Reports 2023](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2023) - Project Nighthawk is a community science effort to track the breeding success of the state-endangered Common Nighthawk in New Hampshire. Get reports from the 2023 field season in Keene here.
- [Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/staff/jazimina-creamer-macneil) - Jazimina Creamer-MacNeil is a teacher-naturalist for the Harris Center. Learn more about her here.
- [Red Oak Leadership Society](https://harriscenter.org/donate/red-oak-leadership-society) - The Red Oak Leadership Society recognizes leadership-level support for the Harris Center's work. Learn more here!
- [Mediterranean Old-World Grain Salad](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/mediterranean-old-world-grain-salad) - Vegetarian recipe for a grain-based Mediterranean salad.
- [Hodge-Podge Tofu Scramble Hash](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/hodge-podge-tofu-scramble-hash) - Recipe for a vegan tofu scramble using lots of vegetables you are likely to have on hand in your refrigerator.
- [Summer Gazpacho](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/summer-gazpacho) - Recipe for a hearty vegan summer gazpacho soup.
- [Beet and Pearl Couscous Salad](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/beet-and-pearl-couscous-salad) - A vegan recipe for a hearty beet and pearl couscous salad.
- [Oven-Toasted Chickpeas with Caramelized Brussels Sprouts](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants/recipes/oven-toasted-chickpeas-with-caramelized-brussels-sprouts) - A delicious vegan recipe for oven-toasted chickpeas with Brussels sprouts, served over pasta.
- [Brooke Cherry](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/brooke-cherry) - Brooke Cherry will be monitoring conservation easements during her 2023 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about her here!
- [Shop Local](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/shop-local) - Why shopping local helps the planet and how to find local resources.
- [Recipe for a Healthy Planet](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp) - An online resource that aims to promote a greater understanding of how our food choices impact the environment.
- [Films, Videos, Podcasts](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/food-choices-matter/films-videos-podcasts) - Examples in film, video, and podcast on information-packed content about the benefits of a plant-based diet.
- [Salamander Forecast 2022](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast-2022)
- [Composting 101](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/waste-less/composting-101) - Tips on how to compost your kitchen food waste for a healthier environment.
- [Waste Less](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/waste-less) - How and why kitchen food waste has an environmental impact.
- [Eat More Plants](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/eat-more-plants) - Great tips on how to start eating less meat and dairy and for delicious, healthful recipes.
- [Articles & Websites](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/food-choices-matter/articles-websites) - These articles and websites help explain why your food choices matter in a changing climate and how moving toward a plant-centered diet can help.
- [Food Choices Matter](https://harriscenter.org/resources/rhp/food-choices-matter) - Which foods do you buy? Where were they sourced? How do you dispose of scraps and leftovers? We can make a difference with our food choices. Learn more.
- [Daniel Henderson](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/daniel-henderson) - Daniel Henderson of Hancock has a wealth of experience in management and non-profit Board service.
- [Jenn Sutton](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/jenn-sutton) - Jenn Sutton has been teaching for more than 23 years, and was the Harris Center's Educator of the Year in 2022. Learn more about her here.
- [Steven Lamonde](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/steven-lamonde) - An avid birder and community science advocate, Steven works as an ecologist for Moosewood Ecological and teaches part-time at Antioch University.
- [Tim Riley](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/tim-riley) - Tim Riley is recently retired from a career in consulting and corporate human resources. He is an avid hiker and cyclist.
- [Tara Kessler](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/tara-kessler) - Tara Kessler joined the Harris Center's Board of Trustees in 2022. Learn more about her here!
- [Denise Zimmer](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/denise-zimmer) - An avid outdoorsperson, Denise Zimmer lives and works in Peterborough.
- [Tom Burgess](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/tom-burgess) - Tom Burgess of Peterborough serves on the ConVal School Board and is the chair of the Peterborough Democrats.
- [Community Programs](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/community-programs) - Our community programs help folks of all ages connect to the natural world – from babies in backpacks to retirees, and all points in between. Join us!
- [Energy Efficiency](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/green-building/energy-efficiency) - Our green building incorporates a number of features designed to increase its energy efficiency. Learn more here!
- [Michael Bullen](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/michael-bullen) - Michael Bullen is one of four students who were hired to assist with ecological research and land stewardship in 2021 via a summer conservation internship partnership with Keene State College.
- [Rowan Macy](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/rowan-macy) - Rowan Macy will be monitoring conservation easements during their 2022 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about them here!
- [Alec Kaisand](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/alec-kaisand) - Alec Kaisand is monitoring conservation easements and helping with trailwork during his 2021 summer internship with the Harris Center.
- [Donovan Lombara](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/donovan-lombara) - Donovan Lombara is the Harris Center's first UNH Forestry Intern. During his summer 2022 internship, he will be assisting with forest inventory, trail maintenance, and conservation easement monitoring.
- [Will Stollsteimer](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/will-stollsteimer) - Will Stollsteimer is assisting with a number of bird research projects during his 2022 internship with the Harris Center. Learn more about him here!
- [Brian Hutchings](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/brian-hutchings) - Brian Hutchings of Hancock is a partner with the venture capital law firm Gunderson Dettmer.
- [Ethan Harper-Lentricchia](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/ethan-harper-lentricchia) - A CPA with a long history in the Monadnock Region, Ethan Harper-Lentricchia enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time outdoors with his family.
- [Hunt Dowse](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/hunt-dowse) - Hunt Dowse of Hancock is a longtime resident of the Monadnock Region, a longtime supporter of the Harris Center, and the Secretary for our Board of Trustees.
- [Our COVID-19 Policy](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/covid-19-protocols) - The Harris Center offers in-person events with the utmost caution and care for our community, and in keeping with the following precautions.
- [2019 Conference Program](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference/2019-program)
- [About the Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/about-the-hawk-watch) - The Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory is one of the most productive hawk watch sites in northern New England.
- [Hawkwatching & Hearing Loss](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/hawkwatching-and-hearing-loss) - Meade Cadot shares the story of how a wayward hearing aid lost in the grassy clearing at the Blueberry Ridge hawk watch eventually found its way home again.
- [Conserving Elmwood Junction](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/conserving-elmwood-junction) - Meade Cadot shares the story of how the Harris Center helped the Town of Hancock permanently protect the Elmwood Junction property.
- [Field Reports 2022](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2022) - Project Nighthawk is a community science effort to track the breeding success of the state-endangered Common Nighthawk in New Hampshire. Get reports from the 2022 field season in Keene here.
- [Hawk Migration Field Reports 2021](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-migration-field-reports-2021) - During the fall migration season, detailed raptor migration reports from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory are posted daily on hawkcount.org.
- [Undergraduate Research](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research-2022/undergraduate-research) - We work closely with Keene State College and other universities to craft research projects and internships with applied conservation value. Learn more here.
- [Hoodies](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/hoodies) - In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, the Harris Center is selling commemorative hoodies. Learn more here!
- [Rachel Ranelli](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/rachel-ranelli) - During her internship with the Harris Center, Rachel Ranelli is assisting with planning and coordinating the 2022 Monadnock Region Natural History Conference.
- [Tate Fairbank](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/tate-fairbank) - Tate Fairbank is one of five students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2022.
- [Precious Ozoh](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/precious-ozoh) - Precious Ozoh is monitoring conservation easements and helping with trailwork during his 2022 summer internship with the Harris Center.
- [Mallory Roof](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/mallory-roof) - Mallory Roof is one of five students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer internship partnership with Keene State College in 2022.
- [Summer Teacher Retreat FAQ](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/school-programs/professional-development/summer-teacher-retreat-faq)
- [Walter Horgan](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/walter-horgan) - Walter Horgan is one of four students who were hired to assist with ecological research and land stewardship in 2021 via a summer conservation internship partnership with Keene State College.
- [Daniel Medeiros](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/daniel-medeiros) - Daniel Medeiros is monitoring conservation easements and helping with trailwork during his 2022 summer internship with the Harris Center.
- ["Wol" Nests at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/wols-nest-at-the-harris-center) - Meade Cadot recalls the history of the Harris Center's longstanding summer camp for children.
- [FAQ](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/faq) - Get the answers to all your burning Harris Center questions here!
- [Training Dates](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/training-dates) - Attend a training to volunteer with Project Nighthawk – or simply to learn more about these charismatic birds.
- [How We Work](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/school-programs/how-we-work) - Harris Center teacher-naturalists work collaboratively with classroom teachers to design and deliver place-based curricula that aligns with current standards.
- [Qualified Charitable Deductions from an IRA](https://harriscenter.org/donate/ira) - If you are over 70½, you can gift funds from your IRA to the Harris Center at a tax savings. Here's how it works.
- [Salamander Forecast 2021](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast-2021)
- [Teacher Resources](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/school-programs/teacher-resources) - Nature journaling curriculum materials and other resources for classroom teachers, homeschool families, and parents of remote learners.
- [Activities](https://harriscenter.org/resources/activities) - Looking for things to do in the natural world? We've got ideas galore!
- [Video Library](https://harriscenter.org/resources/video-library) - From birds to bats to cyanobacteria, the Harris Center's growing library of short films and recorded lectures has something for everyone.
- [Stream Connectivity](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/stream-connectivity) - Our community scientists surveyed nearly 1,000 culverts to learn where roads most impact fish. Now, we're using their data to plan stream restoration projects.
- [Retro Short Sleeve Tees (Kids)](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/kids-retro-tees) - Wear a piece of Harris Center history. Learn more here!
- [Hawk Migration Field Reports 2020](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-migration-field-reports-2020) - During the fall migration season, detailed raptor migration reports from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory are posted daily on hawkcount.org.
- [Field Reports 2021](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2021) - Project Nighthawk is a community science effort to track the breeding success of the state-endangered Common Nighthawk in New Hampshire. Get reports from the 2021 field season in Keene here.
- [Events](https://harriscenter.org/events) - From slideshows to snowshoeing, hiking to hawk watching, the Harris Center offers a tremendous diversity of nature-inspired events for the general public—more than 100 outings and programs a year, nearly all of which are free of charge.
- [Robb on the Radar, Part II](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/robb-on-the-radar-part-ii) - Meade Cadot recounts the effort to protect Robb Reservoir and surrounding lands from development.
- [In Fine Feather at the Hiroshi Loop Trail](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/trails/in-fine-feather) - In Fine Feather is a musical and poetic journey through the Hiroshi Loop Trail in Peterborough. Learn more here.
- [Macie Flammia](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/macie-flammia) - Macie Flammia is one of four students who were hired to assist with ecological research and land stewardship in 2021 via a summer conservation internship partnership with Keene State College.
- [Zoe Dreyfus](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/zoe-dreyfus) - Zoe Dreyfus is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with Keene State College.
- [Joe Wiley](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/joe-wiley) - Joe Wiley is monitoring conservation easements and helping with trailwork during his 2021 summer internship with the Harris Center.
- [Donor Dashboard](https://harriscenter.org/donate/donor-dashboard)
- [Mission](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/our-mission) - The Harris Center for Conservation Education is dedicated to promoting respect for the natural world through education, research, and land protection.
- [Research on Our Lands](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research-2022/research-on-our-lands) - The Harris Center has protected more than 23,000 acres of land in the Monadnock Region, much of which is open to conservation research. What will you discover?
- [Programs & Education](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education) - Harris Center education programs, community science projects, camps, events, and outings help people of all ages connect to the natural world.
- [Nighthawk Monitoring in the Age of COVID-19](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/nighthawk-monitoring-in-the-age-of-covid-19) - We're making a few changes to Project Nighthawk for the 2020 field season. Here's what you need to know.
- [50th Anniversary Fund](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-fund) - The 50th Anniversary Fund will help the Harris Center innovate, grow, and meet the needs and challenges of our changing world as we look to the next half-century.
- [Kim Snyder](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/kim-snyder) - During her internship with the Harris Center, Kim Snyder will be sharing the incredible spectacle of the fall hawk migration with a variety of audiences.
- [Long Sleeve T-Shirts (Women's Cut)](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/long-sleeve-t-shirts-womens) - In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, the Harris Center is selling commemorative shirts. Learn more here!
- [Singalongs](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/community-programs/family-programs/singalongs) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalist John Benjamin for some good, old-fashioned singalongs! Download the lyrics to John's original nature songs here, then head over to our YouTube channel for the music.
- [Salamander Forecast 2020](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/salamander-forecast-2020) - When can we expect a Big Night here in the Monadnock Region? Find out with the Harris Center's five-day salamander forecast!
- [Bobcats Forever Legacy Society](https://harriscenter.org/donate/bobcats-forever-legacy-society) - "Bobcats Forever" is a group of supporters who've ensured that conservation will be part of their legacy by naming the Harris Center as a future beneficiary of an estate, trust, or other gift. Learn more here.
- [Face Masks](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/face-masks) - In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, the Harris Center is selling commemorative canvas bags. Learn more here!
- [Commemorative Book](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/commemorative-book) - In celebration of the Harris Center's 50th Anniversary, we've created a commemorative book that traces our history, illustrates our work through gorgeous photography, and invites you to imagine what the next 50 years might bring.
- [Long Sleeve T-Shirts (Unisex)](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/long-sleeve-t-shirts-unisex) - In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, the Harris Center is selling commemorative shirts. Learn more here!
- [The Singing Stream at the Hiroshi Loop Trail](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/trails/singing-stream) - The Singing Stream is a musical and poetic journey through the Hiroshi Loop Trail in Peterborough. Learn more here.
- [Harris Center Memories](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/harris-center-memories) - Members of the Harris Center community share their favorite Harris Center memories from our first 50 years. Read them here!
- [Craig Altobello](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/craig-altobello-marquetry) - In April 2020, the Harris Center will feature work by Peterborough artist Craig Altobello. Learn more here.
- [50th Anniversary Art Shows](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows) - Each month during our 50th Anniversary year, the Harris Center will feature artists with a connection to nature in the Monadnock Region. Learn more here!
- [50 Faces of the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center) - In celebration of the Harris Center's 50 Anniversary, portraits of 50 people and organizations who helped make us who we are today!
- [50th Anniversary Photo Contest](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-photo-contest) - In celebration of the Harris Center's 50th Anniversary, we're excited to announce the first-ever Harris Center Photo Contest! Learn more here.
- [Robb on the Radar, Part III](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/robb-on-the-radar-part-iii) - Meade Cadot recounts the effort to protect Robb Reservoir and surrounding lands from development.
- [Robb on the Radar, Part I](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/robb-on-the-radar-part-i) - Meade Cadot recalls the beginnings of the effort to protect Robb Reservoir and surrounding lands from development.
- [Stickers](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/merchandise/stickers) - In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, the Harris Center is selling commemorative stickers, designed by local artist Hannah Ellingwood. Learn more here!
- [Field Reports 2020](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2020) - Project Nighthawk is a citizen science effort to track the breeding success of the state-endangered Common Nighthawk in New Hampshire. Get reports from the 2020 field season in Keene here.
- [A Phone Call to Fairbanks](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/a-phone-call-to-fairbanks) - Meade Cadot remembers how a significant piece of land along Lead Mine Road in Nelson was protected through the power of partnership.
- [Of Rye Pond and Wry Humor](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/of-rye-pond-and-wry-humor) - Meade Cadot recounts some creative problem-solving regarding old houses and old roads in the mid-1990s.
- [Field Reports 2019](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2019)
- [Harris Center History: FAQ](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/harris-center-history-faq) - Here are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the Harris Center's history and 50th Anniversary celebrations, including how you can buy commemorative merch.
- [Nocturnal Flight Call Monitoring](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research-2022/research-on-our-lands/nocturnal-flight-call-monitoring) - Each spring, Eric Masterson records the sounds of birds that migrate overhead at night. Follow along here.
- [Alivia Acosta](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/alivia-acosta) - Alivia Acosta is monitoring conservation easements and helping with trailwork during her 2019 & 2020 summer internships with the Harris Center.
- [The Spoonwood Saga, Part III](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/the-spoonwood-saga-part-iii) - Meade Cadot shares the final chapter in the story of how Spoonwood Pond came to be protected by the Harris Center.
- [BYO Roadkill](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/byo-roadkill) - Meade Cadot remembers the days when the Harris Center offered taxidermy lessons. We provide the teacher; you bring the roadkill!
- [Children's Art Show](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/childrens-art-show) - In July 2020, the Harris Center will feature the winners of our first-ever Kids' Art Contest. Learn more here.
- [How to Lose Credibility](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/how-to-lose-credibility) - Meade Cadot recounts a time when he was absolutely positive about what a tree would do and not do.
- [Rosemary Conroy](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/rosemary-conroy-paintings) - In May 2020, the Harris Center will feature work by wildlife artist Rosemary Conroy. Learn more here.
- [Building Rental](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/building-rental) - The Harris Center building and grounds are occasionally available to rent for weddings, meetings, parties, and other special events. Learn more here.
- ["Pigeon Hawk" & Our Very Own Guard Grouse](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/pigeon-hawk-our-very-own-guard-grouse) - Meade Cadot recalls some unusual encounters of the avian kind at the Harris Center.
- [Sam Jaffe](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/sam-jaffe-photography) - In June 2020, the Harris Center will feature work by caterpillar photographer Sam Jaffe. Learn more here.
- [Lone Mountain Artists](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/lone-mountain-artists) - In October 2020, the Harris Center will feature work by the Lone Mountain Artists. Learn more here.
- [Matt Patterson](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/matt-patterson-painting) - In September 2020, the Harris Center will feature work by wildlife artist Matt Patterson. Learn more here.
- [Sue Callihan](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/sue-callihan-landscapes) - In March 2020, the Harris Center will feature work by Hancock artist Sue Callihan. Learn more here.
- [Kim Cunningham](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/kim-cunningham) - In March 2020, the Harris Center will feature work by Hancock artist Kim Cunningham. Learn more here.
- [Field Reports 2018](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2018) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2018 spring amphibian migration here!
- [How a Jail Site Drew the Line](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/how-a-jail-site-drew-the-line) - Meade Cadot recalls how plans for a new county jail ultimately resulted in the first formal SuperSanctuary boundary lines.
- [That "SuperSanctuary" Place](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/that-supersanctuary-place) - Meade Cadot recounts some significant growth of the SuperSanctuary in the year 2000.
- [A Lesson from Thelma](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/a-lesson-from-thelma) - Meade Cadot reflects on the importance of lifelong relationships with Harris Center supporters, and the organization's first bequest.
- [The Spoonwood Saga, Part II](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/the-spoonwood-saga-part-ii) - Meade Cadot recounts a threat to the continued protection of Spoonwood Pond in the 1980s.
- [The Spoonwood Saga, Part I](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/the-spoonwood-saga-part-i) - Meade Cadot recalls early efforts to protect the Spoonwood Pond shoreline from developers who were knocking at the door.
- [Contoocook River Water-foul & A Different Kind of Dowsing](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/contoocook-river-water-foul-a-different-kind-of-dowsing) - Meade Cadot recounts several water-related stories from the Harris Center archives.
- [Fred Murphy Goes Fishing](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/fred-murphy-goes-fishing) - Meade Cadot recounts an important field survey -- and an unusual way of catching a fish!
- [Robb on the Radar, Part IV](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/robb-on-the-radar-part-iv) - Meade Cadot recounts the final push in the decades-long effort to protect Robb Reservoir and surrounding lands from development.
- [Jackie Lundsted](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/jackie-lundsted) - During her internship with the Harris Center, KSC senior Jackie Lundsted helped plan the first-ever Monadnock Region Natural History Conference.
- [Lauryn Welch](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/lauryn-welch-marker-drawings) - In December 2019, the Harris Center will feature work by Monadnock Region native Lauryn Welch. Learn more here.
- [The Harris What?!](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/the-harris-what) - How did the Harris Center get its name? Find out here!
- [Michelle Russell](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/michelle-russell-wood-burning) - In November 2019, the Harris Center will feature work by Hancock artist Michelle Russell. Learn more here.
- [Hannah Ellingwood](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/hannah-ellingwood-paper-cuts) - In November 2019, the Harris Center will feature work by Harrisville artist Hannah Ellingwood. Learn more here.
- [Eleanor Briggs Photography](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50th-anniversary-art-shows/eleanor-briggs-photography) - In October 2019, the Harris Center will feature photography by award-winning photographer Eleanor Briggs of Hancock. Learn more here.
- [Our Green Building](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/green-building) - The Harris Center was renovated in 2003, with sustainable design in mind. Explore our green building here!
- [In the Company of Amelia Earhart](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/in-the-company-of-amelia-earhart) - Meade Cadot remembers a treasured member of the family -- a flying squirrel named (what else?) Amelia Earhart.
- [Critter Tales](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/meades-tall-tales/critter-tales) - Over the years, the Harris Center has had its fair share of wild visitors. Learn more here...
- [Katie Koster](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/katie-koster) - During her most recent internship with the Harris Center, Katie monitored Common Nighthawks as part of our Project Nighthawk citizen science program.
- [Julia Yates](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/julia-yates) - Julia Yates is conducting ecological research and assisting with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with Keene State College.
- [Kristina Tufo](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/kristina-tufo) - Kristina Tufo is conducting ecological research and assisting with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with Keene State College.
- [Erica Kamerzel](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/erica-kamerzel) - Erica is working on a variety of school-based and community programs as part of her 2019 environmental education internship with the Harris Center.
- [Tristan Hayes](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/tristan-hayes-2) - During his summer 2019 internship with the Harris Center, Tristan is monitoring conservation easements as part of our land stewardship program.
- [Katelyn Fournier](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/katelyn-fournier) - Katelyn Fournier is one of four students who is conducting ecological research and assisting with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with Keene State College.
- [Gianni DeMasco](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/gianni-demasco) - Gianni DeMasco is conducting ecological research and assisting with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with Keene State College.
- [Donation Success](https://harriscenter.org/donate/donation-success)
- [Field Reports 2018](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2018) - Dig deeper into Keene's 2018 nighthawk season here!
- [Maia Beh](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/maia-beh) - During her work with the Harris Center, Maia mapped vernal pools and managed data associated with our Salamander Crossing Brigade program.
- [Field Reports 2016](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2016) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2016 spring amphibian migration in southwest New Hampshire here!
- [Audrey Kaiser](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/audrey-kaiser) - Audrey Kaiser is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with the KSC Environmental Studies Department.
- [Arianna Zrzavy](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/arianna-zrzavy) - During her 2016 internship with the Harris Center, Arianna monitored conservation easements with our land protection and stewardship program.
- [Chad Witko](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/chad-witko) - During his 2017 internship with the Harris Center, Chad used GIS and spatial analysis techniques to model and map potential vernal pools on Harris Center lands.
- [Taylor White](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/taylor-white) - Taylor White is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with the KSC Environmental Studies Department.
- [Shauna Sousa](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/shauna-sousa) - Shauna is one of four students who were hired as 2016 summer conservation interns in partnership with the Keene State College Environmental Studies Department.
- [Ashley Ronzio](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/ashley-ronzio) - During her internship with the Harris Center, Ashley Ronzio managed migratory amphibian data associated with our Salamander Crossing Brigade citizen science program.
- [Lauren Peyser](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/lauren-peyser) - Lauren Peyser is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with the KSC Environmental Studies Department.
- [Ryan Paradis](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/ryan-paradis) - During his 2017 internship with the Harris Center, Ryan monitored conservation easements with our land protection and stewardship program.
- [Anthony Oatley](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/anthony-oatley) - Anthony is one of four students who were hired as 2017 summer conservation interns in partnership with the Keene State College Environmental Studies Department.
- [Mark Landolina](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/mark-landolina) - Mark is one of four students who were hired as 2017 summer conservation interns in partnership with the Keene State College Environmental Studies Department.
- [Rob Lanfranchi](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/rob-lanfranchi) - Rob is one of four students who were hired as 2016 summer conservation interns in partnership with the Keene State College Environmental Studies Department.
- [Mickayla Johnston](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/mickayla-johnston) - Mickayla is one of four students who were hired as 2017 summer conservation interns in partnership with the Keene State College Environmental Studies Department.
- [Lara Kazo](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/lara-kazo) - During her 2016 internship with the Harris Center, Lara monitored conservation easements with our land protection and stewardship program.
- [Caitlin Holden](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/caitlin-holden) - During her 2016 internship with the Harris Center, Caitlin coordinated and led school field trips at Tenant Swamp in Keene.
- [Matthew Harrison](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/matthew-harrison) - During his summer 2018 internship with the Harris Center, Matt monitored conservation easements as part of our land stewardship program.
- [Jennie Friedman](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/jennie-friedman) - During her 2017 internship with the Harris Center, Jennie coordinated our Woodlanders summer camp.
- [Jocelyn Duffy](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/jocelyn-duffy) - During her 2017 internship with the Harris Center, Jocelyn monitored conservation easements with our land protection and stewardship program.
- [Courtney Dillon](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/courtney-dillon) - Courtney is one of four students who were hired as 2017 summer conservation interns in partnership with the Keene State College Environmental Studies Department.
- [Nicole DeCarolis](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/nicole-decarolis) - During her summer 2018 internship with the Harris Center, Nicole monitored conservation easements as part of our land stewardship program.
- [Emma Coffey](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/interns/emma-coffey) - Emma Coffey is one of four students who were hired to conduct ecological research and assist with stewardship activities via a summer conservation internship partnership with the KSC Environmental Studies Department.
- [Where We Work](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/school-programs/where-we-work) - Our teacher-naturalists work in 30 Monadnock Region schools every year, from preschool through high school, connecting kids to nearby nature. Learn more here!
- [Hawk Migration Research](https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/wildlife-research/birds/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/hawk-migration-research) - The Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory is part of a network of nearly 200 raptor monitoring sites that provide important data on raptor populations.
- [404 Error / Page Not Found](https://harriscenter.org/page-not-found) - The page you're looking for doesn't seem to exist. Try using our menus to find what you seek.
- [Directions](https://harriscenter.org/about-us/directions) - Detailed driving directions to the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, New Hampshire.
- [Our Landowners](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation/land-protection/landowner-story) - When you protect land, you leave a legacy for generations. Here's one landowner's story.
- [Composting Toilets](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/green-building/composting-toilets) - Our composting toilets use no water, produce no smell, and transform human waste into a rich, stabilized mulch. Learn more here!
- [Heat & Hot Water](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/green-building/pellet-boiler) - Heat and hot water for the Harris Center are supplied by a highly efficient wood pellet boiler, which runs on locally-produced wood pellets. Learn more here!
- [Materials](https://harriscenter.org/trails-grounds-facilities/green-building/materials) - Whenever possible, we chose recycled, natural, and renewable building materials for our green renovation. Learn more here!
- [Field Reports 2014](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2014) - Dig deeper into Keene's 2014 nighthawk season here!
- [Field Reports 2012](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2012) - Learn more what we discovered in 2012 about the state-endangered Common Nighthawk in Keene, New Hampshire.
- [Field Reports 2008](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2008) - Dig deeper into the 2008 spring amphibian migration.
- [News](https://harriscenter.org/news) - Get the latest on Harris Center happenings here!
- [Stewardship](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation/land-protection/stewardship) - With land protection comes responsibility. Learn about how the Harris Center manages the lands in our care.
- [Land Protection & Stewardship](https://harriscenter.org/land-conservation/land-protection) - We use many different strategies for saving special places, and for caring for the land once it's been conserved. Learn more here.
- [Plan Your Visit](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/school-programs/plan-your-visit) - The Harris Center does not have a museum or nature center, but we do have miles of trails to explore. Here's what you need to know to plan your school's visit.
- [Featured Project](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/stream-connectivity/featured-project) - In 2016, an undersized culvert in Swanzey was replaced with a flood-resilient, fish-friendly arch, reconnecting more than 20 stream-miles. Learn more here!
- [Field Reports 2013](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2013) - Dig deeper into Keene's 2013 nighthawk season here!
- [Field Reports 2015](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2015) - Dig deeper into Keene's 2015 nighthawk season here!
- [Field Reports 2016](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports-2016) - Dig deeper into Keene's 2016 nighthawk season here!
- [Field Reports 2017](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/project-nighthawk/field-reports) - Dig deeper into Keene's 2017 nighthawk season here!
- [Field Reports 2009](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2009) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2009 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2010](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2010) - Dig deeper into the 2010 spring amphibian migration for southwest New Hampshire here.
- [Field Reports 2011](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2011) - Get details from the 2011 spring amphibian migration – such as it was – here.
- [Field Reports 2012](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2012) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from 2012's quiet spring amphibian migration season here.
- [Field Reports 2013](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2013) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2013 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2014](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2014) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2014 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2015](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2015) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details for the record-breaking 2015 spring amphibian migration here!
- [Field Reports 2017](https://harriscenter.org/programs-and-education/citizen-science/salamander-crossing-brigades/field-reports-2017) - Get site-by-site and night-by-night details from the 2017 spring amphibian migration in southwest New Hampshire here!

## Faces

- ['More Time Outside' Educators](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/more-time-outside-educators) - A profile of the More Time Outside Professional Learning Community for elementary school teachers facilitated by the Harris Center.
- [Sigmund Winiecki](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/sigmund-winiecki) - A profile of Sigmund Winiecki, a young man earning his Eagle Scout Badge by doing a service project with the Harris Center.
- [Katrina Fenton](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/katrina-fenton) - A profile of an avid Harris Center Hawk Watch volunteer and biologist.
- [50th Anniversary Committees](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/50th-anniversary-committees) - An acknowledgment of all the people who made the Harris Center's 50th Anniversary something special to remember!
- [Wally Francis](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/wally-francis) - A rpofile of Wally Francis, a beloved Harris Center supporter who was instrumental in protecting Silver Lake, much of its shoreline, and surrounding land.
- [Steve and Tony Vinciguerra](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/steve-and-tony-vinciguerra) - A profile of father and son Steve and Tony Vinciguerra, lifelong sportsmen who are passionate about the natural world.
- [Educators of the Year](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/educators-of-the-year) - A profile of recent recipients of the Harris Center's Educator of the Year Award, who exemplify exceptional teaching coupled with a love of nature.
- [The Lawler-Sutton Family](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/lawler-sutton-family) - A profile of two teachers inspired by the Harris Center who bring nature into all they do, including how they raise their young daughter.
- [Nathanael (Sandy) Greene](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/nathanael-sandy-greene) - A profile of current Harris Center Board member Sandy Greene, who comes from a family of land conservationists, protecting land through generations.
- [Dave Birchenough](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/dave-birchenough) - A profile of Dave Birchenough, who spearheaded the green renovation of the Harris Center building in 2002.
- [Wol’s Nest Alums](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/wols-nest-alums) - A profile of several alums of the Harris Center's Wol's Nest summer camps.
- [Francie Von Mertens](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/francie-von-mertens) - A profile of Harris Center honorary trustee, land conservationist, volunteer, and birder Francie Von Mertens.
- [Environmental Leadership Award Winners](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/environmental-leadership-award-winners) - Profile of two high school graduates from ConVal who were awarded the Harris Center Environmental Leader Awards and scholarships.
- [The Swope Family](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/the-swope-family) - A profile of the Swope family who has made it a tradition to go camping at Spoonwood Pond every summer.
- [Eric Masterson](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/eric-masterson) - A profile of the Harris Center's Land Program Coordinator, Eric Masterson, who is also an author and avid birder.
- [Elsie van Buren](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/elsie-van-buren) - A profile of Elsie Procter van Buren, a loyal supporter of the Harris Center who loved the land and helped to protect it.
- [Pollinator Garden Committee](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/pollinator-garden-committee) - A profile of the volunteers who made the Harris Center pollinator garden the beautiful space that it is today.
- [Thelma Babbitt](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/thelma-babbitt) - A profile of Thelma Babbitt, a longtime Harris Center volunteer and environmental activist.
- [Bridget and Peter Hansel](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/bridget-and-peter-hansel) - A profile of Harris Center supporters and lifetime environmentalists Bridget and Peter Hansel of Keene, NH.
- [Antioch University New England](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/antioch-university-new-england) - A profile of Antioch University New England, a longtime educational partner of the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
- [Janet Altobello](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/janet-altobello) - A profile of the Harris Center's School Program Director, Janet Altobello.
- [Jean Rosenthal](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/jean-rosenthal) - A profile of Jean Rosenthal, a Harris Center volunteer instrumental in helping to launch the organization's Environmental Studies Institute (ESI).
- [Jake Thomashow](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/jake-thomashow) - A profile of Jake Thomashow, a mural artist who reflects on his time as a camper at the Harris Center's Wol's Nest.
- [John Kulish](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/john-kulish) - A profile of John Kulish: tracker, trapper, hunter, conservationist, Harris Center teacher-naturalist, and author of "Bobcats Before Breakfast."
- [Marian Baker](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/marian-baker) - A profile of environmental education pioneer Marian Baker, who inspired high school students to solve real-world environmental problems.
- [McIntyre/Stroup Family](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/mcintyre-stroup-family) - A profile of the McIntyre/Stroup family, who have participated in the Harris Center's Salamander Crossing Brigades for many years.
- [Sandie Phipps](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/sandie-phipps) - A profile of former Harris Center Director of Development and Membership, Sandie Phipps, who served in that role during a significant period of transformation.
- [Stephen and Tricia Froling](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/stephen-and-tricia-froling) - A profile of generous Harris Center supporters and volunteers, Stephen and Tricia Froling.
- [Honorable Samuel K. Lessey Jr.](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/honorable-samuel-k-lessey-jr) - A profile of Harris Center supporter, the Honorable Samuel K. Lessey Jr., a businessman who has lived a life of service to his community and the military.
- [Ben Hockensmith](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/ben-hockensmith) - A profile of Ben Hockensmith, a curious 10-year-old who has been learning alongside Harris Center naturalists since he was in 1st grade.
- [LAB GIRLS](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/lab-girls) - Two young women illustrate the strength of the Harris Center's LAB GIRLS program.
- [Cindy Cadot](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/cindy-cadot) - A profile of Cindy Cadot, who was instrumental in running the Harris Center during the early years, and in developing its summer camp program.
- [Shuffelton-Sobe Family](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/shuffelton-sobe-family) - A profile of a couple who met at the Harris Center's summer camp as kids and then got married there years later!
- [Denny Wheeler](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/denny-wheeler) - A profile of Denny Wheeler, who has volunteered to lead Harris Center hikes for several decades.
- [David Blair](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/david-blair) - A profile of David Blair, who helped shape the Harris Center's school-based environmental education program.
- [Susie Spikol](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/susie-spikol) - A profile of Harris Center Community Program Director Susie Spikol.
- [Roberta Beeson](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/roberta-beeson) - A profile of Roberta Beeson, a longtime Harris Center volunteer who helps the organization navigate the world of technology.
- [Brett Amy Thelen](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/brett-amy-thelen) - Profile of Brett Amy Thelen, Harris Center's Science Director.
- [Sue Copley](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/sue-copley) - A profile of former Harris Center board member and Peterborough Elementary School principal Sue Copley.
- [Eric Aldrich](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/eric-aldrich) - A profile of a Harris Center hike leader, former staff person, and master storyteller.
- [Lee Baker](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/lee-baker) - A profile of Lee Baker, who was honored with the Harris Center's 2019 Volunteer Extraordinaire Award for decades of service.
- [Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/monadnock-paper-mills-inc) - A profile of a generous Harris Center Business Partner: Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
- [Mary Teal Garland](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/mary-teal-garland) - Profile of a Harris Center supporter who was integral in its initial land protection efforts.
- [Hunt and Sara Dowse](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/hunt-and-sara-dowse) - A portrait of a couple who have been long-time volunteers for the Harris Center.
- [Laurie Bryan](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/laurie-bryan) - A profile of Laurie Bryan, former Executive Director of the Harris Center for Conservation Eduation.
- [Meade Cadot](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/meade-cadot) - A portrait of Meade Cadot, who served as Harris Center Executive Director from 1975 - 2009.
- [Roger and Ann Sweet](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/roger-and-ann-sweet) - A profile of Harris Center enthusiasts Roger and Ann Sweet.
- [Jeremy Wilson](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/jeremy-wilson) - A profile of Harris Center Executive Director Jeremy Wilson.
- [Hannah Ellingwood](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/hannah-ellingwood) - A profile of local artist Hannah Ellingwood, who created the Harris Center's 50th Anniversary Bobcat sticker.
- [Eleanor Briggs](https://harriscenter.org/50-years/50-faces-of-the-harris-center/eleanor-briggs) - A portrait of Eleanor Briggs, who founded the Harris Center.

## Staff & Authors

- [Meade Cadot](https://harriscenter.org/authors/meade-cadot)
- [Susie Spikol](https://harriscenter.org/authors/susie-spikol)
- [Emma Kluge](https://harriscenter.org/authors/emma-kluge)
- [Nate Marchessault](https://harriscenter.org/authors/nate-marchessault)
- [Kate McKay](https://harriscenter.org/authors/kate-mckay)
- [Brett Amy Thelen](https://harriscenter.org/authors/brett-amy-thelen)
- [Phil Brown](https://harriscenter.org/authors/phil-brown)

## Stories

- [Milkweed, Monarchs & More](https://harriscenter.org/story/milkweed-monarchs-more)
- [To the Point: Porcupine Quills](https://harriscenter.org/story/to-the-point-porcupine-quills)
- [Ode to a Toad](https://harriscenter.org/story/ode-to-a-toad)
- [A Favorite Haunt](https://harriscenter.org/story/a-favorite-haunt)
- [Woodland Wildflowers: A Fleeting Spring Beauty](https://harriscenter.org/story/woodland-wildflowers-a-fleeting-spring-beauty)
- [Be On the Lookout for Goshawks and Kestrels](https://harriscenter.org/story/be-on-the-lookout-for-goshawks-and-kestrels)
- [The Bright Side of Black Flies](https://harriscenter.org/story/the-bright-side-of-black-flies)
- [Walking Every Day](https://harriscenter.org/story/walking-every-day)
- [The 20-Minute Nature Fix](https://harriscenter.org/story/the-20-minute-nature-fix)
- [The Western Hemisphere's Woodland Raptor Returns North](https://harriscenter.org/story/the-western-hemispheres-woodland-raptor-returns-north)
- [The Fascinating World of Dragonflies and Damselflies](https://harriscenter.org/story/the-fascinating-world-of-dragonflies-and-damselflies)
- [My, What Big Feet You Have!](https://harriscenter.org/story/my-what-big-feet-you-have)
- [Winter Birding Is About More Than Just Birds](https://harriscenter.org/story/winter-birding-is-about-more-than-just-birds)
- [Mourning Cloaks: The First Butterfly of Spring](https://harriscenter.org/story/mourning-cloaks-the-first-butterfly-of-spring)
- [How You Can Help Turtles This Spring](https://harriscenter.org/story/helping-turtles-spring)
- [Sweet on Sap](https://harriscenter.org/story/sweet-on-sap)
- [Open Your Eyes to the Animal World Around You](https://harriscenter.org/story/open-your-eyes-to-the-animal-world-around-you)
- [Spring Is Not Canceled](https://harriscenter.org/story/spring-is-not-canceled)
- [Where Are All the Birds?](https://harriscenter.org/story/where-are-all-the-birds)
- [Loons on Thin Ice](https://harriscenter.org/story/loons-on-thin-ice)
- [The Patron Saints of Play](https://harriscenter.org/story/the-patron-saints-of-play)
- [A Vernal Renaissance](https://harriscenter.org/story/a-vernal-renaissance)
- [Fire, Wind, and…Wolves?](https://harriscenter.org/story/fire-wind-andwolves)
- [May's Unmowed Lawn Brings Benefits the Rest of the Year](https://harriscenter.org/story/mays-unmowed-lawn-brings-benefits-the-rest-of-the-year)
- [Wrascaly Wrabbits: Who’s Hopping in Your Neighborhood](https://harriscenter.org/story/wrascaly-wrabbits-whos-hopping-in-your-neighborhood)
- [Species that Skirt the Season’s Edge](https://harriscenter.org/story/species-that-skirt-the-seasons-edge)
- [The Little Warbler That Could](https://harriscenter.org/story/the-little-warbler-that-could)
- [iNaturalist: Stay Connected to Nature](https://harriscenter.org/story/inaturalist-stay-connected-to-nature)
- [Getting a Late Start: The Enchantment of Sunset Hikes](https://harriscenter.org/story/getting-a-late-start-the-enchantment-of-sunset-hikes)
- [The Sauce on Cranberries](https://harriscenter.org/story/the-sauce-on-cranberries)

## Locations

- [Kulish Ledges Trailhead](https://harriscenter.org/location/kulish-ledges-trailhead-3) - Join Kathy Schillemat for a moderately strenuous hike along a rough trail to the top of Osgood Hill, with views to Spoonwood Pond and Nubanusit Lake.
- [Joslin Road Gravel Pits](https://harriscenter.org/location/joslin-road-gravel-pits)
- [Road Number One to Dublin](https://harriscenter.org/location/road-number-one-to-dublin)
- [Fanny Mason Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/fanny-mason-forest-trailhead)
- [Follansbee Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/follansbee-preserve)
- [Reservoir Woods](https://harriscenter.org/location/reservoir-woods)
- [Hooper Institute](https://harriscenter.org/location/hooper-institute)
- [Cheshire Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/cheshire-rail-trail-parking-at-whitcombs-mill-road)
- [MAXT Makerspace](https://harriscenter.org/location/maxt-makerspace)
- [Pisgah State Park: Kilburn Pond Trailhead](https://harriscenter.org/location/pisgah-state-park-kilburn)
- [North Pack Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/location/north-pack-monadnock)
- [Pisgah State Park](https://harriscenter.org/location/pisgah-state-park)
- [Glover's Ledge](https://harriscenter.org/location/glovers-ledge)
- [Gramwick Trail Parking on Peabody Hill Road](https://harriscenter.org/location/gramwick-trail-parking-on-peabody-hill-road)
- [RiverMead](https://harriscenter.org/location/rivermead)
- [Cunningham Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/cunningham-pond)
- [Keene Rec Center](https://harriscenter.org/location/keene-rec-center)
- [Porcupine Falls](https://harriscenter.org/location/porcupine-falls)
- [Bear's Den Natural Area](https://harriscenter.org/location/bears-den-natural-area)
- [The Colonial Theatre](https://harriscenter.org/location/the-colonial-theatre)
- [Pisgah State Park: Horseshoe Road Trailhead](https://harriscenter.org/location/pisgah-state-park-horseshoe-road-trailhead)
- [South Meadow School](https://harriscenter.org/location/south-meadow-school)
- [Nelson, Harrisville, Dublin, & Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/location/nelson-harrisville-dublin-hancock)
- [REI](https://harriscenter.org/location/rei)
- [Fitzwilliam](https://harriscenter.org/location/fitzwilliam)
- [Temple Mountain Reservation](https://harriscenter.org/location/temple-mountain-reservation)
- [Madame Sherri Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/madame-sherri-forest)
- [Thacher Memorial Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/thacher-memorial-forest)
- [Nelson](https://harriscenter.org/location/nelson)
- [Norway Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/norway-pond-2) - Researchers from Plymouth State University will visit Norway Pond to extract a sediment core from the pond bottom. Stop by to see science in action!
- [Lake Skatutakee](https://harriscenter.org/location/lake-skatutakee)
- [Wapack Trail in New Ipswich](https://harriscenter.org/location/kidder-mountain)
- [Converse Meadow Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/converse-meadow-trail)
- [Monadnock State Park](https://harriscenter.org/location/monadnock-state-park)
- [Swanzey](https://harriscenter.org/location/swanzey)
- [Chickering Feldspar and Tourmaline Mine](https://harriscenter.org/location/chickering-feldspar-and-tourmaline-mine)
- [Shattuck Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/shattuck-pond)
- [Binney Hill Road](https://harriscenter.org/location/binney-hill-road)
- [New Ipswich Library](https://harriscenter.org/location/new-ipswich-library)
- [Sargent Camp Road Parking Area](https://harriscenter.org/location/sargent-camp-road-parking-area)
- [Buck Meadow Conservation Area](https://harriscenter.org/location/buck-meadow-conservation-area)
- [Brenner Bridge](https://harriscenter.org/location/brenner-bridge)
- [Dublin School](https://harriscenter.org/location/dublin-school)
- [Old Toll Road Parking Area](https://harriscenter.org/location/old-toll-road-parking-area)
- [Mason](https://harriscenter.org/location/mason)
- [Wapack Trail Parking Lot](https://harriscenter.org/location/wapack-trail-parking)
- [Cathedral of the Pines](https://harriscenter.org/location/cathedral-of-the-pines)
- [Dublin Community Center](https://harriscenter.org/location/dublin-community-center)
- [Hopkinton](https://harriscenter.org/location/hopkinton)
- [Harris Center & local field sites](https://harriscenter.org/location/harris-center-local-field-sites)
- [Beneski Museum of Natural History](https://harriscenter.org/location/beneski-museum-of-natural-history)
- [Gilsum](https://harriscenter.org/location/gilsum)
- [Beryl Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/location/beryl-mountain)
- [Nissitissit River Headwaters Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/nissitissit-river-headwaters-preserve)
- [Contoocook Railroad Bridge](https://harriscenter.org/location/contoocook-railroad-bridge)
- [Old Dublin Road Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/old-dublin-road-rail-trail)
- [Toadstool Bookshop - Keene](https://harriscenter.org/location/toadstool-bookshop-keene)
- [Jaffrey Public Library](https://harriscenter.org/location/jaffrey-public-library)
- [Manchester Cedar Swamp](https://harriscenter.org/location/manchester-cedar-swamp)
- [Antrim](https://harriscenter.org/location/antrim)
- [Jaffrey Civic Center](https://harriscenter.org/location/jaffrey-civic-center)
- [Tippin' Rock Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/tippin-rock-trail)
- [Hancock Elementary School](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-elementary-school)
- [Peterborough Community Theater](https://harriscenter.org/location/peterborough-community-theater)
- [Hampton Beach State Park](https://harriscenter.org/location/hampton-beach-state-park)
- [Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/cranberry-meadow-pond-trail)
- [Katie Metzger Town Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/katie-metzger-town-forest)
- [Lawrence, Massachusetts](https://harriscenter.org/location/lawrence-massachusetts)
- [Juggernaut Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/juggernaut-pond)
- [Friedsam Town Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/friedsam-town-forest-3)
- [Ashuelot River Park](https://harriscenter.org/location/ashuelot-river-park)
- [Deering Sanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/location/deering-sanctuary)
- [McCabe Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/mccabe-forest)
- [Dublin Rotary Park Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/dublin-rotary-park-trail)
- [Bruce Edes Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/bruce-edes-trail)
- [Children's Woods](https://harriscenter.org/location/childrens-woods)
- [Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail: Route 9 Parking](https://harriscenter.org/location/monadnock-sunapee-greenway-trail-rt-9-parking)
- [Robb Reservoir](https://harriscenter.org/location/robb-reservoir-2)
- [Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/location/beech-hill)
- [Casalis State Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/casalis-state-forest)
- [Center Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/center-pond)
- [Zoom & local field sites](https://harriscenter.org/location/zoom-local-field-sites)
- [Kensan Devan Wldlife Sanctury](https://harriscenter.org/location/kensan-devan-wldlife-sanctury)
- [Spoonwood Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/spoonwood-pond)
- [Pratt Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/pratt-pond)
- [Widow Gage Town Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/widow-gage-town-forest)
- [](https://harriscenter.org/location/23606)
- [Stone Fence Farm](https://harriscenter.org/location/stone-fence-farm)
- [Keene YMCA](https://harriscenter.org/location/keene-ymca)
- [Peterborough Elementary School](https://harriscenter.org/location/peterborough-elementary-school)
- [Nova Arts](https://harriscenter.org/location/nova-arts)
- [Shattuck Golf Course](https://harriscenter.org/location/shattuck-golf-course)
- [Crotched Mountain Town Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/crotched-mountain-town-forest)
- [Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/location/robin-hood-park-2) - Join us for this slow, simple ramble in Robin Hood Park, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers.
- [MacDowell Lake Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/macdowell-lake-trail)
- [Hiroshi Land](https://harriscenter.org/location/hiroshi-land-4) - Join teacher-naturalist Susie Spikol Faber for this pint-sized hike and exploration of summer’s beauty, specially designed for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers.
- [Surry](https://harriscenter.org/location/surry)
- [Bailey Brook Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/bailey-brook-trail)
- [Calhoun Family Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/calhoun-family-forest)
- [Otter Brook Lake](https://harriscenter.org/location/otter-brook-lake)
- [Surry Mountain Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/surry-mountain-preserve)
- [Elm Farm](https://harriscenter.org/location/elm-farm)
- [Nubanusit Lake](https://harriscenter.org/location/nubanusit-lake)
- [Camp Chenoa](https://harriscenter.org/location/camp-chenoa)
- [MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/location/macdowell-lake)
- [Keene State College](https://harriscenter.org/location/keene-state-college)
- [Dillant-Hopkins Airport](https://harriscenter.org/location/dillant-hopkins-airport)
- [High Five Reservation](https://harriscenter.org/location/high-five-reservation-2)
- [Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/location/harrisville-2)
- [Hancock & Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-harrisville)
- [Zoom](https://harriscenter.org/location/zoom-3)
- [Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-3)
- [Jaffrey](https://harriscenter.org/location/jaffrey)
- [YouTube](https://harriscenter.org/location/youtube-2)
- [online](https://harriscenter.org/location/online)
- [Mount Watatic](https://harriscenter.org/location/mount-watatic-2)
- [Shieling Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/shieling-forest-2) - Join us for a revitalizing "forest bathing" lunch break to catch your breath, slow down, and find solace in nature.
- [Heald Tract](https://harriscenter.org/location/heald-tract-2)
- [Elmwood Junction](https://harriscenter.org/location/elmwood-junction)
- [Sheldrick Forest Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/sheldrick-forest-preserve-2)
- [Aldworth Manor Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/aldworth-manor-trail-2)
- [Partridge Woods](https://harriscenter.org/location/partridge-woods-3)
- [Old Troy Road](https://harriscenter.org/location/old-troy-road-2)
- [Stone Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/stone-pond)
- [Howe Reservoir](https://harriscenter.org/location/howe-reservoir-2)
- [Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/location/peterborough-2)
- [Surry Town Hall](https://harriscenter.org/location/surry-town-hall-3)
- [Distant Hill Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/location/distant-hill-gardens-3)
- [Stone Arch Village](https://harriscenter.org/location/stone-arch-village)
- [Peterborough Riverwalk](https://harriscenter.org/location/peterborough-riverwalk-2)
- [Keene](https://harriscenter.org/location/keene) - The Christmas Bird Count is the world’s oldest and largest biological survey and citizen science endeavor, with thousands of participants worldwide. Join us for this fun day of birding!
- [Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-2)
- [Hedgehog Ridge Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/hedgehog-ridge-trail-3)
- [Plum Island](https://harriscenter.org/location/plum-island-2)
- [Stoddard](https://harriscenter.org/location/stoddard-nh-3) - Join Stan Smith and Vic Starzynksi for a hike at one of John Kulish's favorite haunts, through land recently conserved by the Harris Center.
- [Seven Falls](https://harriscenter.org/location/seven-falls-2)
- [Otter Brook Farm](https://harriscenter.org/location/otter-brook-farm-2)
- [Great Meadow](https://harriscenter.org/location/great-meadow)
- [Rindge](https://harriscenter.org/location/rindge)
- [Francestown](https://harriscenter.org/location/francestown)
- [Monadnock Center for History and Culture](https://harriscenter.org/location/monadnock-center-for-history-and-culture)
- [Silver Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/location/silver-mountain-2)
- [Crotched Mountain Accessible Trails](https://harriscenter.org/location/crotched-mountain-accessible-trails-3)
- [Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/location/monadnock-region-2)
- [Dark Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/dark-pond-2)
- [Keene Cinemas](https://harriscenter.org/location/keene-cinemas-2)
- [Crotched Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/location/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.
- [Hancock Depot](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-depot-2) - Join Jeremy Wilson, forest ecologist and Harris Center Director, to explore the forests surrounding Norway Pond.
- [Orchard Hill Breadworks](https://harriscenter.org/location/orchard-hill-breadworks) - On summer Tuesdays, Orchard Hill welcomes the community to their beautiful property for Pizza Nights – delicious, family-friendly events whose proceeds are donated to local nonprofits. August 13 will benefit the Harris Center!
- [Merrill's Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/merrills-pond-2) - Pull on your rubber boots, grab your flashlight, and join us to discover who's who in the summer frog serenade!
- [Historical Society of Cheshire County](https://harriscenter.org/location/historical-society-of-cheshire-county) - Join us to learn the fascinating history of our ever-changing forests and what you can do to restore important wildlife habitat on your property.
- [Sharon, NH](https://harriscenter.org/location/sharon-nh) - Join Rich Taylor and Lee Baker for a moderately strenuous, 2.5-mile hike through the Wales Preserve in Sharon, with scenic views of the Gridley River.
- [Post & Beam Brewing](https://harriscenter.org/location/post-beam-brewing-3) - Join Harris Center Science Director and drunk-animal enthusiast Brett Amy Thelen for stories of intoxication from the animal kingdom.
- [Fremont Field](https://harriscenter.org/location/fremont-field-3) - Join us for this gentle morning ramble around local protected lands, specially designed for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers.
- [Wales Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/wales-preserve) - Join Rich Taylor and Lee Baker for a moderately strenuous, 2.5-mile hike through the Wales Preserve in Sharon, with scenic views of the Gridley River.
- [Parker River National Wildlife Refuge](https://harriscenter.org/location/parker-river-national-wildlife-refuge) - Join Eric Masterson and Meade Cadot for a visit to Plum Island – one of the best birding locations in New England.
- [French Road](https://harriscenter.org/location/french-road-3) - Join Dave Butler and Ben Haubrich for a moderately strenuous, 2.5-mile exploration of the French Road area in Lyndeborough.
- [Harrisville Town Hall](https://harriscenter.org/location/harrisville-town-hall-2) - Every spring, we train citizen scientists to serve on Salamander Crossing Brigades. To join the ranks, join us for this fun volunteer training.
- [Connecticut River](https://harriscenter.org/location/connecticut-river) - The spring bird migration begins in March as waterfowl move north along the Connecticut River. We’ll carpool to the best birding spots in hopes of seeing the spectacle.
- [Wapack Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/wapack-trail-3) - Join Dave Butler for a moderately strenuous, 3-mile snowshoe hike on the historic Wapack Trail.
- [Keene Public Library](https://harriscenter.org/location/keene-public-library-2) - This interactive family program will have you moving like an mink, thinking like a coyote, and eating like a deer.
- [Olivia Rodham Memorial Library](https://harriscenter.org/location/olivia-rodham-memorial-library-4) - Discover the fascinating link between the divine soma mushroom and the origins of jolly old Saint Nick!
- [Indian Arrowhead Forest Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/indian-arrowhead-forest-preserve-3) - Join us for this moderately strenuous winter hike through the Forest Society’s Indian Arrowhead Forest Preserve in Surry.
- [Norma Walker Hall, Alumni Center at Keene State College](https://harriscenter.org/location/norma-walker-hall-alumni-center-at-keene-state-college) - Join the Union of Concerned Scientists for a discussion of just how serious cultural rejection of science has become, and what’s at stake when science is rebuffed or ignored.
- [Symonds School](https://harriscenter.org/location/symonds-school-3) - Join us for this day-long conference for educators who are redefining what’s possible in nature-based elementary education.
- [The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center](https://harriscenter.org/location/the-grapevine-family-community-resource-center-2) - Join Susie Spikol Faber for three mornings of learning the many benefits of spending time outside with your family, and exploring outdoor activities to share with your children.
- [Hancock, Peterborough and Surrounding Towns](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-peterborough-and-surrounding-towns) - The Christmas Bird Count is the world’s oldest and largest biological survey and citizen science endeavor, with thousands of participants worldwide.
- [Hancock Inn](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-inn) - Join Harris Center naturalists for a spine-tingling evening of true tales about ferocious mice, zombie ants, and nature’s other tiny terrors.
- [Cooper Hill Community Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/cooper-hill-community-forest-3) - Join Lee Baker and Rich Taylor for a hike to the top of Cooper Hill in Marlborough, through land recently protected by the Monadnock Conservancy.
- [Goose Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/goose-pond-3) - Join us for this slow, simple ramble at Goose Pond, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers.
- [Jaquith Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/jaquith-rail-trail-4) - Join us for this slow, simple ramble along the Jaquith Rail Trail, specially geared towards babies, toddlers, and their caregivers.
- [Mount Caesar](https://harriscenter.org/location/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.
- [Putnam Theater at Keene State College](https://harriscenter.org/location/putnam-theater-at-keene-state-college-4) - Explore the mysterious realm of living light with this award-winning film, which follows a team of researchers as they investigate the science of bioluminescence.
- [Monson Center Reservation](https://harriscenter.org/location/monson-center-reservation) - 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.
- [Ashuelot Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/ashuelot-pond-2) - Join Lee Baker and Rich Taylor for a paddle on scenic Ashuelot Pond in Washington.
- [Dublin Trail, Mount Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/location/dublin-trail-mount-monadnock-4) - Join Tom Warren during peak hawk migration week for a hike and hawk watch along Mount Monadnock's Dublin Trail.
- [Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory](https://harriscenter.org/location/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory-2) - Join us for the special send-off of a rehabilitated migratory bird of prey!
- [Hancock Town Library](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-town-library) - Join Iain MacLeod for an introduction to Project OspreyTrack, a multi-year project that uses GPS trackers to follow Ospreys from their nests in New Hampshire to their wintering grounds in South America and back.
- [Pitcher Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/location/pitcher-mountain) - Join us for a field trip to Hubbard Hill, where a prescribed burn occurred in 1998. We'll discuss why fire is an integral part of managing for blueberries, and detail the operation and challenges of conducting a prescribed burn.
- [Harrisville Public Library](https://harriscenter.org/location/harrisville-public-library-2) - Using a variety of lenses – from hand magnifiers to jeweler’s loupes to microscopes and stereoscopes – we’ll get an up-close look at some of nature’s treasures in this hands-on hour with naturalist Susie Spikol Faber.
- [Rose Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/location/rose-mountain-2) - Join Rich Taylor and Lee Baker for a moderately strenuous, 3-mile hike up Rose Mountain in Lyndeborough. Get more details here!
- [Royalston Falls](https://harriscenter.org/location/royalston-falls-2)
- [Eastview Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/eastview-trail-2)
- [Stumpfield Marsh](https://harriscenter.org/location/stumpfield-marsh-2)
- [Willard Pond Wildlife Sanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/location/willard-pond-wildlife-sanctuary)
- [Powder Mill Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/powder-mill-pond-2)
- [Loverens Mill Cedar Swamp Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/loverens-mill-cedar-swamp-preserve-2)
- [Gateway to Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/location/gateway-to-hancock-2)
- [Miller State Park](https://harriscenter.org/location/miller-state-park-2)
- [Milford Fish Hatchery](https://harriscenter.org/location/milford-fish-hatchery-2)
- [Monadnock Food Co-op](https://harriscenter.org/location/monadnock-food-co-op)
- [Hubbard Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/hubbard-pond-3)
- [Hubbard Pond](https://harriscenter.org/location/hubbard-pond-2)
- [local field sites](https://harriscenter.org/location/local-field-sites)
- [Frog Pond Road, New Boston](https://harriscenter.org/location/frog-pond-road-new-boston)
- [Frog Rock Road](https://harriscenter.org/location/frog-rock-road)
- [McGreal Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/mcgreal-forest-2)
- [RiverMead Auditorium](https://harriscenter.org/location/rivermead-auditorium-2)
- [Cadot Trail](https://harriscenter.org/location/cadot-trail-2)
- [Otter Brook Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/otter-brook-preserve)
- [Tenant Swamp Boardwalk](https://harriscenter.org/location/tenant-swamp-boardwalk)
- [Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/location/horatio-colony-nature-preserve)
- [Putnam Science Center at Keene State College](https://harriscenter.org/location/putnam-science-center-at-keene-state-college)
- [Hancock, NH](https://harriscenter.org/location/hancock-nh)
- [Peterborough Town Library](https://harriscenter.org/location/peterborough-town-library)
- [Nelson Town Hall](https://harriscenter.org/location/nelson-town-hall)
- [Harris Center for Conservation Education](https://harriscenter.org/location/harris-center-for-conservation-education)
- [Rand Brook Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/rand-brook-forest)
- [Keene and Swanzey](https://harriscenter.org/location/keene-and-swanzey)
- [Peterborough Players](https://harriscenter.org/location/peterborough-players)
- [Great Brook Middle School](https://harriscenter.org/location/great-brook-middle-school)
- [Greenfield & Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/location/greenfield-peterborough)
- [Little Brook Farm](https://harriscenter.org/location/little-brook-farm)
- [Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area](https://harriscenter.org/location/chesterfield-gorge-natural-area)
- [Branch and Blade Brewing Co.](https://harriscenter.org/location/branch-and-blade-brewing-co)
- [Distant Hill Nature Trail in Alstead](https://harriscenter.org/location/distant-hill-nature-trail-in-alstead)
- [Beth-el Bible Church](https://harriscenter.org/location/beth-el-bible-church)
- [Center for Wildlife](https://harriscenter.org/location/center-for-wildlife)
- [Sip Pond Trailhead](https://harriscenter.org/location/sip-pond-trailhead)
- [Eleanor Briggs Open Lodge at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/location/eleanor-briggs-open-lodge-at-the-harris-center)
- [Dublin, Peterborough, & Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/location/dublin-peterborough-hancock)
- [Andorra Forest](https://harriscenter.org/location/andorra-forest)

## Contacts

- [Harrisville Public Library](https://harriscenter.org/contact/harrisville-public-library-2)
- [Mary Verrilli](https://harriscenter.org/contact/mary-verrilli)
- [Kathy Schillemat](https://harriscenter.org/contact/kathy-schillemat-3) - Join Kathy Schillemat for a moderately strenuous hike along a rough trail to the top of Osgood Hill, with views to Spoonwood Pond and Nubanusit Lake.
- [Greta Drager](https://harriscenter.org/contact/greta-drager)
- [Tina Ripley](https://harriscenter.org/contact/tina-ripley)
- [Miki Clements](https://harriscenter.org/contact/miki-clements-collier-2)
- [Keene Public Library](https://harriscenter.org/contact/keene-public-library-2)
- [Wendy Gibbons](https://harriscenter.org/contact/wendy-gibbons)
- [Jane Wing](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jane-wing)
- [Julie Perrin](https://harriscenter.org/contact/julie-perrin)
- [Amy Fackelmann](https://harriscenter.org/contact/amy-fackelmann)
- [Nikko Gagnon](https://harriscenter.org/contact/nikko-gagnon)
- [Cheshire County Conservation District](https://harriscenter.org/contact/cheshire-county-conservation-district-2)
- [Dublin Public Library](https://harriscenter.org/contact/dublin-public-library)
- [Audrey Dunn](https://harriscenter.org/contact/audrey-dunn)
- [Nate Marchessault](https://harriscenter.org/contact/nate-marchessault)
- [Laura French](https://harriscenter.org/contact/laura-french)
- [Stephen DiCicco](https://harriscenter.org/contact/stephen-dicicco)
- [Jen Whitney](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jen-whitney)
- [Hunter Kirschner](https://harriscenter.org/contact/hunter-kirschner)
- [Denise Zimmer](https://harriscenter.org/contact/denise-zimmer)
- [Tara Kessler](https://harriscenter.org/contact/tara-kessler)
- [Francie Von Mertens](https://harriscenter.org/contact/francie-von-mertens-3) - Join Francie Von Mertens for a review of basic raptor ID tips at the beginning of the fall hawk watch season.
- [Gail Coffey](https://harriscenter.org/contact/gail-coffey)
- [Janet Yardley](https://harriscenter.org/contact/janet-yardley)
- [Levi Burford](https://harriscenter.org/contact/levi-burford)
- [Miller State Park](https://harriscenter.org/contact/miller-state-park-3)
- [Monadnock Region Natural History Conference](https://harriscenter.org/contact/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference-3)
- [Ben King](https://harriscenter.org/contact/ben-king)
- [Amy Markus](https://harriscenter.org/contact/amy-markus-3)
- [Benee Hershon](https://harriscenter.org/contact/benee-hershon-2)
- [Brett Amy Thelen](https://harriscenter.org/contact/brett-amy-thelen)
- [Denny Wheeler](https://harriscenter.org/contact/denny-wheeler-2)
- [Janet Altobello](https://harriscenter.org/contact/janet-altobello-3)
- [Richard Doherty](https://harriscenter.org/contact/richard-doherty)
- [Ruth Smith](https://harriscenter.org/contact/ruth-smith-3)
- [Annie Henry](https://harriscenter.org/contact/annie-henry)
- [Brian Bishoff](https://harriscenter.org/contact/brian-bishoff-2) - Join Denny Wheeler and Brian Bishoff for a moderately easy, 4-mile hike through Robin Hood Park in Keene, including visits to the famed Table Rock, Sunset Rock, and Blarney Stone.
- [Steven Lamonde](https://harriscenter.org/contact/steven-lamonde)
- [Rich Taylor](https://harriscenter.org/contact/rich-taylor)
- [Jennifer Adie](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jennifer-adie)
- [Phil Brown](https://harriscenter.org/contact/phil-brown-3) - Join Pack Monadnock Hawk Watch Coordinator Phil Brown for a talk about hawkwatching in New Hampshire, raptor identification, and the natural history of commonly-seen hawk species.
- [Mike Gagnon](https://harriscenter.org/contact/mike-gagnon-3)
- [Stan Smith](https://harriscenter.org/contact/stan-smith-3) - Join Stan Smith and Vic Starzynksi for a hike at one of John Kulish's favorite haunts, through land recently conserved by the Harris Center.
- [Liza Lowe](https://harriscenter.org/contact/liza-lowe-3)
- [Marilyn Wyzga](https://harriscenter.org/contact/marilyn-wyzga-3)
- [Jeremy Wilson](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jeremy-wilson-3)
- [Karen Rent](https://harriscenter.org/contact/karen-rent-2)
- [Flying Gravity Circus](https://harriscenter.org/contact/flying-gravity-circus-2)
- [Karen Seaver](https://harriscenter.org/contact/karen-seaver)
- [Jazimina MacNeil](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jazimina-macneil)
- [David Sobel](https://harriscenter.org/contact/david-sobel)
- [Julie Brown](https://harriscenter.org/contact/julie-brown-3)
- [Antioch Bird Club](https://harriscenter.org/contact/antioch-bird-club-3)
- [Kim Snyder](https://harriscenter.org/contact/kim-snyder)
- [Jenna Spear](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jenna-spear-2)
- [Jaime Hutchinson](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jaime-hutchinson)
- [John Benjamin](https://harriscenter.org/contact/john-benjamin-2)
- [Sam Jaffe](https://harriscenter.org/contact/sam-jaffe-2)
- [Dee Denehy](https://harriscenter.org/contact/dee-denehy)
- [Rosemary Conroy](https://harriscenter.org/contact/rosemary-conroy-3)
- [Craig Altobello](https://harriscenter.org/contact/craig-altobello-3)
- [Miles Stahmann](https://harriscenter.org/contact/miles-stahmann)
- [Tom Warren](https://harriscenter.org/contact/tom-warren-3) - Join Tom Warren for a hike and hawk watch from points along Mount Monadnock's Dublin Trail.
- [Kim Cunningham](https://harriscenter.org/contact/kim-cunningham-2)
- [Sue Callihan](https://harriscenter.org/contact/sue-callihan-2)
- [Swift Corwin](https://harriscenter.org/contact/swift-corwin-2)
- [Richard Pendleton](https://harriscenter.org/contact/richard-pendleton-2)
- [Lauryn Welch](https://harriscenter.org/contact/lauryn-welch-2)
- [Hannah Ellingwood](https://harriscenter.org/contact/hannah-ellingwood-3)
- [Michelle Russell](https://harriscenter.org/contact/michelle-russell-2)
- [MONIFF](https://harriscenter.org/contact/moniff-3)
- [Michael Nerrie](https://harriscenter.org/contact/michael-nerrie-3)
- [Al Stoops](https://harriscenter.org/contact/al-stoops)
- [Electric Earth Concerts](https://harriscenter.org/contact/electric-earth-concerts)
- [Amanda Littleton](https://harriscenter.org/contact/amanda-littleton-3)
- [Sigmund Winiecki](https://harriscenter.org/contact/sigmund-winiecki) - Join aspiring Eagle Scout Sigmund Winiecki for a day of trail clearing at Elmwood Junction in Hancock!
- [Frank Gorga](https://harriscenter.org/contact/frank-gorga-2) - Join Frank Gorga and Eric Masterson for an afternoon of wildlife photography, with a focus on birds and the larger insects (dragonflies, damselflies, and butterflies).
- [Hunt Dowse](https://harriscenter.org/contact/hunt-dowse-3) - Now that spring has sprung, we're looking for volunteers to help with a morning of spring cleanup on our beautiful grounds!
- [Tom Brightman](https://harriscenter.org/contact/tom-brightman) - Join us to learn the fascinating history of our ever-changing forests and what you can do to restore important wildlife habitat on your property.
- [Lisa Murray](https://harriscenter.org/contact/lisa-murray-3) - This special live owl presentation is offered by invitation only to current Harris Center members.
- [Kim Mansfield](https://harriscenter.org/contact/kim-mansfield-3) - Join author and journalist Jim Rousmaniere to explore water’s impact on humans and humans’ impact on water since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
- [Patricia Wohner](https://harriscenter.org/contact/patricia-wohner-3) - This 7-day course is intended for birders and wildlife biologists who wish to gain a hands-on introduction to bird banding.
- [Ben Haubrich](https://harriscenter.org/contact/ben-haubrich-3) - Join Dave Butler and Ben Haubrich for a moderately strenuous, 2.5-mile exploration of the French Road area in Lyndeborough.
- [Tom Shevenell](https://harriscenter.org/contact/tom-shevenell)
- [Scott Hecker](https://harriscenter.org/contact/scott-hecker-2) - Meet Rajeev Goyal and Priyanka Bista, the leaders of one of the most ambitious conservation projects in the world, located in eastern Nepal.
- [Carol Lunan](https://harriscenter.org/contact/carol-lunan-2) - Join us for a morning of discovering how to keep winter nature alive in your classroom. Make a beeswax model of a fox, needle-felt an owl, plant a winter garden, and more!
- [Steve Roberge](https://harriscenter.org/contact/steve-roberge-4) - Join Steve Roberge for a maple syrup tasting in celebration of sugaring season.
- [Matt Tarr](https://harriscenter.org/contact/matt-tarr-2) - Join Matt Tarr and Steve Roberge for a visit to a local sugarbush, where we’ll discuss best management practices for both sugaring and wildlife.
- [Haley Andreozzi](https://harriscenter.org/contact/haley-andreozzi-3) - Join wildlife biologists and expert tracking instructors as they guide you through field, forest, and wetland in search of wildlife tracks and sign.
- [Susie Spikol](https://harriscenter.org/contact/susie-spikol-faber)
- [Roger Stephenson](https://harriscenter.org/contact/roger-stephenson) - Join the Union of Concerned Scientists for a discussion of just how serious cultural rejection of science has become, and what’s at stake when science is rebuffed or ignored.
- [Peg Smeltz](https://harriscenter.org/contact/peg-smeltz-3) - Join us for this day-long conference for educators who are redefining what’s possible in nature-based elementary education.
- [John Ranta](https://harriscenter.org/contact/john-ranta) - The Christmas Bird Count is the world’s oldest and largest biological survey and citizen science endeavor, with thousands of participants worldwide.
- [Diana Jacobs](https://harriscenter.org/contact/diana-jacobs) - Join fellow Harris Center supporters and staff for our 2018 Annual Meeting.
- [Jaime Rondeau](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jaime-rondeau-2) - This SheJump program will teach girls the survival and technical skills they need for outdoor adventuring, in a safe, supportive setting.
- [Janet Pesatauro](https://harriscenter.org/contact/janet-pesatauro-3) - Join Janet Pesaturo for a presentation on how to use tracks, sign, and knowledge of animal behavior to find the best spots for placing your wildlife camera.
- [Katie Featherston](https://harriscenter.org/contact/katie-featherston-2) - Pollinators need plants, and plants need pollinators. Without both, our entire food system is at risk. Join us for a talk on the plight of pollinators and how you can help – including recommendations for garden plants that best support local pollinators.
- [Henry Walters](https://harriscenter.org/contact/henry-walters-2) - Join naturalist, writer, and classics scholar Henry Walters for a late-night stargazing adventure.
- [Russ Cobb](https://harriscenter.org/contact/russ-cobb-2) - Join Russ Cobb for this challenging, but easy-paced 22-mile bike ride around Hancock and Harrisville, including climbs of up to 1,800 feet in elevation.
- [Dan Langille](https://harriscenter.org/contact/dan-langille-2)
- [Dennis Muhonen](https://harriscenter.org/contact/dennis-muhonen-2)
- [Eric Aldrich](https://harriscenter.org/contact/eric-aldrich-2)
- [Meade Cadot](https://harriscenter.org/contact/meade-cadot)
- [James Newsom](https://harriscenter.org/contact/james-newsom-2)
- [Lee Baker](https://harriscenter.org/contact/lee-baker)
- [Sonya LeClair](https://harriscenter.org/contact/sonya-leclair-2)
- [KSC Office of Continuing Education](https://harriscenter.org/contact/ksc-office-of-continuing-education-2)
- [Eric Masterson](https://harriscenter.org/contact/eric-masterson-2)
- [Barbara Skuly](https://harriscenter.org/contact/barbara-skuly-2)
- [Cliff Seifer](https://harriscenter.org/contact/cliff-seifer)
- [Dave Butler](https://harriscenter.org/contact/dave-butler)
- [Sara LeFebvre](https://harriscenter.org/contact/sara-lefebvre)
- [Curt Spacht](https://harriscenter.org/contact/curt-spacht)
- [Michelle Aldredge](https://harriscenter.org/contact/michelle-aldredge)
- [Jim Rothnie](https://harriscenter.org/contact/jim-rothnie)
- [Zachary Gray](https://harriscenter.org/contact/zachary-gray)
- [Harrisville Public Library](https://harriscenter.org/contact/harrisville-public-library)

## Events

- [Starting the School Year with Nature as Your Co-Teacher](https://harriscenter.org/events/starting-the-school-year-with-nature-as-your-co-teacher-2026)
- [Insects in the Schoolyard:  A Workshop for Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/insects-in-the-schoolyard-a-workshop-for-teachers)
- [Opening Reception & Artist Talk with Lynne Cherry](https://harriscenter.org/events/lynne-cherry-new-old-art)
- [Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-wild-at-home-5/2026-10-20)
- [Easygoing Hike at Cathedral of the Pines](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-cathedral-of-the-pines-2026)
- [A Children's Book Workshop with Lynne Cherry: Creating Your Own Book Dummy](https://harriscenter.org/events/a-childrens-book-workshop-with-lynne-cherry-creating-your-own-book-dummy)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-harris-center-july-2026)
- [Easygoing Hike to MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-macdowell-lake)
- [Bogs, Swamps, and Forests: Exploring the Lands of Loverens Mill](https://harriscenter.org/events/bogs-swamps-and-forests-exploring-the-lands-of-loverens-mill)
- [Explore the Nelson Highlands Land Protection Project](https://harriscenter.org/events/explore-the-nelson-highlands-land-protection-project)
- [Eleanor Briggs Open Lodge Celebration](https://harriscenter.org/events/eleanor-briggs-open-lodge-ice-cream-social-open-house)
- [Field Foray with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/field-foray-with-the-supersanctuary-butterfly-club-july-2026)
- [Fern Identification 201: Common Ferns of the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/events/fern-identification-201-common-ferns-of-the-monadnock-region)
- [Easygoing Hike on Road Number One](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-on-road-number-one)
- [Book Talk: America is Wild! with Brad Timm](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-talk-america-is-wild-with-brad-timm)
- [Nature for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Nature Outing at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-nature-outing-at-beech-hill)
- [Biodiversity in the SuperSanctuary: Mini BioBlitz at Bailey Brook](https://harriscenter.org/events/mini-bioblitz-bailey-brook)
- [A Monadnock Gardening Day: Gardening for Sanity](https://harriscenter.org/events/gardening-for-sanity)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at McCabe Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-at-mccabe-forest-2026)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Salamander Coverboard Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-the-field-salamander-coverboard-survey)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Goose Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-goose-pond-aug-2026)
- [ESI Course: Introduction to Herbal Energetics](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-course-introduction-to-herbal-energetics)
- [Herbalism for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/herbalism-for-families)
- [Film Showing: The Extraordinary Caterpillar](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-the-extraordinary-caterpillar)
- [Monarch Butterfly Tagging](https://harriscenter.org/events/monarch-butterfly-tagging-2026)
- [Counting on Monarchs: An Introduction to the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project](https://harriscenter.org/events/counting-on-monarchs-an-introduction-to-the-monarch-larva-monitoring-project)
- [Kids Count: Monarchs & Milkweed Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-monarchs-milkweed-survey-2026)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club and LAB GIRLS+: Nighthawk Migration Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-and-lab-girls-nighthawk-migration-count)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club and LAB GIRLS+: NH Bat Count Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-and-lab-girls-nh-bat-count-survey)
- [Managing Fields for Grassland Birds](https://harriscenter.org/events/managing-fields-for-grassland-birds)
- [Weed Watchers Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/weed-watchers-volunteer-training)
- [Small Mammals of Field & Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/small-mammals-of-field-forest)
- [Land Management Practices for New Hampshire Turtles: A Wildlife Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/land-management-practices-for-new-hampshire-turtles-a-wildlife-workshop)
- [A Monadnock Gardening Day: Dinner with the Presenters](https://harriscenter.org/events/a-monadnock-gardening-day-dinner-with-the-presenters)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at RiverMead](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-rivermead-2026)
- [Nature by Blacklight](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-by-blacklight-2026)
- [Nature for All: Birding the Nighthawk Migration](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-for-all-birding-the-nighthawk-migration-2026)
- [Wild Paddlers at Willard Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-paddlers-at-willard-pond-2026)
- [Partnering with the Animal World with Sy Montgomery, Leila Philip, & Susie Spikol](https://harriscenter.org/events/partnering-with-the-animal-world-with-sy-montgomery-leila-philip-susie-spikol)
- [Author Talk: The Promise of Sunrise with Ted Levin](https://harriscenter.org/events/author-talk-the-promise-of-sunrise-with-ted-levin)
- [Beatrix Potter Celebration with Snoopy the Rabbit](https://harriscenter.org/events/beatrix-potter-celebration-with-snoopy-the-rabbit)
- [Discover the Forest: A Nature Journaling Workshop Series](https://harriscenter.org/events/discover-the-forest-a-nature-journaling-workshop-series/2026-06-15)
- [Monitoring for Monarchs](https://harriscenter.org/events/monitoring-for-monarchs-july-2026)
- [Monitoring for Monarchs](https://harriscenter.org/events/monitoring-for-monarchs-august-2026)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Ashuelot River Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-ashuelot-river-park-july-2026)
- [5th Annual Bird ID, Ecology & Habitat Management Workshop at Stone Fence Farm](https://harriscenter.org/events/5th-annual-bird-id-ecology-habitat-management-workshop-at-stone-fence-farm)
- [The Natural History of New Hampshire’s Black Bears](https://harriscenter.org/events/natural-history-of-new-hampshire-black-bears-2026)
- [Amphibian Excursion for Families at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/amphibian-excursion-for-families-at-robin-hood-park)
- [Native American Archaeology Field Camp for Adults](https://harriscenter.org/events/native-american-archaeology-field-camp-for-adults/2026-06-22)
- [Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild In Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-club-lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-keene/2026-05-14)
- [Beginner Birding in Surry](https://harriscenter.org/events/beginner-birding-in-surry-july-2026)
- [Wild Paddlers at Cunningham Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-paddlers-at-cunningham-pond-2026)
- [Book Launch: MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary by Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-microexploring-the-supersanctuary-by-phil-brown-and-ignacio-oreamuno)
- [Butterflies Without Borders: Tracking the Monarch Migration](https://harriscenter.org/events/butterflies-without-borders-tracking-the-monarch-migration)
- [Family Nature Walk at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/family-nature-walk-at-beech-hill)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Wildlife Painting](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-the-field-wildlife-painting)
- [The Rat Poison Problem: How Rodenticides Are Harming Wildlife, Pets, and People](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-rat-poison-problem-how-rodenticides-are-harming-wildlife-pets-and-people)
- [Exploring Vernal Pools at the Follansbee Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/exploring-vernal-pools-at-the-follansbee-preserve)
- [Lunch & Learn: The True Life & Times of New Hampshire’s Fisher](https://harriscenter.org/events/lunch-learn-the-true-life-and-times-of-new-hampshires-fisher-may-20)
- [Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/vernal-pool-hike-at-the-horatio-colony-nature-preserve-2026)
- [Ashuelot River Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/ashuelot-river-water-quality-monitoring-volunteer-training-2026)
- [Garden Conservancy Garden Tour](https://harriscenter.org/events/garden-conservancy-garden-tour)
- [Easygoing Hike in Francestown](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-in-francestown-2)
- [ESI Course: MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary — Mindful Meanders & Nature-based Practices](https://harriscenter.org/events/microexploring-the-supersanctuary-mindful-meanders-nature-based-practices/2026-04-03)
- [Spring Wildflowers at Distant Hill Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/events/spring-wildflowers-at-distant-hill)
- [Lunch & Learn: The True Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Fisher](https://harriscenter.org/events/lunch-learn-the-true-life-and-times-of-new-hampshires-fisher)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Fremont Field in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-the-fremont-field-spring-2026)
- [Easygoing Hike to Sip Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-to-sip-pond)
- [ESI Course: Intro to Spring Wildflowers](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-course-intro-to-spring-wildflowers/2026-04-23)
- [Monadnock Region City Nature Challenge](https://harriscenter.org/events/monadnock-region-city-nature-challenge)
- [Spring Beauties of Partridge Woods](https://harriscenter.org/events/spring-beauties-of-partridge-woods-2026)
- [42nd Annual Connecticut River Waterfowl Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/42nd-annual-connecticut-river-waterfowl-safari)
- [Birding Plum Island](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-plum-island-2026)
- [Beginner Birding at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport](https://harriscenter.org/events/beginner-birding-at-the-dillant-hopkins-airport)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Wildlife Camera Trapping](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-wildlife-camera-trapping)
- [A Preview Performance of Root Song](https://harriscenter.org/events/a-preview-performance-of-root-song)
- [Nature for All: Vernal Pooling at Distant Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-for-all-vernal-pooling-at-distant-hill)
- [Using Small Worlds to Enhance Learning: A Workshop for Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/using-small-worlds-to-enhance-learning-a-workshop-for-teachers)
- [Field Foray with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/field-foray-with-the-supersanctuary-butterfly-club-june-2026)
- [SuperSanctuary Butterfly Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-butterfly-count-2026)
- [Winter Tracking for Families at Goose Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-tracking-for-families-at-goose-pond)
- [Summer Camp Registration Opens](https://harriscenter.org/events/summer-camp-registration-opens)
- [Nature for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Outing at MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-outing-at-macdowell-lake)
- [Spring Beauties of Partridge Woods](https://harriscenter.org/events/spring-beauties-of-partridge-woods)
- [Salamanders & Spring Frogs](https://harriscenter.org/events/salamanders-spring-frogs-2)
- [Yeti Club: Afterschool Wilderness Adventure for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/events/yeti-club-afterschool-wilderness-adventure-for-middle-schoolers-keene/2026-05-05)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Beech Hill in Dublin](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-beech-hill-in-dublin-spring)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow in Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-in-harrisville-spring)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Tenant Swamp Boardwalk in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-tenant-swamp-boardwalk-in-keene-spring-2026)
- [Wilderness Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/events/wilderness-survival-skills-for-middle-schoolers-2/2026-02-23)
- [Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-wild-at-home-4/2026-03-31)
- [Family Ponding Safari at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/family-ponding-safari-at-robin-hood-park)
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/february-vacation-camp-2/2026-02-24)
- [Cousins in Conversation about Conservation and Place](https://harriscenter.org/events/cousins-in-conversation-about-conservation-and-place)
- [Exploring Stream Restoration at Great Brook](https://harriscenter.org/events/exploring-stream-restoration-at-great-brook)
- [Making Your Turtle Sightings Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/making-your-turtle-sightings-count)
- [Full-Day Winter Wildlife Tracking Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/full-day-winter-wildlife-tracking-workshop) - Explore the winter woods with UNH Extension conservation specialists and teacher-naturalist Susie Spikol as you learn to identify and interpret wildlife tracks and signs during this full-day, hands-on winter tracking workshop.
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Snowy Owl Search on Plum Island](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-snowy-owl-search-on-plum-island-2026)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Harris Center Big Day](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-harris-center-big-day)
- [Earth Day Hike for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/earth-day-hike-for-families)
- [Easygoing Hike on the Jonathan Daniels Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-on-the-jonathan-daniels-trail)
- [iNaturalist ID Session](https://harriscenter.org/events/inaturalist-id-session-2026)
- [Celebrate a Winter Wonderland](https://harriscenter.org/events/celebrate-a-winter-wonderland)
- [Trees & Tracks for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/trees-tracks-for-veterans-feb)
- [Winter Wander at The Shattuck](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-wander-at-the-shattuck)
- [Wild Apple Tree Pruning Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-apple-tree-pruning-workshop)
- [Wolf Moon Meander](https://harriscenter.org/events/wolf-moon-meander-2)
- [Animal Track Detectives](https://harriscenter.org/events/animal-track-detectives)
- [LGBTQIA+ Community Hike to Pioneer Lake and Stoddard Rocks](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtqia-community-hike-to-pioneer-lake-and-stoddard-rocks)
- [An Introduction to Bird Identification, Ecology & Habitats Course](https://harriscenter.org/events/an-introduction-to-bird-identification-ecology-habitats-course)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Life in the Cold](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-life-in-the-cold)
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/salamander-crossing-brigade-workshop-2026)
- [Birding for All: Winter Feeder Watch](https://harriscenter.org/events/jan-22-thu-birding-for-all-winter-feeder-watch)
- [Wolf Moon Meander](https://harriscenter.org/events/wolf-moon-meander)
- [Trees & Tracks for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/trees-tracks-for-veterans)
- [Conservation Medicine & Winter Seabirds with the Center for Wildlife](https://harriscenter.org/events/conservation-medicine-winter-seabirds-with-the-center-for-wildlife)
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Christmas Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-christmas-bird-count-2025)
- [Nature on Tap with Storm Chaser and Meteorologist Cyrena Arnold](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-with-storm-chaser-and-meteorologist-cyrena-arnold)
- [Stories in Stone: A Winter History Hike at Mason Quarry](https://harriscenter.org/events/stories-in-stone-a-winter-history-hike-at-mason-quarry)
- [Film Showing: The Alliance](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-the-alliance)
- [Winter Walk at Goose Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-walk-at-goose-pond)
- [Easygoing Hike on the Greenfield Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-on-the-greenfield-rail-trail)
- [Easygoing Hike on the Cheshire Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-on-the-cheshire-rail-trail)
- [Lunch & Learn: Vulture Conservation in Europe](https://harriscenter.org/events/lunch-learn-vulture-conservation-in-europe)
- [Winter Star Gaze](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-star-gaze)
- [Easygoing Hike at the Bruce Edes Memorial Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-the-bruce-edes-memorial-forest)
- [Hike Into the New Year at Hiroshi](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-into-the-new-year-at-hiroshi)
- [Getting Started with Student-Generated Inquiry: A Workshop for Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/getting-started-with-student-generated-inquiry-a-workshop-for-teachers)
- [Raphael Pumpelly as Indiana Jones: Geology, Monadnock, and the Hidden History Beneath Our Feet](https://harriscenter.org/events/raphael-pumpelly-as-indiana-jones)
- [The Science of Saw-whet Owls](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-science-of-saw-whet-owls-2026)
- [Paddling Through Time: The Long History of Canoes in New England](https://harriscenter.org/events/paddling-through-time-the-long-history-of-canoes-in-new-england)
- [Nature on Tap: Trivia Night](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-trivia-night-dec-2025)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Winter Tracking & Sign](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-wildlife-tracking-sign-2/2026-01-14)
- [Nature on Tap: Trivia Night](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-trivia-night-dec-16)
- [Winter Stories & Nature Legends](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-stories-nature-legends)
- [Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-wild-at-home-3/2026-01-13)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Owl Prowl with a Raptor Biologist](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-owl-prowl-with-a-raptor-biologist)
- [Great Brook School: Afterschool Yeti Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/great-brook-school-afterschool-yeti-club-2-2/2025-12-03)
- [Birding in Surry](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-in-surry-january-2026)
- [Birding the Dillant-Hopkins Airport](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-the-dillant-hopkins-airport-december-2025)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Mammal Evidence](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-the-field-mammal-evidence)
- [Winter Wonderland Gnome & Fairy Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-wonderland-gnome-fairy-workshop)
- [Reviving Artemis: The Making of a Huntress with Deborah Lee Luskin](https://harriscenter.org/events/reviving-artemis-the-making-of-a-huntress-with-deborah-lee-luskin)
- [52nd Annual Peterborough-Hancock Christmas Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/52nd-annual-peterborough-hancock-christmas-bird-count)
- [Utterly Otters](https://harriscenter.org/events/utterly-otters-2025)
- [Monadnock Region Natural History Conference](https://harriscenter.org/events/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference-2025)
- [Mammal Evidence Investigations: A Workshop for Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/mammal-evidence-investigations)
- [What We Know About Bird Flu](https://harriscenter.org/events/what-we-know-about-bird-flu-nov)
- [Great Brook School: Afterschool Yeti Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/great-brook-school-afterschool-yeti-club-2/2025-11-12)
- [Fern Identification 101: Evergreen and Tardy Ferns](https://harriscenter.org/events/fern-identification-101-evergreen-and-tardy-ferns)
- [ESI Course: Introduction to Mycology](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-course-introduction-to-mycology/2025-09-23)
- [Easygoing Hike at the Fremont Field](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-fremont-field)
- [Easygoing Hike at Crotched Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-crotched-mountain-2025)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Butterflies with Heidi Holman](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-the-field-butterflies-with-heidi-holman)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Mushrooms, Slime Molds, & Other Fungi](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-the-field-mushrooms-slime-molds-other-fungi)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field: Wildlife Drawing with Rosemary Conroy](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-the-field-wildlife-drawing-with-rosemary-conroy)
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-oct-29)
- [Indigenous-led Conservation in Panama](https://harriscenter.org/events/indigenous-led-conservation-in-panama-at-work)
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-family-program)
- [Monadnock Lakes Waterfowl Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/monadnock-lakes-waterfowl-safari)
- [Annual Meeting with Wildlife Artist Rosemary Conroy](https://harriscenter.org/events/2025-annual-meeting-with-wildlife-artist-rosemary-conroy)
- [Afterschool Program: Building for Wildlife](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-program-wildlife-explorers-building-for-wildlife)
- [Surveying for Salamanders](https://harriscenter.org/events/surveying-for-salamanders-2025)
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-oct-21)
- [An Introduction to the New Hampshire Veterinary Center for Wildlife](https://harriscenter.org/events/introduction-to-the-nh-veterinary-center-for-wildlife)
- [Opening Reception: Connected to Nature Art Exhibit](https://harriscenter.org/events/opening-reception-for-the-art-exhibit-connected-to-nature)
- [Film Showing: The Invisible Mammal](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-the-invisible-mammal)
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-2025)
- [Mount Monadnock Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/mount-monadnock-hike)
- [Book Launch: Susie Spikol’s The Book of Fairies](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-susie-spikols-the-book-of-fairies)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at McCabe Forest in Antrim](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-antrim-fall-2025)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-at-robin-hood-park)
- [Birding for All: Hawkwatching at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-hawkwatching-beech-hill)
- [Ask A Naturalist](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-sept-2025)
- [Hiking Kilburn Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-kilburn-pond)
- [Words From the Trees Concert](https://harriscenter.org/events/words-from-the-trees-concert)
- [Words from the Trees Writing Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/words-from-the-trees-writing-workshop)
- [Lunch & Learn: Mighty Monarchs](https://harriscenter.org/events/lunch-learn-mighty-monarchs)
- [Taking Wing with Broad-winged Hawks: A Workshop for Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/taking-wing-with-broad-winged-hawks)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club in Chesterfield](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-in-chesterfield)
- [Easygoing Hike at Distant Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-distant-hill)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Bluebird Box Building](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-bluebird-box-building)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at McCabe Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-at-mccabe-forest)
- [Art for Birds: Artist Talk with Robert Hauser](https://harriscenter.org/events/art-for-birds)
- [Mushroom Meander for Veterans at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-for-veterans-at-robin-hood-park-2025)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Bird Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-bird-banding-demonstration)
- [LGBTQIA+ Community Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtqia-community-hike-at-the-horatio-colony-nature-preserve)
- [Lunch & Learn: Hurricanes of New England with Cyrena Arnold](https://harriscenter.org/events/hurricanes-of-new-england-with-cyrena-arnold)
- [Author Talk: Bill Donahue on Unbound](https://harriscenter.org/events/bill-donahue-on-unbound)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Beech Hill in Dublin](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-beech-hill-fall-2025)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow in Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-beech-hill-in-harrisville)
- [Here in New England: Unforgettable Stories of People, Places, and Memories that Connect Us All with Mel Allen](https://harriscenter.org/events/unforgettable-stories-of-people-places-and-memories-that-connect-us-all-with-mel-allen)
- [The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle with Sy Montgomery & Matt Patterson](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-true-and-lucky-life-of-a-turtle-with-sy-montgomery-and-matt-patterson)
- [Return to the Sky: The Surprising Story of How One Woman and Seven Eaglets Helped Restore the Bald Eagle](https://harriscenter.org/events/return-to-the-sky-tina-morris)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-harris-center-sept-2025)
- [Beginner Birding in Surry](https://harriscenter.org/events/beginner-birding-in-surry-fall-2025)
- [Jack’s Pond: A History Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/jacks-pond-history-hike-2025)
- [Turtles Alive! A Shell-abration](https://harriscenter.org/events/turtles-alive-a-shell-abration)
- [North Pack Monadnock Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/north-pack-monadnock-hike)
- [Source to Sea Cleanup 2025](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2025/2025-09-19)
- [Wild Paddlers at Willard Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-paddlers-at-willard-pond-2025)
- [ESI Course: Getting to Know the Goldenrods](https://harriscenter.org/events/getting-to-know-the-goldenrods/2025-08-28)
- [Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-wild-at-home-2/2025-10-21)
- [Veterans Hike up Mount Skatutakee](https://harriscenter.org/events/veterans-hike-up-mount-skatutakee)
- [Starting the School Year with Nature as Your Co-Teacher](https://harriscenter.org/events/starting-the-school-year-with-nature-as-your-co-teacher)
- [Forest Bathing Soak](https://harriscenter.org/events/forest-bathing-soak)
- [LGBTQIA+ Community Hike at Chesterfield Gorge](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtqia-community-hike-at-chesterfield-gorge)
- [Painting for Loons](https://harriscenter.org/events/painting-for-loons)
- [Pre-show Talk: Native Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/events/pre-show-talk-native-gardens)
- [Easygoing Hike at Little Brook Farm](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-little-brook-farm)
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Nighthawk Migration Watch](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-nighthawk-migration-watch-2025)
- [Summer Camp: Woodlanders](https://harriscenter.org/events/summer-camp-woodlanders)
- [Kids Count: Monarchs & Milkweed Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-monarchs-milkweed-survey)
- [Easygoing Hike Along Lead Mine Road](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-along-lead-mine-road)
- [What We Know About Bird Flu](https://harriscenter.org/events/what-we-know-about-bird-flu)
- [From My Gnome to Yours](https://harriscenter.org/events/from-my-gnome-to-yours)
- [Early Morning Forest Bathing](https://harriscenter.org/events/early-morning-forest-bathing)
- [Invertebrates by Blacklight](https://harriscenter.org/events/invertebrates-by-blacklight)
- [Wild Paddlers on the Contoocook River](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-paddlers-on-the-contoocook-river)
- [SuperSanctuary BioBlitz](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-bioblitz-2025)
- [ESI Course: Entomology for Everyone](https://harriscenter.org/events/entomology-for-everyone/2025-06-16)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Hancock Depot Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-hancock-depot-rail-trail)
- [Monitoring for Monarchs](https://harriscenter.org/events/monitoring-for-monarchs-2025)
- [Field Foray with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/field-foray-with-the-supersanctuary-butterfly-club-july-2025)
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Kestrel & Bobolink Adventure](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-bobolink-adventure)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at RiverMead](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-tow-rivermead-peterborough)
- [Film Showing: Good-Bye To A House](https://harriscenter.org/events/good-bye-to-a-house)
- [Trouble with Toads: Emerging Disease in the American Toad Population](https://harriscenter.org/events/trouble-with-toads)
- [Forest Bathing Under the Full Strawberry Moon](https://harriscenter.org/events/forest-bathing-under-the-full-strawberry-moon)
- [Easygoing Hike at Elmwood Junction](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-elmwood-junction)
- [Lost and Found: Looking for Native American History in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/events/looking-for-native-american-history-in-peterborough)
- [Closing Reception: Journey to the Rhizosphere](https://harriscenter.org/events/closing-reception-journey-to-the-rhizosphere)
- [In Praise of Goldenrods, in the Garden & Beyond](https://harriscenter.org/events/in-praise-of-goldenrods-in-the-garden-and-beyond)
- [Birding for All: Birding the Nighthawk Migration](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-birding-the-nighthawk-migration-2025)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club in Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-in-hancock)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/robin-hood-park-in-keene)
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at Glover’s Ledge](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-birding-outing-at-glovers-ledge)
- [Pollinator Palooza!](https://harriscenter.org/events/pollinator-palooza-2025)
- [Bug Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/bug-safari)
- [Beginner Birding in Surry](https://harriscenter.org/events/beginner-birding-in-surry)
- [Exploring the Gramwick Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/exploring-the-gramwick-trail)
- [Wild STEM Scientists Investigate: Puke, Poop, and Slime!](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-stem-scientists-investigate-puke-poop-and-slime-3)
- [Wild STEM Scientists Investigate: Puke, Poop, and Slime!](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-stem-scientists-investigate-puke-poop-and-slime-2)
- [Wild STEM Scientists Investigate: Puke, Poop, and Slime!](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-stem-scientists-investigate-puke-poop-and-slime)
- [A Gentle Pathway into Bird Studies: A Workshop for Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/a-gentle-pathway-into-bird-studies-a-workshop-for-teachers)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Tenant Swamp Boardwalk in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-the-tenant-swamp-boardwalk-in-keene)
- [Wild Paddlers at Cunningham Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-paddlers-at-cunningham-pond)
- [Paddling the North Branch](https://harriscenter.org/events/paddling-the-north-branch)
- [Nature Journaling for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-journaling-for-veterans)
- [Summer Camp: Voyagers 1.0](https://harriscenter.org/events/summer-camp-voyagers)
- [Family Ponding Trip at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/family-ponding-trip-at-robin-hood-park)
- [Birding for All: World Migratory Bird Day Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-world-migratory-bird-day-walk-2025)
- [Yeti Club: Afterschool Wilderness Adventure for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/events/yeti-club-afterschool-wilderness-adventure-for-middle-schoolers/2025-05-07)
- [Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-club-lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-2/2025-05-22)
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at the Distant Hill Nature Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-birding-outing-at-the-distant-hill-nature-trail-2025)
- [Field Foray with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/field-foray-with-the-supersanctuary-butterfly-club-june-2025)
- [SuperSanctuary Butterfly Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-butterfly-count-2025)
- [Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/vernal-pool-hike-at-the-horatio-colony-nature-preserve-2025)
- [Turtle Transport Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/turtle-transport-volunteer-training)
- [Ashuelot River Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/ashuelot-river-water-quality-monitoring-volunteer-training-2025)
- [Turtles of New Hampshire & How You Can Help](https://harriscenter.org/events/turtles-of-nh-how-you-can-help)
- [Words for the Wild: An Earth Day Book Celebration](https://harriscenter.org/events/words-for-the-wild-an-earth-day-book-celebration)
- [Easygoing Hike to Pine Point at Willard Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-to-pine-point-at-willard-pond)
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-macdowell-lake-2025)
- [ESI Course: Treekeepers Book Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/treekeepers-book-group/2025-04-08)
- [4th Annual Bird ID, Ecology & Habitat Management Workshop at Stone Fence Farm](https://harriscenter.org/events/bird-id-ecology-habitat-management-workshop-at-stone-fence-farm-2025)
- [Book Launch: Forest Magic for Kids](https://harriscenter.org/events/forest-magic-for-kids-susie-spikol)
- [ESI Course: Lichens of New England](https://harriscenter.org/events/lichens-of-new-england)
- [Exploring Nature with Young Children: A Workshop for Pre-K–2nd Grade Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-observation-games-workshop-for-teachers)
- [Family Owl Prowl](https://harriscenter.org/events/family-owl-prowl-2025)
- [41st Annual Connecticut River Waterfowl Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/41st-annual-connecticut-river-waterfowl-safari)
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Hawkwatching at Pitcher Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-hawkwatching-at-pitcher-mountain-2)
- [Coffee with the Birds ESI Course: Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring](https://harriscenter.org/events/coffee-with-the-birds-esi-course-mindful-meanderings-through-micro-exploring/2025-04-25)
- [Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-wild-at-home-spring/2025-04-15)
- [Rock Hounders Family Rock Club: Chickering Mine](https://harriscenter.org/events/rock-hounders-family-rock-club-chickering-mine)
- [Nature as Muse: An Afternoon with the Apple Hill String Quartet](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-as-muse-apple-hill-string-quartet)
- [Exploring Birds in the Classroom for K–5 Teachers: A Zoom Talk with Tina Ramsey](https://harriscenter.org/events/a-zoom-talk-with-tina-ramsey)
- [South Meadow School: Afterschool Yeti Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/south-meadow-school-afterschool-yeti-club/2025-03-13)
- [Animal Songs & Stories Family Concert](https://harriscenter.org/events/animal-songs-stories-family-concert)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Casalis State Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-casalis-state-forest)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Snowy Owl Search on Plum Island](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-snowy-owl-search-plum-island-2025)
- [Easygoing Hike to Porcupine Falls](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-to-porcupine-falls)
- [Spring Wildlife Walk for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/spring-wildlife-walk-for-veterans)
- [Nature on Tap Gets Wild with NHPR’s Something Wild Show](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-gets-wild-nhpr)
- [LGBTQIA+ Community Hike at Bear's Den](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtqia-community-hike-bears-den)
- [Bird Walk for Families in Antrim](https://harriscenter.org/events/bird-walk-for-families-in-antrim)
- [Easygoing Hike Along the Boulder Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-along-the-boulder-trail)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-at-the-horatio-colony-preserve)
- [Birding Plum Island](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-plum-island)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-at-beech-hill)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Willard Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-at-willard-pond)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Children’s Woods](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-jaffrey)
- [An Evening with the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/an-evening-with-the-black-heritage-trail-of-new-hampshire)
- [Trees & Tracks at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/trees-tracks-beech-hill-2024)
- [LGBTQIA+ Community Hike on the Monadnock Branch Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtqia-community-hike-on-the-monadnock-branch-rail-trail)
- [Kids Count: Juggernaut Pond Mammal Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-juggernaut-pond-mammal-survey)
- [Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-wild-at-home/2025-02-11)
- [Environmental Studies Institute — Unraveling the Mysteries of a Murder: The Roosting Crows of Lawrence, MA](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-unraveling-the-mysteries-of-a-murder-the-roosting-crows-of-lawrence-massachusetts)
- [Safe Crossing: Spring Amphibians with Kari Percival](https://harriscenter.org/events/safe-crossing-spring-amphibians-with-kari-percival)
- [The Plight of the Fisher](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-plight-of-the-fisher)
- [The Acorn: A Kids' Nature-Inspired Newspaper](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-acorn-kids-nature-inspired-newspaper/2025-01-29)
- [Nature-Based Learning for K–5 Teachers: A Zoom Talk with JJ Prior](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-based-learning-for-k-5-teachers-a-zoom-talk-with-jj-prior)
- [Winter Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-camp/2025-02-24)
- [Winter Tree Identification Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-tree-identification-workshop-2025)
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/salamander-crossing-brigade-workshop-2025)
- [Wilderness Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/events/wilderness-survival-skills-for-middle-schoolers-2025/2025-02-24)
- [Hiking the Hiroshi Loop](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-hiroshi-loop)
- [Birding the Dillant-Hopkins Airport](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-the-dillant-hopkins-airport)
- [Winter Tracking Adventure for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-tracking-adventure-for-families)
- [iNaturalist ID Session](https://harriscenter.org/events/inaturalist-id-session)
- [Easygoing Hike at The Shattuck](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-the-shattuck)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-harris-center-2024)
- [For the Birds: An Evening of Short Films](https://harriscenter.org/events/for-the-birds-an-evening-of-short-films)
- [Lunch & Learn: Visit the Kayapo in the Heart of the Amazon](https://harriscenter.org/events/lunch-learn-visit-the-kayapo-in-the-heart-of-the-amazon)
- [Everyone's Trash with Duncan Watson](https://harriscenter.org/events/everyones-trash)
- [Ask A Naturalist](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-2025)
- [Easygoing Hike at McCabe Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-mccabe-forest)
- [Environmental Studies Institute — Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History in the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-deep-presence/2025-01-15)
- [New England Blizzards](https://harriscenter.org/events/new-england-blizzards)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Great Backyard Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-great-backyard-bird-count-2025)
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Christmas Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-christmas-bird-count-2024)
- [Easygoing Hike in Francestown](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-in-francestown)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Goose Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-at-goose-pond)
- [Nature Through the Year in Backyard & Beyond](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-through-the-year)
- [Mammal Evidence Investigations: A Workshop for Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/teacher-workshop-mammal-evidence-investigations)
- [Easygoing Hike at Pisgah State Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-pisgah-state-park-2024)
- [51st Annual Peterborough-Hancock Christmas Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/christmas-bird-count-2024)
- [Great Brook School: Afterschool Yeti Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/great-brook-school-afterschool-yeti-club/2024-11-13)
- [Early Winter Ramble for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/early-winter-ramble-for-veterans)
- [A Gentle Pathway into Bird Studies: A Workshop for Teachers](https://harriscenter.org/events/a-gentle-pathway-into-bird-studies)
- [Wildlife Out Your Window](https://harriscenter.org/events/wildlife-out-your-window)
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration)
- [Fall Waterfowl Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/fall-waterfowl-safari-2024)
- [Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-club-lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild/2024-09-25)
- [Foliage Hike for Veterans at Cathedral of the Pines](https://harriscenter.org/events/foliage-hike-at-the-cathedral-of-the-pines-for-veterans)
- [Easygoing Hike at Crotched Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-crotched-mountain-accessible)
- [Annual Meeting with Howard Mansfield & Ben Cosgrove](https://harriscenter.org/events/annual-meeting-howard-mansfield-ben-cosgrove)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-harris-center)
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Red-backed Salamander Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-red-backed-salamander-survey-2024)
- [Great Brook School: LAB GIRLS+ Afterschool Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/great-brook-school-lab-girls-afterschool-club/2024-10-24)
- [Ecology Hike: Loverens Mill Cedar Swamp](https://harriscenter.org/events/ecology-hike-loverens-mill-cedar-swamp)
- [Celebratory Paddle at Robb Reservoir](https://harriscenter.org/events/celebratory-paddle-at-robb-reservoir-2024)
- [Climate Cafe](https://harriscenter.org/events/climate-cafe)
- [Perches in Peterborough: Birds, Trees & Brews](https://harriscenter.org/events/perches-in-peterborough-birds-trees-brews)
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-oct-2024)
- [All About Jack’s Pond: A History Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/all-about-jacks-pond-a-history-hike-2024) - Join Hancock writer Eric Aldrich and Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Director JerriAnne Boggis for a 1.75-mile roundtrip hike to Jack’s Pond, where we'll learn about Jack — a once-enslaved African who gained his freedom — the families he was connected with, and how Black history, so long in the shadows, is now coming to light.
- [Nubanusit Canoe Trip for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/nubanusit-canoe-trip-for-veterans) - Join Jeremy Wilson and Susie Spikol for an early autumn paddle on lovely Lake Nubanusit. This event is for veterans only.
- [Nature-Based Learning for K–5 Teachers: A Zoom Talk with Liz Lawler](https://harriscenter.org/events/zoom-liz-lawler) - Join Antrim Elementary School teacher Liz Lawler for this free Teacher Talk about creating nature-based learning experiences for K–5 students. Liz will share techniques for bringing nature into the classroom, as well as exploring the outdoors with young students.
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-for-families-2024) - Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn about this pint-sized bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the owl banding process.
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at the Manchester Cedar Swamp All Persons Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-manchester-cedar-swamp-all-persons-trail) - Join the Harris Center and The Nature Conservancy for a 1.2-mile, roundtrip ramble along an accessible trail in the heart of New Hampshire’s largest city. With its crushed stone surface, gentle grade, and benches, this trail is perfect for people of all abilities.
- [Birding for All: Hawk Watch at Pack Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/events/hawk-watch-pack-monadnock) - Want to see the "Greatest Show Above Earth"? There’s no better time or place to enjoy the migration spectacle in New Hampshire than the summit of Pack Monadnock in September. Join Phil Brown, Susie Spikol, and others to tally migratory raptors and other birds from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory.
- [Hiking the Beebe Trail to Temple Mountain and the Stone Chairs](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-beebe-trail-to-temple-mountain-and-the-stone-chairs) - Join avid hikers Gail and Gerry Coffey for a hike along the Beebe Trail to the summit of Temple Mountain, where we’ll enjoy great views and watch for migrating raptors.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Wildlife Tracking & Sign](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-wildlife-tracking-sign/2024-09-14)
- [South Meadow School: LAB GIRLS+ Afterschool Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/south-meadow-school-lab-girls-afterschool-club/2024-10-22)
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-2024) - Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn what owl banding efforts are revealing about this diminutive bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the banding process.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club on the Hiroshi Land](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-hiroshi-land) - Join fungi-philes John Benjamin and George Caughey for a fungstatic foray on the Hiroshi Loop Trail in Peterborough.
- [SuperSanctuary BioBlitz After Dark: Moth Lighting](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-bioblitz-moth-lighting) - During this BioBlitz bonus round, we’ll use the iNaturalist community science app to identify and document as many moth species as we can. Prepare to be amazed by the diversity, size, and beauty of our local nocturnal insects!
- [Monarch Butterfly Tagging](https://harriscenter.org/events/monarch-butterfly-tagging-2024) - Every fall, monarch butterflies undertake a spectacular, 3,000-mile migration from New England to central Mexico. Here’s your chance to marvel at monarchs up close while contributing to the scientific understanding of their impressive annual migration!
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Caughey Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-caughey-forest) - Join fungi-philes John Benjamin and George Caughey for a fungstatic foray at Caughey Forest in Antrim. From boletes to amanitas, explore the fascinating world of fungi.
- [Lunch & Learn: Breeding Range of the Broad-winged Hawk with Diego Gallego García](https://harriscenter.org/events/breeding-range-of-the-broad-winged-hawk) - Join biologist Diego Gallego García and the Hawk Migration Association of America (HMANA) for an online Lunch & Learn event, where we'll take a closer look at the breeding habits of the elusive Broad-winged Hawk.
- [What’s Wild: A Half-Century of Wisdom from the Woods and Rivers of New England by Eric Orff](https://harriscenter.org/events/whats-wild-a-half-century-of-wisdom-from-the-woods-and-rivers-of-new-england-by-eric-orff) - Come celebrate the launch of Eric Orff's first book, What’s Wild, which features more than four dozen stories from his five-decade career as a wildlife biologist in New Hampshire.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Fremont Field](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-the-fremont-field)
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/robin-hood-park-keene) - Join Harris Center educator Jazimina MacNeil for these pint-sized adventures in Keene and beyond! Together, we’ll explore, wander, and discover the magic of nearby nature. This ongoing series is a great way to meet other families with little ones who love spending time outside.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Converse Meadow](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-converse-meadow) - Join Harris Center educator Jazimina MacNeil for these pint-sized adventures in Keene and beyond! Together, we’ll explore, wander, and discover the magic of nearby nature. This ongoing series is a great way to meet other families with little ones who love spending time outside.
- [Family Program: Rot-n-Roll with Wild Decomposers](https://harriscenter.org/events/rot-n-roll-with-wild-decomposers) - Celebrate the fascinating world of decomposition with author Britt Crow-Miller and Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol. From fungi and earthworms to slugs and slime molds, meet some real live wild decomposers during this marvelously moldy family event.
- [Saving New England's Native Plants: Inside the Plant Conservation Volunteer Program](https://harriscenter.org/events/saving-new-englands-native-plants-inside-the-plant-conservation-volunteer-program) - Join Maria Kennedy from the Native Plant Trust to learn about the Plant Conservation Volunteer (PCV) program, a regional community science network that monitors rare plants, collects seeds, and undertakes habitat management projects with the goal of protecting the region's rarest native species.
- [Nature on Tap: Bats, Bombs & Beer](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-bats-bombs-beer)
- [Book Launch: What the Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-what-the-chicken-knows-by-sy-montgomery) - Come celebrate the launch of Sy Montgomery's latest book, What the Chicken Knows. With its winning blend of personal narrative and science, this short, delightful book reveals all the things that make chickens such remarkable creatures.
- [Nature on Tap: Trivia Night](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-trivia-night-2024) - Calling all bird nerds, frog fanatics, and botany buffs! Put your nature knowledge to the test during an evening of nature trivia in Post & Beam’s cozy taproom.
- [Clubmoss Workshop at Distant Hill Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/events/clubmoss-workshop-at-distant-hill-gardens) - Join naturalists Michael Nerrie and Nate Marchessault for an introduction to clubmosses and a tutorial on identifying the handful of species that occur in our area. Thanks to Distant Hill’s fantastic network of accessible trails, this workshop is wheelchair-accessible.
- [Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish: Bald Mountain & Willard Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/following-in-the-footsteps-of-john-kulish-bald-mountain-willard-pond) - Join avid hikers Stan Smith and Vic Starzynski for a moderately strenuous, 4-mile trek to Bald Mountain and its southern summit. This hike includes an elevation gain of 900 feet and traverses land loved by John Kulish during his search for bobcats decades ago.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Natural History of Monadnock Region Trees](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-natural-history-of-monadnock-region-trees/2024-09-18)
- [Film Showing: The Mighty Weasel](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-mighty-weasel-film-showing) - The weasel family is often associated with unsavory behavior – we “badger” people, “ferret” out the enemy, and “weasel” out of obligations – but do these critters deserve their bad reputations? Decide for yourself during a big-screen showing of this enlightening PBS Nature documentary.
- [SuperSanctuary BioBlitz](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-bioblitz-2024) - Our SuperSanctuary of protected lands encompasses more than 26,000 acres, and it’s chock full of native biodiversity. We’re documenting as many of these species as possible via the community science platform iNaturalist, and we need your help to find even more.
- [Surveying for Salamanders](https://harriscenter.org/events/surveying-for-salamanders-2024) - Join Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen for an afternoon of salamander monitoring at the Harris Center’s long-term study plots. No experience necessary!
- [Natural History of Black Bears in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/natural-history-of-black-bears-in-new-hampshire) - Join Harris Center naturalist and author Susie Spikol for a talk on the natural history of New Hampshire's black bears. Find out how these large mammals make their living in the Granite State and how to decrease bear-human encounters around your neighborhood.
- [Easygoing Hike to Lily Pond Falls](https://harriscenter.org/events/lily-pond-falls) - Join Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen and environmental historian Rowland Russell for a 2.8-mile roundtrip ramble along the base of Surry Mountain to Lily Pond Falls and back. We’ll take our time to savor the sights and sounds of the September woods, exploring both natural and cultural history.
- [Book Talk: 100 Classic Hikes New England](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-talk-100-classic-hikes-new-england) - Join author Jeff Romano for a slideshow presentation showcasing hiking opportunities in all six New England states, with a focus on itineraries featured in his latest guidebook, an updated edition of 100 Classic Hikes: New England.
- [Book Launch: The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-the-stokes-guide-to-finches) - Celebrate the publication of The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada by Lillian Stokes and Matthew Young, which reviews have hailed as “the best bird book of the year.” Refreshments and a book signing will follow this lively, information-packed talk.
- [Sargent Camp Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/sargent-camp-hike-2024) - Join Matthew Allen and Jeremy Wilson for a moderately strenuous hike of up to four miles around the Sargent Camp’s Lower Ledges, Boulder, and Washburn Trails, with great views of a heron rookery and beaver dam.
- [Up and Over Little Monadnock Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/up-and-over-little-monadnock-mountain) - Join avid hikers Brian Bishoff and Denny Wheeler for a 3-mile hike over Little Monadnock Mountain and down to Rhododendron State Park, with a stop at a viewpoint for lunch.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Hike at Kulish Ledges](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-hike-at-kulish-ledges) - Join Hunter Kirschner (he/they), Audrey Dunn (she/her), and Richard Doherty (he/him) to explore a scenic brook, meander along forest trails, and enjoy spectacular vistas (perfect for leaf peeping!) on an LGBTQ+ community hike at Kulish Ledges.
- [Migratory Raptors of Pack Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/events/migratory-raptors-of-pack-monadnock-2024) - Join Harris Center Bird Conservation Director and raptor aficionado Phil Brown for an overview of the upcoming hawk migration season and the soaring spectacle visible from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory in Peterborough.
- [Listening to the Nocturnal Migration](https://harriscenter.org/events/listening-to-the-nocturnal-migration) - Every autumn, the night sky comes alive with the sound of migration as songbirds join geese, ducks, shorebirds, and others in an epic exodus that is one of the great natural wonders of the world. Join Eric Masterson for this special evening to listen, learn, and marvel at the wonder of it all.
- [Easygoing Hike to High Five Reservation and Wilson Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-to-high-five-reservation-and-wilson-hill) - Join avid hikers Ben Haubrich and Phil Brown for an easygoing, 1.3-mile hike at the Forest Society’s High Five Reservation, with great views from Wilson Hill.
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2024/2024-09-20)
- [Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-fall-2024/2024-10-08)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Photographing Dragonflies and Damselflies](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-photographing-dragonflies-and-damselflies/2024-06-05) - Take your photography skills and your knowledge of our local Odonata – dragonflies and damselflies – to the next level during this short course with wildlife photographer and “ode” adorer Frank Gorga.
- [Hiking the Skatutakee-Thumb Loop](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-skatutakee-thumb-loop) - Lace up your hiking boots and join Harris Center naturalist Nikko Gagnon to trek to the top of Skatutakee Mountain, and saunter over the saddle to Thumb. The perfect outing for those with adventure in their heart and pep in their step!
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-august-2024) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a morning ramble with your young children! Together, we’ll search for everyday magic like caterpillars, butterflies, salamanders, and more.
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Monarchs and Milkweed Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-monarchs-and-milkweed-survey-2024) - If you love monarch butterflies and want to help scientists find out more about these remarkable insects, here’s your chance! Spend a morning with a team of Harris Center naturalists as we count monarch eggs, caterpillars, and butterflies for science.
- [Paddling for Loons at Lake Skatutakee](https://harriscenter.org/events/paddling-for-loons-at-lake-skatutakee) - Have you ever wondered what loons are saying with those eerie calls in the night, or why loon chicks ride on their parents’ backs? Join Jaden Brutsman of the Loon Preservation Committee and Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen to learn the answers to these questions and more!
- [Art Opening: Odes & Aves](https://harriscenter.org/events/art-opening-odes-aves) - Join wildlife photographer Frank Gorga for the opening of his newest exhibit, showcasing recent photographs of “odes” (dragonflies and damselflies) and “aves” (birds).
- [Biodiversity in the SuperSanctuary: iNaturalist Field Training & Mini BioBlitz](https://harriscenter.org/events/biodiversity-in-the-supersanctuary-inaturalist-field-training-mini-bioblitz) - Join ecologist Nate Marchessault for a hands-on introduction to iNaturalist. We'll start with group instruction on how to collect and submit natural history observations via the iNaturalist app, then venture out to document as many species as possible along the Eastview and North Pond Trails!
- [Rock Hounders Family Rock Club: Beryl Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/rock-hounders-family-rock-club-beryl-mountain) - Calling all rock hounds! Join naturalists Susie Spikol and Julie Brown for a rockin’ adventure in search of mica, feldspar, quartz, beryl, and other geological treasures at Beryl Mountain, a former pegmatite mine in Acworth.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Ashuelot River Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-july-2024) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a morning ramble with your young children! Together, we’ll search for everyday magic like caterpillars, butterflies, salamanders, and more.
- [Family Ponding Adventure](https://harriscenter.org/events/family-ponding-adventure) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a pondlife safari on the shores of Norway Pond. Wild treasures await!
- [Turtle Time](https://harriscenter.org/events/turtle-time) - Join Matt Patterson, illustrator of the award-winning books "The Book of Turtles" and "Of Time and Turtles," on a slow meander in search of nests, basking sites, and other turtle finds. Perfect for elementary school-aged children and their families.
- [Beech Hill Bug Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/beech-hill-bug-safari) - Bring your sense of adventure as we hunt, spy, and sweep for tiny creatures of all sorts and shapes! Perfect for families with elementary school-aged children.
- [Monitoring for Monarchs](https://harriscenter.org/events/monitoring-for-monarchs-2024) - Take part in the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz by joining Harris Center ecologists Brett Amy Thelen and Nate Marchessault to survey for monarch eggs, caterpillars, and butterflies in a local milkweed patch. No experience necessary!
- [Special Event for Harris Center Supporters: Soaring with Raptors](https://harriscenter.org/events/special-event-for-harris-center-supporters-soaring-with-raptors)
- [Field Foray with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/field-foray-with-the-supersanctuary-butterfly-club) - Join the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club as we search for crescents, blues, sulfurs, and other butterflies – and learn to identify them by their field marks, flight patterns, and behavior.
- [Birding the Heald Tract](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-the-heald-tract) - Join avid birders Gail and Gerry Coffey for a 2-mile hike through a variety of habitats that are home to many breeding birds at the Forest Society’s Heald Tract in Wilton.
- [Mushroom Meander for Veterans at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-for-veterans-at-robin-hood-park) - Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin and mushroom maven George Caughey for an afternoon meander through Robin Hood Park in search of polypores, puffballs, and other fascinating fungi. This hike is for veterans only.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Fremont Field](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-at-the-fremont-field) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a morning ramble with your young children! Together, we’ll search for everyday magic like caterpillars, butterflies, salamanders, and more.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Converse Meadow Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-along-the-parker-trail-at-converse-meadow-trail) - 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.
- [Family Ponding Adventure at Converse Meadow](https://harriscenter.org/events/family-ponding-adventure-at-converse-meadow) - Join naturalist Susie Spikol to search for frogs, salamanders, dragonfly nymphs, water beetles, and so much more. Every scoop from the pond is a treasure hunt!
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-may-30) - 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!
- [Celebratory Paddle at Robb Reservoir](https://harriscenter.org/events/celebratory-paddle-at-robb-reservoir) - Join Phil Brown, Alan Rumrill, and Geri Bailey for a leisurely paddle through one of the most diverse ecosystems in New England, where we'll look for eagles, turtles, and herons – and discuss the remarkable history of the 1,750-acre Robb Reservoir reservation.
- [Hiking Kidder Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-kidder-mountain) - Join naturalist Gail Coffey and the Friends of the Wapack for a short hike along the Wapack Trail to the summit of Kidder Mountain, with nice views to the east and south.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow along the Parker Trail at Monadnock State Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-at-parker-trail) - 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.
- [NH Bat Counts Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/nh-bat-counts-volunteer-training) - Join wildlife biologists Sandi Houghton and Haley Andreozzi to learn more about the bat species found in New Hampshire, the threats they face, and how you can help.
- [Easygoing Hike at Shattuck Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-shattuck-pond) - Join Ben Haubrich and Miki Clements-Collier for a leisurely hike along the Francestown Forest Trail to the pristine Shattuck Pond. This 1.5-mile roundtrip hike includes some ups and downs and has a total elevation gain of about 150 feet.
- [Fantastic Frogs of Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/fantastic-frogs-of-robin-hood-park) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Karen Rent and Jenna Spear to look and listen for frogs in and around the water, and learn how to identify the different species that live in our local ponds.
- [A Monadnock Garden Day: Gardening in a Changing World](https://harriscenter.org/events/gardening-in-a-changing-world) - Share your gardening dreams during this full-day workshop with renowned garden and landscape designers Page Dickey, Edwina Von Gal, John Gwynne, and Helen O'Donnell.
- [3rd Annual Bird ID, Ecology & Habitat Management Workshop at Stone Fence Farm](https://harriscenter.org/events/bird-id-ecology-habitat-management-workshop-at-stone-fence-farm-2024) - 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.
- [SuperSanctuary Butterfly Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-butterfly-count-2024) - Join the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club as we survey local meadows, woodlands, and wetland edges for coppers, crescents, skippers, swallowtails, fritillaries, and other beautiful butterflies! The data we collect will be submitted to both the North American Butterfly Association and the NH Butterfly Monitoring Network.
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Nighthawk Migration Watch](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-nighthawk-migration-watch) - Join Phil Brown and Susie Spikol for a look up at the remarkable evening migration of Common Nighthawks. If it's an average night, we should get good looks at a handful of these acrobatic flyers. If it's better than average, we just might see hundreds of nighthawks foraging in giant flocks.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-august-2024) - Come get your ‘shroom on with fun-gis John Benjamin and George Caughey as we search for mushrooms, slime molds, and other fascinating fungi.
- [Birding for All: Birding the Nighthawk Migration](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-birding-the-nighthawk-migration-2024) - Nighthawks are among the last migrants to arrive each spring and the earliest to depart each “fall,” with southbound migration peaking in late August. Join nighthawk enthusiasts Cliff Seifer and Brett Amy Thelen to search for the spectacle!
- [Hike to Eagle Rock and South Outlook on Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-to-eagle-rock-and-south-outlook-on-beech-hill) - Explore the history of Beech Hill and hear about exciting plans for the future of this special property on a 2.5-mile loop hike with Jeremy Wilson and Nikko Gagnon.
- [Lead Mine Road Ramble](https://harriscenter.org/events/lead-mine-road-ramble) - Join Jeremy Wilson and Brett Amy Thelen for a relaxed, 3.2-mile ramble along one of the SuperSanctuary's most scenic country roads — and to learn some of the remarkable conservation history of the protected lands surrounding Lead Mine Road, Center Pond, and Silver Lake, which total hundreds of acres in all.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Hike on the Hiroshi Loop Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-hike-on-the-hiroshi-loop-trail) - Join Hunter Kirschner (he/they), Audrey Dunn (she/her), and Richard Doherty (he/him) to explore the sights and sounds of summer on an LGBTQ+ community hike along the 1.9-mile Hiroshi Loop Trail.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing by Moonlight](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-forest-bathing-by-moonlight/2024-06-20)
- [Hike to Mount Wantastiquet and Indian Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-to-mount-wantastiquet-and-indian-pond) - Join Brian Bishoff and Betsy Marshall for a hike through the Forest Society’s Madame Sherri Forest to Mount Wantastiquet, with excellent views of the Connecticut River Valley.
- [Management Options for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid](https://harriscenter.org/events/management-options-for-hemlock-woolly-adelgid) - Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is an invasive insect that has caused extensive hemlock mortality south of New Hampshire. Now, it’s threatening hemlock forests in the Granite State too. Join forest health specialist Ryan Crandall to learn about chemical, silvicultural, and biological control options for this destructive forest pest.
- [Rock Hounders: A Rock and Mineral Adventure for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/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!
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Jaquith Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-may-9) - 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!
- [Easygoing Hike to Thacher Memorial Forest and Juggernaut Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-to-thacher-memorial-forest-and-juggernaut-pond) - Join Susie Spikol and Jeremy Wilson on this gentle, 2-mile+ loop hike, where we'll take our time to savor the sights and sounds of the summer woods, explore both natural and cultural history, and visit some giant white pines.
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at the Distant Hill Nature Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-birding-outing-at-the-distant-hill-nature-trail-2024) - Join naturalists Wendy Ward, Michael Nerrie, and Nate Marchessault for a morning of birding along the Distant Hill Nature Trail, a wheelchair-accessible, hard-packed gravel trail that winds through a rich hardwood-hemlock forest.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-june-2024) - Join mushroom mavens John Benjamin and George Caughey for an afternoon meander in search of polypores, puffballs, and more!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Cathedral of the Pines](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-cathedral-of-the-pines)
- [Ashuelot River Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/ashuelot-river-water-quality-monitoring-volunteer-training-2024) - The Ashuelot River Local Advisory Committee is recruiting volunteers for their 24th season of water quality monitoring!To volunteer, join Barbara Skuly for this in-person training, where we'll review sampling techniques, go over the use of monitoring equipment, and share the 2024 sampling schedule
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Full Moon Meander for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/full-moon-meander-for-veterans) - Join Jen Whitney of the Vet Center and Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a moonlit wander up to the pristine shoreline of Juggernaut Pond. We'll listen for owls and frogs as we meander under the Flower Moon. This hike is for veterans only.
- [Easygoing Hike on Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Nature’s Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/natures-playground-play-group-spring-2024/2024-05-02)
- [Jack's Pond Hike for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/jacks-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.
- [Nature Mandala Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Fremont Field](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-apr-11) - 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!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Distant Hill Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-april-25) - 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!
- [Birding for All: World Migratory Bird Day Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-world-migratory-bird-day-walk) - Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) by joining avid birders Nate Marchessault and Chris Liazos for an easygoing outing at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport – a local birding hotspot with great views of wetlands, woodlands, and fields.
- [Family Owl Prowl](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Hawkwatching at Pitcher Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-hawkwatching-at-pitcher-mountain)
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Children and the Arts Bird Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-children-and-the-arts) - 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.
- [An Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [A Monadnock Garden Day: Dinner with the Presenters](https://harriscenter.org/events/a-monadnock-garden-day-dinner-with-the-presenters) - Meet the presenters for Saturday’s "Monadnock Garden Day: Gardening in a Changing World" workshop, among many other garden lovers, during this special dinner hosted by Eleanor Briggs.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Wild Foraging](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-wild-foraging/2024-05-11)
- [Film Showing and Panel Discussion: "Women Outward Bound"](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-and-panel-discussion-women-outward-bound) - Sixty years ago, girls weren’t allowed to participate in the rigorous Outward Bound wilderness school. Celebrate Women’s History Month with a big-screen showing of this award-winning documentary, which tells the 24 young women who broke that barrier.
- [Hiking the Wales Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-at-the-harris-center-march-2024) - Meet mushroom mavens John Benjamin and George Caughey 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.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-march-28) - 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!
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club: Woodcock and Owl Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrels-young-birders-club-woodcock-and-owl-walk) - 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.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-march-14) - 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!
- [ESI: Transitions — A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/transitions-a-nature-poetry-writing-workshop/2024-04-10)
- [40th Annual Connecticut River Waterfowl Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/40th-annual-connecticut-river-waterfowl-safari) - Join Harris Center bird brains Phil Brown and Eric Masterson, along with other guides, for a morning of waterfowl watching and welcoming spring migrants back to the fields and waterways of the Connecticut River Valley.
- [Owl Prowl for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/owl-prowl-for-families) - Hoot it up with Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol on a magical twilight walk in a secret location in Jaffrey! Together, we'll look and listen for New Hampshire's most common owl species, learning as we go.
- [The Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Black Bears](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-life-and-times-of-new-hampshires-black-bears-march) - 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.
- [Spring Tree Identification Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/spring-tree-identification-walk-2024) - 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.
- [Sargent Camp Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/sargent-camp-hike)
- [Bunny Bonanza](https://harriscenter.org/events/bunny-bonanza) - Get ready for spring by spending an afternoon learning all about bunnies with teacher Claudia Dery. Hear stories, play games, and meet a real live rabbit named Snoopy.
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Snowy Owl Search at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-snowy-owl-search) - 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.
- [Easygoing Hike to High Five Reservation](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-to-high-five-reservation) - Join Phil Brown and Ben Haubrich for an easygoing climb to the summit of Wilson Hill in the Forest Society’s High Five Reservation, which offers excellent panoramic views to the north and west.
- [Vernal Pool Project Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [The Thing in the Spring: City Bird Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-thing-in-the-spring-city-bird-walk) - Join avid birders Nate Marchessault and Chris Liazos for a leisurely one-mile walk along the Ashuelot Rail Trail and Keene State College campus during the peak of spring bird migration.
- [Hiking Casalis State Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-casalis-state-forest) - Join longtime hike leaders Brian Bishoff and Denny Wheeler for a springtime hike on woods roads and trails through Casalis State Forest in Peterborough, where we’ll visit two ponds, lovely woods, and a recently logged area.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Friedsam Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-at-friedsam-forest) - Meet mushroom enthusiasts John Benjamin and George Caughey 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.
- [LGBTQ+ Accessible Spring Hike at Distant Hill Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Hiking the Wapack Trail to Binney Pond and Pratt Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish: Willard and Robb Mountains](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [The Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Black Bears](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-life-and-times-of-new-hampshires-black-bears-april) - 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.
- [Gluskabe: The Magical Hero of Wabanaki Storytelling](https://harriscenter.org/events/gluskabe-the-magical-hero-of-wabanaki-storytelling) - Join us for a special evening with traditional Wabanaki storyteller Anne Jennison, who will introduce us to Gluskabe, the central figure of an entire body of stories at the heart of the Wabanaki cultures of the Northeast.
- [Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World](https://harriscenter.org/events/otter-country-an-unexpected-adventure-in-the-natural-world) - Whether you love otters or are simply curious to learn more, join us for a deep dive into the lives of these mighty mustelids with Miriam Darlington, author of the new book, "Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World."
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-spring-2024/2024-03-26)
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/february-vacation-camp-2024/2024-02-26)
- [Royalston Falls Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/royalston-falls-hike-2024) - Join longtime hike leaders Brian Bishoff and Denny Wheeler for a 2.5-mile roundtrip hike along gorgeous Falls Brook, which features numerous cascades, glacial potholes, and 45-foot Royalston Falls.
- [Tick Talk](https://harriscenter.org/events/tick-talk-2024)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Great Backyard Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-great-backyard-bird-count) - 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.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds](https://harriscenter.org/events/coffee-with-the-birds/2024-01-07)
- [Trees & Tracks at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/trees-tracks-at-beech-hill) - Join Jeremy Wilson and Susie Spikol to explore the highlands of Dublin from the beautiful Beech Hill trail network. Along the way, we’ll discuss the natural history of trees in winter and search for tracks, scat, and other evidence of our wild neighbors.
- [Robin Hood Winter Wander](https://harriscenter.org/events/robin-hood-winter-wander) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Jenna Spear and Karen Rent for a winter wander in Robin Hood Park. As we hike along the trail we’ll become track and sign detectives, searching for clues about which mammals are out and about in winter.
- [ESI: Book Group — Christian Cooper’s "Better Living Through Birding"](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-group-christian-coopers-better-living-through-birding/2024-02-06)
- [Film Showing: "Monadnock: The Mountain That Stands Alone"](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-monadnock-the-mountain-that-stands-alone) - Now the second most climbed peak in the world, Mount Monadnock was revered by the Abenaki, ignored by the first European settlers, and beloved by artists from Thayer to Thoreau. Join us for a special, big-screen showing of this acclaimed local documentary, which uses cinematography, original music, and archival images to tell the story of “our” mountain.
- [Nature’s Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/natures-playground-play-group/2024-01-25)
- [Wilderness Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/events/wilderness-survival-skills-for-middle-schoolers-2024) - Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin for a day of winter survival skills, including fire making, shelter building, food and water gathering, and basic winter first aid. Learn how to hike smart, and connect with your inner Yeti.
- [Winter Ecology Snowshoe for Veterans](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-ecology-snowshoe-for-veterans) - Join Harris Center naturalists Susie Spikol and Nikko Gagnon for a morning exploration of the Hiroshi Property in Peterborough, New Hampshire. We'll snowshoe or hike along the trails of this spectacular property, exploring the survival techniques of winter active animals like beavers, otters, and owls.
- [Nature on Tap: Trivia Night](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-trivia-night) - Calling all bird nerds, frog fanatics, and botany buffs! Put your nature knowledge to the test during an evening of nature trivia in Post & Beam’s cozy taproom.
- [Exploring the Hiroshi Loop Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/exploring-the-hiroshi-loop-trail) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Nikko Gagnon and Kara Reynolds to hike the 1.9-mile Hiroshi Loop Trail, which winds gently through field and forest and along Nubanusit Brook to gorgeous views of Dinsmore Pond.
- [Easygoing Hike at Rand Brook Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-rand-brook-forest) - Join outdoor enthusiasts Ben Haubrich and Audrey Dunn for an easygoing ramble along Rand Brook Forest’s woods roads and trails. Along the way, we’ll search for signs of wildlife and enjoy a view of the Lyndeborough Mountains.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Tracking Basics](https://harriscenter.org/events/tracking-basics-2024/2024-01-24)
- [Trees & Tracks at Cathedral of the Pines](https://harriscenter.org/events/trees-tracks-at-cathedral-of-the-pines) - Join Jeremy Wilson and Susie Spikol for an afternoon of exploring the trails at Cathedral of the Pines, where we’ll learn about the connections between forest ecology and wildlife. Michelle Lowe, Executive Director of Cathedral of the Pines, will also share the human history of this remarkable site.
- [Hiking Cathedral of the Pines & Emerson Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-cathedral-of-the-pines-emerson-pond) - Join skilled hike leaders Brian Bishoff and Denny Wheeler for an exploration of two beautiful properties in Rindge. We’ll cover about 3 miles roundtrip and gain 150 feet of elevation as we hike along well-kept trails featuring lovely views of Emerson Pond.
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/salamander-crossing-brigade-workshop-2024) - 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.
- [Easygoing Hike at Loverens Mill Cedar Swamp](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-loverens-mill-cedar-swamp) - Join Harris Center naturalist Phil Brown and longtime trip leader Ben Haubrich for a 2-mile hike along gently rolling terrain at The Nature Conservancy’s Loverens Mill Cedar Swamp Preserve, where we’ll search for signs of winter wildlife on our way to a view of the cedars.
- [Unraveling the Mysteries of a Murder: The Roosting Crows of Lawrence, Massachusetts](https://harriscenter.org/events/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-a-murder-2024) - Join fellow Corvid enthusiasts Phil Brown and Dan Gardoqui in the urban wilds of downtown Lawrence, Massachusetts, where we’ll watch, enjoy, and learn more about the annual winter roost of American Crows that approaches 20,000 birds nightly.
- [Easygoing Hike at the Shattuck Golf Course](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-the-shattuck-golf-course) - Join Harris Center naturalist Nikko Gagnon and longtime trip leader Ben Haubrich for a leisurely, 3-mile meander along the paths of The Shattuck. We’ll explore both edges and open landscapes, searching for animal tracks and signs as we go.
- [Afterschool Program: Small Worlds and Wild Imaginations](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-program-small-worlds-and-wild-imaginations/2023-12-06)
- [Field Trip: Identifying Trees by Bark](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [LGBTQ+ Hike on Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-hike-on-beech-hill) - Join Hunter Kirschner (he, they), Dee Denehy (she, her), and Richard Doherty (he, him) for an excursion along Beech Hill’s beautiful trail system. We’ll hike or snowshoe about 2 miles of trail, gaining 500 feet of elevation on our way to the spectacular Eagle Rock viewpoint.
- [Ask A Naturalist: Best of 2023](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-best-of-2023) - Join our team of talented naturalists as they explore some of this year’s most intriguing natural history mysteries. With topics ranging from bird behavior to turtle treks to enigmatic scat, there will be something for everyone!
- [Winter Tree Identification Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Birding for All: Great Backyard Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-great-backyard-bird-count) - Every February, people around the world count birds in their neighborhoods as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count — an annual survey that helps scientists better understand global bird populations. Join the fun by counting at the Harris Center bird feeders with our Bird Conservation Director, Phil Brown.
- [The Harris Center X SheJumps: Wilderness Skills for Girls+](https://harriscenter.org/events/wilderness-skills-for-girls) - Calling all girls+ who love the outdoors and want to add to their repertoire of wilderness skills! Join us for a morning of romping in the woods, collecting materials for tea, learning fire-building techniques, and practicing proper preparation for hiking and snowshoeing in cold weather.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-winter-2024/2024-01-23)
- [Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet](https://harriscenter.org/events/crossings-how-road-ecology-is-shaping-the-future-of-our-planet) - Roads are so ubiquitous that they’re practically invisible to us, but wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of disruption. Join us for a special evening with award-winning environmental journalist and author Ben Goldfarb as he discusses his newest book, "Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet."
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Christmas Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-christmas-bird-count) - 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.
- [Nature on Tap: Love, Sex and Wow in the Animal Kingdom](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-love-sex-and-wow-in-the-animal-kingdom) - Get your wild on this Valentine’s Day by joining Harris Center naturalists Phil Brown, Jenna Spear, Susie Spikol, and Brett Amy Thelen for a spicy discussion of the unusual ways some animals court and mate.
- [New Hope for Ash: Breeding EAB-Resistant Trees](https://harriscenter.org/events/new-hope-for-ash-breeding-eab-resistant-trees) - The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle that has decimated ash trees throughout North America, dramatically changing the face of our forests — but new research offers hope for the future of ash on our landscape.
- [Bark: Identifying Trees in Winter](https://harriscenter.org/events/bark-identifying-trees-in-winter) - Join Michael Wojtech, author of "Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast," to sharpen your tree identification skills and learn how to identify New Hampshire trees by their bark alone.
- [A Celebration of Poetry and Protected Lands](https://harriscenter.org/events/a-celebration-of-poetry-and-protected-lands) - Join us to celebrate the publication of the newest anthology of the Writing the Land project, Channels, which features two beloved Harris Center-protected properties, the Hiroshi Land and Kulish Ledges.
- [Film Showing: "The Mighty Weasel"](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-the-mighty-weasel) - The weasel family is often associated with unsavory behavior – we “badger” people, “ferret” out the enemy, and “weasel” out of obligations – but do these critters deserve their bad reputations? Decide for yourself during a big-screen showing of this enlightening PBS Nature documentary.
- [Mushroom Meander with Morel Quandary Club at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-at-the-horatio-colony-nature-preserve) - Join mushroom mavens John Benjamin and George Caughey for an afternoon ramble in search of late-season fungi. From polypores and slime molds to waxy caps and honey mushrooms, you never know what we’ll find on one of these fungtastical forays!
- [Nature's Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/natures-playground-play-group-on-nov-9) - Join Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for a morning of child-centered, unstructured outdoor play. While your little ones collect acorns, build nests, pretend to be butterflies, build tiny forts, eat like chipmunks, and make new friends, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
- [50th Annual Peterborough-Hancock Christmas Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/50th-annual-peterborough-hancock-christmas-bird-count) - Every winter for 50 consecutive years, volunteers have scoured a 15-mile diameter circle in the Peterborough-Hancock area for birds as part of the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) – the largest and longest-running community science project in the world. In addition to the teams who fan out in the field, birds are also tallied at backyard feeders.
- [Climate and Health](https://harriscenter.org/events/climate-and-health) - Join us for a talk put together by New Hampshire Healthcare Workers for Climate Action, a grassroots, non-partisan coalition of healthcare workers. Conservation biologist and nurse Cynthia Nichols will discuss the climate-health nexus, along with climate solutions and what we can do to protect ourselves.
- [Hiking the Mason Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-mason-rail-trail) - Join avid hiker and amateur historian Miki Clements and trail builder extraordinaire Curt Spacht for a 1.75-mile roundtrip hike on a newly developed loop off the Mason Rail Trail, through the woodland behind the quarry.
- [The Science of Saw-whet Owls](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-science-of-saw-whet-owls-2024) - Join lead saw-whet owl bander Hillary Siener to recap the first two seasons of the Harris Center's saw-whet migration monitoring project, and to learn more about this charismatic bird of prey.
- [How Urbanization Affects Wild Birds with Researcher Lauren Pharr](https://harriscenter.org/events/how-urbanization-affects-wild-birds) - In our increasingly urban world, anthropogenic (human-produced) changes such as light pollution are dramatically affecting wildlife. Join Lauren D. Pharr, a PhD student at North Carolina State University, for a discussion of her research into the impacts of urbanization on birds.
- [Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish to White Swamp and Spoonwood Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/following-in-the-footsteps-of-john-oct-28) - Join Stan Smith and Vic Starzynski for a 5-mile roundtrip hike through the wilds of the SuperSanctuary. We’ll start at the end of King’s Highway along Nubanusit Lake and then take a bearing by compass to White Swamp and Spoonwood Pond.
- [Easygoing Hike on Monadnock’s Old Toll Road to Little Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-on-monadnocks-old-toll-road-to-little-mountain) - Join Phil Brown and Ben Haubrich for a leisurely hike on the Old Toll Road to “Little Mountain” for some stellar views of the southern Monadnock Region.
- [ESI – A Quiet Bower: What the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson Can Teach Us About Modern Conservation](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-a-quiet-bower/2023-11-07)
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-for-families) - Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn about this tiny bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the banding process.
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-oct-24) - Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn what owl banding efforts are revealing about this diminutive bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the banding process.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Hike on Skatutakee and Thumb Mountains](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-hike-on-skatutakee-and-thumb-mountains) - Join Dee Denehy (she, her), Richard Doherty (he, him), and Hunter Kirschner (he, they) for an LGBTQ+ community hike on the Harris Center’s West Side Trails to Skatutakee and Thumb Mountains.
- [The Harris Center's Rock Hound Club for Families in Gilsum](https://harriscenter.org/events/rock-hound-club-for-families-in-gilsum) - Join naturalists Susie Spikol and Julie Brown for a different rockin’ outing each month from August through November. We’ll explore rock and mineral collections, visit geological sites, and connect with geologists, all while keeping our eye out for special stones, fossils, and more.
- [Birding for All: World Migratory Bird Day Big Sit at Pack Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-world-migratory-bird-day-big-sit-at-pack-monadnock) - Join Harris Center raptor biologists Levi Burford and Katrina Fenton as we tally all bird species observed during a single day from a single location: the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory in Peterborough. Beginning birders and all ages welcome!
- [The Harris Center’s Rock Hound Club for Families at the Beneski Museum](https://harriscenter.org/events/rock-hound-club-for-families-at-the-beneski-museum) - Join naturalists Susie Spikol and Julie Brown for a different rockin’ outing each month from August through November. We’ll explore rock and mineral collections, visit geological sites, and connect with geologists, all while keeping our eye out for special stones, fossils, and more.
- [Easygoing Hike at the Zophar Willard Woods](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-the-zophar-willard-woods) - Join Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen, longtime outing leader Ben Haubrich, and Historic Harrisville Director Erin Hammerstadt for a 1.75-mile loop hike from Harrisville's historic mill village through the Zophar Willard Woods – once a woodlot for a 19th-century clothespin and wooden box factory, now conservation land protected by Historic Harrisville.
- [Nature Photography 101](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [All About Jack’s Pond: A History Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/all-about-jacks-pond-a-history-hike-2023) - Join Hancock writer Eric Aldrich, Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol, and Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Director JerriAnne Boggis for a 2.5-mile roundtrip hike to Jack’s Pond, where we'll hear about Jack's life, the families he was connected with, and how Black history — so long in the shadows — is now coming to light.
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration) - Are you a teenager 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.
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-nov-30) - Get your science on during this once-a-month afterschool club with Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol. If you like experiments, nature, hands-on experiences, wild animals, making discoveries, tasty snacks, and free tee shirts, then this is the club for you!
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-oct-26) - Get your science on during this once-a-month afterschool club with Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol. If you like experiments, nature, hands-on experiences, wild animals, making discoveries, tasty snacks, and free tee shirts, then this is the club for you!
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Hawkwatching at Blueberry Ridge](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-hawkwatching-at-blueberry-ridge) - Are you a teenager 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.
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Falconry Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-falconry-demonstration) - Are you a teenager 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: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-fall-2023/2023-09-26)
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration-oct-19) - Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn what owl banding efforts are revealing about this diminutive bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the banding process.
- [Nature's Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/natures-playground-play-group-on-oct-26) - Join Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for a morning of child-centered, unstructured outdoor play. While your little ones collect acorns, build nests, pretend to be butterflies, build tiny forts, eat like chipmunks, and make new friends, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
- [Nature's Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/natures-playground-play-group-on-oct-12) - Join Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for a morning of child-centered, unstructured outdoor play. While your little ones collect acorns, build nests, pretend to be butterflies, build tiny forts, eat like chipmunks, and make new friends, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
- [Nature's Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/natures-playground-play-group-on-sept-28) - Join Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for a morning of child-centered, unstructured outdoor play. While your little ones collect acorns, build nests, pretend to be butterflies, build tiny forts, eat like chipmunks, and make new friends, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
- [Field Trip: Fall Tree Identification](https://harriscenter.org/events/fall-tree-identification-2023) - Join Mike Gagnon and Matt Tarr of UNH Extension for a relaxed ramble focused on fall tree identification. Together, we'll examine branching patterns, leaf shape and structure, foliage, fruit, and how each species functions as habitat for wildlife.
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at Dillant-Hopkins Airport](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-birding-outing-at-dillant-hopkins-airport) - Join avid birder Phil Brown and naturalist Susie Spikol on a search for migrating birds of all feathers. We’ll slowly make our way up a wide, paved road out to a large wetland in hopes of encountering hawks, waterfowl, warblers, and other songbirds. Beginning birders and all ages welcome!
- [Monarch Butterfly Tagging](https://harriscenter.org/events/monarch-butterfly-tagging-2023) - Every fall, monarch butterflies undertake a spectacular, 3,000-mile migration from New England to central Mexico. Here’s your chance to marvel at monarchs up close while contributing to the scientific understanding of their impressive annual migration!
- [Nature's Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/natures-playground-play-group-september-14) - Join Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for a morning of child-centered, unstructured outdoor play. While your little ones collect acorns, build nests, pretend to be butterflies, build tiny forts, eat like chipmunks, and make new friends, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Ashuelot River Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-at-ashuelot-river-park) - Join Harris Center educator Jazimina MacNeil for these pint-sized adventures in Keene and beyond! Together, we’ll explore, wander, and discover the magic of nearby nature.
- [Running Wild: A Day in the Life of a New Hampshire Wildlife Rehabilitator](https://harriscenter.org/events/running-wild-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-new-hampshire-wildlife-rehabilitator) - Join Catherine Greenleaf, director of the Saint Francis Wild Bird Center in Lyme, as she shares stories from two decades of rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife in the Granite State.
- [Tick Talk](https://harriscenter.org/events/tick-talk-2023) - Join us for a talk about the ecology of Lyme disease with Lyme expert Kathie Fife, who will share her knowledge and experiences as a patient of Lyme, natural resource specialist, and patient advocate.
- [The Harris Center’s Rock Hound Club for Families at Beryl Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/rock-hound-club-for-families-at-beryl-mountain) - Join naturalists Susie Spikol and Julie Brown for a different rockin’ outing each month from August through November. We’ll explore rock and mineral collections, visit geological sites, and connect with geologists, all while keeping our eye out for special stones, fossils, and more.
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-sept-28) - Get your science on during this once-a-month afterschool club with Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol. If you like experiments, nature, hands-on experiences, wild animals, making discoveries, tasty snacks, and free tee shirts, then this is the club for you!
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club in Walpole](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-in-walpole) - Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin and mushroom enthusiast George Caughey to search for the fantastic fungi of summer. From russulas and waxy caps to puffballs and wolf’s milk slime, come get your ‘shroom on!
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2023/2023-09-29) - Make a difference for our local rivers during the Connecticut River Conservancy's 27th Annual Source to Sea Cleanup! In the Monadnock Region, we’ll focus our efforts on the Ashuelot River in Keene, Swanzey, and Winchester.
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2023/2023-09-30) - Make a difference for our local rivers during the Connecticut River Conservancy's 27th Annual Source to Sea Cleanup! In the Monadnock Region, we’ll focus our efforts on the Ashuelot River in Keene, Swanzey, and Winchester.
- [Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/events/annual-meeting-2023) - Save the date for the Harris Center’s 2023 Annual Meeting! Join Harris Center staff, trustees, and friends for highlights from the past year, special recognitions, and a talk by Matthew Myer Boulton of the SALT Project.
- [Birding for All: Birding the Nighthawk Migration in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-birding-the-nighthawk-migration-in-peterborough) - Nighthawks are among the last migrants to arrive each spring and the earliest to depart each “fall,” with southbound migration peaking in late August. Join nighthawk enthusiasts Phil Brown and Susie Spikol to search for the spectacle from a good vantage point in the Contoocook River Valley.
- [Migratory Raptors of Pack Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/events/migratory-raptors-of-pack-monadnock-2023) - Join Harris Center Bird Conservation Director and raptor aficionado Phil Brown for a look at the upcoming hawk migration season and the migration spectacle that can be viewed from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory in Peterborough.
- [An Evening with Fergus Garrett: How Flower Gardens Can Support Threatened Species](https://harriscenter.org/events/an-evening-with-fergus-garrett) - Join us for a special evening with Fergus Garrett, one of the most influential garden designers of our time. In this illustrated talk, Fergus will reveal how flower gardens can support some of our most threatened species.
- [Native Plant Sale](https://harriscenter.org/events/native-plant-sale) - Great news: locally grown native plants are available in the Monadnock Region! Come meet grower Aaron Abitz — a man on a mission to help both pollinators and people — and take home some beautiful plants for your yard and garden.
- [Nature on Tap: Downtown Geology Walk in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-downtown-geology-walk-in-keene) - Join Keene State College geology professor Charlie Kerwin for a tour of downtown Keene’s geological treasures. From building facades to front steps, prepare to be blown away by the rocks and minerals along Main Street and the stories they have to tell.
- [Birding for All: Birding the Nighthawk Migration in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-birding-the-nighthawk-migration-in-keene) - Nighthawks are among the last migrants to arrive each spring and the earliest to depart each “fall,” with southbound migration peaking in late August. Join nighthawk enthusiasts Cliff Seifer and Brett Amy Thelen to search for the spectacle from a good vantage point in the Ashuelot River Valley.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-in-keene-aug-2023) - Oh, the sweet sounds and sights of summer! On this slow ramble with Harris Center naturalists, we’ll look for magical finds like red efts, tiny toads, singing birds, wild blueberries, and more.
- [Easygoing Hike at Cathedral of the Pines](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-cathedral-of-the-pines) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol, longtime outing leader Ben Haubrich, and Cathedral of the Pines Executive Director Michelle Lowe for an easygoing amble along the trails at Cathedral of the Pines.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-sept-2023) - Join fungi fanatics John Benjamin and George Caughey to search for early fall mushrooms. Discover your inner fungiphile as we look for polypores, boletes, amanitas, russulas, slime molds, and more!
- [Surveying for Salamanders](https://harriscenter.org/events/surveying-for-salamanders-2023) - Join Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen for an afternoon of salamander monitoring at the Harris Center’s long-term study plots.
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Red-backed Salamander Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-red-backed-salamander-survey-sept-2023) - Calling all wildlife lovers ages 9 through 18! Try your hand at field research and develop your naturalist skills by joining Harris Center naturalists for an afternoon of salamander counting.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Creativity in the Artdoors](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-creativity-in-the-artdoors/2023-10-11) - Join 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-creativity-in-the-artdoors/2023-09-27) - Join 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-creativity-in-the-artdoors/2023-10-04) - Join local environmental artist Sarah Wilson for this three-session class, where we’ll make beautiful works of outdoor art using materials sourced from nature.
- [Hiking the Wapack Trail: Windblown to Barrett Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-wapack-trail) - Join Friends of the Wapack Board member Gail Coffey and trail steward Gerry Coffey for a 3.5-mile roundtrip hike along the Wapack Trail from Windblown to Barrett Mountain.
- [Hiking the West Side Trails](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-west-side-trails) - Join Harris Center trustees and local hiking enthusiasts Denise Zimmer and Tara Kessler for an autumn hike of the Harris Center’s West Side Trails to Skatutakee and Thumb Mountains.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-at-beech-hill) - Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol and parent educators from the River Center and The Grapevine in search of adventure and wild finds.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Goose Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-at-goose-pond) - Let boletes and amanitas capture your imagination as we search for mid-autumn mushrooms with fungi fans John Benjamin and George Caughey!
- [Art Exhibit and Talk: An Illustrated Exploration of Lichen Lore](https://harriscenter.org/events/an-illustrated-exploration-of-lichen-lore) - Join us to celebrate the opening of our newest art exhibit — a series of poster illustrations by Susan Edwards, with descriptions adapted from Kay Hurley’s text for their forthcoming book, "Lichenpedia: A Compendium of Lichen Lore."
- [Book Launch Party: "Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell"](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-party-of-time-and-turtles) - Join us for this special event with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson as we celebrate their newest book on publication day. "Of Time and Turtles" relates the dramas and insights gleaned from working in a hospital for injured, sick, and abandoned turtles and, at the same time, investigates the mystery of time itself.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Bruce Edes Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-at-the-bruce-edes-trail) - Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol and parent educators from the River Center and The Grapevine in search of adventure and wild finds. Play games, sing songs, search for tiny creatures, and spend time with other families interested in exploring the outdoors.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-at-the-harris-center) - Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol and parent educators from the River Center and The Grapevine in search of adventure and wild finds. Play games, sing songs, search for tiny creatures, and spend time with other families interested in exploring the outdoors.
- [ESI – A Quiet Bower: What the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson Can Teach Us About Modern Conservation](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-a-quiet-bower/2023-11-14) - Join self-avowed Rachel Carson enthusiast Kim Snyder for an exploration of the life and legacy of conservation icon Rachel Carson and the lessons she still has to teach us in this new age of conservation urgency.
- [ESI – A Quiet Bower: What the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson Can Teach Us About Modern Conservation](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-a-quiet-bower/2023-11-21) - Join self-avowed Rachel Carson enthusiast Kim Snyder for an exploration of the life and legacy of conservation icon Rachel Carson and the lessons she still has to teach us in this new age of conservation urgency.
- [ESI – A Quiet Bower: What the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson Can Teach Us About Modern Conservation](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-a-quiet-bower/2023-11-28) - Join self-avowed Rachel Carson enthusiast Kim Snyder for an exploration of the life and legacy of conservation icon Rachel Carson and the lessons she still has to teach us in this new age of conservation urgency.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-at-robin-hood-park) - Join Harris Center educator Jazimina MacNeil for these pint-sized adventures in Keene and beyond! Together, we’ll explore, wander, and discover the magic of nearby nature.
- [Babies in Backpacks & Toddlers in Tow at Distant Hill Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-at-distant-hill-gardens) - Join Harris Center educator Jazimina MacNeil for these pint-sized adventures in Keene and beyond! Together, we’ll explore, wander, and discover the magic of nearby nature.
- [Hiking the Nissitissit Headwaters](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-nissitissit-headwaters) - Join avid hiker Miki Clements and birder Gail Coffey for a 1.3-mile loop hike through the Nissitissit River Headwaters Preserve, which features a pond, a meadow, and varied woodlands, which are home to many species of breeding and migratory birds.
- [First Meeting of the Harris Center’s Rock Hound Club for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/first-meeting-of-the-harris-centers-rock-hound-club-for-families) - Join naturalists Susie Spikol and Julie Brown for a different rockin’ outing each month from August through November. We’ll explore rock and mineral collections, visit geological sites, and connect with geologists, all while keeping our eye out for special stones, fossils, and more.
- [Easygoing Hike at Camp Chenoa](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-at-camp-chenoa) - Join Phil Brown and Ben Haubrich for an easygoing summer stroll through the Harris Center’s Camp Chenoa land – home to both young and older forest, a mix of wetlands, and other interesting landscape features that provide habitat connectivity between the Willard Pond and Gregg Lake watersheds.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-fall-2023/2023-10-03) - 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 fall.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-fall-2023/2023-10-10) - 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 fall.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-fall-2023/2023-10-17) - 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 fall.
- [Paddling for Loons at Willard Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/paddling-for-loons-at-willard-pond) - Have you ever wondered what loons are saying with those eerie calls in the night, or why loon chicks ride on their parents’ backs? Join Melanie Carolan of the Loon Preservation Committee and Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen to learn the answers to these questions and more!
- [Golden Hour Paddle at Center Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/golden-hour-paddle-at-center-pond-2023) - Join Brett Amy Thelen and Jeremy Wilson for a leisurely evening paddle around Center Pond, where we’ll listen for loons, look for beavers, and learn about the conservation of this Nelson town gem.
- [Snake Search with Wildlife Artist Matt Patterson](https://harriscenter.org/events/snake-search-with-wildlife-artist-matt-patterson) - Join wildlife artist, conservationist, and snake enthusiast Matt Patterson for an afternoon snake search around the Harris Center grounds! Perfect for families with children in elementary school and above.
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Monarchs and Milkweed Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-monarchs-2023) - If you love monarch butterflies and want to help scientists find out more about these remarkable insects, here’s your chance! Join a team of Harris Center naturalists at a local milkweed patch, where we’ll count monarch eggs, caterpillars, and butterflies.
- [Monitoring for Monarchs](https://harriscenter.org/events/monitoring-for-monarchs-july-2023) - Get ready for the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz by joining Harris Center ecologist Brett Amy Thelen to survey for monarch eggs, caterpillars, and butterflies in a Harris Center-conserved milkweed patch.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-harrisville) - Oh, the sweet sounds and sights of summer! On this slow ramble with Harris Center naturalists, we’ll look for magical finds like red efts, tiny toads, singing birds, wild blueberries, and more.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Paddle on Nubanusit Lake and Spoonwood Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-paddle-july-2023) - Join Janet Yardley (she, her), Richard Doherty (he, him), and Hunter Kirschner (he, they) for an LGBTQ+ paddle on Nubanusit Lake and Spoonwood Pond, where we’ll look for eagles, loons, mergansers, and other wildlife.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-july-2023) - Let the warm summer rains bring on the mushrooms! Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin and mushroom enthusiast George Caughey to search for the fantastic fungi of summer.
- [Paddle on the North Branch of the Contoocook](https://harriscenter.org/events/paddle-on-the-north-branch-of-the-contoocook-2023) - Join adventurers Kathy Schillemat and Tom Momeyer for a paddle down the North Branch of the Contoocook River from Robb Reservoir to Compass Pond. With luck, we’ll see herons, waterfowl, turtles, and maybe even moose.
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at Crotched Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-crotched-mountain-july-2023) - Ramble along Crotched Mountain’s accessible trails with Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown. We’ll look and listen for mid-summer singers, secretive nesters, and young fledglings, taking our time to notice the mountain’s other wild delights as well.
- [Field Trip to the Contoocook Railroad Bridge](https://harriscenter.org/events/field-trip-to-the-contoocook-railroad-bridge) - Join Bill Caswell, President of the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, and Kim Varney Chandler, author of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, for an interactive tour of this historic double-town lattice truss bridge.
- [Covered Bridges of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/covered-bridges-of-new-hampshire) - Join us for this special evening with Bill Caswell, President of the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, and Kim Varney Chandler, author of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, as they share the intriguing history of these historic structures.
- [Field Forays with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/field-forays-with-the-supersanctuary-butterfly-club-june-2023) - 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.
- [Easygoing Hike from Old Dublin to Eaton Road](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-from-old-dublin-to-eaton-road) - Join naturalists Brett Amy Thelen and Susie Spikol for good company and great views on this gentle, 2-mile loop walk along scenic country roads and an old railroad bed.
- [Hiking the East Side Trails](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-east-side-trails) - Join Ben Haubrich and Peter Harrison for a 1.5-mile loop hike along the Harris Center’s newly re-routed East Side trail network, where cool hemlock and hardwood forests give way to huge glacial boulders.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Localvore Experience — Farms, Food & Drinks](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-localvore-experience-farms-food-drinks/2023-08-09) - Travel with localvore host Bryan Field to a different farm or food producer each week, where we’ll talk, tour, and taste some of our region’s culinary delights.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Localvore Experience — Farms, Food & Drinks](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-localvore-experience-farms-food-drinks/2023-07-26) - Travel with localvore host Bryan Field to a different farm or food producer each week, where we’ll talk, tour, and taste some of our region’s culinary delights.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Localvore Experience — Farms, Food & Drinks](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-localvore-experience-farms-food-drinks/2023-08-02) - Travel with localvore host Bryan Field to a different farm or food producer each week, where we’ll talk, tour, and taste some of our region’s culinary delights.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Localvore Experience — Farms, Food & Drinks](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-localvore-experience-farms-food-drinks/2023-07-19) - Travel with localvore host Bryan Field to a different farm or food producer each week, where we’ll talk, tour, and taste some of our region’s culinary delights.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Wild Flavors of August — Foraging with Fox Paw School](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-foraging-with-fox-paw-school/2023-08-20) - Join Jonathan Shapiro and Lucian Avery of Fox Paw School for a weekend of using our senses to explore our surroundings, ground ourselves in place, and discover August's wild flavors.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Wild Flavors of August — Foraging with Fox Paw School](https://harriscenter.org/events/esi-foraging-with-fox-paw-school/2023-08-19) - Join Jonathan Shapiro and Lucian Avery of Fox Paw School for a weekend of using our senses to explore our surroundings, ground ourselves in place, and discover August's wild flavors.
- [Beech Hill’s Going to the Birds](https://harriscenter.org/events/beech-hills-going-to-the-birds-june-2023) - Flap your wings and soar over to Beech Hill for a bird-focused morning with the Harris Center’s newest naturalist, Nikko Gagnon. Beginning birders welcome!
- [An Update on the Harris Center’s Kestrel Project](https://harriscenter.org/events/an-update-on-the-harris-centers-kestrel-project) - To bolster local kestrel populations, the Harris Center recently launched an initiative to install and monitor kestrel nest boxes throughout the Monadnock Region. Join Will Stollsteimer, former Harris Center Bird Conservation Intern and current Antioch University New England graduate student, for an update on these critical conservation efforts.
- [Pollinator Palooza!](https://harriscenter.org/events/pollinator-palooza-2023) - Join us to celebrate National Pollinator Week! Learn from organizations throughout our region and enjoy games and activities for all ages.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations](https://harriscenter.org/events/cybertracker-track-sign-evaluations-spring-2023/2023-06-25) - Join 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/cybertracker-track-sign-evaluations-spring-2023/2023-06-24) - Join 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.
- [Nature on Tap: Love, Sex, and Wow in the Animal Kingdom](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-june-2023) - Try not to blush when you join a panel of Harris Center naturalists for this spicy discussion of the unusual ways some animals court and mate. Drinks on you, stories on us!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Antrim](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-antrim-june-2023) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and parent educators from the River Center and the Grapevine for a morning meander through springtime fields and forests. A perfect hike for little legs – and a great chance to chat about parenting questions as we walk!
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at the Manchester Cedar Swamp](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-june-2023) - Meet naturalists Phil Brown and Brett Amy Thelen for a morning of birding at The Nature Conservancy’s Cedar Swamp All Persons Trail, where a new wheelchair-accessible, hard-packed gravel path winds through an ecologically diverse forest.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club in Antrim](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-in-antrim-june-2023) - Meet John Benjamin and George Caughey, a pair of fun-gis, for an afternoon meander in search of the fantastic fungi of spring.
- [Sing in the Stories of Summer](https://harriscenter.org/events/sing-in-the-stories-of-summer-2023) - Join Smithsonian Folkways master musician Mary Desrosiers and storyspinner and naturalist Susie Spikol for songs and stories of warmer days. Let your imagination run wild and lift your voices to help sing in the Story of Summer.
- [Recipe for a Healthy Planet: Meatless Monday with Chef Kyle Murphy](https://harriscenter.org/events/recipe-for-a-healthy-planet-meatless-monday-with-chef-kyle-murphy) - Join us for our first Meatless Monday! Cook along with Kyle, chef at Vital Provisions, in the comfort of your own kitchen as he guides us through a plant-based recipe.
- [Art Auction and Talks: Celebrating the Broad-winged Hawk on World Migratory Bird Day](https://harriscenter.org/events/art-auction-and-talks-celebrating-the-broad-winged-hawk-on-world-migratory-bird-day) - Join us for an art auction and evening of talks to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day! Meet the artist and presenters, make your bid on artwork featuring the Broad-winged Hawk and the SuperSanctuary, and enjoy refreshments.
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-may-2023) - Enjoy a morning of birding with naturalists Phil Brown and Susie Spikol at MacDowell Lake, where a hard-packed gravel path provides ample opportunity to enjoy birds of wetland and woodland alike. Beginning birders and all ages welcome!
- [How Food Choices Affect the Planet & Your Health with Frances Moore Lappe](https://harriscenter.org/events/lappe) - Join Frances Moore Lappé, renowned author of "Diet for a Small Planet," for a conversation about the power of your food choices. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new edition, Lappé’s groundbreaking book outlines how moving toward a plant-based diet can help the environment and your health.
- [Special Event for Harris Center Supporters: Turtles All the Way!](https://harriscenter.org/events/special-event-for-harris-center-supporters-turtles-all-the-way) - Join us for a special morning with Squam Lakes Natural Science Center — featuring live turtles! This special event is offered by invitation only to Harris Center supporters.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-may-2023) - Meet John Benjamin and George Caughey, a pair of fun-gis, for an afternoon meander in search of the fantastic fungi of spring.
- [Book Launch: "The Book of Turtles" with Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-the-book-of-turtles-with-sy-montgomery-and-matt-patterson) - Celebrate the diversity of the world’s more than 300 turtle species on publication day for Matt Patterson and Sy Montgomery’s new "Book of Turtles," a picture book suitable for both adults and kids.
- [Search for Signs of Spring at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/search-for-signs-of-spring-at-beech-hill-april-2023) - Join the Harris Center’s newest naturalist, Nikko Gagnon, for a morning of scavenger hunts and sensory games as we mosey up the trails around Beech Hill. Perfect for families with elementary-aged kids.
- [1st Annual Celebration Luncheon for Outing & Trail Volunteers](https://harriscenter.org/events/1st-annual-celebration-luncheon-for-outings-trails-volunteers) - Calling all trip leaders and trail volunteers, both active and aspiring! Join Harris Center staff and fellow volunteers to get to know each other a bit better, plan summer field trips, and learn what’s new at the Harris Center.
- [Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/vernal-pool-hike-april-2023) - 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.
- [Ashuelot River Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/ashuelot-river-water-quality-monitoring-volunteer-training-2023) - 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.
- [Vernal Pool Exploration at the Tippin’ Rock Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/vernal-pool-exploration-at-the-tippin-rock-trail) - Join vernal pool enthusiasts Brett Amy Thelen and Cheri Domina for a hike to a hilltop vernal pool, where we’ll search for spotted salamander eggs and other springtime wonders.
- [Exploring Bird Migration Science with the National Audubon Society](https://harriscenter.org/events/exploring-bird-migration-science-with-the-national-audubon-society) - Join avian biologist Chad Witko for an evening devoted to migratory bird science! Chad will outline the goals of National Audubon Society’s Migratory Bird Initiative and demonstrate the features of their new Migratory Bird Explorer tool.
- [Ask A Naturalist: Spring into Summer Edition](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-june-2023) - Join our team of talented naturalists as they answer some of your most intriguing questions about nearby nature. With topics ranging from bird behavior to mammal scat to mushroom identification, no two Ask A Naturalist events are alike!
- [The Scoop on Skunks](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-scoop-on-skunks) - Join Dr. Rem Moll, skunk researcher and professor at the University of New Hampshire, for a peek into the life of New Hampshire’s most pungent mammal — the striped skunk.
- [Butterflies of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/butterflies-of-new-hampshire-april-2023) - Have you ever wondered which butterflies are flitting through your garden? Join retired wildlife biologist and butterfly fan Mark Ellingwood for an introduction to these captivating and charismatic insects.
- [Wild with Worms](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-with-worms) - Worms are a sure sign of spring! Join Harris Center naturalist Jaime Hutchinson to get an up-close look at wiggling worms and learn about their importance in soil ecosystems.
- [Spring Tree Identification Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/spring-tree-identification-walk-may-2023) - 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.
- [Field Forays with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/field-forays-with-the-supersanctuary-butterfly-club-may-2023) - 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.
- [Book Group: "Diet for a Small Planet"](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-group-diet-for-a-small-planet/2023-04-19) - Join us for a two-part discussion as we dive into the 50th Anniversary Edition of this extraordinary book by Frances Moore Lappé, which outlines how our daily food choices have the power to transform our lives and the environment.
- [Book Group: "Diet for a Small Planet"](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-group-diet-for-a-small-planet/2023-04-26) - Join us for a two-part discussion as we dive into the 50th Anniversary Edition of this extraordinary book by Frances Moore Lappé, which outlines how our daily food choices have the power to transform our lives and the environment.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-spring-2023/2023-05-16) - 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 during this four-session program.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-spring-2023/2023-05-23) - 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 during this four-session program.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-spring-2023/2023-05-02) - 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 during this four-session program.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-spring-2023/2023-05-09) - 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 during this four-session program.
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Squirrel Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-squirrel-survey) - Calling all wildlife lovers ages 9 through 18! Try your hand at field research and develop your naturalist skills by joining Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for an afternoon of squirrel searching as part of Project Squirrel.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-hancock-3) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and parent educators from The Grapevine for a gentle ramble in search of early spring’s wild things. A perfect hike for little legs – and a great chance to chat about parenting questions as we walk!
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Red-backed Salamander Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-red-backed-salamander-survey-june-2023) - Calling all wildlife lovers ages 9 through 18! Try your hand at field research and develop your naturalist skills by joining Harris Center naturalists Karen Seaver and Susie Spikol and LAB GIRLS teacher Emily Wrubel for an afternoon of salamander counting as part of long-term study.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-6) - Join Harris Center naturalists for a morning meander through springtime fields and forests. A perfect ramble for little legs – and a great chance to chat with other parents as we walk!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-may-2023) - Join Harris Center naturalists for a morning meander through springtime fields and forests. A perfect ramble for little legs – and a great chance to chat with other parents as we walk!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-peterborough-may-2023) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and parent educators from the River Center and the Grapevine for a morning meander through springtime fields and forests. A perfect hike for little legs – and a great chance to chat about parenting questions as we walk!
- [2nd Annual Bird ID, Ecology & Habitat Management Workshop at Stone Fence Farm](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Owl Prowl for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/owl-prowl-for-families-april-2023) - Hoot it up with Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol on a magical twilight search for New Hampshire's most common owl species! Perfect for families with elementary-aged children and up.
- [The Secret Lives of Our Backyard Raptors: Monitoring and Managing for Beneficial Predators](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-secret-lives-of-our-backyard-raptors-2023) - Join Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown for an evening devoted to raptors — specifically, the forest-dwelling Broad-winged Hawk and the field-loving American Kestrel.
- [Invasive Upland Plant Species of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/invasive-upland-plant-species-of-new-hampshire) - Join Douglas Cygan, Invasive Species Coordinator for the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, for a deep dive into the upland invasive plants of New Hampshire.
- [Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish: King’s Highway to Rye Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/following-in-the-footsteps-of-john-kulish-kings-highway-to-rye-pond) - Join Stan Smith and Vic Starzynski for a moderately strenuous, 3-mile roundtrip hike along the old King’s Highway from Lake Nubanusit to Rye Pond.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Hike at Madame Sherri Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-hike-at-madame-sherri-forest-april-2023) - Join Dee Denehy (she, her), Richard Doherty (he, him), and Hunter Kirschner (he, him) for a moderately strenuous, 2-mile loop hike featuring exceptional views of Chesterfield and Indian Pond.
- [Turtle Talk: New Hampshire’s Turtles & How You Can Help](https://harriscenter.org/events/turtle-talk-new-hampshires-turtles-how-you-can-help) - Join wildlife rehabilitators Dallas Huggins and Drew Stevens of NH Turtle Rescue for an overview of New Hampshire's native turtle species, and to learn how to be a good neighbor to your local turtles.
- [Native Plant Seeding Session at Silver Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/native-plant-seeding-session-at-silver-lake-may-2023) - Get your hands dirty with Harris Center ecologists Karen Seaver and Brett Amy Thelen during an afternoon of ecological restoration. Together, we’ll plant native starts and seeds (especially milkweeds) in a small field near Silver Lake, in hopes of supporting local pollinator biodiversity.
- [5th Annual Norway Pond Symposium](https://harriscenter.org/events/norway-pond-symposium-2023) - Join us for a morning of talks highlighting recent research on the past, present, and future ecology of Hancock’s Norway Pond.
- [Utterly Otters](https://harriscenter.org/events/utterly-otters-may-2023) - Join naturalist Susie Spikol for a lively talk on the bounding, sliding, swimming otter! We’ll spend some time getting to know this charismatic local mammal and learning how to recognize its tracks and sign.
- [The Thing in the Spring: City Bird Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-thing-in-the-spring-city-bird-walk-may-2023) - Join avid birder Phil Brown for a leisurely one-mile walk along the Ashuelot Rail Trail and Keene State College campus during the peak of spring bird migration. Beginning birders welcome!
- [Invasive Plant Pulling Party](https://harriscenter.org/events/invasive-plant-pulling-party-june-2023) - Join ecologists Karen Seaver and Brett Amy Thelen for a morning of invasive plant removal along the edges of the Harris Center woods and fields. Many hands make light work — and, hopefully, more room for native plants to thrive!
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Field Ecology of Breeding Raptors](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-field-ecology-of-breeding-raptors/2023-04-06) - Spring is breeding season for hawks, eagles, and falcons in the Monadnock Region. Step into their world during this five-part field course with Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
- [Winter Tree Identification Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-tree-identification-walk-2023) - Join Mike Gagnon and Matt Tarr of UNH Cooperative Extension for a relaxed winter tree ID walk. We'll focus on branching, buds, and bark while the leaves are off the trees, and discuss how each species functions as habitat for wildlife.
- [Spring Warm-Up Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/spring-warm-up-hike) - Come along with Harris Center naturalists as we listen to streams swelling, find buds sprouting, and use our senses to search for the first signs of spring.
- [Owl Prowl at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/owl-prowl-at-beech-hill) - Join Harris Center naturalists and owl lovers Phil Brown and Susie Spikol as we hoot it up in search of owls in the wild woods of Dublin. Adventure awaits on silent wings...
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/salamander-crossing-brigade-workshop-2023) - 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.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Field Ecology of Breeding Raptors](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-field-ecology-of-breeding-raptors/2023-04-20) - Spring is breeding season for hawks, eagles, and falcons in the Monadnock Region. Step into their world during this five-part field course with Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Field Ecology of Breeding Raptors](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-field-ecology-of-breeding-raptors/2023-05-04) - Spring is breeding season for hawks, eagles, and falcons in the Monadnock Region. Step into their world during this five-part field course with Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Field Ecology of Breeding Raptors](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-field-ecology-of-breeding-raptors/2023-05-18) - Spring is breeding season for hawks, eagles, and falcons in the Monadnock Region. Step into their world during this five-part field course with Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Field Ecology of Breeding Raptors](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-field-ecology-of-breeding-raptors/2023-06-15) - Spring is breeding season for hawks, eagles, and falcons in the Monadnock Region. Step into their world during this five-part field course with Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-coffee-with-the-birds-mindful-meanderings-through-micro-exploring/2023-02-19) - Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-coffee-with-the-birds-mindful-meanderings-through-micro-exploring/2023-03-12) - Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-coffee-with-the-birds-mindful-meanderings-through-micro-exploring/2023-01-22) - Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-coffee-with-the-birds-mindful-meanderings-through-micro-exploring/2023-02-05) - Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-coffee-with-the-birds-mindful-meanderings-through-micro-exploring/2023-01-08) - Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
- [The Wisdom of Owls](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-wisdom-of-owls) - Join the Harris Center’s Bird Conservation Director, Phil Brown, and naturalist and story spinner Susie Spikol for a fascinating look at the natural history and folklore of New Hampshire’s owls.
- [Winter Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-feb-2023) - Join fungi fanatic John Benjamin for a winter wander in search of mushrooms, slime molds, and lichens. Come discover which mushrooms are out and about during the coldest months!
- [Wilderness Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/events/wilderness-survival-skills-for-middle-schoolers-2023) - Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin for a day of outdoor adventure and winter survival skills, including fire making, shelter building, food and water gathering, and basic winter first aid. Learn how to hike smart, and connect with your inner Yeti!
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/february-vacation-camp/2023-03-01) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/february-vacation-camp/2023-02-28) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/february-vacation-camp/2023-02-27) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-5) - Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin for a pint-sized adventure in the wilds of Keene. Come search for birds, look for animal tracks in the snow, and spend time with other families. A perfect ramble for little legs!
- [Great Backyard Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/great-backyard-bird-count-2023) - Every February, people around the world count birds in their neighborhoods as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count community science project. Join the fun by counting at the Harris Center bird feeders with ecologist Steven Lamonde. Beginning birders welcome!
- [Winter Wander at the Friedsam Town Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-wander-at-the-friedsam-town-forest) - Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Jenna Spear to search for animal tracks and sign in the wintry woods, and to learn about the many adaptations New Hampshire animals have for surviving the cold. Perfect for families with elementary-aged children!
- [Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-cybertracker-track-sign-evaluations/2023-02-12) - Join 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-cybertracker-track-sign-evaluations/2023-02-11) - Join 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.
- [Nature on Tap: Love, Sex and Wow in the Animal Kingdom](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-love-sex-and-wow-in-the-animal-kingdom-2023) - Join Harris Center naturalists Phil Brown, Jenna Spear, Susie Spikol, and Brett Amy Thelen for a discussion of the unusual ways some animals court and mate. Drinks on you, stories on us!
- [Sunset and Full Moon Ramble for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/sunset-and-full-moon-ramble-for-families) - Join Harris Center naturalist Janet Altobello to enjoy the beautiful light of the Sun setting and Moon rising from the open, rolling fields of Peterborough’s Lower Cranberry Meadow Pond and Wheeler Trails.
- [Sunset and Full Moon Ramble for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/sunset-and-full-moon-ramble-march-2023) - Join Harris Center naturalist Janet Altobello to enjoy the light of the Sun setting and the Moon rising from the open, rolling fields of Peterborough’s Lower Cranberry Meadow Pond and Wheeler Trails.
- [Cross-Country Ski at The Shattuck Golf Course](https://harriscenter.org/events/cross-country-ski-at-the-shattuck-golf-course) - Load up your boots, skis, and poles, and join Ben Haubrich and Denise Zimmer for an afternoon of cross-country skiing at The Shattuck!
- [Birding the New Hampshire Coast](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-the-new-hampshire-coast) - Join avid birders Steven Lamonde and Kim Snyder for a guided field trip along the New Hampshire Seacoast – the state’s most bird-diverse region during the winter months.
- [Winter Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-jan-2023) - Join fungi fanatic John Benjamin for a winter wander in search of mushrooms, slime molds, and lichens. Come discover which mushrooms are out and about during the coldest months!
- [Family Cross-Country Ski at Beech Hill](https://harriscenter.org/events/family-cross-country-ski-at-beech-hill) - The best way to survive the cold winter months is to get outside and enjoy them – so load up your boots, skis, and poles, and meet Jeremy Wilson for a morning of cross-country skiing and beautiful views at Beech Hill!
- ["Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America"](https://harriscenter.org/events/beaverland-how-one-weird-rodent-made-america) - Join us for a conversation with award-winning author Leila Philip about her newest book, "Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America."
- [Winter Loon Rescues](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-loon-rescues) - What happens when loons are stranded as ice forms on a New Hampshire lake? Join Loon Preservation Committee biologist John Cooley as he shares some of his adventures from recent ice rescues.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Distant Hill Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-at-distant-hill-gardens) - Come search for birds, look for animal tracks, and spend time with other families interested in being outside. A perfect ramble for little legs!
- [Afterschool Program: Nature Journaling and Winter Tracking](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-program-nature-journaling-and-winter-tracking/2023-01-23) - If you love to journal, draw, and spend time outside enjoying the beauty of the winter months, then these afterschool adventures with Harris Center naturalists are for you!
- [Afterschool Program: Nature Journaling and Winter Tracking](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-program-nature-journaling-and-winter-tracking/2023-01-30) - If you love to journal, draw, and spend time outside enjoying the beauty of the winter months, then these afterschool adventures with Harris Center naturalists are for you!
- [Afterschool Program: Nature Journaling and Winter Tracking](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-program-nature-journaling-and-winter-tracking/2023-01-09) - If you love to journal, draw, and spend time outside enjoying the beauty of the winter months, then these afterschool adventures with Harris Center naturalists are for you!
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-winter-session-2023/2023-02-07) - 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 winter. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-winter-session-2023/2023-02-14) - 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 winter. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-winter-session-2023/2023-01-24) - 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 winter. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-winter-session-2023/2023-01-31) - 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 winter. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher.
- [Encore Presentation: “Women of the Wild” with Filmmaker Molly Ferrill](https://harriscenter.org/events/encore-presentation-women-of-the-wild-with-filmmaker-molly-ferrill) - Back by popular demand! Join us for an encore presentation of the new short film, "Women of the Wild," which follows a day in the life of Maricarmen Garcia Rivas as she works to protect the marine wildlife of the Puerto Morelos National Reef Park in Mexico.
- [Film Showing: "Women of the Wild" with Filmmaker Molly Ferrill](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-women-of-the-wild) - Join us for a special screening of the new short film, "Women of the Wild," which follows a day in the life of Maricarmen Garcia Rivas as she works tirelessly to protect the marine wildlife of the Puerto Morelos National Reef Park in Mexico.
- [Unraveling the Mysteries of a Murder: The Roosting Crows of Lawrence, Massachusetts](https://harriscenter.org/events/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-a-murder-the-roosting-crows-of-lawrence-massachusetts) - Join Corvid enthusiasts Phil Brown and Dan Gardoqui in downtown Lawrence, Massachusetts to learn more about the annual winter roost of American Crows — an impressive phenomenon that approaches 20,000 birds nightly.
- [Christmas Bird Count at the Harris Center Bird Feeders](https://harriscenter.org/events/christmas-bird-count-at-the-harris-center-bird-feeders) - Join the Christmas Bird Count – the longest-running community science project in the world – during a group watch at the Harris Center feeders from the comfort of the Harris Center building.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Drawing from Nature – Artifacts and Observation with Artist Annie Trowbridge](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-drawing-from-nature-artifacts-and-observation-with-artist-annie-trowbridge/2023-02-22) - In 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-drawing-from-nature-artifacts-and-observation-with-artist-annie-trowbridge/2023-02-15) - In 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-drawing-from-nature-artifacts-and-observation-with-artist-annie-trowbridge/2023-02-08) - In 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-drawing-from-nature-artifacts-and-observation-with-artist-annie-trowbridge/2023-02-01) - In 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: Turkey Talk — The Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Wild Turkeys](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-turkey-talk-the-life-and-times-of-new-hampshires-wild-turkeys/2023-01-24)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Turkey Talk — The Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Wild Turkeys](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-turkey-talk-the-life-and-times-of-new-hampshires-wild-turkeys/2023-01-17)
- [Forever Evergreen Family Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/forever-evergreen-family-hike) - Join Harris Center naturalist Ben King to explore our local evergreens. Together, we’ll discover who loves to nibble their needles, crunch their cones, and rest in their branches.
- [Shattuck Winter Wander](https://harriscenter.org/events/shattuck-winter-wander-2023) - Join Harris Center naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Karen Rent for an afternoon wander along the wild edges of The Shattuck Golf Course in search of winter birds, animal tracks, and more.
- [Natural History and Tracking of the River Otter](https://harriscenter.org/events/natural-history-and-tracking-of-the-river-otter) - Join wildlife biologist Mike Bottini for a morning devoted to the natural history and ecology of New England's river otters. We’ll start indoors, then head outside in search of local otter sign.
- [Film Showing: "Woodpeckers: The Hole Story"](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-woodpeckers-the-hole-story) - Join us for a big-screen showing of this new PBS Nature documentary, which reveals intimate stories of woodpecker families from across the world – including species found right in our own backyards.
- [Opening the Door Wide on Outdoor Experiences](https://harriscenter.org/events/opening-the-door-wide-on-outdoor-experiences) - Join us for a discussion on diversity, equity, inclusivity, and belonging in the world of outdoor experiences with outdoor educator Doug Sutherland, who will share insights gleaned from 25+ years in the field.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-hancock-feb-2023) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and parent educators from The River Center for a gentle ramble in search of winter’s wild things. A perfect hike for little legs – and a great chance to chat about parenting questions as we walk! 
- [Environmental Studies Institute: "Beaverland" Book Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-beaverland-book-group/2023-01-23)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: "Beaverland" Book Group](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-beaverland-book-group/2023-01-30)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-natural-history-of-american-woodcock-and-ruffed-grouse-in-new-hampshire/2023-03-28) - Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood for a two-week course on American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse ecology in New Hampshire, including how to identify their sign and sounds in our local woodlands.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-natural-history-of-american-woodcock-and-ruffed-grouse-in-new-hampshire/2023-03-21) - Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood for a two-week course on American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse ecology in New Hampshire, including how to identify their sign and sounds in our local woodlands.
- [Ask a Naturalist: Groundhog Day Edition](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-groundhog-day-edition-2023) - Join us for a fun, informal, nature-focused online happy hour! Come prepared with questions about nearby nature, or just sit back and learn from our team of Harris Center naturalists as they share their own observations.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Hike in Pisgah State Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-hike-in-pisgah-state-park) - Join LGBTQ+ trip leaders Dee Denehy, Hunter Kirschner, and Richard Doherty for a moderately strenuous, 5-mile roundtrip hike to Pisgah Mountain and back.
- [Hiking the Katie Metzger Town Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-katie-metzger-town-forest) - Join Denny Wheeler and Brian Bishoff for an easygoing, 2-mile roundtrip walk on brand-new trails at the Katie Metzger Town Forest in Fitzwilliam.
- [Hiking Pisgah State Park’s Western Ridges and Ponds](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-pisgah-state-parks-western-ridges-and-ponds) - Join Denny Wheeler and Brian Bishoff for a strenuous, 4-mile roundtrip hike to wild and remote portions of New Hampshire’s largest state park.
- [39th Annual Connecticut River Waterfowl Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/39th-annual-connecticut-river-waterfowl-safari) - Join Phil Brown, Eric Masterson, and others for a morning of waterfowl watching in the fields and waterways of the Connecticut River Valley.
- [Scat Detection Dogs: A Novel Approach to Wildlife Research](https://harriscenter.org/events/scat-detection-dogs) - Join Julianne Ugibau and her partner Jasper (a Labrador retriever) for a fascinating talk on the training and use of scat detection dogs for wildlife research.
- [The Amazing Monarch Butterfly: Global Stories and Local Monitoring Efforts](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-amazing-monarch-butterfly-global-stories-and-local-monitoring-efforts) - Join Andy Chapman and Harris Center ecologist Karen Seaver to explore the fascinating life and migration of the monarch butterfly, including ways you can get involved in local monarch monitoring.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-mar-2023) - Meet fungi fanatic John Benjamin for an early spring wander in search of mushrooms, slime molds, and lichens. Come discover which mushrooms are out and about as winter turns to spring!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Dublin Rotary Park Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-dublin-rotary-park-trail-dec-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and parent educators from The River Center for a wild ramble with other families interested in being outside.
- [Nature on Tap: Santa’s Magic Mushroom – A Look at the Role of the Fly Agaric Mushroom in the Mythology of Santa](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-santas-magic-mushroom-a-look-at-the-role-of-the-fly-agaric-mushroom-in-the-mythology-of-santa) - You’ll look at Santa in a whole new light after Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol reveals the fascinating link between the divine soma mushroom and the origins of Jolly Old Saint Nick.
- [Book Launch: "Covered Bridges of New Hampshire"](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-covered-bridges-of-new-hampshire) - Join Hancock author Kim Varney Chandler for the launch of her book, "Covered Bridges of New Hampshire." There are over 60 authentic covered bridges in New Hampshire, 46 of which are more than a century old. Come hear some of their stories!
- [The Secret Lives of Bees](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-secret-lives-of-bees) - Join bee expert Nick Dorian for an introduction to the wild bees of New England, which come in every size, shape, and color you can imagine — and live all around us, hiding in plain sight.
- [Monadnock Region Natural History Conference](https://harriscenter.org/events/monadnock-region-natural-history-conference-2022) - This full-day conference will feature presentations on a diversity of natural history topics, from wildlife to Mount Monadnock to accessibility in the outdoors.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Finding the Mother Tree – Reading Suzanne Simard’s Masterpiece of Science and Memoir](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-finding-the-mother-tree-reading-suzanne-simards-masterpiece-of-science-and-memoir-2/2022-10-21) - Join Matthew Myer Boulton for a three-part walk through Suzanne Simard’s acclaimed book, "Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest."
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Finding the Mother Tree – Reading Suzanne Simard’s Masterpiece of Science and Memoir](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-finding-the-mother-tree-reading-suzanne-simards-masterpiece-of-science-and-memoir-2/2022-10-28) - Join Matthew Myer Boulton for a three-part walk through Suzanne Simard’s acclaimed book, "Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest."
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Finding the Mother Tree – Reading Suzanne Simard’s Masterpiece of Science and Memoir](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-finding-the-mother-tree-reading-suzanne-simards-masterpiece-of-science-and-memoir-2/2022-11-04) - Join Matthew Myer Boulton for a three-part walk through Suzanne Simard’s acclaimed book, "Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest."
- [Hike-a-thon: Big Boulders or Bust](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-a-thon-big-boulders-or-bust) - Join Harris Center naturalists Karen Rent and Jenna Spear for an adventure-filled hike to one of our favorite places: the Big Boulders. Perfect for families with elementary-aged children and older.
- [Annual Meeting 2022](https://harriscenter.org/events/annual-meeting-2022) - Join Harris Center staff, trustees, and friends for highlights from the past year, special recognitions, entertaining short videos, and more.
- [Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration](https://harriscenter.org/events/saw-whet-owl-banding-demonstration) - Join biologists Chris Volonte and Hillary Siener to learn what Northern Saw-whet Owl banding efforts are revealing about this diminutive bird of prey and to see a demonstration of the banding process.
- ["Our Better Nature" Biodiversity Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/our-better-nature-biodiversity-walk) - Join conservation ecologist Steven Lamonde for a ramble around the Harris Center grounds in search of local biodiversity. Together, we'll see what species are making their home here, and what we can learn from them.
- [Book Launch: "Our Better Nature: Hopeful Excursions in Saving Biodiversity"](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-our-better-nature-hopeful-excursions-in-saving-biodiversity) - A collaboration among New England conservationists, "Our Better Nature" offers stories of creative citizens whose successes with protecting and restoring nature are examples we can apply anywhere.
- [Birding for All: World Migratory Bird Day Big Sit at Pack Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-world-migratory-bird-day-big-sit-at-pack-monadnock-oct-22) - Join Harris Center raptor biologist Levi Burford and volunteers to tally all bird species observed in a single day from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory in Peterborough.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at McCabe Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-mccabe-forest-sept-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and parent educators from The Grapevine for a wild ramble in search of signs of fall.
- [The New England Flying Squirrel Network: A Citizen Science Nest Box Project](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-new-england-flying-squirrel-network-a-citizen-science-nest-box-project) - Join UNH graduate student C.J. Wong for an introduction to her research on these rarely-seen nocturnal squirrels — and to learn how you can participate in a community science project tracking their success in New England.
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at the Distant Hill Nature Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-birding-outing-at-the-distant-hill-nature-trail) - Join naturalists Steven Lamonde, Brett Amy Thelen, and Michael Nerrie for a morning of birding along the Distant Hill Nature Trail, a wheelchair-accessible hard-packed gravel trail.
- [POP-UP EVENT: Raptor Release at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory](https://harriscenter.org/events/raptor-release-2022) - Join the Harris Center and Wings of the Dawn for a special event: the release of rehabilitated raptors back to the wild. Come be part of the excitement as these raptors get a second chance at freedom! 
- [Wetland Shrub Identification Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/wetland-shrub-identification-walk-sept-2022) - Join Mike Gagnon and Matt Tarr of UNH Extension for a relaxed ramble focused on wetland shrub identification. We'll examine branching patterns, leaf shape and structure, and more.
- [Family Hawk Watch](https://harriscenter.org/events/family-hawk-watch) - Want to see the "Greatest Show Above Earth"? Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for this morning of hawkwatching at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory!
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-3) - Join John Benjamin and George Caughey for a mushroom meander around the Harris Center grounds. Discover the fascinating world of fungi and slime molds, learn how to recognize common species, and more.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-oct-2022/2022-10-25) - Join Harris Center naturalists Ben King, Karen Rent, and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this fall. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher!
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-oct-2022/2022-10-18) - Join Harris Center naturalists Ben King, Karen Rent, and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this fall. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher!
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-oct-2022/2022-10-04) - Join Harris Center naturalists Ben King, Karen Rent, and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this fall. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher!
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-oct-2022/2022-10-11) - Join Harris Center naturalists Ben King, Karen Rent, and Susie Spikol to let your wild side out this fall. Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher!
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Red-backed Salamander Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-red-backed-salamander-survey-sept-2022) - Calling all kids ages 9 through 18 who care about wildlife! Try your hand at field research by joining the Harris Center for an afternoon of salamander counting.
- [Surveying for Salamanders](https://harriscenter.org/events/surveying-for-salamanders-2022) - Join ecologists Brett Amy Thelen and Karen Seaver for an afternoon of salamander monitoring at the Harris Center’s long-term study plots — part of SPARCnet, a national research effort aimed at understanding the effects of climate change on red-backed salamanders.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: eBird – What It Is, How to Use It, and Why It’s Important](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-ebird-what-it-is-how-to-use-it-and-why-its-important/2022-09-28) - In this five-part class with ecologist, birder, and eBird expert Steven Lamonde, you'll learn how to record and share bird observations via eBird, explore active bird conservation initiatives in New Hampshire, and more.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: eBird – What It Is, How to Use It, and Why It’s Important](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-ebird-what-it-is-how-to-use-it-and-why-its-important/2022-10-05) - In this five-part class with ecologist, birder, and eBird expert Steven Lamonde, you'll learn how to record and share bird observations via eBird, explore active bird conservation initiatives in New Hampshire, and more.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: eBird – What It Is, How to Use It, and Why It’s Important](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-ebird-what-it-is-how-to-use-it-and-why-its-important/2022-09-21) - In this five-part class with ecologist, birder, and eBird expert Steven Lamonde, you'll learn how to record and share bird observations via eBird, explore active bird conservation initiatives in New Hampshire, and more.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: eBird – What It Is, How to Use It, and Why It’s Important](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-ebird-what-it-is-how-to-use-it-and-why-its-important/2022-09-14) - In this five-part class with ecologist, birder, and eBird expert Steven Lamonde, you'll learn how to record and share bird observations via eBird, explore active bird conservation initiatives in New Hampshire, and more.
- ["The Animal Adventurer’s Guide" and the Importance of Everyday Wild Animals](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-animal-adventurers-guide-and-the-importance-of-everyday-wild-animals) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol as she discusses her non-fiction children’s book, "The Animal Adventurer’s Guide: How to Prowl for Owls, Make Snail Slime, and Catch a Frog Bare-Handed."
- [Hike-a-thon: Leaf Peeping Along the Hiroshi Loop Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-a-thon-leaf-peeping-along-the-hiroshi-loop-trail) - Join Harris Center ecologist Karen Seaver and other nature lovers for a foliage-focused, 1.9-mile hike along the relatively flat terrain of the Hiroshi Loop Trail.
- [Hike-a-thon: Hiking the Thumb-Skatutakee Loop](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-a-thon-hiking-the-thumb-skatutakee-loop) - Join Eric Masterson for a moderately strenuous, 4.5-mile loop hike from the Harris Center to the top of Thumb Mountain to the Skatutakee Mountain summit and back.
- [Hike-a-thon: Critter Carvings & Jack’s Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-a-thon-critter-carvings-jacks-pond) - Join Harris Center Director Jeremy Wilson for a relaxed, 1.8-mile roundtrip hike up the Harriskat and Thumbs Down Trails to Jack’s Pond and back.
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2022/2022-09-25) - Make a difference for our local rivers during the Connecticut River Conservancy’s 26th Annual Source to Sea Cleanup! In the Monadnock Region, we’ll focus our efforts on the Ashuelot River in Keene, Swanzey, and Winchester.
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2022/2022-09-23) - Make a difference for our local rivers during the Connecticut River Conservancy’s 26th Annual Source to Sea Cleanup! In the Monadnock Region, we’ll focus our efforts on the Ashuelot River in Keene, Swanzey, and Winchester.
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2022/2022-09-24) - Make a difference for our local rivers during the Connecticut River Conservancy’s 26th Annual Source to Sea Cleanup! In the Monadnock Region, we’ll focus our efforts on the Ashuelot River in Keene, Swanzey, and Winchester.
- [Last Day of Art Exhibit: Biodiversity in Photographs by Sean Beckett](https://harriscenter.org/events/last-day-biodiversity-in-photographs-by-sean-beckett) - An ode to the biodiversity of our shared landscapes, each photo represents an encounter with a stunning animal or wild place and an experience that may move us toward environmental responsibility.
- [Last Day of Art Exhibit: Transitions](https://harriscenter.org/events/last-day-transitions-photographs-by-stephen-gehlbach) - The images in this exhibition by local photographer Stephen Gehlbach employ color, texture, and form to explore the idea of seasonal change.
- [First Day of Art Exhibit: Biodiversity in Photographs by Sean Beckett](https://harriscenter.org/events/art-exhibit-biodiversity-in-photographs-by-sean-beckett) - An ode to the biodiversity of our shared landscapes, each photo represents an encounter with a stunning animal or wild place and an experience that may move us toward environmental responsibility.
- [POP-UP PROGRAM: Birding the Nighthawk Migration in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-the-nighthawk-migration-keene-2022) - The fall nighthawk migration is now underway! Join nighthawk enthusiasts Cliff Seifer and Brett Amy Thelen to search for the spectacle from a great vantage point in Keene.
- [Hancock BioBlitz: iNaturalist Field Training and BioBlitz](https://harriscenter.org/events/hancock-bioblitz-field-training) - 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.
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Survey at Moose Brook](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-aquatic-macroinvertebrates) - Calling all kids ages 9 through 18 who care about wildlife! Try your hand at field research by joining Harris Center naturalists to survey Moose Brook for water scorpions, predaceous diving beetles, water pennies, and more. Discover what creatures like stonefly, dragonfly, and mayfly nymphs can tell us about the water quality of the brook.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Robin Hood Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-sept-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Ben King in Robin Hood Park for a pint-sized adventure in the wilds of Keene. A perfect hike for little legs!
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-oct-2022) - Join John Benjamin and George Caughey for a mushroom meander around the Harris Center grounds. Discover the fascinating world of fungi and slime molds, learn how to recognize common species, and more.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-nov-2022) - Join the ultimate “fun guys” John Benjamin and George Caughey for a mushroom meander around the Harris Center grounds. Discover the fascinating world of fungi and slime molds, learn how to recognize common species, and more.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-dec-2022) - Join the ultimate “fun guys” John Benjamin and George Caughey for a mushroom meander through the Friedsam Town Forest. Discover the fascinating world of fungi and slime molds, learn how to recognize common species, and more.
- [Trail Games at Children's Woods](https://harriscenter.org/events/trail-games-at-childrens-woods) - Use your eagle eyes, owl ears, and chipmunk reflexes during this fun afternoon of trail games with naturalist Jaime Hutchinson.
- [Monarch Butterfly Tagging](https://harriscenter.org/events/monarch-butterfly-tagging) - Every fall, monarch butterflies undertake a spectacular, 3,000-mile migration from New England to central Mexico. Here’s a chance to marvel at this far-ranging species up close and contribute to an understanding of their impressive annual migration!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Goose Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-oct-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Ben King for a pint-sized adventure in the wilds of Keene. A perfect hike for little legs!
- [LGBTQ+ Community Hike Along the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-hike-along-the-monadnock-sunapee-greenway-trail) - Join Dee Denehy (she, her), Richard Doherty (he, him), and Hunter Kirschner (he, him) for an LGBTQ+ hike along the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail in Stoddard and Nelson.
- [Conservation Around the Globe](https://harriscenter.org/events/conservation-around-the-globe-2022) - Join the Executive Director of the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund (KACF) for an introduction to KACF's wildlife conservation efforts and to learn about opportunities for travelers to make conservation connections well beyond our borders.
- [Upland Traverse at MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/upland-traverse-at-macdowell-lake) - Join forester and nature enthusiast Swift Corwin for an upland exploration of the land surrounding MacDowell Lake in Peterborough.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Hiroshi Land](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-hiroshi-land-oct-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and parent educators from The River Center for a wild ramble in search of signs of fall.
- [Chipmunks, Squirrels, and Mice, Oh My!](https://harriscenter.org/events/chipmunks-squirrels-and-mice-oh-my) - Scurry into the world of New Hampshire’s small mammals with Harris Center naturalist Ben King! A great program for preschoolers and early elementary-aged children and their families.
- [Hiking the Deering Sanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-deering-sanctuary) - Join Dave Butler for a 2.5-mile hiking tour of NH Audubon’s Deering Sanctuary, where we’ll take in the fall color as we traverse gently rolling terrain.
- [Nature on Tap: Tiny Terrors](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-tiny-terrors-2) - Join a team of Harris Center naturalists as they share true tales of cannibalism, zombification, kleptomania, envenomation, and other dark doings by pint-sized wildlife – just in time for Halloween!
- [Fall Waterfowl Safari](https://harriscenter.org/events/fall-waterfowl-safari) - Join Phil Brown and other duck enthusiasts as we caravan to multiple waterbodies in search of migratory waterfowl and other late fall migrants.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Ashuelot River Park](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-nov-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Ben King for a pint-sized adventure in the wilds of Keene. A perfect hike for little legs!
- ["For the Earth" Mini Film Festival](https://harriscenter.org/events/for-the-earth-mini-film-festival) - Join us for an evening of locally-produced short films that celebrate the natural world, people who have a passion for nature and animals, and the Monadnock Region.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Bruce Edes Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-buce-edes-trail-nov-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and parent educators from The Grapevine for a wild ramble in search of signs of fall.
- [Paddle on the North Branch of the Contoocook](https://harriscenter.org/events/paddle-on-the-north-branch-of-the-contoocook) - Join Kathy Schillemat and other nature enthusiasts for a morning paddle down the North Branch of the Contoocook River in Stoddard. This section of river is surrounded by conserved land, so the wildlife watching should be excellent!
- [Migratory Raptors of Pack Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/events/migratory-raptors-of-pack-monadnock) - Join Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown for a look at the upcoming hawk migration spectacle that can be viewed from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory in Peterborough. You’ll be well prepared for peak migration after this evening of stories and stunning raptor images!
- [Tracking Broad-winged Hawks from New Hampshire to the Tropics](https://harriscenter.org/events/tracking-broad-winged-hawks-from-new-hampshire-to-the-tropics) - Join Hawk Mountain research biologist Rebecca McCabe for an update on what we're learning about one of our region’s most iconic raptor species: the Broad-winged Hawk.
- [Ask a Naturalist: Autumn Edition](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-autumn-2022) - 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.
- [Leave the Leaves](https://harriscenter.org/events/leave-the-leaves) - Learn the benefits of keeping your fall leaves and discover easy ways to turn leaves into compost or mulch with regenerative landscape designer Michele Chalice.
- [Art Opening: Transitions — Photographs by Stephen Gehlbach](https://harriscenter.org/events/art-opening-transitions-photographs-by-stephen-gehlbach) - The images in this exhibition by local photographer Stephen Gehlbach employ color, texture, and form to explore the idea of seasonal change.
- [Golden Hour Paddle at Center Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/golden-hour-paddle-at-center-pond) - Join Brett Amy Thelen and Jeremy Wilson for a leisurely evening paddle around Center Pond, where we’ll listen for loons, look for beavers, and learn about the curious connection between the Currier Museum of Art and the conservation of this Nelson town gem.
- [Nature on Tap: Stories from the Woods](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-stories-from-the-woods) - Join UNH Cooperative Extension forester Steve Roberge for a happy hour filled with tales from his work in the woods. Drinks on you, stories on us!
- [Monitoring for Monarchs](https://harriscenter.org/events/monitoring-for-monarchs-2022) - Join Harris Center ecologists to survey for monarch eggs, caterpillars, and butterflies in a Harris Center-conserved milkweed patch in Peterborough. No experience necessary!
- [Insect Safari & Bug Bonanza](https://harriscenter.org/events/insect-safari-bug-bonanza) - Join naturalist Susie Spikol for a morning meadow adventure in search of crickets, leafhoppers, butterflies, grasshoppers, and more. A great way for families with elementary-age children to learn about the wild world of arthropods.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at Casalis State Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-july-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a wild ramble in search of summer birds, wildflowers, salamanders, and other amazing finds. A perfect hike for little legs!
- [Wetland Shrub Identification Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/wetland-shrub-identification-walk) - Join Mike Gagnon and Matt Tarr of UNH Extension for a relaxed ramble focused on wetland shrub identification. We'll examine branching patterns, leaf shape and structure, flowers, fruits, and more.
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at the Tenant Swamp Boardwalk](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-birding-outing-at-the-tenant-swamp-boardwalk) - Join naturalists Phil Brown and Susie Spikol for a birding outing at the Tenant Swamp Boardwalk in Keene, where gently curving paths and a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk traverse an ecologically and culturally rich woodland.
- [Birding for All: Birding the Nighthawk Migration](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-nighthawk-migration-2022) - The "fall" nighthawk migration is at its peak in late August. Join avid birder Phil Brown and nighthawk enthusiast Brett Amy Thelen to search for the spectacle from a wheelchair-accessible site along the Contoocook River in Peterborough.
- [The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-hawks-way-encounters-with-fierce-beauty) - Join author Sy Montgomery and wildlife photographer Tianne Strombeck as they discuss their latest collaboration, "The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty" — currently #1 on the New England Independent Booksellers bestseller list!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Jaquith Rail Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-june-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol on a late spring romp in search of butterflies, brand new leaves, singing birds, and blue skies. A great chance to meet other families who enjoy spending time outside.
- [What Research Into River Otters Reveals About Their Lives](https://harriscenter.org/events/what-river-otter-research-reveals-about-their-lives) - Join wildlife biologist Mike Bottini as he shares his latest research on the resurgence of river otters on Long Island, New York.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Musical Hiking on the Hiroshi Loop Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-musical-hiking-on-the-hiroshi-loop-trail)
- [Pollinator Palooza!](https://harriscenter.org/events/pollinator-palooza) - Join the Harris Center and many other organizations for an afternoon of learning and celebration for National Pollinator Week! Activities will include: a pollinator scavenger hunt, creating your own bee box, painting your own pot for a native plant, and more.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Talking with Birds — Understanding the Language of Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-bird-language-study-group/2022-08-10) - Birds 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-bird-language-study-group/2022-07-27) - Birds 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](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-bird-language-study-group/2022-08-03) - Birds 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: True Nature Yoga](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-true-nature-yoga/2022-08-24) - Immerse yourself in the sounds, scents, and sensations of five summer evenings as we explore nature within and around us through yoga. Embody bird flight, insect hum, and the rootedness of trees. Variations will be offered to suit beginners and seasoned yogis alike. 
- [Environmental Studies Institute: True Nature Yoga](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-true-nature-yoga/2022-08-31) - Immerse yourself in the sounds, scents, and sensations of five summer evenings as we explore nature within and around us through yoga. Embody bird flight, insect hum, and the rootedness of trees. Variations will be offered to suit beginners and seasoned yogis alike. 
- [Environmental Studies Institute: True Nature Yoga](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-true-nature-yoga/2022-08-10) - Immerse yourself in the sounds, scents, and sensations of five summer evenings as we explore nature within and around us through yoga. Embody bird flight, insect hum, and the rootedness of trees. Variations will be offered to suit beginners and seasoned yogis alike. 
- [Environmental Studies Institute: True Nature Yoga](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-true-nature-yoga/2022-08-17) - Immerse yourself in the sounds, scents, and sensations of five summer evenings as we explore nature within and around us through yoga. Embody bird flight, insect hum, and the rootedness of trees. Variations will be offered to suit beginners and seasoned yogis alike. 
- [Environmental Studies Institute: True Nature Yoga](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-true-nature-yoga/2022-08-03) - Immerse yourself in the sounds, scents, and sensations of five summer evenings as we explore nature within and around us through yoga. Embody bird flight, insect hum, and the rootedness of trees. Variations will be offered to suit beginners and seasoned yogis alike. 
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Fantastic Ferns of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/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.
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Monarchs & Milkweed Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-monarchs-milkweed) - Calling all kids ages 9 through 18 who care about wildlife! Try your hand at field research by joining the Harris Center for a morning of counting monarch caterpillars, eggs, and butterflies. If you like treasure hunts and have a sharp eye for finding things, this outing is for you.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-august-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for a wild ramble in search of summer birds, wildflowers, salamanders, and other amazing finds. A perfect hike for little legs!
- [Hancock BioBlitz: Online Information Session](https://harriscenter.org/events/hancock-bioblitz-online-information-session) - 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 a virtual introduction to iNaturalist and this BioBlitz effort.
- [Shorebirding at Howe Reservoir](https://harriscenter.org/events/shorebirding-at-howe-reservoir) - Join Eric Masterson for a birding outing at Howe Reservoir, which has been drained to facilitate repairs to the dam — creating an attractive inland stopover site for migrating shorebirds.
- [Exploring the Willard Pond Brook Land](https://harriscenter.org/events/exploring-the-willard-pond-brook-land) - Join Eric Masterson, Jeremy Wilson, and Anitra Sorensen for a 1.5-mile roundtrip exploration of the Harris Center's newest conservation property, a 74-acre preserve in Hancock and Antrim.
- [Snake Search](https://harriscenter.org/events/snake-search) - Join Matt Patterson and Susie Spikol for an afternoon snake search along the Harris Center grounds. Find out if any snakes have moved into the Harris Center’s snake hotels, hunt for snakeskin, and discover the incredible natural history of these slithery reptiles.
- [Sunset Paddle on Norway Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/sunset-paddle-on-norway-pond) - Join Phil Brown and other naturalists for an evening paddle across Norway Pond to a wetland rich with birds and turtles.
- [Special Event for Harris Center Supporters: Brunch & Butterflies (& Caterpillars Too!)](https://harriscenter.org/events/special-event-for-harris-center-supporters-brunch-butterflies-caterpillars-too) - Join us for a special morning with Sam Jaffe of The Caterpillar Lab — including live caterpillars! This special event is offered by invitation only to Harris Center supporters.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Hike and Blueberry Picking on Pitcher Mountain](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-hike-pitcher-mountain) - Join Dee Denehy (she, her), Richard Doherty (he, him), and Hunter Kirschner (he, him) for an LGBTQ+ hike and blueberry picking on Pitcher Mountain, with panoramic views.
- [Last Day of Art Exhibit: Plein Air with a Flair](https://harriscenter.org/events/plein-air-with-a-flair-last-day) - This group art show features works created "en plein air" along the Harris Center grounds by artists from the New Hampshire Chapter of Women’s Caucus for Art.
- [Art Opening: Plein Air with a Flair](https://harriscenter.org/events/art-opening-plein-air-with-a-flair) - View the works created by artists from the Women’s Caucus for Art on the Harris Center grounds earlier in the summer! The opening reception will also feature a talk by art historian Kimberly Olmstead titled, “Women in Art: A History of Plein Air Painting and Conservation.” 
- [Plein Air with A Flair: Women’s Caucus for Art Paint Day](https://harriscenter.org/events/plein-air-with-a-flair-womens-caucus-for-art-paint-day) - Wander along the Harris Center grounds to observe artists from the New Hampshire Chapter of Women’s Caucus for Art creating "plein air" works.
- [Bobolinks: Grassland Ambassadors](https://harriscenter.org/events/bobolinks-grassland-ambassadors) - Join Dr. Amber Roth of the University of Maine on a migratory journey with bobolinks from their breeding grounds in the northeastern United States to their overwintering habitat in central South America.
- [Ask a Naturalist: Summer Edition](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-summer-2022) - 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.
- [iNaturalist for Beginners: Spring Edition](https://harriscenter.org/events/inaturalist-for-beginners-spring-edition) - Join ecologist Steven Lamonde for an introduction to iNaturalist, an online community science platform for documenting biodiversity. Discover how you can make important contributions to science while learning to identify your wild finds!
- [What Can Woodcock Teach Us About Bird Migration?](https://harriscenter.org/events/what-can-woodcock-teach-us-about-bird-migration) - Join wildlife biologist Liam Berigan as he shares some surprising observations from the first four years of an international woodcock monitoring project, and examines their implications for migratory bird conservation.
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: Red-backed Salamander Survey](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-red-backed-salamander-survey) - Calling all kids ages 9 through 18 who care about wildlife! Try your hand at field research by joining the Harris Center for an afternoon of salamander counting.
- [Kids Count for Wildlife: NH Bat Counts](https://harriscenter.org/events/kids-count-for-wildlife-bat-counts) - Calling all kids ages 9 through 18 who care about wildlife! Try your hand at field research by joining the Harris Center for an evening of bat counting. You’ll need sharp eyes, fast reflexes, and a healthy sense of nighttime adventure. 
- [Vernal Pool Exploration for Families at Distant Hill Gardens](https://harriscenter.org/events/vernal-pool-exploration-for-families-at-distant-hill-gardens) - Spend the afternoon searching for amphibian eggs and other critters in the beautiful vernal pools along the Distant Hill Nature Trail, an accessible trail with gentle slopes.
- [Art Opening: Into the Wild – New Paintings by Rosemary Conroy](https://harriscenter.org/events/art-opening-rosemary-conroy) - This show by contemporary wildlife artist Rosemary Conroy celebrates the beauty, wonder, and mystery of wild birds.
- [Kestrel Nest Monitoring Training: Part I (Virtual)](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrel-nest-monitoring-training-part-i-virtual) - The Harris Center is launching a new Kestrel monitoring initiative. Join us for this online introduction to Kestrel life history, and learn how to help with the exciting early stages of this new project!
- [Kestrel Nest Monitoring Training: Part I (Virtual)](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrel-nest-monitoring-training-part-i-virtual-new-date)
- [Kestrel Nest Monitoring Training: Part II (Field)](https://harriscenter.org/events/kestrel-nest-monitoring-training-part-ii-field) - The Harris Center is launching a new Kestrel monitoring initiative. Join us for a morning in the field, where you'll learn how to help with the exciting early stages of this new project!
- [Secrets from the Deep Dark Below: Pop Goes the Weasel](https://harriscenter.org/events/secrets-from-the-deep-dark-below-pop-goes-the-weasel) - Join naturalist and weasel admirer Susie Spikol for a look at the feisty weasels of New Hampshire.
- [Ashuelot River Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/ashuelot-river-water-quality-monitoring-volunteer-training-2022) - Join ARLAC for their 22nd season of water quality monitoring on the Ashuelot River!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at McCabe Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-april-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol on a springtime romp in search of butterflies, singing birds, and blue skies. A great chance to meet other families who enjoy spending time outside.
- [Sunset Stroll & Woodcock Wander](https://harriscenter.org/events/sunset-stroll-woodcock-wander)
- [Art Opening: Allegory in Light - Photographs by Laurie McGowan](https://harriscenter.org/events/art-opening-allegory-in-light-photographs-by-laurie-mcgowan) - This exhibit by photographer Laurie McGowan celebrates trees and the interplay between nature and light. Falling shadows, beams of light, bark patterns — none of it escapes her eye.
- [Pratt Pond Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/pratt-pond-hike) - Join Miki Clements-Collier and Denny Wheeler for a 3.3-mile roundtrip hike on the trails around scenic Pratt Pond in Mason.
- [Following in the Footsteps of John Kulish to Bacon Ledges and Trout Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/following-in-the-footsteps-of-john-kulish-to-bacon-ledges-and-trout-pond) - Join Stan Smith and Vic Starzynski for a 5-mile hike on trails to Bacon Ledges and Trout Pond, through land conserved by the Forest Society.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-community-hike-at-the-horatio-colony-nature-preserve) - Join Dee Denehy (she, her), Richard Doherty (he, him), and Hunter Kirschner (he, him) for an LGBTQ+ hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve in Keene.
- [Professional Development Workshop for Teachers: Nature Observation Games](https://harriscenter.org/events/professional-development-workshop-for-teachers-nature-observation-games) - Pre-K through 4th Grade Teachers: join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Janet Altobello and Jenna Spear for a Play, Make, and Take Workshop: Experience the delight of playing games that sharpen your senses as you witness the arrival of spring Enjoy time with fun-loving peers to create your own set of games using raw materials and inspiration
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-april-2022) - Join mycophile John Benjamin to search the Harris Center woodlands for early spring fungi. From British soldiers to violet-toothed polypores and beyond, discover which members of this unique kingdom are hardy enough to fruit during the cruelest month!
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Building Community Around Climate Action](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-building-community-around-climate-action/2022-04-06) - In this four-part series with the Monadnock Sustainability Hub, learn about climate action, clean energy, and sustainability initiatives that are underway locally, and what more can be done.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Building Community Around Climate Action](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-building-community-around-climate-action/2022-03-23) - In this four-part series with the Monadnock Sustainability Hub, learn about climate action, clean energy, and sustainability initiatives that are underway locally, and what more can be done.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Building Community Around Climate Action](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-building-community-around-climate-action/2022-03-30) - In this four-part series with the Monadnock Sustainability Hub, learn about climate action, clean energy, and sustainability initiatives that are underway locally, and what more can be done.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Building Community Around Climate Action](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-building-community-around-climate-action/2022-03-16) - In this four-part series with the Monadnock Sustainability Hub, learn about climate action, clean energy, and sustainability initiatives that are underway locally, and what more can be done.
- [SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-butterfly-club/2022-03-09) - The SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club is taking its fledgling flight! Each month, we’ll learn to identify a dozen local butterfly species, in preparation for a community butterfly survey in the summer of 2022.
- [SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-butterfly-club/2022-04-13) - The SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club is taking its fledgling flight! Each month, we’ll learn to identify a dozen local butterfly species, in preparation for a community butterfly survey in the summer of 2022.
- [SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-butterfly-club/2022-01-12) - The SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club is taking its fledgling flight! Each month, we’ll learn to identify a dozen local butterfly species, in preparation for a community butterfly survey in the summer of 2022.
- [SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/supersanctuary-butterfly-club/2022-02-09) - The SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club is taking its fledgling flight! Each month, we’ll learn to identify a dozen local butterfly species, in preparation for a community butterfly survey in the summer of 2022.
- [An Evening with Squirrel Scientist Charlotte Devitz](https://harriscenter.org/events/an-evening-with-squirrel-scientist-charlotte-devitz)
- [On the Trail with Burdock the Porcupine](https://harriscenter.org/events/on-the-trail-with-burdock) - Join naturalist Patti Smith as she tells the story of orphaned Burdock, one of her favorite porcupine teachers.
- [Sunset Ramble for Families at the Fremont Field](https://harriscenter.org/events/sunset-ramble-for-families-at-the-fremont-field) - Come enjoy the sunset and spring unfolding at Fremont Field in Peterborough with Harris Center teacher-naturalist Janet Altobello. We’ll rove around fields, wetlands, and forest, observing changes in the land and air as the day turns to dusk.
- [Forests and Fire Management](https://harriscenter.org/events/forests-and-fire-management)
- [Vernal Pool Hike at the Horatio Colony Preserve](https://harriscenter.org/events/vernal-pool-hike-at-the-horatio-colony-preserve-2022) - Join Brett Amy Thelen for a hike to a hilltop vernal pool at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve, where we’ll explore the world of spring-breeding amphibians.
- [Managing Meadows for Wildlife](https://harriscenter.org/events/managing-meadows-for-wildlife) - Join ecologists Jeff Littleton and Steven Lamonde to explore techniques for managing meadows with wildlife in mind. We’ll discuss the importance of meadows for biodiversity, and share ideas for developing and maintaining habitat for birds, pollinators, and other wildlife.
- [Ask a Naturalist: Spring Edition](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-spring-2022) - 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.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Exquisite, Ephemeral World of Vernal Pools](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-exquisite-ephemeral-world-of-vernal-pools/2022-05-10) - Take a deep dive into the world of vernal pools in this five-part hybrid course with ecologists Brett Amy Thelen (Harris Center), Betsy Colburn (Harvard Forest), and Josh Megyesy (NH Fish and Game).
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Exquisite, Ephemeral World of Vernal Pools](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-exquisite-ephemeral-world-of-vernal-pools/2022-04-26) - Take a deep dive into the world of vernal pools in this five-part hybrid course with ecologists Brett Amy Thelen (Harris Center), Betsy Colburn (Harvard Forest), and Josh Megyesy (NH Fish and Game).
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Exquisite, Ephemeral World of Vernal Pools](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-exquisite-ephemeral-world-of-vernal-pools/2022-05-03) - Take a deep dive into the world of vernal pools in this five-part hybrid course with ecologists Brett Amy Thelen (Harris Center), Betsy Colburn (Harvard Forest), and Josh Megyesy (NH Fish and Game).
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Exquisite, Ephemeral World of Vernal Pools](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-exquisite-ephemeral-world-of-vernal-pools/2022-04-19) - Take a deep dive into the world of vernal pools in this five-part hybrid course with ecologists Brett Amy Thelen (Harris Center), Betsy Colburn (Harvard Forest), and Josh Megyesy (NH Fish and Game).
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Exquisite, Ephemeral World of Vernal Pools](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-exquisite-ephemeral-world-of-vernal-pools/2022-04-12) - Take a deep dive into the world of vernal pools in this five-part hybrid course with ecologists Brett Amy Thelen (Harris Center), Betsy Colburn (Harvard Forest), and Josh Megyesy (NH Fish and Game).
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-may-2022) - Join mycophile and Harris Center teacher-naturalist John Benjamin for a mushroom foray at Robin Hood Park in Keene. From polypores to puffballs and wolf’s milk slime to witches butter, get curious about this colossal kingdom!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Fremont Field](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-may-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol on a springtime romp in search of butterflies, brand new leaves, singing birds, and blue skies. A great chance to meet other families who enjoy spending time outside.
- [Native Wild Bees: Pollinator Superheroes](https://harriscenter.org/events/native-wild-bees-pollinator-superheroes) - Join pollinator gardener and wild bee enthusiast Francie Von Mertens for a talk on plant-pollinator connections, and what we can do in backyards and beyond to help wild native bees thrive.
- [Afterschool Program: Fort-a-Tude](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-program-fort-a-tude/2022-05-31) - Calling all adventurers with a heart for fort building! Join teacher-naturalist John Benjamin for three afternoons deep in the Harris Center woods, building your own woodland fort. Perfect for children in grades 2 through 4.
- [Afterschool Program: Fort-a-Tude](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-program-fort-a-tude/2022-05-17) - Calling all adventurers with a heart for fort building! Join teacher-naturalist John Benjamin for three afternoons deep in the Harris Center woods, building your own woodland fort. Perfect for children in grades 2 through 4.
- [Afterschool Program: Fort-a-Tude](https://harriscenter.org/events/afterschool-program-fort-a-tude/2022-05-24) - Calling all adventurers with a heart for fort building! Join teacher-naturalist John Benjamin for three afternoons deep in the Harris Center woods, building your own woodland fort. Perfect for children in grades 2 through 4.
- [Downtown Geology Walk in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/downtown-geology-walk-in-keene)
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-june-2022) - Join mycophile and teacher-naturalist John Benjamin for a fungal foray through Friedsam Town Forest, where we’ll seek out mushrumps, mycelium, and mycorhizal connections.
- [Hiking Little Mount Monadnock](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-little-mount-monadnock)
- [Truffles, Small Mammals, and Healthy Forests](https://harriscenter.org/events/truffles-small-mammals-and-healthy-forests) - Join UNH postdoctoral researcher Ryan Stephens to learn about his work on the fascinating connection between small mammals, underground fungi, and forest health, and discover how tiny mammal scat just might be an essential ingredient for forest regeneration.
- [Project Nighthawk Volunteer Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/project-nighthawk-volunteer-training-2022) - Join Becky Suomala and Brett Amy Thelen for an introduction to nighthawk identification and ecology, and to learn how to monitor this charismatic endangered species in Keene, Concord, and beyond.
- [Bird Identification, Ecology & Habitat Management at Stone Fence Farm](https://harriscenter.org/events/bird-identification-ecology-habitat-management-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.
- [LGBTQ+ Community Paddle on Nubanusit Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/lgbtq-paddle-nubanusit-lake-2022) - Join Dee Denehy (she, her), Richard Doherty (he, him), and Hunter Kirschner (he, him) for an LGBTQ+ paddle on Nubanusit Lake. After the paddle, we’ll also have access to a private area for swimming, relaxing, and fostering community.
- [Spring Tree Identification Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/spring-tree-identification-walk) - Join Mike Gagnon and Matt Tarr of UNH Extension for a relaxed ramble focused on tree and shrub identification.
- [Film Showing & Discussion: "Rearranging Skin"](https://harriscenter.org/events/film-showing-discussion-rearranging-skin) - Join us for a viewing party of the new short film, "Rearranging Skin: A Love Letter to the World" — a delightful ten-minute romp through the history and future of taxidermy for conservation’s sake.
- [Hike to Scenic Royalston Falls](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-to-scenic-royalston-falls) - Join Denny Wheeler and Brian Bishoff for an 4-mile roundtrip hike on gently rolling terrain to scenic Royalston Falls, just south of the Massachusetts border. Our route will wind through groves of rhododendron, which should be in bloom.
- [Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/birding-for-all-an-accessible-inclusive-birding-outing-at-macdowell-lake) - Join naturalists Phil Brown and Susie Spikol for a birding outing at MacDowell Lake in Peterborough, where we'll enjoy birds of both wetland and woodland. This event and successive "Birding for All" outings are designed with accessibility in mind. Beginning birders welcome!
- [iNaturalist Field Training & Mini BioBlitz](https://harriscenter.org/events/inaturalist-field-training-mini-bioblitz)
- [White Swamp via Canoe and Shoe](https://harriscenter.org/events/white-swamp-via-canoe-and-shoe) - Join Al Stoops for a paddle to scenic Spoonwood Pond, where we’ll beach the watercraft and head north on foot to explore White Swamp, the site of an old heron rookery.
- [Barberry Pulling Party at Bailey Brook](https://harriscenter.org/events/barberry-pulling-party-at-bailey-brook-2022) - Join the Nelson Conservation Commission for a morning of pulling invasive barberry along the Bailey Brook Trail. Many hands make light work — and, hopefully, more room for native plants to thrive!
- [Forestry and Birds Hike at Kensan-Devan Wildlife Sanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/events/forestry-and-birds-hike-at-kensan-devan-wildlife-sanctuary) - Learn how a working forest can benefit songbirds on this birding hike through the Kensan Devan Wildlife Sanctuary with Phil Brown, Steven Lamonde, and Marc Nutter.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-2/2022-04-11) - From birds and blooms to bugs and buds, find out what you can discover! Perfect for kids ages 6 through 12.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-2/2022-04-04) - From birds and blooms to bugs and buds, find out what you can discover! Perfect for kids ages 6 through 12.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-2/2022-03-28) - From birds and blooms to bugs and buds, find out what you can discover! Perfect for kids ages 6 through 12.
- [An Introduction to Identifying Birds by Sight and Sound: 12-Week Online & Field Course](https://harriscenter.org/events/an-introduction-to-identifying-birds-by-sight-and-sound-12-week-online-field-course) - Join biologist and avid birder Matt Tarr for an in-depth, 12-week course on identifying New Hampshire birds by sight and sound.
- [Wild Canines of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/wild-canines-of-new-hampshire) - Join naturalist Susie Spikol for an evening tour of New Hampshire's wild canines. Find out how to tell the difference between a red fox and a gray fox, when to listen and look for coyotes, and what happened to our once-common wolf population. Get your howl on, as every wild dog gets its day!
- [Full Moon Owl Prowl in Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/events/full-moon-owl-prowl-in-hancock) - Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol for an evening walk in search of Barred Owls. Adventure awaits when you go owling under a full moon!
- [Moonrise Ramble for Families](https://harriscenter.org/events/moonrise-ramble-for-families) - Enjoy the moonrise, sunset, and early signs of spring at Fremont Field in Peterborough with Harris Center teacher-naturalist Janet Altobello. We’ll rove around fields, wetlands, and forest, observing changes in the land and air as the day turns to dusk.
- [Full Moon Owl Prowl in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/full-moon-owl-prowl-in-keene) - Join Harris Center naturalist Jenna Spear for an evening walk in search of Barred Owls. Adventure awaits when you go owling under a full moon!
- [Hike to Stoddard Rocks](https://harriscenter.org/events/hike-to-stoddard-rocks) - Join Denny Wheeler and Brian Bishoff for a moderately strenuous, 5-mile hike on trails and woods roads to scenic Stoddard Rocks above Pioneer Lake.
- [Great Backyard Bird Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/great-backyard-bird-count) - Every February, people around the world count birds in their neighborhoods as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count. Join the fun by counting at the Harris Center bird feeders with avid birders Steven Lamonde and Eric Masterson. Beginning birders welcome!
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-feb-2022)
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-march-2022) - Calling all families with young children! Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol to wander trails, meadows, and the nooks and crannies of the Harris Center grounds in search of wild finds.
- [38th Annual Waterfowl Safari Along the Connecticut River](https://harriscenter.org/events/38th-annual-waterfowl-safari-along-the-connecticut-river) - The spring bird migration begins in March as waterfowl move north through along the Connecticut River. We’ll caravan to the best birding spots, with a little easy walking as needed, in hopes of seeing the spectacle.
- [An Evening with the Abenaki Trails Project](https://harriscenter.org/events/an-evening-with-the-abenaki-trails-project) - Join us for this special opportunity to learn about a new initiative highlighting the history of Indigenous people in Nd'akinna – and celebrating the ongoing vital presence of the Abenaki in New Hampshire.
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/february-vacation-camp-2022/2022-02-22) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/february-vacation-camp-2022/2022-02-23) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/events/february-vacation-camp-2022/2022-02-21) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists for three active days in the great outdoors! Bring your curiosity and sense of wonder as we explore our favorite trails, giant boulders, and secret dens.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: iNaturalist for Beginners](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-inaturalist-for-beginners/2022-02-24) - Join conservation biologist Steven Lamonde for an introduction to iNaturalist, an online community science platform for documenting biodiversity. Discover how you can make important contributions to science while learning to identify your wild finds!
- [Environmental Studies Institute: iNaturalist for Beginners](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-inaturalist-for-beginners/2022-03-03) - Join conservation biologist Steven Lamonde for an introduction to iNaturalist, an online community science platform for documenting biodiversity. Discover how you can make important contributions to science while learning to identify your wild finds!
- [Environmental Studies Institute: iNaturalist for Beginners](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-inaturalist-for-beginners/2022-02-10) - Join conservation biologist Steven Lamonde for an introduction to iNaturalist, an online community science platform for documenting biodiversity. Discover how you can make important contributions to science while learning to identify your wild finds!
- [Environmental Studies Institute: iNaturalist for Beginners](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-inaturalist-for-beginners/2022-02-17) - Join conservation biologist Steven Lamonde for an introduction to iNaturalist, an online community science platform for documenting biodiversity. Discover how you can make important contributions to science while learning to identify your wild finds!
- [Clean Energy Action in the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/events/clean-energy-action-in-the-monadnock-region) - Calling all New Hampshire-based climate advocates and energy enthusiasts! Learn about clean energy and sustainability programs taking place in the Monadnock Region and how you can get involved in climate work at the local and state levels.
- [Shattuck Winter Wander](https://harriscenter.org/events/shattuck-winter-wander) - Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Jaime Hutchinson and Karen Rent for a winter wander along the wild edges of the Shattuck golf course. We'll listen for winter birds, search for animal tracks and sign, and more.
- [Winter Outing to the Crotched Mountain Bowl](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-outing-to-the-crotched-mountain-bowl) - Join Dave Butler and Ben Haubrich for a moderately strenuous, 4-mile snowshoe hike or ski on the rolling terrain of Crotched Mountain.
- [The Science of Saw-whet Owls](https://harriscenter.org/events/the-science-of-saw-whet-owls) - Join Sean Beckett of the North Branch Nature Center— where researchers have captured and tagged over 600 migrating saw-whet owls in the last seven years — to discover what scientists are learning about the natural history and ecology of this adorable species.
- [Winter Snowshoe OUTing! at Kennedy Brook](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-snowshoe-outing-at-kennedy-brook) - Join Dee Denehy (she, her), Richard Doherty (he, him), and Hunter Kirschner (he, him) for a LGBTQ+ winter snowshoe along Kennedy Brook in Stoddard.
- [Wilderness Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/events/wilderness-survival-skills-for-middle-schoolers-2022) - Join Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin for a day of of outdoor adventure and survival skills practice, including hiking, fire making, shelter building, tracking, and more!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-toddlers-in-tow-feb-2022) - Calling all families with young children! Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol to wander trails, meadows, and the nooks and crannies of the Harris Center grounds in search of wild finds.
- [Birdability: Because Birding is for Everybody...and Every Body](https://harriscenter.org/events/birdability-because-birding-is-for-everybody-and-every-body) - Join Freya McGregor of Birdability — a new non-profit working to ensure that the birding community is welcoming, inclusive, safe, and accessible for people with mobility challenges and other disabilities — for a welcoming introduction to accessibility in the outdoors.
- [Raptors of the Monadnock Region: What We’re Learning](https://harriscenter.org/events/raptors-of-the-monadnock-region-what-were-learning) - Join Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory coordinator Phil Brown for an introduction to raptor research efforts in the Monadnock Region and beyond.
- [Winter Birds of the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-birds-of-the-monadnock-region) - Join conservation biologist and avid birder Steven Lamonde for a look at the birds found in the Monadnock Region during the coldest months of year. Find out how they survive winter’s grasp, and discover how you can help scientists learn more about our region’s bird populations.
- [48th Annual Christmas Bird Count for Hancock, Peterborough, and Surrounding Towns](https://harriscenter.org/events/48th-annual-christmas-bird-count-for-hancock-peterborough-and-surrounding-towns) - Begun locally in 1973, the Christmas Bird Count is the world’s oldest and largest biological survey and citizen science endeavor, with thousands of participants worldwide. No need to be an expert!
- [Winter Bird Feeding: Tips for Attracting Birds to Your Yard](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-bird-feeding-tips-for-attracting-birds-to-your-yard) - Join ecologist and avid birder Steven Lamonde for an engaging presentation on best practices for bird feeding. From seed and suet selection to feeder placement, find out how you can turn your backyard into a refuge for winter birds!
- [Women's Work: The Legacy of Women in America's Oldest Bird Conservation Organization](https://harriscenter.org/events/womens-work-the-legacy-of-women-in-americas-oldest-bird-conservation-organization) - Join Joan Walsh of Mass Audubon for a special Women's History Month talk on the enduring legacy of women in America's oldest bird conservation organization — from the founding mothers to modern-day scientists, activists, and educators.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-winter-2022/2022-01-24) - Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher on Monday afternoons with Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-winter-2022/2022-01-31) - Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher on Monday afternoons with Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-winter-2022/2022-02-14) - Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher on Monday afternoons with Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-winter-2022/2022-02-07) - Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Uncover your wonder, and let the natural world be your teacher on Monday afternoons with Harris Center naturalist John Benjamin.
- [Sharks of New England](https://harriscenter.org/events/sharks-of-new-england) - Join shark and ray researcher Julia Saltzman to learn about the wild sharks that grace the New England coastline.
- [New Hampshire’s Winter Fungi](https://harriscenter.org/events/new-hampshires-winter-fungi) - Join John Benjamin, Harris Center naturalist and leader of the popular Morel Quandary Club, for an exploration of the diversity and natural history of some of the more common fungi found in New Hampshire during the cold months.
- [LAB GIRLS: Think Wild & Choose Your Own Adventure](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-think-wild-choose-your-own-adventure/2022-03-23) - Find out what it’s like to be an Antarctic researcher, a salamander guardian, or a wildlife artist who swims with whales and follows bears! Sign up for all three, or come to just the ones that interest you the most.
- [LAB GIRLS: Think Wild & Choose Your Own Adventure](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-think-wild-choose-your-own-adventure/2022-01-13) - Find out what it’s like to be an Antarctic researcher, a salamander guardian, or a wildlife artist who swims with whales and follows bears! Sign up for all three, or come to just the ones that interest you the most.
- [LAB GIRLS: Think Wild & Choose Your Own Adventure](https://harriscenter.org/events/lab-girls-think-wild-choose-your-own-adventure/2022-02-02) - Find out what it’s like to be an Antarctic researcher, a salamander guardian, or a wildlife artist who swims with whales and follows bears! Sign up for all three, or come to just the ones that interest you the most.
- [Nature on Tap: Love, Sex, and Wow in the Animal World](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-love-sex-and-wow-in-the-animal-world-2)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-natural-history-of-deer-and-moose-in-new-hampshire/2022-02-01) - Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood for a four-week course on deer and moose ecology in the Granite State. We'll learn about seasonal behavior, habitat use, and population dynamics of these iconic species, and how to identify deer and moose sign in our local woods.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-natural-history-of-deer-and-moose-in-new-hampshire/2022-01-18) - Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood for a four-week course on deer and moose ecology in the Granite State. We'll learn about seasonal behavior, habitat use, and population dynamics of these iconic species, and how to identify deer and moose sign in our local woods.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-natural-history-of-deer-and-moose-in-new-hampshire/2022-01-25) - Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood for a four-week course on deer and moose ecology in the Granite State. We'll learn about seasonal behavior, habitat use, and population dynamics of these iconic species, and how to identify deer and moose sign in our local woods.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-natural-history-of-deer-and-moose-in-new-hampshire/2022-01-11) - Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood for a four-week course on deer and moose ecology in the Granite State. We'll learn about seasonal behavior, habitat use, and population dynamics of these iconic species, and how to identify deer and moose sign in our local woods.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Nature of Poetry](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-nature-of-poetry/2021-12-16) - Explore nature poetry classics from Blake to Oliver, Yeats to Levertov, Stevens to Kenyon – as well as some of the ways such poetry can transform our experiences of nature.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Nature of Poetry](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-nature-of-poetry/2021-12-02) - Explore nature poetry classics from Blake to Oliver, Yeats to Levertov, Stevens to Kenyon – as well as some of the ways such poetry can transform our experiences of nature.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Nature of Poetry](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-the-nature-of-poetry/2021-12-09) - Explore nature poetry classics from Blake to Oliver, Yeats to Levertov, Stevens to Kenyon – as well as some of the ways such poetry can transform our experiences of nature.
- [New Hampshire Master Gardener Training](https://harriscenter.org/events/new-hampshire-master-gardener-training) - Master Gardeners are trained volunteers who share their enthusiasm for gardening through projects such as teaching in school gardens and answering questions on the UNH Extension Infoline. To join their ranks, attend this 12-week training with UNH Extension staff and garden professionals. 
- [Winter Tree Identification Walk](https://harriscenter.org/events/winter-tree-identification-walk)
- [Partridge Woods Exploration](https://harriscenter.org/events/partridge-woods-exploration) - Join Kathy Schillemat and Ben Haubrich for a strenuous 6-mile hike through the trails of Partridge Woods, with views of Nelson village, Mount Monadnock, and Nubanusit Lake.
- [Salamander Crossing Brigade Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/events/salamander-crossing-brigade-workshop-2022) - Every year, the Harris Center trains community scientists to serve on Salamander Crossing Brigades at amphibian road crossings throughout the Monadnock Region. To join their ranks, attend this fun, information-packed volunteer training!
- [“State of Norway Pond” Address](https://harriscenter.org/events/state-of-norway-pond-address)
- [Ask a Naturalist: Winter Edition](https://harriscenter.org/events/ask-a-naturalist-winter-2022) - 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.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-nov-2021) - Join educator Liza Lowe for monthly family-friendly explorations in and around the green spaces of Keene. Tune into the changing seasons with your little ones, and enjoy the company of other families that like to be outside.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-dec-2021) - Join educator Liza Lowe for monthly family-friendly explorations in and around the green spaces of Keene. Tune into the changing seasons with your little ones, and enjoy the company of other families that like to be outside.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club-nov-2021) - Join the Morel Quandary Club to look for polypores, russulas, amanitas, and other fabulous fungi, while learning the key points to mushroom identification.
- [Pack Monadnock View Clearing Volunteer Workday](https://harriscenter.org/events/pack-monadnock-view-clearing-volunteer-workday) - Volunteers are needed to help maintain the view from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory observation platform!
- [Accessible Birding at MacDowell Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/accessible-birding-at-macdowell-lake) - Join Phil Brown and Brett Amy Thelen for an easygoing morning of birding at MacDowell Lake — a good spot and time of year for enjoying migrating waterfowl, hawks, and sparrows. Beginning birders welcome!
- [Annual Meeting](https://harriscenter.org/events/annual-meeting) - Save the date for the Harris Center’s 2021 Annual Meeting! Join Harris Center staff, trustees, and friends for highlights from the past year, special recognitions, and more.
- [Fall Insect Investigation](https://harriscenter.org/events/fall-insect-investigation) - Families with elementary age children: Are you curious about caterpillars? Do you like to catch crickets? Spend a morning with Harris Center teacher-naturalists searching for insects in Surry!
- [Bats of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/events/bats-of-new-hampshire) - Join Sandra Houghton and Haley Andreozzi, coordinators of the NH Bat Counts program, to learn about the natural history and conservation of bats in the Granite State. Let bats into your heart this Halloween season with this bat-tastic program!
- [Book Launch: "A Deep Presence" by Dr. Robert Goodby](https://harriscenter.org/events/book-launch-a-deep-presence-by-dr-robert-goodby) - Join archeologist Bob Goodby for the launch of his new book "A Deep Presence" — which draws on archaeology, written history, and the living traditions of today’s Abenaki people to tell the remarkable story of Native Americans in the Monadnock Region.
- [Accessible Birding at the Harris Center](https://harriscenter.org/events/accessible-birding-at-the-harris-center) - Join Harris Center Naturalist Emeritus Meade Cadot and longtime outing leader Ben Haubrich for a relaxed morning of birding on the Harris Center front deck, with great views of our bustling bird feeders. Beginning birders welcome!
- [Nevermore! The Stories of Crows and Ravens](https://harriscenter.org/events/nevermore-the-stories-of-crows-and-ravens)
- [All About Jack’s Pond: A History Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/all-about-jacks-pond-a-history-hike-october-2021)
- [Wetland Plants & Wildlife Walk at Norway Pond](https://harriscenter.org/events/wetland-plants-wildlife-walk-at-norway-pond) - Get to know the plants and wildlife found in and around Norway Pond during this walk with ecologists Jeff Littleton and Steven Lamonde. This event is part of the 2021 NH BioBlitz, a statewide project encouraging people to record species found on town-owned lands all over New Hampshire.
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2021/2021-09-25) - Make a difference for our local rivers during the Connecticut River Conservancy’s 25th Annual Source to Sea Cleanup! In the Monadnock Region, we’ll focus on Beaver Brook and the Ashuelot River in Keene and Swanzey.
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/events/source-to-sea-cleanup-2021/2021-09-24) - Make a difference for our local rivers during the Connecticut River Conservancy’s 25th Annual Source to Sea Cleanup! In the Monadnock Region, we’ll focus on Beaver Brook and the Ashuelot River in Keene and Swanzey.
- [Hiking the Calhoun Family Forest](https://harriscenter.org/events/hiking-the-calhoun-family-forest) - Join Swift Corwin for a moderately difficult, 3.5-mile hike on the Monadnock Conservancy’s Porcupine Falls Trail to a high point overlooking Bears Den Natural Area.
- [Fungi Foray with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/fungi-foray-with-the-morel-quandary-club-august-2021) - Join the Morel Quandary Club to search local fields and forests for all types of fungus. Our adventures will be no ordinary field trips!
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Seeing the Forest for the Trees](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees/2021-09-02) - Join Susie Spikol and Jeremy Wilson for an analytical look at forests and trees as social beings. A course for those of you who want to see the forest and the trees, and understand how they work together. 
- [All About Jack’s Pond: A History Hike](https://harriscenter.org/events/all-about-jacks-pond-a-history-hike) - Jack's Pond in Hancock is named after a once-enslaved African who gained his freedom and lived nearby in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Join us for a 1.75-mile roundtrip hike, where we'll learn about Jack's life, and how Black history that's been so long in the shadows is now coming to light.
- [Barberry Pulling Party at Bailey Brook](https://harriscenter.org/events/barberry-pulling-party-at-bailey-brook)
- [POP-UP PROGRAM: Birding the Nighthawk Migration in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/events/pop-up-program-birding-the-nighthawk-migration-peterborough-2021)
- [POP-UP PROGRAM: Birding the Nighthawk Migration in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/pop-up-program-birding-the-nighthawk-migration-keene-2021) - The fall nighthawk migration is now underway! Join nighthawk enthusiasts Cliff Seifer and Brett Amy Thelen to search for the spectacle from a great vantage point in Keene.
- [Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/mushroom-meander-with-the-morel-quandary-club) - Join the Morel Quandary Club to look for polypores, russulas, amanitas, and other fabulous fungi, while learning the key points to mushroom identification.
- [Jaquith Jaunt](https://harriscenter.org/events/jaquith-jaunt) - Join Brett Amy Thelen and Jeremy Wilson for an easy 3-mile roundtrip walk along the Jaquith Rail Trail, once the site of the Manchester & Keene rail line.
- [50th Anniversary Fund in Action](https://harriscenter.org/events/50th-anniversary-fund-in-action) - Learn about the projects our 50th Anniversary Fund has already helped launch — including cutting-edge migration research and a new book on the history of local Indigenous people. All donors to the 50th Fund are invited to attend this event and will receive an invitation in the mail. 
- [Hawk Talk: Fall Raptor Migration](https://harriscenter.org/events/hawk-talk-fall-raptor-migration) - Join Phil Brown for a look at the upcoming hawk migration season and the migration spectacle that can be viewed from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. You’ll be well prepared for peak migration after this evening of stories and stunning raptor images!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-todders-in-tow-in-peterborough-dec-2021) - Calling all families with young children! Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol on the second Tuesday of each month to wander trails and meadows in search of wild finds.
- [Nature on Tap: A Life with Raptors](https://harriscenter.org/events/nature-on-tap-a-life-with-raptors) - Join Chris Martin, raptor biologist and co-host of NHPR’s "Something Wild," for a happy hour talk on his adventures with birds of prey. Learn how he got his start, and hear him recount some of his most spectacular experiences and close calls. Drinks on you, stories on us!
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-oct-2021) - Join educator Liza Lowe for monthly family-friendly explorations in and around the green spaces of Keene. Tune into the changing seasons with your little ones, and enjoy the company of other families that like to be outside.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-keene-4) - Join educator Liza Lowe for monthly family-friendly explorations in and around the green spaces of Keene. Tune into the changing seasons with your little ones, and enjoy the company of other families that like to be outside.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-peterborough-2) - Families with young children: join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol on the second Tuesday of each month to wander trails and meadows in search of wild finds! This is a great opportunity to discover nearby nature, and to connect with other families who like to spend time outside.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-forest-bathing/2021-10-13) - Take a break from your desk and your busy world and let yourself find balance, inspiration, and relaxation through the practice of Forest Bathing. Reconnect with the natural world, and immerse yourself in the balm of nature.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-forest-bathing/2021-10-20) - Take a break from your desk and your busy world and let yourself find balance, inspiration, and relaxation through the practice of Forest Bathing. Reconnect with the natural world, and immerse yourself in the balm of nature.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-forest-bathing/2021-10-06) - Take a break from your desk and your busy world and let yourself find balance, inspiration, and relaxation through the practice of Forest Bathing. Reconnect with the natural world, and immerse yourself in the balm of nature.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature/2021-09-29) - Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Join Harris Center naturalists John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for four Wednesdays this fall to let your wild side out.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature/2021-10-06) - Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Join Harris Center naturalists John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for four Wednesdays this fall to let your wild side out.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature/2021-09-15) - Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Join Harris Center naturalists John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for four Wednesdays this fall to let your wild side out.
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/events/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature/2021-09-22) - Calling all animal allies, nature noticers, and outdoor explorers ages 6 through 12! Join Harris Center naturalists John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for four Wednesdays this fall to let your wild side out.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-exploring-the-geology-of-the-monadnock-region/2021-10-14) - Join Dr. Frederick Rogers to learn about minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic time, the forces that shape landscapes, and what these things can tell us about the history of the Monadnock Region.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-exploring-the-geology-of-the-monadnock-region/2021-10-07) - Join Dr. Frederick Rogers to learn about minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic time, the forces that shape landscapes, and what these things can tell us about the history of the Monadnock Region.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-exploring-the-geology-of-the-monadnock-region/2021-09-23) - Join Dr. Frederick Rogers to learn about minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic time, the forces that shape landscapes, and what these things can tell us about the history of the Monadnock Region.
- [Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/events/environmental-studies-institute-exploring-the-geology-of-the-monadnock-region/2021-09-30) - Join Dr. Frederick Rogers to learn about minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic time, the forces that shape landscapes, and what these things can tell us about the history of the Monadnock Region.
- [Post-Thanksgiving Hike around Otter Brook Lake](https://harriscenter.org/events/post-thanksgiving-hike-around-otter-brook-lake) - Burn off the turkey with Brian Bishoff and Denny Wheeler on this moderately easy, 3-mile hike around Otter Brook Lake.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Peterborough](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-peterborough-nov-2021) - Calling all families with young children! Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol on the second Tuesday of each month to wander trails and meadows in search of wild finds.
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow in Hancock](https://harriscenter.org/events/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-in-hancock-oct-2021) - Calling all families with young children! Join Harris Center naturalist and animal lover Susie Spikol on the second Tuesday of each month to wander trails and meadows in search of wild finds.
- [Conservation Around the Globe](https://harriscenter.org/events/conservation-around-the-globe) - Join Dave Johnson of the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund for an introduction to wildlife conservation efforts — and opportunities for travelers to make conservation connections — well beyond the borders of the Monadnock Region.
- [Easygoing Hike Along the Hiroshi Loop Trail](https://harriscenter.org/events/easygoing-hike-along-the-hiroshi-loop-trail) - Join Miki Clements-Collier for a moderately easy 2-mile hike along the Hiroshi Loop Trail, with great views over Dinsmore Pond to Skatutakee and Thumb Mountains.

## Series

- [Mushroom Meanders with the Morel Quandary Club](https://harriscenter.org/series/mushroom-meanders-with-the-morel-quandary-club)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club and LAB GIRLS+: Adventures in the Field](https://harriscenter.org/series/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-and-lab-girls-adventures-in-the-field)
- [The Kestrels Young Birders Club and LAB GIRLS+: Adventures in the Field](https://harriscenter.org/series/the-kestrels-young-birders-club-and-lab-girls-adventures-in-the-field-2)
- [Discover the Forest: A Nature Journaling Workshop Series](https://harriscenter.org/series/discover-the-forest-a-nature-journaling-workshop-series)
- [Discover the Forest: A Nature Journaling Workshop Series](https://harriscenter.org/series/discover-the-forest-a-nature-journaling-workshop-series-2)
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow - OLD](https://harriscenter.org/series/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow-2)
- [Native American Archaeology Field Camp for Adults](https://harriscenter.org/series/native-american-archaeology-field-camp-for-adults)
- [Yeti Club: Afterschool Wilderness Adventure for Middle Schoolers in Keene](https://harriscenter.org/series/yeti-club-afterschool-wilderness-adventure-for-middle-schoolers-in-keene)
- [Monadnock Gardening Weekend](https://harriscenter.org/series/monadnock-gardening-weekend)
- [Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow](https://harriscenter.org/series/babies-in-backpacks-and-toddlers-in-tow)
- [February Vacation Camp 2026](https://harriscenter.org/series/february-vacation-camp-2026)
- [Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-wild-at-home)
- [Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild In Keene](https://harriscenter.org/series/afterschool-club-lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-keene)
- [ESI Course: Intro to Spring Wildflowers](https://harriscenter.org/series/esi-course-intro-to-spring-wildflowers)
- [MicroExploring the SuperSanctuary: Mindful Meanders & Nature-based Practices](https://harriscenter.org/series/microexploring-the-supersanctuary-mindful-meanders-nature-based-practices)
- [Wilderness Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers 2026](https://harriscenter.org/series/wilderness-survival-skills-for-middle-schoolers-2026)
- [ESI Class: Winter Tracking & Sign](https://harriscenter.org/series/esi-class-winter-tracking-sign)
- [Winter Homeschool Program: Wild at Home](https://harriscenter.org/series/winter-homeschool-program-wild-at-home)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field](https://harriscenter.org/series/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-the-field-2)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments From the Wild & In the Field](https://harriscenter.org/series/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild-in-the-field)
- [ESI Course: Introduction to Mycology](https://harriscenter.org/series/esi-course-introduction-to-mycology)
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/series/source-to-sea-cleanup-2025)
- [ESI Course: Getting to Know the Goldenrods](https://harriscenter.org/series/esi-course-getting-to-know-the-goldenrods)
- [Wild STEM Scientists Investigate: Puke, Poop, and Slime!](https://harriscenter.org/series/wild-stem-scientists-investigate-puke-poop-and-slime)
- [SuperSanctuary BioBlitz](https://harriscenter.org/series/supersanctuary-bioblitz)
- [Entomology for Everyone](https://harriscenter.org/series/entomology-for-everyone)
- [Summer Camp](https://harriscenter.org/series/summer-camp)
- [Coffee with the Birds: Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring](https://harriscenter.org/series/coffee-with-the-birds-mindful-meanderings-through-micro-exploring)
- [Words for the Wild: An Earth Day Book Celebration](https://harriscenter.org/series/words-for-the-wild-an-earth-day-book-celebration)
- [Treekeepers Book Group](https://harriscenter.org/series/treekeepers-book-group)
- [Afterschool Club: LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild](https://harriscenter.org/series/afterschool-club-lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild)
- [Yeti Club: Afterschool Wilderness Adventure for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/series/yeti-club-afterschool-wilderness-adventure-for-middle-schoolers)
- [South Meadow School: Afterschool Yeti Club](https://harriscenter.org/series/south-meadow-school-afterschool-yeti-club)
- [The Acorn: A Kid's Nature-Inspired Newspaper](https://harriscenter.org/series/the-acorn-a-kids-nature-inspired-newspaper)
- [Wilderness Survival Skills for Middle Schoolers](https://harriscenter.org/series/wilderness-survival-skills-for-middle-schoolers)
- [Winter Camp](https://harriscenter.org/series/winter-camp)
- [Winter Camp](https://harriscenter.org/series/winter-camp-2)
- [Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History in the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-deep-presence)
- [Great Brook School: Afterschool Yeti Club](https://harriscenter.org/series/great-brook-school-afterschool-yeti-club)
- [Great Brook School: LAB GIRLS+ Afterschool Club](https://harriscenter.org/series/great-brook-school-lab-girls-afterschool-club)
- [South Meadow School: LAB GIRLS+ Afterschool Club](https://harriscenter.org/series/south-meadow-school-lab-girls-afterschool-club)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Natural History of Monadnock Region Trees](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-natural-history-of-monadnock-region-trees)
- [LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild](https://harriscenter.org/series/lab-girls-experiments-from-the-wild)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Wildlife Tracking & Sign](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-wildlife-tracking-sign)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing by Moonlight](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-forest-bathing-by-moonlight)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Photographing Dragonflies and Damselflies](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-photographing-dragonflies-and-damselflies)
- [Nature’s Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/series/natures-playground-play-group-2)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Wild Foraging](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-wild-foraging)
- [Transitions: A Nature Poetry Writing Workshop](https://harriscenter.org/series/transitions-a-nature-poetry-writing-workshop)
- [Coffee with the Birds](https://harriscenter.org/series/coffee-with-the-birds)
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/series/february-vacation-camp-3)
- [Nature’s Playground Play Group](https://harriscenter.org/series/natures-playground-play-group)
- [Book Group: Christian Cooper’s "Better Living Through Birding"](https://harriscenter.org/series/book-group-christian-coopers-better-living-through-birding)
- [Tracking Basics](https://harriscenter.org/series/tracking-basics)
- [Afterschool Program: Small Worlds and Wild Imaginations](https://harriscenter.org/series/afterschool-program-small-worlds-and-wild-imaginations)
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-8)
- [ESI – A Quiet Bower: What the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson Can Teach Us About Modern Conservation](https://harriscenter.org/series/esi-a-quiet-bower-what-the-life-and-writings-of-rachel-carson-can-teach-us-about-modern-conservation)
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-7)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Wild Flavors of August — Foraging with Fox Paw School](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-the-wild-flavors-of-august-foraging-with-fox-paw-school)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Localvore Experience — Farms, Food & Drinks](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-localvore-experience-farms-food-drinks)
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-6)
- [Book Group: "Diet for a Small Planet"](https://harriscenter.org/series/book-group-diet-for-a-small-planet)
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-5)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-the-natural-history-of-american-woodcock-and-ruffed-grouse-in-new-hampshire)
- [Afterschool Program: Nature Journaling and Winter Tracking](https://harriscenter.org/series/afterschool-program-nature-journaling-and-winter-tracking)
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/series/february-vacation-camp-2)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: "Beaverland" Book Group](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-beaverland-book-group)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Turkey Talk — The Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Wild Turkeys](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-turkey-talk-the-life-and-times-of-new-hampshires-wild-turkeys)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-cybertracker-track-sign-evaluations-2)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Finding the Mother Tree – Reading Suzanne Simard’s Masterpiece of Science and Memoir](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-finding-the-mother-tree-reading-suzanne-simards-masterpiece-of-science-and-memoir)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Exquisite, Ephemeral World of Vernal Pools](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-the-exquisite-ephemeral-world-of-vernal-pools)
- [Afterschool Program: Fort-a-Tude](https://harriscenter.org/series/afterschool-program-fort-a-tude)
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-4)
- [SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club](https://harriscenter.org/series/supersanctuary-butterfly-club)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-the-natural-history-of-deer-and-moose-in-new-hampshire)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Seeing the Forest for the Trees](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Yoga by the Frog Pond](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-yoga-by-the-frog-pond)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Introduction to Slow Birding](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-introduction-to-slow-birding)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Biology & Inspiration of Birdsong](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-the-biology-inspiration-of-birdsong)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Migration](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-bird-migration)
- [February Vacation Camp](https://harriscenter.org/series/february-vacation-camp)
- [March Adventure Days](https://harriscenter.org/series/march-adventure-days)
- [LAB GIRLS Goes Wild: A Monthly Online STEM Club for Girls](https://harriscenter.org/series/lab-girls-goes-wild-a-monthly-online-stem-club-for-girls)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Wild Poems I Have Known](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-wild-poems-i-have-known)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Carnivore Cousins](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-carnivore-cousins)
- [Soar with the Hawks: A Program for Homeschoolers and Remote Learners](https://harriscenter.org/series/soar-with-the-hawks-a-program-for-homeschoolers-and-remote-learners)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: A Natural History of Autumn](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-a-natural-history-of-autumn)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Introduction to Nature Journaling](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-introduction-to-nature-journaling)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Reptiles of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-reptiles-of-new-hampshire)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Creativity in the Artdoors](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-creativity-in-the-artdoors)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Emerson and Thoreau](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-emerson-and-thoreau)
- [Online Book Group: "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood"](https://harriscenter.org/series/online-book-group-ecology-of-a-cracker-childhood)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-cybertracker-track-sign-evaluations)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: An Exploration of the Geology of the Monadnock Region](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-an-exploration-of-the-geology-of-the-monadnock-region)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Field Ecology of Breeding Raptors](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-field-ecology-of-breeding-raptors)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-coffee-with-the-birds-mindful-meanderings-through-micro-exploring)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Dynamics](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-forest-dynamics)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Drawing from Nature – Artifacts and Observation with Artist Annie Trowbridge](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-drawing-from-nature-artifacts-and-observation-with-artist-annie-trowbridge)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: eBird – What It Is, How to Use It, and Why It’s Important](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-ebird-what-it-is-how-to-use-it-and-why-its-important)
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-3)
- [Forest Bathing by Moonlight: Reconnect to Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/forest-bathing-by-moonlight-reconnect-to-nature)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Language Study Group](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-bird-language-study-group)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: True Nature Yoga](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-true-nature-yoga)
- ["Bobcats Before Breakfast" Reading and Discussion Group](https://harriscenter.org/series/bobcats-before-breakfast-reading-and-discussion-group)
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature-2)
- [LAB GIRLS: Think Wild & Choose Your Own Adventure](https://harriscenter.org/series/lab-girls-think-wild-choose-your-own-adventure)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Building Community Around Climate Action](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-building-community-around-climate-action)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: iNaturalist for Beginners](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-inaturalist-for-beginners)
- [A Community of Women Getting (Back) Into Hiking](https://harriscenter.org/series/a-community-of-women-getting-back-into-hiking)
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/series/source-to-sea-cleanup-2)
- [Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/homeschool-program-at-home-in-nature)
- [Source to Sea Cleanup](https://harriscenter.org/series/source-to-sea-cleanup)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: The Nature of Poetry](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-the-nature-of-poetry)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Forest Bathing](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-forest-bathing)
- [Forest Bathing/Shinrin-yoku](https://harriscenter.org/series/forest-bathing-shinrin-yoku)
- [Beyond Bird Feeders -- Creating Winter Wildlife Habitat](https://harriscenter.org/series/beyond-bird-feeders-creating-winter-wildlife-habitat)
- [In Fine Feather: A Musical Walk on the Hiroshi Loop Trail](https://harriscenter.org/series/in-fine-feather-a-musical-walk-on-the-hiroshi-loop-trail)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Drawing with the Birds](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-drawing-with-the-birds)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Foraged Cocktails](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-foraged-cocktails)
- [LAB GIRLS Bugs Out](https://harriscenter.org/series/lab-girls-bugs-out)
- [LAB GIRLS for Wildlife](https://harriscenter.org/series/lab-girls-for-wildlife)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Natural Mind, Body, and Spirit Wellness](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-natural-mind-body-and-spirit-wellness)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Fungi Diversity in New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-fungi-diversity-in-new-hampshire)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: “What A Wonderful World” Song Club with Jazimina MacNeil](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-what-a-wonderful-world-song-club-with-jazimina-macneil)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Mary Oliver and the Poetry of Nature](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-mary-oliver-and-the-poetry-of-nature)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Water and Us](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-water-and-us)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Beyond the Basics of Tracking](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-beyond-the-basics-of-tracking)
- ["H is for Hawk" Reading & Discussion Group](https://harriscenter.org/series/h-is-for-hawk-reading-discussion-group)
- [Fairy House & Gnome Home Solstice Festival](https://harriscenter.org/series/fairy-house-gnome-home-solstice-festival)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Owls of New Hampshire](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-owls-of-new-hampshire)
- [Online Book Group: "A Swampwalker's Journal"](https://harriscenter.org/series/online-book-group-a-swampwalkers-journal)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Winter Ecology](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-winter-ecology)
- [Everyday Nature for Parents of Young Children](https://harriscenter.org/series/everyday-nature-for-parents-of-young-children)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Natural History of Autumn](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-natural-history-of-autumn)
- [Environmental Studies Institute: Wildflower Wanderings](https://harriscenter.org/series/environmental-studies-institute-wildflower-wanderings)
- [Shinrin Yoku / Forest Bathing](https://harriscenter.org/series/shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing-2)
- [Spiders of New England](https://harriscenter.org/series/spiders-of-new-england)
- [Hiking Through Grief](https://harriscenter.org/series/hiking-through-grief)
- [Women and Girls Hiking Together](https://harriscenter.org/series/women-and-girls-hiking-together)
- [Wild to Domestic -- A Canine Tale](https://harriscenter.org/series/wild-to-domestic-a-canine-tale)
- [Railroads and Rail Trails of Hancock and Harrisville](https://harriscenter.org/series/railroads-and-rail-trails-of-hancock-and-harrisville)
- [Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing)](https://harriscenter.org/series/shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing)
- [Birding by Ear](https://harriscenter.org/series/birding-by-ear)
- [Field Notes in Verse](https://harriscenter.org/series/field-notes-in-verse)
- [New Hampshire's Birds of Prey](https://harriscenter.org/series/new-hampshires-birds-of-prey)

## Categories

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- [Project Nighthawk](https://harriscenter.org/category/citizen-science/project-nighthawk)
- [Stream Connectivity](https://harriscenter.org/category/citizen-science/stream-connectivity)
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- [Current Land Protection Projects](https://harriscenter.org/category/land-conservation/current-land-protection-projects)
- [Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory](https://harriscenter.org/category/conservation-research/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory)
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- [COVID-19](https://harriscenter.org/category/covid-19)
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- [Kestrel Monitoring](https://harriscenter.org/category/conservation-research/kestrel-monitoring)
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- [Saw-whet Owl Banding](https://harriscenter.org/category/conservation-research/saw-whet-owl-banding)
- [Broad-winged Hawk Tracking](https://harriscenter.org/category/conservation-research/broad-winged-hawk-tracking)

## Story Categories

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- [SuperSanctuary](https://harriscenter.org/stories-category/supersanctuary)
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- [Salamanders & Frogs](https://harriscenter.org/stories-category/salamanders-frogs)
- [Turtles & Snakes](https://harriscenter.org/stories-category/turtles-snakes)
- [Insects](https://harriscenter.org/stories-category/insects)

## Events Categories

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- [Tracking](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/tracking)
- [Norway Pond Series](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/norway-pond-series)
- [50th Anniversary](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/50th-anniversary)
- [Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory)
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- [Pollinators](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/pollinators)
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- [Birds & Birding](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/birds)
- [Climate Change](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/climate-change)
- [Amphibians](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/amphibians)
- [Kids Count](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/citizen-science/kids-count)
- [Birding for All](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/birding/birding-for-all)
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- [Afterschool Programs](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/youth-programs/afterschool-programs)
- [Wildlife](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife)
- [Recipe for a Healthy Planet](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/recipe-for-a-healthy-planet)
- [Easygoing Hikes](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/hikes/easygoing-hikes)
- [Owls](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/birds/owls)
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- [Monarchs](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/insects/butterflies/monarchs)
- [Accessible Outings](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/accessible-outings)
- [Trees](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/trees)
- [Group Discussions](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/group-discussions)
- [Local History](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/local-history)
- [Nature on Tap](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/nature-on-tap)
- [Kestrels Young Birders Club](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/youth-programs/kestrels-young-birders-club)
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- [Turtles](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/turtles)
- [Volunteering](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/volunteering)
- [Butterflies](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/insects/butterflies)
- [Insects](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/insects)
- [Microexploring](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/microexploring)
- [Mammals](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/wildlife/mammals)
- [Nature for All](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/nature-for-all)
- [Botanizing](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/outings/botanizing)
- [Plants](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/plants)
- [Wildflowers](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/plants/wildflowers)
- [Trees](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/plants/trees-plants)
- [Ferns](https://harriscenter.org/events/category/plants/ferns)