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Invasive Upland Plant Species of New Hampshire

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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.

1st Annual Celebration Luncheon for Outing & Trail Volunteers

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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.

Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature

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Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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

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Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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.

Field Forays with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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.

Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature

Recurring
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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

Recurring
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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.

Spring Tree Identification Walk

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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.

Kids Count for Wildlife: Red-backed Salamander Survey

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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.

5th Annual Norway Pond Symposium

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

Join us for a morning of talks highlighting recent research on the past, present, and future ecology of Hancock’s Norway Pond.

Field Forays with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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.

Invasive Plant Pulling Party

Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH

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!