Calendar of Events
Susie Spikol
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.
LAB GIRLS+ Experiments from the Wild
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!
Afterschool Program: Small Worlds and Wild Imaginations
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center teacher-naturalist Nikko Gagnon for a weekly adventure focused on creating our own small worlds! Together, we’ll build small creatures, their homes, and their worlds using natural materials found in our environment.
How Urbanization Affects Wild Birds with Researcher Lauren Pharr
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.
Afterschool Program: Small Worlds and Wild Imaginations
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center teacher-naturalist Nikko Gagnon for a weekly adventure focused on creating our own small worlds! Together, we’ll build small creatures, their homes, and their worlds using natural materials found in our environment.
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: 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.
Afterschool Program: Small Worlds and Wild Imaginations
Hancock Town Library 25 Main Street, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center teacher-naturalist Nikko Gagnon for a weekly adventure focused on creating our own small worlds! Together, we’ll build small creatures, their homes, and their worlds using natural materials found in our environment.
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.
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.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockCalling 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.
Environmental Studies Institute: Tracking Basics
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesAre you curious about who’s been wandering your woodlands and meadows? Do you want to know more about the lives of our local wild mammals? Explore the ancient skill of animal tracking in this four-part course with Harris Center naturalist and mammal expert Susie Spikol.
Nature’s Playground Play Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for three mornings of child-centered, unstructured outdoor winter play. While your little ones build snow forts and sculptures, slide like otters, and practice using snowshoes, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
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.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockCalling 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.
Environmental Studies Institute: Tracking Basics
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesAre you curious about who’s been wandering your woodlands and meadows? Do you want to know more about the lives of our local wild mammals? Explore the ancient skill of animal tracking in this four-part course with Harris Center naturalist and mammal expert Susie Spikol.
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.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockCalling 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.
Environmental Studies Institute: Tracking Basics
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesAre you curious about who’s been wandering your woodlands and meadows? Do you want to know more about the lives of our local wild mammals? Explore the ancient skill of animal tracking in this four-part course with Harris Center naturalist and mammal expert Susie Spikol.
Nature’s Playground Play Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for three mornings of child-centered, unstructured outdoor winter play. While your little ones build snow forts and sculptures, slide like otters, and practice using snowshoes, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
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.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center & local field sites 83 King's Highway, HancockCalling 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.
Environmental Studies Institute: Tracking Basics
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesAre you curious about who’s been wandering your woodlands and meadows? Do you want to know more about the lives of our local wild mammals? Explore the ancient skill of animal tracking in this four-part course with Harris Center naturalist and mammal expert Susie Spikol.
The Kestrels Young Birders Club: 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.
Nature’s Playground Play Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Harris Center naturalists and parent educators from The Grapevine and The River Center for three mornings of child-centered, unstructured outdoor winter play. While your little ones build snow forts and sculptures, slide like otters, and practice using snowshoes, you’ll have a chance to talk with other parents and caregivers.
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.
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: Snowy Owl Search at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
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.
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.
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Harris Center
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!
The Life and Times of New Hampshire’s Black Bears
Dive into the natural history of Ursus americanus — the American black bear — with Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol. Learn how these beautiful bruins survive and reproduce, explore their unique adaptations and behaviors, and come away with tips and tricks for co-existence.
