Calendar of Events
Harris Center for Conservation Education
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.
Environmental Studies Institute: True Nature Yoga
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesImmerse 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.
Hancock BioBlitz: iNaturalist Field Training and BioBlitz
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.
Babies in Backpacks and Toddlers in Tow at the Harris Center
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!
Environmental Studies Institute: True Nature Yoga
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesImmerse 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.
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.”
Environmental Studies Institute: True Nature Yoga
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesImmerse 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: Bird Language Study Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesBirds 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
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesImmerse 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: Bird Language Study Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesBirds 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: 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.
Environmental Studies Institute: Bird Language Study Group
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesBirds 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.
Plein Air with A Flair: Women’s 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.
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.
The Hawk’s 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!
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.
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.
Spring Tree Identification Walk
Join Mike Gagnon and Matt Tarr of UNH Extension for a relaxed ramble focused on tree and shrub identification.
Afterschool Program: Fort-a-Tude
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling 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.
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.
Afterschool Program: Fort-a-Tude
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling 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.
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.
Afterschool Program: Fort-a-Tude
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesCalling 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.
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!
Art Opening: Into the Wild – New Paintings by Rosemary Conroy
This show by contemporary wildlife artist Rosemary Conroy celebrates the beauty, wonder, and mystery of wild birds.
Forests and Fire Management
Join Madison Poe, fire suppression technician with the US Forest Service, for an in-person discussion of fire management in forested ecosystems.
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesFrom birds and blooms to bugs and buds, find out what you can discover! Perfect for kids ages 6 through 12.
Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club
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!
Homeschool Program: At Home in Nature
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesFrom birds and blooms to bugs and buds, find out what you can discover! Perfect for kids ages 6 through 12.
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.
