Harris Center for Conservation Education Events

Tuesday July 28 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT

Harris Center for Conservation Education, 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, 03449, United States

Insects in the Schoolyard: A Workshop for Teachers

Have you always wanted to teach your students about insects but weren’t sure where to start? Join teacher-naturalists Jenna Spear and Jaime Hutchinson for this full-day workshop exploring the largest class in the animal kingdom! Through field investigations and close ob......More

Harris Center for Conservation Education, 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, 03449, United States

Thursday July 30 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT

Harris Center for Conservation Education, 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, 03449, United States

Starting the School Year with Nature as Your Co-Teacher

Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists Jenna Spear, and Jaime Hutchinson for this fun and energizing professional development workshop for K to 5th-grade teachers. The first two months of school are the perfect time to establish a class culture that includes focused, na......More

Harris Center for Conservation Education, 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, 03449, United States

Wednesday August 5 7:00pm - 8:15pm EDT

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Butterflies Without Borders: Tracking the Monarch Migration

Monarchs are one of the most iconic insects in North America — and the only North American butterfly that undertakes a long-distance, multi-generational migration. Unfortunately, this formerly abundant species has experienced dramatic population declines since the 1990s......More

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Thursday August 6 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Harris Center for Conservation Education, 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, 03449, United States

Reception for Lynne Cherry: New & Old Art

The Harris Center is proud to present an exhibition of new and classic artwork by acclaimed author and illustrator Lynne Cherry, whose 30+ award-winning children’s books — including The Great Kapok Tree and A River Ran Wild — have inspired generations to care for the natural world. Cherry is also the founder of Young Voices for the Planet, a nonprofit that shares stories of young people taking environmental action — from banning plastic bags to planting trees and helping shut down coal plants — showing what’s possible when youth lead the way. This exhibit will be on display from August 3 to 31 in the Thelma Babbitt Room, and is available to view during regular business hours. A reception will be held on Thursday, August 6 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No registration is required. For more information, contact Miles Stahmann. The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry (illustration © Lynne Cherry) Bear sketches (illustration © Lynne Cherry) About Lynne CherryLynne Cherry is a children’s book author of 30 award-winning children’s books including New York Times best-sellers The Great Kapok Tree and A River Ran Wild. Her books have been staples in school classrooms for decades. Children often perform plays and musicals of The Great Kapok Tree in which a woodcutter enters the forest but falls to sleep. The book has stunning, vibrant and lovingly rendered illustrations of the lush rainforest with its tree porcupines, anteaters, butterflies, insects and other forest creatures. A River Ran Wild tells the story of a pristine Nashua river when Native Americans lived along its banks and its pollution during the Industrial revolution and, then, its redemption due to one individual, Marion Stoddart, who led the effort to clean the Nashua which now runs clean again. Lynne is also the producer and director of 13 award-winning Young Voices for the Planet films that champion youth success stories and inspire young people to take action themselves. As an environmental communicator, she has written extensively about youth empowerment and teaching with solutions rather than gloom and doom. Lynne received a BFA from Tyler School of Art, a BA from Temple University, an MA in history from Yale University and an honorary doctorate from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). She has had many residencies including at Princeton, Cornell, Smithsonian, and Woods Hole’s marine biology institutes. She was artist-in-residence at the Harris Center in 2024. She is currently artist-in-residence at Earth Commons at Georgetown University in Washington DC. Lynne has received numerous awards, a Metcalf Fellowship and the Brandwein Medal. She also writes for adults. Her chapter in Written in Water appeared in a National Geographic publication. She has written widely on the importance of exposing children to hopeful success stories when teaching about the environment and an article co-written with renowned Social Scientist Albert Bandura of Stanford University appeared in the journal American Psychologist. You can hear Lynne reading some of her children’s books on NPR’s Living on Earth here.

Harris Center for Conservation Education, 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, 03449, United States

Friday August 7 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

Peterborough Community Theater, 6 School Street, Peterborough, NH, 03458, United States

Film Showing: The Extraordinary Caterpillar

From blooming meadows to bustling city parks and lush backyard gardens — including footage shot right here in the Monadnock Region — this new documentary takes viewers on a journey that celebrates nature’s tiniest superheroes, while showing practical ways we can all con......More

Peterborough Community Theater, 6 School Street, Peterborough, NH, 03458, United States

Tuesday August 11 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

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Managing Fields for Grassland Birds

Did you know that grassland birds, including bobolinks and meadowlarks, are declining faster than any other group of birds in the Northeast? Join Kate McKay, avian technician with the Windham County Conservation District, to learn more about our grassland bird species —......More

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Saturday August 15 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Kulish Ledges Trailhead, 520 Old Stoddard Road, Nelson, NH, United States

Biodiversity in the SuperSanctuary: Mini BioBlitz at Bailey Brook

Join naturalists Nate Marchessault and Kate McKay to search for signs of life on a leisurely stroll along the marshy wetlands of Bailey Brook. We’ll keep our eyes open for insects, plants, mushrooms, and anything else that crosses our path, documenting our finds on the ......More

Kulish Ledges Trailhead, 520 Old Stoddard Road, Nelson, NH, United States

Thursday August 20 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Cathedral of the Pines, 10 Hale Hill Rd, Rindge, NH, 03461, United States

Easygoing Hike at Cathedral of the Pines

Join avid hikers Mary Verrilli and Miki Clements to explore the trails at Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge, where we’ll walk up to 1.5 miles as we learn about the connections between forest ecology and wildlife. Michelle Lowe, executive director of Cathedral of the Pine......More

Cathedral of the Pines, 10 Hale Hill Rd, Rindge, NH, 03461, United States

Thursday August 20 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT

Goose Pond, 183 East Surry Road, Keene, 03431, United States

Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at Goose Pond

Join fungi-philes John Benjamin and George Caughey for a fung-tastic foray through the woods around Goose Pond. Learn basic identification skills and how to recognize the mushrooms of the season, and discover the role mushrooms and mycorrhizae play in local ecosystems. ......More

Goose Pond, 183 East Surry Road, Keene, 03431, United States

Friday August 21 9:00am - 10:30am EDT

Peterborough, Peterborough, NH, United States

Monitoring for Monarchs

Join Harris Center ecologists Brett Amy Thelen and Nate Marchessault to survey for monarch eggs, caterpillars, and butterflies in a Harris Center-conserved milkweed patch. Our data will contribute to the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, a community science initiative a......More

Peterborough, Peterborough, NH, United States

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