Harris Center for Conservation Education
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Tuesday June 23 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Wild Paddlers at Cunningham Pond
Join Harris Center naturalist Phil Brown and Peterborough Recreation staff for a morning meander on Cunningham Pond, where we’ll look for turtles, frogs, herons, and other wildlife. This pond offers the perfect flatwater experience for new paddlers, and an enjoyable exp......More
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Tuesday June 23 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Counting on Monarchs: An Introduction to the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
Does your heart fill with wonder when a monarch flutters by? Are you concerned about the decline of these beloved butterflies? If so, join monarch researcher Dr. Karen Oberhauser for an introduction to the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP), a community science ini......More
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Wednesday July 1 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Field Foray with the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club
Join Mark Ellingwood and the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club as we search for swallowtails, satyrs, skippers, and other butterflies — and learn to identify them by their field marks, flight patterns, and behavior. A great opportunity to sharpen your butterfly identificati......More
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Wednesday July 8 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
Beginner Birding in Surry
Join lifelong birders Wendy Gibbons and Jane Wing for an introduction to birding at the Joslin Road gravel pits, one of the Keene area’s top birding hotspots. Our 1.5-mile roundtrip route will take us along a hard-packed gravel trail through habitats ideal for raptors, ......More
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Wednesday July 8 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Family Nature Walk at Beech Hill
Come wander along the high ridge of Beech Hill in search of birds, bugs, mammal tracks, and other wild finds. Spend the morning uncovering nature’s secrets through scavenger hunts, color searches, and sound counts. Wake up your senses and get to know the wild world! 10:......More
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Tuesday July 14 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Wild Paddlers at Willard Pond
Join Harris Center naturalist Phil Brown and Peterborough Recreation staff for a morning paddle on the quiet waters of secluded Willard Pond, searching for turtles, herons, loons, and other wildlife as we go. Bring your own kayak, canoe, or SUP, plus paddles and PFDs fo......More
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Thursday July 16 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Easygoing Hike at MacDowell Reservoir
Join Jeremy Wilson and Susie Spikol for an easygoing, 1-mile roundtrip hike along a sandy, rolling path from Spring Road to MacDowell Lake. Along the way, we’ll stop at the old sandpit — now a turtle habitat restoration site — to learn what the Army Corps has done to im......More
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Thursday July 16 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Mushroom Meander with the Morel Quandary Club at the Harris Center
Join fungi-philes John Benjamin and George Caughey for a fung-tastic foray around the Harris Center grounds. Learn basic identification skills and how to recognize the mushrooms of the season, and discover the role mushrooms and mycorrhizae play in local ecosystems. Fro......More
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Saturday July 18 9:00am - 2:00pm EDT
SuperSanctuary Butterfly Count
Join the SuperSanctuary Butterfly Club to survey for coppers, crescents, skippers, swallowtails, monarchs, and more on our fifth annual SuperSanctuary Butterfly Count! The data we collect during this fun day in the field will be submitted to both the North American Butt......More
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Tuesday July 28 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT
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