Harris Center for Conservation Education

Announcing the Meade Cadot Land Conservation Fund

Brett — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:17 +0000

We are excited to announce that we are halfway to our goal of raising $500,000 for the new Meade Cadot Land Conservation Fund! This fund is a tribute to the extraordinary career of Meade Cadot, who “retired” from the Harris Center this past winter. (We are grateful that Meade will continue to work on special [...]

Birding and Photography: The Best of Both Worlds on May 19

Brett — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:37 +0000

Don and Lillian Stokes, Hancock residents and best-selling authors, will teach you how to better identify birds and improve your bird photography, no matter what your experience level, during “Birding and Photography: The Best of Both Worlds” on Sunday, May 19 from 3 to 4:30 pm at the Harris Center. This lively and informative talk, [...]

White Mountain Wanderers Debuts This Summer

Brett — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:36:17 +0000

This summer, the Harris Center is offering a new hiking, camping, and citizen science adventure in the White Mountains for middle school kids (Grades 5 through 8). From July 8 to 11, this small group of explorers will set up a base camp at Dolly Copp Campground in White Mountain National Forest and day hike [...]

Congratulations to the 2013 New Hampshire Environmental Educators of the Year!

Brett — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:27:02 +0000

Congratulations to Emily Wrubel and Stacy Egan, eighth-grade science teachers in the ConVal school district, for receiving the 2013 New Hampshire Environmental Educator of the Year award! Emily, eighth-grade science teacher at South Meadow School, and Stacy, eighth-grade science teacher at Great Brook School, both collaborate with the Harris Center on the Otter Brook Farm [...]

ESI classes start next week!

Brett — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:33:09 +0000

King of Saxony bird of paradise;photo: Carl Bento/Australian Museum

The Harris Center’s Environmental Studies Institute (ESI) courses provide in-depth learning opportunities for adults, and our Spring 2013 offerings are sure to please. The following three classes start next week, so right now would be the perfect time to register!

Birds of the World with [...]

Save the Dates for Vernal Pools in April.

Brett — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:47:13 +0000

Wood frog eggs in a vernal pool.

Vernal pools are small, temporary woodland ponds that serve as critical breeding habitat for a suite of amphibians and even tiny clams and crustaceans. In efforts to protect this vital (yet often overlooked) wildlife habitat, AVEO — the citizen science arm of the Harris Center — trains [...]

Birdwatching in New Hampshire is Hot Off the Presses!

Brett — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:54:22 +0000

Birdwatching in New Hampshire, published by University Press of New England and written by the Harris Center’s very own Eric Masterson, will be hitting bookshelves soon! Want your very own signed copy? Join Eric for an audiovisual presentation on when, where, and how to find the more than 300 species that occur annually in the [...]

April 6 Trail Work Canceled.

Joyce — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:37:56 +0000

Too much snow! The trail work outing originally scheduled for this Saturday, April 6 on the Cadot Trail has been canceled because the deep snow on the trail makes it too difficult to clean out the old granite culverts. If you were hoping to help spruce up the Harris Center’s trails on Saturday, please [...]

Save the Date for Salamanders!

Brett — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:00:05 +0000

As the earth thaws and spring rains drench New Hampshire, thousands of salamanders and frogs make their way to vernal pools to breed. Many are killed when their journeys take them across busy roads. Each spring, AVEO — the citizen science arm of the Harris Center — trains volunteers to serve on Salamander Crossing Brigades [...]

Registration is Now Open for Summer Youth Programs.

Brett — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:04:02 +0000

This marks the Harris Center’s 38th year of providing kids with hands-on, adventuresome experiences in the natural world, and we’ve got a ton of fun planned for the summer of 2013! Let yourself get inspired by this slideshow from last summer’s youth programs, then head on over to our Camp webpage for full details on [...]