Hands-on workshop
Creating Compost – A Hands-on Workshop
Composting is the process of recycling organic debris into material that both reduces items in the waste stream and creates a useful garden product. At the end of this two-part workshop, participants will have the information and experience needed to create and use their own compost system. Part 1 - Tuesday, September 21, 6:30-8:00 pm […]
Creating Compost – A Hands-on Workshop
Composting is the process of recycling organic debris into material that both reduces items in the waste stream and creates a useful garden product. At the end of this two-part workshop, participants will have the information and experience needed to create and use their own compost system. Part 1 - Tuesday, September 21, 6:30-8:00 pm […]
Birds as a Bridge for Connecting Curious Minds
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesJoin us for the second workshop in our NHEE Winter Learning Series! New Hampshire Audubon’s Massabesic Center Education Coordinator, Slater Roosa, shares how birds help forge connections with the natural world around us. Enjoy an hour-long birding hike with us to discuss how birds can facilitate learning in a myriad of STEAM topics for people of […]
Seed Starting for Gardeners
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesThis workshop is the first in a series of participatory workshops that will be held at least monthly at the Massabesic Audubon Center (MAC) in Auburn. The Demonstration/Teaching gardens at MAC are managed in partnership with the UNH Extension Master Gardener Program. All workshops are open to the public as a way to share best […]
Bluebird Monitor Training
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesGet involved in a citizen science project to monitor field-nesting birds at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center! This workshop focuses on Eastern Bluebirds, and will teach you identification, natural history, conservation status and how to collect data as a Bluebird Trail Monitor. We will begin in the classroom at 10am with a break for lunch (please […]
How to Lead an Invasive Plant Workday
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesCalling all volunteers! Join members of the Nature Groupie team for a unique training on how to lead an invasive plant workday. Based on our highly popular Workday 101: Training Guide, participants will learn tips and tricks for planning, promoting, and running an invasive plant event! This workshop is specifically for New Hampshire Audubon volunteers […]
Early Season Vegetable Gardening
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesLearn about preparing a vegetable garden and planting early crops such as peas, spinach and brassicas. Explore ways of trellising pea vines, how to determine safe planting dates, working with row cover for pest protection and more. Master Gardener Will Lowenthal will lead this hands-on learning opportunity. Open to the public as well as volunteers. […]
Invasive Plant Identification Training
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesCalling all volunteers - learn how to identify common invasive plants! Mike Gagnon, Hillsborough County Forester, will teach the basics of plant identification and lead participants through field identification of bittersweet, multiflora rose and more. This workshop is specifically for New Hampshire Audubon volunteers who are interested in getting involved in invasive plant management at […]
Watering Your Garden with Drip Irrigation
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesLearn to conserve water, uniformly irrigate, reduce weed and disease pressure, and save time. Join us for a workshop on how to install a drip irrigation system for a vegetable or annual flower garden. Find out how to design and construct an irrigation system, what materials are needed, best practices for water management, maintaining and […]
Photography Workshop at Massabesic Center
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesDate: May 26th, 5:00pm-6:30pm Price: $12 for members, $15 for non-members Join local nature photographer, Tracy Brunner, at the Massabesic Center for a late afternoon photo hike along Massabesic Lake. The walk will start at the Center and continue on the trails to photograph the beautiful lakeshore landscapes and the local wildlife. During the workshop, […]
Jeffreys Ledge Pelagic Birding Trip
Rye Harbor 1870 Ocean Blvd (Rte 1A), Rye, NH, United StatesLocation: Rye Harbor, NH Monday, May 30, 8 am – 5 pm Cost: $75 Member / $95 Non-Member Join NH Audubon aboard MV Granite State as we explore Jeffreys Ledge, 20 miles off the New Hampshire coast. We'll spend all day at sea, searching for pelagic seabirds, whales, dolphins, and anything else that happens to cross […]
How to Report Invasive Plants to EDDMaps Training
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesJoin the Nature Groupie team for the last session in our New Hampshire Audubon Invasive Champion trainings, this one focused on how to report invasive plants to EDDMaps. EDDMaps is a free website and app our state uses for reporting invasive plants. Participants will be walked through how to report plants through the app, how invasive plant […]