Pollinators
Buds & Blooms: Autumn Awareness
McLane Center 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, United StatesIn this final installment of the Buds & Blooms Program, we switch to lecture format as we emphasize the various methods we can implement in our yards and gardens to ensure our native pollinators experience a successful winter rest. Topics covered will include fun facts about overwintering species, mason bee box care (you can't just […]
Pollinator Meadow Volunteer Day
McLane Center 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, United StatesHow do you move an acre of plastic and plant an acre of native seeds? With little wind (hopefully), plenty of sun and lots of hands. Pollinator Meadow Volunteer Request: Plastic Removal, Plastic Movement, and Seed and Straw Spreading Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 12-4pm Rain Date: Friday, (Need dry weather for seed spreading): 4 November […]
Winter Sowing of Native Plants
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesJanuary 7, 9:30pm – 11:00am Winter is a great time to sow native seeds. Many native seeds need to be exposed to prolonged cold and moist conditions to break their dormancy and germinate. Join us as we introduce you to native plants and guide you through this hands-on, 6-step process. You'll leave with a pot […]
Seed Starting for Home Gardeners
Zoom Link , United StatesJanuary 25, 2023 6:30pm - 8:00pm Attendees will learn the benefits and best practices for starting plants indoors from seeds and cuttings. Participants will learn about requirements for successful germination, different growing methods and mediums, light and temperature needs, overcoming common problems, hardening off seedlings for transplanting into the garden, and best practices to ensure […]
NH Butterfly Monitoring Trainings – Identification Basics
Join us for the New Hampshire Butterfly Monitoring Trainings! New Hampshire Audubon is excited to partner with New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) to collect long-term data on butterflies in the Concord region and beyond. Sightings will provide valuable data on how species ranges are changing over time. Your data will help support butterfly conservation […]
NH Butterfly Monitoring Trainings – Hairstreaks and Blues
Join us for the New Hampshire Butterfly Monitoring Trainings! New Hampshire Audubon is excited to partner with New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) to collect long-term data on butterflies in the Concord region and beyond. Sightings will provide valuable data on how species ranges are changing over time. Your data will help support butterfly conservation […]
NH Butterfly Monitoring Trainings – orange and black ID
Join us for the New Hampshire Butterfly Monitoring Trainings! New Hampshire Audubon is excited to partner with New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) to collect long-term data on butterflies in the Concord region and beyond. Sightings will provide valuable data on how species ranges are changing over time. Your data will help support butterfly conservation […]
Gardening for the Birds! How to Enhance Your Yard for our Feathered Friends
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesMany people enjoy feeding wild birds. Putting up tubes full of sunflower seeds or trays of mealworms is not the only way to attract birds. Planting native perennials, shrubs and trees can provide long lasting habitat improvements for the birds while enhancing your landscape too. See examples and learn how to get started Gardening for […]
NH Butterfly Monitoring Trainings – browns and skippers ID
Join us for the New Hampshire Butterfly Monitoring Trainings! New Hampshire Audubon is excited to partner with New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) to collect long-term data on butterflies in the Concord region and beyond. Sightings will provide valuable data on how species ranges are changing over time. Your data will help support butterfly conservation […]
A Garden Story Photography Exhibit-opening reception
McLane Center 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, United StatesKate Osgood's photography documents A Garden Story – The pollinator garden at the McLane Center, taking us through the life cycle of the garden, from buds to birds and all of the changes, and visitors, in between. There will be an artists reception on April 11, from 4-6pm. A volunteer at the McLane pollinator garden, […]
Raised Bed Gardens – The Why and How
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesAre you interested in creating raised bed gardens but don’t know where to start? Join Sean O'Brien, UNH Extension's Home Horticulture Assistant Program Manager, for a two-part workshop, including an introduction to the benefits of raised bed gardens and an in-person, hands-on session to build wooden raised bed gardens. You’ll go away with skills and […]
Raised Bed Gardens – The Why and How
Massabesic Center 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United StatesAre you interested in creating raised bed gardens but don’t know where to start? Join Sean O'Brien, UNH Extension's Home Horticulture Assistant Program Manager, for a two-part workshop, including an introduction to the benefits of raised bed gardens and an in-person, hands-on session to build wooden raised bed gardens. You’ll go away with skills and […]