Nature's Palette Exhibit
2025-09-06 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Nature’s Palette Exhibit by John Webster
Two examples of John Webster’s work.
Description: Nature’s Palette is comprised of a selection of works including both paintings and photography by John A. Webster.
This exhibit showcases the natural beauty of New England’s change of seasons – especially New Hampshire – with paintings inspired by what visions catch John’s eye.
For over 40 years, just as photography has changed from film to digital, he adapts his mediums like nature adapts. Please allow this exhibition to take you on a visual journey through his artwork. John has always found art to be an outlet to explore, create, and meet others. He enjoys making people happy and feeling moved by his creations. John prays you experience the natural beauty of his work, and if a piece speaks to you, he will be more than blessed to share his thought process.
Artist’s Bio: John began his artistic path in trade school and honed his photography skills during his service in the U.S. Air Force (1967–1968, Vietnam). A lifelong learner, he earned his degree in History with a minor in Art through the GI Bill. Active in local art associations and a participant in a variety of cultural events, John continues to grow his practice through therapeutic art classes thanks to museum partnerships with the Veterans Affairs.
Celebrate John Webster’s exhibit at the reception today from 11am-2pm at the Massabesic Center!

Artist Series T-Shirt Design Contest Deadline
2025-09-07 | NH
To help celebrate the arrival of our newest ambassador animal at NH Audubon’s McLane Center — a Turkey Vulture — we’re inviting artists, illustrators, designers, and creatives of all kinds to submit original artwork for our second Artist Series T-Shirt! Read more about the contest details and guidelines here.
Submissions are due to Liz Lora by the end of today, September 7.

Beginner Bird Walk: Pickering Ponds with the Seacoast Chapter
2025-09-07 08:00 - 12:00 | NH
Beginner Bird Walk (BBW): Pickering Ponds with the Seacoast Chapter
One of the top 10 birding spots in New Hampshire, this walk will traverse the Rochester city park trails along the Cocheco River and around the former wastewater treatment settling ponds. Meet at the Pickering Ponds parking area at 8:00 AM. Contact: Dan Hubbard at danielhubbard@peoplepc.com or 603-978-0218 with any questions.
This field trip will be limited to 25 participants. As the event nears, please visit this site to sign-up.

Meditations in Ink Exhibit
2025-09-10 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-11 11:00 - 17:00 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Meditations in Ink… The Nature of Asian Brush Painting by Bruce Iverson
Description: For 3,000 years the Asian cultures of China, Korea, and Japan have expressed their love of Nature with simple, yet, refined tools…brush, ink, inkstone, and handmade rice paper.
“Meditations in Ink” is an exhibit capturing Nature as experienced by Bruce Iverson using these tools and techniques. Bruce’s work draws from these traditions, particularly, the expressive elegance of Sumi-e brushwork. These time-honored techniques resonate deeply with Iverson- not only for their visual beauty but for the way they demand mindfulness and calm. The tools of this art form allow him to express both the Chi (energy) and stillness of Nature with paintings of flowers, birds, calligraphy, and landscapes.
Lotus pond painting featuring Bruce Iverson’s headshot.
Artist’s Bio: As an artist, I focus on creating artwork that reveals the natural world, its diversity, beauty, and mystery. At the core of my work is a lifelong appreciation and respect for Nature and an understanding of my role within it…I only wish to experience, learn, and share! Hopefully, my work speaks to others who might also resonate with this view. Four and a half billion years of evolution has brought much to be seen and appreciated! A tree’s bark, a breaking wave, a dragonfly’s wing, passing clouds…. I find these things (and more) exquisitely beautiful and fascinating. As a child, growing up in New England, I had a basement laboratory where I explored, experimented, and invented. As a painter (since 1972), my studio and all of the outdoors have become my laboratory of continuing discovery and expression.
As you explore my work, you will find it involves painting and printmaking techniques from East Asia (China, Korea, and Japan). I fir le traditional Asian aesthetic fascinating and resonant. As a “tool user” I have found the tools of East Asian art to be in a class of their own… refined, elegant, and a joy to work with. I hope you enjoy the results!

Nature's Palette Exhibit
2025-09-10 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-11 11:00 - 17:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Nature’s Palette Exhibit by John Webster
Two examples of John Webster’s work.
Description: Nature’s Palette is comprised of a selection of works including both paintings and photography by John A. Webster.
This exhibit showcases the natural beauty of New England’s change of seasons – especially New Hampshire – with paintings inspired by what visions catch John’s eye.
For over 40 years, just as photography has changed from film to digital, he adapts his mediums like nature adapts. Please allow this exhibition to take you on a visual journey through his artwork. John has always found art to be an outlet to explore, create, and meet others. He enjoys making people happy and feeling moved by his creations. John prays you experience the natural beauty of his work, and if a piece speaks to you, he will be more than blessed to share his thought process.
Artist’s Bio: John began his artistic path in trade school and honed his photography skills during his service in the U.S. Air Force (1967–1968, Vietnam). A lifelong learner, he earned his degree in History with a minor in Art through the GI Bill. Active in local art associations and a participant in a variety of cultural events, John continues to grow his practice through therapeutic art classes thanks to museum partnerships with the Veterans Affairs.

Massabesic Gardens Tour
2025-09-10 17:00 - 18:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Join us for an intimate guided tour of the gardens at the Massabesic Center in Auburn. We will lead you on a fun ramble of the grounds, and dig into the history, upkeep, and future of each of our unique garden spaces.
You’ll learn about NH Audubon’s partnership with the University of New Hampshire Extension’s Master Gardener Program to create Demonstration Gardens that provide a place for sharing best practices in eco-friendly home and community gardening, for human health and well-being and wildlife habitat. These gardens include spaces for pollinators, birds, butterflies, veggies, rainwater, and an ornamental space that serves as the backdrop for wedding ceremonies.
You’ll also learn about our community partnership with the Massabesic Garden Club and their efforts to rehabilitate the space lovingly called the Barn Garden.
Last but not least, discover our plan for expanding the Garden for the Senses, and take a peaceful pause in the Cathy Small Memorial Garden.
You’ll leave with an appreciation for the hard work that goes into our spaces by the team of over 40 volunteers who maintain our grounds. We’ll provide information for upcoming educational workshops and ways you can get involved with volunteering in our gardens.
Dress for walking in short grass on flat but uneven terrain. Bring your camera, sunscreen, bug spray, and questions about creating pollinator habitat at your home.
This event is free to attend. Please RSVP to help us get a headcount of how many people to expect. This event will be cancelled if severe inclement weather is forecasted.
Support our programs and join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.
For mobility, sensory, behavioral, or other accessibility accommodations, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman.
Photo: Garden Room with a View by Walt Swist

Bhutan: The Birds of the Last Himalayan Kingdom with the Seacoast Chapter
2025-09-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Seacoast Science Center, Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United States
Program: Bhutan: The Birds of the Last Himalayan Kingdom
With over 730 bird species in a country only 50% larger than New Hampshire, Bhutan boasts an incredible diversity of life in habitats that vary from subtropical forests to Himalayan peaks. This talk will follow James Smith’s journey through Bhutan with a dumbstruck look on his face and usually only a vague sense of the birds he was seeing. From show-stopping species such as Hornbills, Monals and Tragopans, to 20 warblers that all look identical, we’ll explore the highs and lows of this magical country and the birds that call it home.
Bio: James Smith is an enthusiastic amateur birder whose newfound claims to fame include being the easternmost tourist in Bhutan (at the time) and the first Westerner to ever beat a bird guide in the game of Carrom. Back home, he is a staunchly NH-first birder, who is happiest in beautiful places with birds he can almost identify.

NH Audubon Book Club Meeting 4 - What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman
2025-09-11 18:00 - 19:30 | NH
Join us via Zoom for a discussion and analysis of What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds. In this book, author Jennifer Ackerman explores how researchers are using modern technology to study the mysterious lives of owls. The meeting, facilitated by Newfound Center Coordinator and Environmental Educator Devin Guilfoyle, will focus on themes, reactions, and takeaways from this book. If the group size gets big enough, we will break into groups during the meeting to allow for greater participation and closer conversation. Come prepared to share your thoughts and ideas!
Support local and purchase from Gibson’s Bookstore – use code “AUDUBON10” online or mention our book club in store for 10% off!
Please RSVP below and Devin will email a Zoom invitation before the meeting.

Hawk Watch at Pack Monadnock with the Seacoast Chapter
2025-09-12 10:00 - 13:00 | NH
Join Phil Brown, the Harris Center’s Bird Conservation Director, for a half day of hawk watching at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory in Peterborough. We will hope for a good migration flight, which, in mid-September, can include several species of hawks and falcons as well as flocks of migrant Canada Geese, songbirds, and even scoters!
Learn hawk watching ID tips from the experts and learn about the different migration strategies and behaviors of up to 15 migratory raptor species. During a visit to the hawk watch, you’ll experience NH’s birding culture and immerse yourself in a long-standing community science project that is a partnership between the Harris Center and NH parks. For more information about the observatory, visit https://harriscenter.org/conservation-research/pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory.
Meet at the Observatory for the 10 am start time, and stay as long as you’d like. Weather conditions may cancel. State park reservations with Miller State Park and a small fee are required for visiting Pack Monadnock. For more information on park fees and reservations, as well as accessibility, visit https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/state-parks/miller-state-park. For more information on this outing, contact Phil Brown at brown@harriscenter.org.
Registration is limited to 15. As the event nears, please visit this site to sign-up.

Meditations in Ink Exhibit
2025-09-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-17 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-18 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-19 11:00 - 17:00 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Meditations in Ink… The Nature of Asian Brush Painting by Bruce Iverson
Description: For 3,000 years the Asian cultures of China, Korea, and Japan have expressed their love of Nature with simple, yet, refined tools…brush, ink, inkstone, and handmade rice paper.
“Meditations in Ink” is an exhibit capturing Nature as experienced by Bruce Iverson using these tools and techniques. Bruce’s work draws from these traditions, particularly, the expressive elegance of Sumi-e brushwork. These time-honored techniques resonate deeply with Iverson- not only for their visual beauty but for the way they demand mindfulness and calm. The tools of this art form allow him to express both the Chi (energy) and stillness of Nature with paintings of flowers, birds, calligraphy, and landscapes.
Lotus pond painting featuring Bruce Iverson’s headshot.
Artist’s Bio: As an artist, I focus on creating artwork that reveals the natural world, its diversity, beauty, and mystery. At the core of my work is a lifelong appreciation and respect for Nature and an understanding of my role within it…I only wish to experience, learn, and share! Hopefully, my work speaks to others who might also resonate with this view. Four and a half billion years of evolution has brought much to be seen and appreciated! A tree’s bark, a breaking wave, a dragonfly’s wing, passing clouds…. I find these things (and more) exquisitely beautiful and fascinating. As a child, growing up in New England, I had a basement laboratory where I explored, experimented, and invented. As a painter (since 1972), my studio and all of the outdoors have become my laboratory of continuing discovery and expression.
As you explore my work, you will find it involves painting and printmaking techniques from East Asia (China, Korea, and Japan). I fir le traditional Asian aesthetic fascinating and resonant. As a “tool user” I have found the tools of East Asian art to be in a class of their own… refined, elegant, and a joy to work with. I hope you enjoy the results!

Art exhibit viewing access may be restricted during private event rentals. Calling ahead to confirm is recommended.

Nature's Palette Exhibit
2025-09-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-17 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-18 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-19 11:00 - 17:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Nature’s Palette Exhibit by John Webster
Two examples of John Webster’s work.
Description: Nature’s Palette is comprised of a selection of works including both paintings and photography by John A. Webster.
This exhibit showcases the natural beauty of New England’s change of seasons – especially New Hampshire – with paintings inspired by what visions catch John’s eye.
For over 40 years, just as photography has changed from film to digital, he adapts his mediums like nature adapts. Please allow this exhibition to take you on a visual journey through his artwork. John has always found art to be an outlet to explore, create, and meet others. He enjoys making people happy and feeling moved by his creations. John prays you experience the natural beauty of his work, and if a piece speaks to you, he will be more than blessed to share his thought process.
Artist’s Bio: John began his artistic path in trade school and honed his photography skills during his service in the U.S. Air Force (1967–1968, Vietnam). A lifelong learner, he earned his degree in History with a minor in Art through the GI Bill. Active in local art associations and a participant in a variety of cultural events, John continues to grow his practice through therapeutic art classes thanks to museum partnerships with the Veterans Affairs.

Art exhibit viewing access may be restricted during private event rentals. Calling ahead to confirm is recommended.

Beginner Bird Walk: Exploring Beaver Brook with the Seacoast Chapter
2025-09-13 08:00 - 12:00 | NH
Beginner Bird Walk (BBW): Exploring Beaver Brook with the Seacoast Chapter
Explore some of the many trails in the 2,200 acres of the Beaver Brook Association with trip leader Susan Wrisley. We will focus in the areas south of Rt 130, including stops at the Brown Lane Barn and Maple Hill Farm, looking for birds in varying habitats including fields, stream, wetlands, deciduous and pine forests. The trip will cover about 2 to 3 miles of mostly easy to slightly moderate trails.
Meet at the Beaver Brook Trailhead parking lot, off of Rt 130 in Hollis, across from Diamond Casting & Machine. (Use Diamond Casting, 95 Proctor Hill Rd as a landmark.) Contact Susan Wrisley at susan@wrisleyart.com with any questions. This field trip will be limited to 15 participants. As the event nears, please visit this site to sign-up.

2025 Annual Member Celebration & Meeting
2025-09-13 09:00 - 15:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
**This event is sold out – no walk-ins, please**
Every year, NH Audubon holds its annual gathering to bring members together for a day of outings, awards and to celebrate the year’s accomplishments. Join us for a day of celebration and community at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center in Auburn. Visit our Annual Meeting webpage for a complete schedule of events.

Beginner Bird Walk: Strafford County Farm with the Seacoast Chapter
2025-09-14 08:00 - 12:00 | NH
Beginner Bird Walk (BBW): Strafford County Farm with the Seacoast Chapter
With diverse habitats for water birds, raptors and song birds, this walk will include the Don Black Trail and the hedgerows around the fields of the conserved property. The walk will last as long as participants choose, but not beyond noon. Meet at 8:00 across from the Strafford County Work Program at 266 County Farm Road; follow County Farm Road and take a left at the stop sign and then an immediate left to continue along behind the jail to the parking lot across from the entrance to the Strafford County Work Program. Contact: Dan Hubbard at danielhubbard@peoplepc.com or 603-978-0218 with any questions.
This field trip will be limited to 25 participants. As the event nears, please visit this site to sign-up.

Birding Outing with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire's Forests
2025-09-15 08:00 - 10:00 | Merrimack River Outdoor Education & Conservation Area, 2-82 Portsmouth Street, Concord, NH, 03103, United States
Back by popular demand: join NH Audubon and The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire’s Forests for a birding outing at the Merrimack River Outdoor Education & Conservation Area (a.k.a. “The Floodplain”) in Concord! Devin Guilfoyle, NH Audubon’s Newfound Center & Public Programs Coordinator, will talk about spotting and identifying birds in a variety of NH forest habitats, while Matt Scaccia, the Forest Society’s Recreation & Community Relations Manager, will talk about the unique land features of The Floodplain. Birds spotted in this area in mid-September include Wood Ducks, Common Yellowthroats, and Belted Kingfishers.
We will meet in the parking lot of The Floodplain to begin the walk. This location is just down the road from the Forest Society’s headquarters on Portsmouth Street in Concord, and can be found on Google Maps by searching “Les Clark Nature Trailhead”.
This is a free event with binocular rentals available. Please dress for the weather with sturdy shoes. Expect to walk between 1-2 miles over mostly flat, but uneven trails through grassy and wooded terrain. Trails may be soggy or muddy depending on weather conditions. Dogs are not allowed on this walk.
Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering. RSVPing to this event indicates that you agree to the waiver’s terms and conditions.

Senior Garden Tour and Plant Potting Activity – Free Event for Seniors
2025-09-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Tuesday, September 16; 10am-12pm
(Rain Date Wednesday, September 17)
Seniors are invited to the NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center here in Auburn to experience the newly constructed All-Persons Trail on a private tour of the Demonstration Gardens. Join us for this special guided meander through native pollinator gardens including a monarch waystation, bird-friendly gardens, vegetable and herb gardens, and a functional rain garden. You will also enjoy our luscious Wedding Garden and experience a Garden for the Senses. We will stroll the gardens in small groups with UNH Extension Master Gardener volunteers on a level, hard-packed, mobility-friendly path, geared to visitors with a wide array of physical abilities. In addition to the beautiful gardens and pollinator habitat, keep an eye on the sky as we enjoy the wildlife that NH Audubon has to offer at this beautiful and accessible sanctuary. Our pace will be slow with plenty of opportunities for photos should you be inspired. Finish your visit with a free potting activity where you may choose a fall chrysanthemum (mum) flower to pot up and take home with you to decorate your space and reminisce about your experience here at the Massabesic Center.
This program is FREE but limited to 40 participants. Indoor restrooms and drinking fountains will be available during this program. Plenty of parking is available in the hard-packed dirt parking lot. A paved driveway is provided for those who need a shorter distance or more even footing to the building and gardens. Volunteers will be on-site to direct you to the program area.
Note: If you attended the June spring tour, we invite you to return for this September event, to view the late summer blooms and foliage.
This program is funded through a generous grant from the University of New Hampshire Extension Master Gardeners Alumni Association.

Beginner Bird Walk: Pickering Ponds with the Seacoast Chapter
2025-09-17 08:00 - 12:00 | NH
Beginner Bird Walk (BBW): Pickering Ponds with the Seacoast Chapter
An encore of the very popular Pickering Ponds walk on September 7th (see description). Meet at the Pickering Ponds parking area at 8:00 AM. The entrance is about a mile south of the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on Pickering Road (opposite mailbox #452). Contact: Dan Hubbard at danielhubbard@peoplepc.com or 603-978-0218 with any questions.
This field trip will be limited to 25 participants. As the event nears, please visit this site to sign-up.

Otter Daze with the Lakes Region Chapter
2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:30 | The Loon Center, 183 Lees Mill Road, Moultonborough, NH, 03254, United States
Join Joe Callanan as he presents the incredible story behind a single day photographing a mother River Otter and her 3 young for over 4 hours!
River Otters are a beautiful and wild part of our local habitats, but they are seldom seen. Usually, an Otter sighting tends to be over in the blink of an eye as these playful and successful predators are perpetually in motion and can vanish at will.
Otters are not territorial; their lives are spent traveling along a large circuit, going from pond to stream to lake. Always relying on fish as the main dish, they also eat a wide variety of other creatures along the way, from frogs to turtles to rodents.
So imagine the surprise and wonder in store when Joe discovered a River Otter family and was able to study and photograph their antics for four hours straight!
River Otters are part of a wonderful web of aquatic life.
Come get an inside look at the fascinating lives these creatures lead, and see many of the other wild animals they encounter.

Beginner Bird Walk: Piscassic Greenway with the Seacoast Chapter
2025-09-19 08:00 - 12:00 | NH
Beginner Bird Walk (BBW): Piscassic Greenway Neal Mill Rd, Newmarket with the Seacoast Chapter
Step into the Piscassic Greenway from the Newmarket side and head through forest, field, wetland and shrubland to see who’s migrating through this year”. Contact trip leader Juli Tyson at jstyson17@gmail.com with any questions.
The trip is limited to 20 participants. As the event nears, please visit this site to sign-up.

Brockway Wee Explorers: Senses in Nature
2025-09-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Brockway Nature Preserve, Farrington Corner Road, Hopkinton, NH, United States
The Brockway Wee Explorers program series is back! For the first program of our fall series, we will be seeing how we use our senses of sight, sound, touch, and smell to explore our natural world.
Programs will begin at 10 a.m. and last about 45 minutes each.
This is an outdoor location with no bathroom facilities. Please dress children for the weather and be ready to walk on the trail, sit on logs and the ground, and dig in the dirt! Please also review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering.
Programs will be cancelled if poor weather is predicted during the program time; participants will be notified by phone of cancellations.
To find the meeting circle, park at the Brockway Nature Preserve parking area along Farrington Corners Road in Hopkinton, then follow the entrance trail across the bridge to the circle. For detailed directions, search for Brockway Pond on Google Maps, or visit here.
This program is free, with a suggested donation of $5. Thanks to an endowment from Dorothy Brockway Osborne, this program is free for Hopkinton Residents.
Maximum: 7 children
Contact: Devin Guilfoyle

Birding Outing at the Massabesic Center
2025-09-20 08:00 - 10:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
This outing will be led by local birder and Massabesic Center Advisory Committee member Joe Mahoney, and will focus on our wildlife refuge’s summer residents. This walk will cross through mostly field and forest habitats and we can expect to see birds such as Eastern Bluebirds, Red-Bellied Woodpeckers, and Red Shouldered-Hawks. We will meet at the front doors of the Massabesic Center, across the road from the parking lot.
This is a free event with binocular rentals available. Please dress for the weather, with sturdy shoes. Expect to walk between 1-2 miles over mostly flat, but uneven trails through grassy and wooded terrain. Trails may be muddy and uneven. Dogs are not allowed on this walk. Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering. RSVPing to this event indicates that you agree to the waiver’s terms and conditions.
