NH Audubon

McLane Center Pollinator Garden in Pictures Exhibit
2025-06-05 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-06 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-11 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-14 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Visit the McLane Center May 7-June 27 to see Kate Osgood’s McLane Center Pollinator Garden in Pictures Exhibit.
“The pollinator garden at McLane Center is an ever-evolving mosaic of flora and fauna. As a volunteer, working in the gardens has afforded me the wonderful experience of getting to know the plants and the critters that coexist. My photography attempts to highlight these interactions and to share with human visitors the beauty and the importance of the gardens.”

Bio: Kate Osgood is a landscape architect and nature photographer. Originally from Exeter, she lived and worked out west for many years before returning to the area. Her work and photography is rooted in natural systems and a deep love of nature.
“The protection and enhancement of natural systems and wildlife ecology is the driving force behind my designs and photography. I believe that the more people experience the beauty of nature, the more likely they are to become invested in its protection and thus foster stewardship for future generations.”

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

Creative Nature Ventures Exhibit
2025-06-05 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-06 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-11 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-14 11:00 - 17:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
This exhibit highlights the nature-inspired work of a group of local artists, led by Bill Turner, that meets once a week at Creative Ventures, located in Milford, NH. During these sessions, typically 8-10 artists bring their work (either an in-progress or a completed work). Each piece is displayed before the group and generates a friendly discussion centered on suggestions that help lead to a more exciting work of art. The main focus of the work is realism, however, abstract artists also benefit from the feedback process. Recently, there has been a nature focus within the group, including many paintings of bird species, in particular. Collaborating with NH Audubon to display these pieces is a natural connection. We look forward to generating interest and excitement for our works with other art-, bird-, and nature- enthusiasts.

The exhibit will be on display in the Massabesic Center’s large function room during regular operating hours. Viewing access may be restricted during private event rentals and education programs. Calling ahead to confirm is recommended.

Guided Paddle with the Newfound Audubon Center
2025-06-06 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-06-10 09:30 - 12:00 | Paradise Point Nature Center, 290 Northshore Road, Hebron, 03241, United States
Choose from a canoe, kayak, or paddleboard as we travel along the route of the Northern Newfound Water Trail. With a Naturalist, we will visit as many stops as time allows while learning more about the geology and ecology of Newfound Lake. Children are allowed with adult supervision.
Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering.

Piscassic Greenway Birding
2025-06-07 08:00 - 10:00 | NH
Join trip leader Juli Tyson to revisit the trail between Newfields and Newmarket and see what changes June has brought to the area. Please see the April 26th trip for a full description.
The trip is limited to 20 participants. As the trip nears, please revisit this website to sign up.

Birding Outing at Broadview Farm Conservation Area
2025-06-07 08:30 - 10:00 | Broadview Farm Conservation Area, Young Road, Derry, NH, 03038, United States
This walk will be led by local birder and Massabesic Center Advisory Committee member, Joe Mahoney, and will focus on birds that prefer forest edge and open field habitats. This walk will cross through mostly field and forest habitats and we can expect to see birds such as Tree Swallows, Eastern Bluebirds, and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and a variety of flycatchers. We will meet at the parking lot for Broadview Farm on Young Road, Derry, NH. (Directions will be emailed before the walk.)
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, muddy, and uneven. Dogs are not allowed on this walk. Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering.

Guided Hike with the Newfound Audubon Center: Newfound Lake Soundscape
2025-06-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Paradise Point Nature Center, 290 Northshore Road, Hebron, 03241, United States
Open new realms each week as our Lead Naturalist helps participants focus their senses on different fascinating elements of their surroundings such as birds, trees, ferns, wildflowers, and more. For this guided hike, learn about the sources of sound at Paradise Point, how scientists use sound to study wildlife, and how sound affects you. Please meet at the Paradise Point Nature Center. Limited pairs of binoculars are available for use. Participants are encouraged to bring their own binoculars and/or field guides for further exploration.
Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering.

Annual Native Plant Sale and Craft Fair
2025-06-07 10:00 - 15:00 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Join us for the McLane Center’s Annual Native Plant Sale and Craft Fair!

Bagley Pond Perennials and Fassett Farm Nursery will be offering a wide selection of native plants and shrubs for purchase.
Local florist Erin Primiano of Wren and Raine will be selling sustainably grown and harvested fresh flower bouquets.
Explore a wide variety of quality, handmade crafts by more than 15 local artisans.
Become a NH Audubon member and enjoy a 20% discount in our Nature Store during the fair.
Stay for lunch at a nearby picnic table, with options provided by Greenhouse Food Truck, a delicious pizza food truck.
Live acoustic music will be played by the band Junk Drawer.
Enter to win exciting raffle items!
Discover answers to all of your pressing questions about gardening, pollinators, native wildlife, and native plants by interacting with our expert staff and volunteer Pollinator Garden team.
Meander on your own or embark on a guided tour of our McLane Center Gardens and Pollinator Meadow.
Greet our live animal ambassador red-tailed hawk, along with turtles, snakes, and more, and get hands-on with fun wildlife artifacts in our Nature Lab.
Learn about volunteer opportunities and other ways you can get involved and support NH Audubon’s mission of protecting NH’s environment for wildlife and for people.

This year’s plant and flower sale will take place in the Pollinator Gardens, located in the courtyard at the McLane Center. Craft Fair vendors will be located in the “PSNH Room” just inside the main entrance, across from the Nature Store. The Nature Lab is located down the hall.
Wheelchair accessible, paved parking is limited near the building and food truck vendors, but much of the remaining parking lot is an uneven dirt surface. Overflow parking is available on the left side of Silk Farm Road. Please note that the garden terrain is comprised of uneven brick or grassy surfaces. The nearby Pollinator Meadow Restoration Trail is wheelchair and stroller friendly, but navigating the vendor booths indoors may be a tight squeeze at times. Please reach out in advance for accommodation requests, so that we can ensure an enjoyable experience.

Family Program with the Newfound Audubon Center: Amphibian Walk
2025-06-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Paradise Point Nature Center, 290 Northshore Road, Hebron, 03241, United States
Learn about local ecosystems and wildlife through family-focused programs with the Lead Naturalist! Explore trails and play nature-themed games on topics such as animal signs, reptiles and amphibians, decomposers, wetland critters, and more. For this family program, learn about the amphibians that call Paradise Point home. Please meet at the Paradise Point Nature Center. Suitable for families with children ages 8 and up.
Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering.

Nature Art with the Newfound Audubon Center: Frankenstein Bat Activity
2025-06-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Paradise Point Nature Center, 290 Northshore Road, Hebron, 03241, United States
Come create a fun piece of nature art in or around Paradise Point Nature Center! Creativity is encouraged as we use arts and crafts to explore themes and concepts in nature. For this nature art activity, create and decorate your own “Frankenstein” bat by picking out a unique combination of ears and a nose. Learn fun facts about the local bats of NH along the way. Suitable for all ages but geared towards 3–7-year-olds. Pre-registration is not required, but is appreciated, for this program.
Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering.

NH Gives 2025
2025-06-10 - 2025-06-11 | NH
Every kid should have the chance to spend their summer outside – exploring nature, making new friends, and building confidence. During NH Gives, a 24-hour online fundraiser (5pm on June 10 to 5pm on June 11), we’re raising money for camp scholarships so that every child who wants to come to NH Audubon camp can.
Donate here during the exciting 24-hour period. Want to give early? You can make a gift anytime here. Just mention “NH Gives – Camp Scholarships” in the comment box so we can count it toward our goal.

Identifying Trees and Shrubs and Their Ecological Role as Habitat for Birds
2025-06-10 08:30 - 11:30 | NH
This program will be from 8:30-11:30 am at Burley Farm in Epping. The program will be limited to 15 participants. This event will be held entirely outdoors and will be held as long as it is not raining. Participants should bring their binoculars and clothing appropriate for the weather conditions at the time of the event.
This program, by Matt Tarr of UNH Cooperative Extension, will teach you how to identify the most common native and non-native shrubs that comprise many bird habitats in NH. We will identify each shrub species, discuss how each species functions as bird habitat, and which shrubs you want to encourage on your land to benefit birds. We will also be looking and listening for birds (of course!) and sharing our tips for how to identify the birds we encounter during the trip.
Bio: Matt Tarr is an Extension Professor and State Wildlife Habitat Specialist for the University of NH Cooperative Extension. Much of Matt’s research and work is focused on determining how non-native shrubs function as habitat for songbirds and on how birds respond to land-use and habitat management practices at different landscape scales. Matt is an avid birder who enjoys photographing and recording birds.

Senior Garden Tour and Plant Potting Activity – Free Event for Area Seniors with Auburn Parks and Rec
2025-06-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Area 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 plant to pot up and take home with you to decorate your space and reminisce about your experience here at the Massabesic Center.

Birding Outing with Newfound Lake Region Association at Grey Rocks
2025-06-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Grey Rocks Conservation Area, 178 N Shore, Hebron, NH, 03241, United States
Join NH Audubon and NLRA for a look at birds at Grey Rocks Conservation Area on Saturday, June 14, at 8am! Explore the trails at Grey Rocks using your eyes and ears to find and identify our bird community as residents set up territories and migrants stop on their way farther north, familiarize yourself with NH’s summer birds, and learn more about bird conservation in the state. We will look for birds such as common loons, belted kingfishers, and American redstarts. This walk will be facilitated by Devin Guilfoyle, NH Audubon’s Newfound Center & Public Programs Coordinator, and Mirka Zapletal, NLRA’s Education & Outreach Manager. Register here.
This event is geared toward all people with an interest in exploring the natural world. Participants should be able to walk 2 miles.
Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering.

Tips for Growing Tomatoes: Trellising, Pruning, and More
2025-06-14 09:30 - 11:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Description: Fresh tomatoes from the garden are the BEST but growing them can present some challenges. In this workshop, we’ll explore some ways to overcome challenges of disease and pests and support the plants for better production. We’ll discuss and demonstrate different support methods: staking, caging, overhead trellising, and the “Florida Weave.” We’ll show how to prune tomatoes to control growth and improve disease prevention and more. The workshop will take place primarily outdoors, so dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear.
Presenter: Will Lowenthal, UNH Extension Master Gardener
Cost: $10 for NH Audubon members/Extension Master Gardeners; $15 for non-members.
Registration Required by: June 11. Register here.
Logistics (inside/outside, what to bring): The workshop will take place primarily outdoors, so dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear.
For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman.
This program is brought to you through an on-going partnership between the University of New Hampshire Extension’s Master Gardener Program and New Hampshire Audubon. The Demonstration Gardens at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center provide a place for sharing best practices in eco-friendly home and community gardening, which enhance human health and well-being and wildlife habitat.

Massabesic Gardens Tour
2025-06-14 11:00 - 12:30 | 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

Nature Art with the Newfound Audubon Center: Creek Critters
2025-06-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Paradise Point Nature Center, 290 Northshore Road, Hebron, 03241, United States
Come create a fun piece of nature art in or around Paradise Point Nature Center! Creativity is encouraged as we use arts and crafts to explore themes and concepts in nature. For this nature art activity, help identify and sketch macroinvertebrates found in Newfound Lake. Learn about a common life-cycle of many local insects. Suitable for all ages but geared towards 3–7-year-olds. Pre-registration is not required, but is appreciated, for this program.
Please review NH Audubon’s Outdoor Education Program Liability Release & Agreement Waiver before registering.

Return to the Sky: A Journey with Tina Morris to Return Bald Eagles to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
2025-06-17 18:30 - 20:00 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Join us as Tina Morris, one of the first women to engage in a raptor reintroduction program, shares her remarkable story that is as much about the human spirit as it is about birds of prey as she presents her book Return to the Sky.
Tina Morris holding a 1977 eaglet who had just escaped and she returned to the tower.
Alone in a vast wildlife refuge with little direction and no experience, a Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology student found herself responsible for a project of historical importance—to bring the Bald Eagle back from near extinction. Ultimately, Tina spent two years playing “mother” to seven eaglets at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, east of Seneca Falls in New York. Driven by her passion, she discovered unknown reserves of patience, determination, and grit.
Afterwards, pick up a copy of the book in our Nature Store and have it signed by Tina!
(Cover image of Return to the Sky.)
