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 […]
Native Pollinator Biodiversity: The Contributions of Native Pollinator Meadows
Native pollinators play a vital role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem and food system. Attendees will gain an understanding of the intricate biodiversity of native pollinators, which have co-evolved with native plants. This webinar will discuss the steps of installing pollinator meadows, composed of herbaceous perennial flowering plants and native grasses. This diverse habitat not […]
The State of New Hampshire’s Birds
In the last 50 years, scientists estimate that North America has lost roughly 3 billion birds, meaning that there are only three quarters as many birds around as there used to be. New Hampshire Audubon has been tracking bird populations for almost as long, and in our “State of the Birds” report we present a […]
Intro to Pelagic Wildlife
Saturday, October 9, 3 - 4 pm Cost: $5 (free to those attending Pelagic Trip on Oct. 11) Leader: Jon Woolf Watch an educational slideshow about some of the wildlife you might see just off NH's coast. We'll teach you how to identify some of our common pelagic birds as well as a few of […]
Jeffreys Ledge Fall Pelagic Birding Trip – Sold Out
Rye Harbor 1870 Ocean Blvd (Rte 1A), Rye, NH, United StatesThis trip is sold out. Location: Rye Harbor, NH Monday, Oct 11, 8 am - 5 pm Cost: $70 M/$90 NM Join NH Audubon aboard the MV Granite State as we explore Jeffreys Ledge, 20 miles off the New Hampshire coast. Steve Mirick will lead us as we spend all day at sea, searching the […]
A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds
Even as scientists make astounding discoveries about the navigational and physiological feats that enable migratory birds to cross immense oceans or fly above the highest mountains, go weeks without sleep or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch, humans have brought many migrants to the brink. Based on his newest book “A World […]
Avian Protection at NorthWestern Energy in Montana
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesPower companies, wildlife agencies, and conservation organizations have collaborated for decades to reduce bird electrocutions and collisions with power lines. NorthWestern Energy in Montana implements an Avian Protection Plan across its entire electrical system. New power lines are constructed following bird-friendly standards and existing lines are retrofitted with bird protection devices where electrocutions or collisions […]
Forest to Forest: Bicknell’s Thrush
A rare migratory songbird, with a very restricted range, is a catalyst for exploring issues of sustainable development on the island of Hispaniola, where Haiti and the Dominican Republic (DR) are co-located, where the bird spends the winter and the high peaks of the Northeastern US where the bird breeds on high peaks in Maine, […]
MOTUS: A Revolution in Migration Research
Join Carol Foss, NH Audubon’s Senior Advisor for Science and Policy, for an introduction to the Motus Wildlife Tracking System — a new research network that is revolutionizing the study of winged migration by tracking the movements of small birds, bats, and even dragonflies and monarch butterflies who have been fitted with tiny radio transmitters (nanotags). Carol […]
Pollinator Panel Discussion: Lessons from the Field
Zoom Link , United StatesJoin New Hampshire Audubon and collaborators from UNH Cooperative Extension and the Xerces Society for a Webinar Panel Discussion on Creating Pollinator Habitat Thursday, November 4: 7PM – 9PM The panel discussion will share best practices around establishing pollinator habitat in New England. Discussion topics will include techniques for creating pollinator meadows, native plant selection, […]
NH’s Winter Birds
NH Audubon’s “Backyard Winter Bird Survey” is a citizen science project that has been collecting data on the state’s birds since 1967. In this program, Dr. Pamela Hunt uses the Survey’s data to illustrate how populations of our common winter birds have been changing over time. In the process, we’ll explore many other aspects of […]
From Finches to Launching of the Finch Research Network
Zoom Link , United StatesIrruptions of finches from the north in recent years inspired Matthew Young to launch the Finch Research Network (FiRN) in fall 2020. Join us for his lively presentation about redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, the distribution and ecology of different Red Crossbill flight calls, and the launching of FiRN and its future. November and December Zoom programs […]