Love Our Planet Art Exhibit
2023-03-24 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-26 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-28 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-29 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-30 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-31 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-02 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-04 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 7 more dates | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
The Manchester Artists Association presents Love Our Planet – a Spring exhibit to celebrate Earth Day with art that showcases the beauty of the natural world and the wondrous wildlife that share this planet with us. To help support environmental protection and the NH Audubon mission, thirteen talented artists will be exhibiting over 30 original pieces in various mediums including oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastel, mixed media, pen and ink, pencil, and photography.
The Manchester Artists Association (MAA) was formed in 1966 to provide fellowship, learning and inspiration to artists who are engaged or interested in the pursuit of fine art.
Love Our Planet has been extended and will now be on view at the Massabesic Center from Wednesday, March 1, 2023 through Thursday, June 1. All works are available for immediate purchase, with 30% of the proceeds going to support the mission of NH Audubon.
Featured Artists:

Sharon Allen
James O’Donnell
Virginia Demers
Howard Muscott
Rollande Rousselle
Randy Snyder
John Webster
Judy Gelinas
Paul Ducret
Therese DesRosiers
Noella Breault
John Letson
Susan Snay

Please note the viewing room may be closed to the public during private events and education presentations.

Gardening for the Birds! How to Enhance Your Yard for our Feathered Friends
2023-03-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Many 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 the Birds.
Presenter:
Ruth Droescher, UNH Extension Master Gardener
Cost:
$10 for NH Audubon members and UNH Ext Master Gardeners
$15 for non-members
REGISTER HERE
Registration Required by March 26, 2023
This presentation will take place both indoors and outdoors, rain or shine. Dress for the weather, with waterproof footwear recommended for primarily grassy, flat but uneven terrain.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman, at kwhiteman@nhaudubon.org.
This program is brought to you through an ongoing partnership between New Hampshire Audubon and University of New Hampshire Extension’s Master Gardener Program. The Demonstration Gardens at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center provide a place for sharing best practices in eco-friendly home and community gardening, to benefit human health and well-being, and wildlife habitat.
Photo: American Goldfinch on Cardinal Flower in the Massabesic Center Demonstration Gardens, by Walter Keane.

Early Spring Wild Medicinal Plant Walk With Herbalist & Author Maria Noël Groves
2023-03-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Date: March 29, 2023
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Price: Non-member- $15
Member- $12

Early Spring Wild Medicinal Plant Walk

With Herbalist & Author Maria Noël Groves
Learn how to identify common medicinal plants in early spring, with a particular focus on tree, weed, and root medicinal and edible perennials. We will discuss identification resources and tips as well as wildcrafting ethics, as well as medicinal benefits, harvesting tips, and cautions for some common wild plants. Potential plants we may see and discuss include celandine, burdock, horsetail, dandelion, white pine, as well as the “at risk” plant goldthread and it’s medicinal analog, the invasive barberry. We’ll meet (and not touch!) poison ivy. We’ll also discuss reasons why you might not want to wildcraft or forage “trendy” plants and fungi like ramps, ghost pipe, or chaga, as well as special considerations for invasive medicinal species like autumn olive, multiflora rose, Japanese knotweed, and barberry. Rain or shine – please come prepared to walk outdoors, for the weather, bugs, and ticks. Cameras and notebooks recommended.

Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG), clinical herbalist, runs Wintergreen Botanicals, nestled in the pine forests of Allenstown, New Hampshire. Her business is devoted to education and empowerment via classes, health consultations, and writing with the foundational belief that good health grows in nature. She is the author of the award-winning, best-selling Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self Care and Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies. Learn more about Maria and herbs at WintergreenBotanicals.com.

Birding Walk at Massabesic Center
2023-04-01 09:00 - 10:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Date: April 1st, 2023
Time: 9:00am-10:30am
Join NH Audubon for a birding walk along the trails at Massabesic Center in Auburn.
This is an informal birding walk that begins at MAC and explores the trails with local birder, Joe Mahoney. All ages and skill levels of birders are welcome. If you are new to birding, come and learn the basics! If you are an avid birder, come to learn new techniques, network with other birders, or share your expertise with the group.
Binocular rental included with ticket. Please dress for the weather. Expect to walk between 1-2 miles.
Cost: $8 Members/$10 Non-members. Registration is required; please purchase your tickets (below), although there are no actual hard-copy tickets.
Photo- Red-bellied Woodpecker by Pam Hunt

NestWatch Volunteer Training: Bluebird Monitoring
2023-04-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Learn about and get involved in a community 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 bring your own lunch and water). After lunch, we’ll head outside for the last hour to learn the trails and nest box locations, clean out residual nest materials from last year, and practice field identification of early season birds.
NH Audubon Massabesic Center is home to almost 100 monitored nest boxes. Volunteer monitors are expected to contribute one to two hours each week from April to August to record data in their designated sections.
Workshop participants are not required to become volunteer monitors; you can learn the process and take your new skills with you anywhere!
Presenters:
Logan Young, NH Audubon Massabesic Center NestWatch Chapter Coordinator
Bob Krewson, NH Audubon Bluebird Monitor Volunteer Leader
Cost:
Free for NH Audubon members
$5 for non-members
Registration Required by March 30, 2023
Indoor presentation will take place indoors, rain or shine. Outdoor portion will take place unless there is severe weather. Weather notifications will be made via email the day before. Dress for the weather and be prepared to walk up to one mile over mostly flat, but uneven grassy terrain. Bug spray and sunscreen are strongly recommended.
For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman, at kwhiteman@nhaudubon.org.
Photo: Eastern Bluebird, by Pam Hunt

Resilient Raptors Webinar
2023-04-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom Link, United States
NEW DATE!
Courtship & Construction
Bird nests are as unique to a species as their plumage, with nesting materials ranging from grasses and twigs to spit, mud, and even metal wire. Some species construct their nests together, while others spend significant energy independently creating a nest in an effort to attract a mate. Let’s explore some truly astounding avian architects before examining the construction and maintenance behind the Bald Eagle’s impressive egg abode and their deep commitment to the territory where they choose to place it. If you think the housing market is tough in NH, wait until you see what real estate is like from a Bald Eagle’s perspective!
To register for the webinar please click the registration link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o4gPZ4ZKRCuimappaW7IIQ
Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email. Reminders will be sent to your inbox with the Zoom link 5 days before, one day before, and an hour before the actual webinar begins. We hope you enjoy this year’s Resilient Raptors Webinar Series.

NH Butterfly Monitoring Trainings - browns and skippers ID
2023-04-05 18:30 - 19:30 | NH
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 across the state.
This partnership group will host a series of butterfly ID trainings over the next few months – both online and in the field. Butterfly experts from across the state will be our guides. This is an amazing opportunity to learn and participate in butterfly conservation.
During the series you will receive information about future training webinars and field days that will be offered in your area, including Butterfly Surveys that will take place at 6 locations across the state. The online and field sessions will provide you with an eye-opening experience to connect with species you may not have noticed in the past. No matter what your skill level is, you are welcome to join us. Together we can help track New Hampshire’s butterflies and make a difference in their conservation.
Online training sessions are scheduled for the following dates:
February 22 at 6:30pm: Mark Ellingwood will provide basic information on butterfly biology and introduce us to some of the more common species you may see in your neighborhoods. Sign up for this webinar on Nature Groupie.
March 8 at 6:30pm: George De Wolf will explore the world of hairstreaks and blue butterflies. Sign up for this webinar on Nature Groupie.
March 22 at 6:30pm: Heidi Holman will dive into the orange and black butterflies such as the fritillaries and checkerspots. Sign up for this webinar on the NH Audubon website.
April 5 at 6:30pm: Rick Van de Poll will wrap up the four-part webinar training series with some of the more challenging species including the browns and skippers. Sign up for this presentation.

Questions? Please contact Diane De Luca.

A Garden Story Photography Exhibit
2023-04-06 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-11 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-13 11:00 - 17:00 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Kate 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, Kate loves to document its beauty and changes through her photography. A lifelong lover of nature, she has shown this love through her work as a landscape architect and through her photography. She studied botany at UNH and landscape architecture at UCLA and is licensed in both CA and NH. Having a keen interest in using native plants in the built environment, volunteering at the pollinator garden is a perfect fit both to get away from the computer and to experience the life cycles of the plants first hand.
“I have long been an admirer of the pollinator garden program of the NH Audubon Society and hopefully this photography collection will inspire folks to explore this program and create a garden at their own homes.”
For more of Kate Osgood’s photography, please see her Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/kateosgooddesigns/

Birding Walk at Massabesic Center
2023-04-07 09:00 - 10:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Date: April 7th, 2023
Time: 9:00am-10:30am
Join NH Audubon for a birding walk along the trails at Massabesic Center (MAC) in Auburn.
This is an informal birding walk that begins at MAC and explores the trails with Slater Roosa, Massabesic Center’s Education Coordinator. All ages and skill levels of birders are welcome. If you are new to birding, come and learn the basics! If you are an avid birder, come to learn new techniques, network with other birders, or share your expertise with the group.
Cost: $8 Members/$10 Non-members. Registration is required; please purchase your tickets (below), although there are no actual hard-copy tickets.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman, at kwhiteman@nhaudubon.org.
Photo- Red-bellied Woodpecker by Pam Hunt

Bob Hull Memorial Bluebird Walk
2023-04-08 08:00 - 10:00 | NH
Help trip leader David Blezard clean out bluebird boxes, look for early migrants and lingering winter birds, and get yourself in the mood for spring. Meet at the UNH Parking Lot B at 8am. Contact: David Blezard blezard@mac.com or call 603-343-1223. Registration is not required.
Visit the Seacoast Chapter website for event details.

A Garden Story Photography Exhibit-opening reception
2023-04-11 16:00 - 18:00 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Kate 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, Kate loves to document its beauty and changes through her photography. A lifelong lover of nature, she has shown this love through her work as a landscape architect and through her photography. She studied botany at UNH and landscape architecture at UCLA and is licensed in both CA and NH. Having a keen interest in using native plants in the built environment, volunteering at the pollinator garden is a perfect fit both to get away from the computer and to experience the life cycles of the plants first hand.
“I have long been an admirer of the pollinator garden program of the NH Audubon Society and hopefully this photography collection will inspire folks to explore this program and create a garden at their own homes.”
The exhibit runs until July 5, 2023.
For more of Kate Osgood’s photography, please see her Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/kateosgooddesigns/

Biogeography and Birds of Hawaii 2.0
2023-04-12 19:30 - 20:30 | NH
Visit the western-most, southern-most, and 50th state, Hawaii! David Blezard will update a presentation first given 20 years ago to the Chapter to discuss how the natural forces of the Hawaiian Islands geography have created a unique habitat with a distinct collection of bird species. This multimedia presentation will examine how both the native and introduced avifauna of the islands came to be and discuss how human activities have impacted and are working to protect one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
The Seacoast Chapter meets monthly on the second Wednesday except the months of July and August unless there is a special program. Refreshments are served at 7 pm and the meetings begin at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted (entrance doors locked at 7:45 pm). The public is welcome free of charge. In person meetings are held at the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH. Wheelchair accessible. For more information on chapter programs (and cancellations), please visit the chapter website.
