Thursday, February 6, 7 PM Nature Learning Center, Albany Join a variety of professionals including a lawyer, scientist, science teacher, and naturalist to explore the role of environmental education in their professional lives. A local retired principal and school teacher will also discuss how Tin Mountain environmental education programs have affected students that participating in them.
Saturday, February 1, 6:30 PM Nature Learning Center, Albany Family program Join the Star Wizard, Matt Krug as he explores the winter sky identifying the common and not so common winter constellations such as Canis Major, Orion the Hunter, and Taurus the Bull. The program will start inside with an overview of the sky and some star skits, then head out to view the stars. Special thanks to the Gibson Woodbury Charitable Foundation, Goldberg Charitable Foundation and the Frances R. Dewing Foundation. Cost, $5/adult, $3/child, $15/family.
Certified Naturalist, Joe LaRue Thurs, January 30, 6PM – 8PM and Sat, February 1, 10AM – 1PM Nature Learning Center $10 members, $15 non-members/session, $15/members or $25/non-members for both days Learn how to read the clues left by local wildlife. Join tracking enthusiast, Joe LaRue, as he explains the differences between a variety of native animal tracks. Who has been scratching around those trees? What animal left that scat? And who is burrowing down beneath the snow? Make sure to bring warm layers, water, and a snack. Reservations requested; call 447-6991.
Ed. Director, Lori Jean Kinsey, Executive Director, Michael Cline & Educators Carol Foord and Sarah Frankel Thurs, January 9, 12PM – 1PM Nature Learning Center Do you know any students attending elementary or middle school in the greater Mount Washington Valley, Western Maine, or Berlin School districts? If your answer is yes, you should come see for yourself the exciting environmental programs Tin Mountain provides for each school district. Join us on Thursday, January 9th from 12-1 and experience the excitement of being a Tin Mountain student!
Thursday, December 19, 1-4pm Nature Learning Center, Albany Tin Mountain’s third This New Cabin workshop will focus on the fundamentals of post-and-beam construction and options and considerations for portable saw milling. David Condoulis, Jory Bailey, and Dick Fortin will all present different aspects of the process.
Sat, Dec 14, 9 AM-2 PM Meet at the Scenic Vista in Intervale Join Executive Director Michael Cline on this trip to Shingle Pond to view the Old Growth Spruce trees found by the pond. Call 603-447-6991 for more info and reservations.
Dec 28 throughout the day Meet 5 PM at the Gibson Center in North Conway to tally count Join us for the 25th annual North Conway Christmas Bird Count. Observers are needed for traveling routes by foot, cross country skis, snowshoes, or by car. You can also tally birds at your feeder. Call 447-6991 for more information.
Thursday, December 5, 6 PM - * PM and Saturday, December 7, 9 AM – 1 PM Nature Learning Center, Albany, NH Migrant birds of New England are well loved for their amazing migration routes and their beautiful colors and calls. But our resident birds are equally as astonishing as the colorful migrants. How is it that tiny black-capped chickadees, and red and white-breasted nuthatches, are able to survive our cold New England winters? If so many birds leave New Hampshire to overwinter where there is more abundant food, what do our residential birds eat throughout the snowy months that allow them to sustain themselves? The excitement of birding certainly doesn’t end when the warblers leave. There is a wide variety of beautiful birds to keep an eye out for throughout the coldest time of the year and Teacher/Naturalist, Sean Ash will tell you all about them. Join us on Thursday, December 5, as we delve into winter world of our neighborhood birds. Saturday, December 7 will be spent outside for some hands-on studying, with our local birds and their habitats.
Sat, Nov, 23, 10 AM-Noon, 1PM-3PM Nature Learning Center Create your own balsam wreath with Education Director Lori Jean Kinsey. A variety of natural garnishes including milkweed pods, spruce, and pine cones will be used to decorate your wreath. There is a $10 materials fee. Call 447-6991 for reservations.
Thurs, Nov 21, 7 PM Nature Learning Center This documentary film looks at the history of Gifford Pinchot's life and his philosophy of natural resource conservation through sustainable use. Following the film, retired USFS Forester David Govatski will lead a discussion based on the film including how Pinchot's values continue to affect the forests of today.