Make fun winter crafts at The Nature Connection! You'll learn more about winter animals - especially birds! - and have a chance to make two crafts: a nature mobile and bird feeder. This event is family-friendly - children & adults of all ages are invited to participate!
Need a nature moment? Come on in and experience the tranquility and spirit of nature. Immerse yourself in the winter forest with animal tracks and antlers! Join us for a lively discussion while learning a bit about evergreens and forest animals, including their winter habits.
This Wednesday is all about chinchillas! You'll get to ask questions, interact with our four resident chinchillas, and make a chinchilla craft. Small group setting where all people and abilities are welcome.
Enjoy a craft night with your neighbors and make a special Valentine's Day card! We'll provide the supplies and lead you through the steps to make a nature-themed card to brighten someone's day.
“For those who think Super Bowl Sunday is a bore” Mycologist and author of Fascinating Fungi of New England, Fungipedia, Lawrence Millman, will be the foray leader on a mushroom identification walk in Estabrook Woods on Super Bowl Sunday. “The Super Cup Fungus Sunday provides an alternative for Thoreau-minded individuals who think that Super Bowl […]
Join us on the second Wednesday of every month for Earthnotes! Keeping a seasonal nature journal offers a way to practice your nature-noticing skills and allow the earth to remind you of the resiliency of life. Our goal is to help you experience the sense of wellbeing that can come through deepening your relationship with […]
Meet the newest additions to The Nature Connection - Peaches and Cocoa, resident Angora Rabbits! Join us for this special animal encounter over February vacation! Aimed at children under 12, this program includes time to meet and interact with our newest Angora Rabbits, Peaches and Cocoa. You'll also learn what makes these rabbits special and […]
Bring your creativity to this Wednesday Nature Night! We'll create and decorate a sign for an upcoming fundraiser in April at American Flatbread. All are invited to help craft and paint an eye-catching sign to spread the word about The Nature Connection.
Travel with Joy Marzolf as she explores warmer locations and shares her incredible photographs and videos taken on-location. On February 27th Joy visits Southern Belize. This program is sponsored by Harvey’s Treasure Chest Gift Shop and is free of charge. Please call the COA to sign up at 978-318-3020. Joy is a wonderful speaker!
Create a mini greenhouse to put outside for cold stratification of native seeds. No fuss and lots of seedlings come June! We are collecting translucent jugs in the COA entrance so we can put holes in the bottom to prepare for creating the greenhouses. Bring your translucent jug to the COA and drop it in […]
