Every year, NH Audubon holds its annual gathering to bring members together for a day of outings, awards and to celebrate the year’s accomplishments. Join us for a day of celebration and community at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center in Auburn.
10am: Welcome and Morning Bird Outing
Join NH Audubon explore the fields, gardens, and trails around the property and Massabesic Lake in search of fall migrants, year-round residents, and some lingering insects. Our staff will guide groups throughout the hayfields, by the pond, and on the Manchester Water Works trails in search of exciting finds. All event attendees are welcome and there will be a tour group experiencing the newly installed All Persons Trail for anyone with mobility considerations.
10am: Business Meeting
11am: Squam Lakes Science Center presents Animals with Bad Reputations
Can you think of any animals disliked by people? The public image of some animals is often inaccurate and can result in negative attitudes. A Squam Lakes Natural Science Center naturalist will introduce you to live animals with a bad “rep” and help you consider the good side of these wild neighbors.
12:15 pm: Picnic Lunch (provided)
1:15 pm: Board Chair Address
1:30 pm: Annual Awards
2 pm: Keynote Address – How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper
Ethan Tapper is a forester, digital creator, and the bestselling author of How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. For more than a decade, Ethan has been recognized as a thought-leader and a disruptor in the worlds of forestry, conservation, and ecosystem stewardship, winning multiple regional and national awards for his work. His message of relationship, responsibility and hope reaches millions of people each year through his writing, his social media channels with tens of thousands of followers, and the dozens of walks, talks and keynotes that he delivers across North America each year.
In his personal life, Ethan works, writes, hunts, birds at Bear Island, his 175-acre working forest, homestead, orchard and sugarbush, runs three small businesses – Bear Island Forestry, Bear Island Consulting and Bear Island Maple – and plays in his 10-piece punk band, The Bubs.
Photo: Hawkwatching during an annual meeting field trip, by Dyanna Smith.
