Tin Mountain January 2020 Nature Programs
January Nature Program Series
Tin Mountain Conservation Center, 1245 Bald Hill Road, Albany, NH 03818
Film Screening: More Than Honey
Monday, January 6, 7pm
Nature Learning Center, Albany
Narrated by John Hurt, this documentary tackles the vexing issue of why bees, worldwide, are facing extinction. This moving film raises questions of species survival in cosmic as well as apiary terms. Join Tin Mountain and the MWV Bee Keepers for a screening of the film and follow-up conversation.
EcoForum: 31 Years of Birds in the MVW
Thursday, January 9, 12-1pm
Nature Learning Center, Albany
Tin Mountain has been hosting the North Conway area Christmas Bird Count for 31 years. See what 3 decades of data can tell us about avian trends here.
Full Moon Walk
Friday, January 10, 7pm
Tin Mountain Field Station, Jackson
Join the staff on an evening snowshoe ramble through the beautiful fields and forests of Tin Mountain’s Jackson property. Bring snowshoes or borrow ours. Call 447-6991 to reserve a pair of snowshoes.
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
Thursday, January 16, 7pm
Nature Learning Center, Albany
Biomimicry is an intentional practice of learning from, not just copying, well-adapted strategies and sustainable solutions used by living things to improve the design of products, processes, and systems. Come learn about strategies discovered by answering the question what would nature do?
Boreal Birds Field Program
Saturday, January 18, 8am-noon
Meet at Grant’s parking lot in Glen
Join the Tin Mountain Bird Society for a winter birding adventure north of the notches. We will visit boreal birding hot spots off Trudeau Road outside Bethlehem and several other locales to spot resident boreal songbirds, including boreal chickadees, black backed wood peckers, crossbills and other finches. Dress warm. Bring your own binoculars or borrow ours.
Youth Art Program: Wildlife Sketching
Saturday, January 18, 9:30-11:30am
Nature Learning Center, Albany
Junior nature artists we want you! Join Deb Ayers, local artist and longtime art teacher, for a morning of fun learning to draw the wonderful furry and feathery animals of our New Hampshire woodlands. Space is limited; please call 603-447-6991 to reserve a space. $5 program fee.
Life Below the Ice
Thursday, January 23, 7pm
Nature Learning Center, Albany
When the lakes and ponds in NH freeze over what happens? Do the animals and plants hibernate? OR is there a rich diverse world that we never see or hear about? Spend an evening with Chief Executive Fish Nerd, Clay Groves, Licensed Ice Fishing Guide and Podcast Host as he takes you on a surprisingly warm journey of Life Under the Ice!
Environmental Book Group: The Wild Trees
Thursday, January 30, 4pm
Nature Learning Center, Albany
Join us for the inaugural gathering of Tin Mountain’s Environmental Book Group. We will be discussing The Wild Trees: a Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston. The book explores the remaining ancient trees in the redwood forests of northern California through the eyes of Steve Sillett, Marie Antoine, and the tiny group of daring botanists and amateur naturalists. What we find is a lost world above California, a world that is dangerous, hauntingly beautiful, and unexplored. Request a copy from your local library or purchase one from your local book seller. We hope you join us for the discussion.
Thank you to The Generous Sponsorship of
Bank of NH, Hancock Lumber, & Ragged Mountain Equipment
Donations of $3/person & $5/family, members are free (unless otherwise stated)