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July 6, 20208:00 pm - 9:30 pm Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Rd, Laconia, NH 03246, USA
Head out on the trails as the sun sets to experience dusk in the forest. Let your eyes surprise you as you adjust to the growing darkness. We will take advantage of the rising full (or almost full) moon to walk the trails and observe the transition from the crepuscular to the nocturnal world.
This program has been cancelled.
Cost: $12 (Free for Members)
Recommended Ages: All
Physical Demand: [4]
Experience: Interested
The Learning Garden: Friend or Foe? Insects in the Garden
The Learning Garden: Friend or Foe? Insects in the Garden
July 7, 20206:00 pm - 7:30 pm Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Rd, Laconia, NH 03246, USA
We are not the only ones ready to enjoy our garden harvests. Learn to identify the life cycles of some common pests. We will also learn to recognize beneficial insects that help us protect our plants and discuss organic methods of pest control.
July 11, 20209:00 am - 10:00 am Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Rd, Laconia, NH 03246, USA
The word pesto originates from Italian for pound, or crush. While we wait for the traditional base of pesto, basil, to grow in our gardens and appear at our favorite farmstands, pound together a combination of early season greens to create a quick and easy summer sauce.
July 18, 20209:00 am - 11:00 am Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Rd, Laconia, NH 03246, USA
Do you want to forage wild food and medicine but do not know where to begin? Start here! These monthly weed walk offerings will give you a good start in learning what you can use for better health and healing. Plant habitat, basic plant ID, sustainable harvesting, and recipe tips will be enthusiastically covered. Bring a notebook and your taste buds.
Masks are REQUIRED. See registrations for full list of expectations.
We may have missed our favorite firework displays thissummer, but nature provides its very own light show. Join us for this specialevening program where we will explore the cool qualities of these critters andconclude as they typically emerge at dusk. Stay for a few minutes after theprogram to observe the fireflies.
Masks are REQUIRED. See registration for full set of expectations.
July 25, 20209:30 am - 12:00 pm Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Rd, Laconia, NH 03246, USA
Look under the flowers in your garden and take a second glance at the cattail swamp on the roadside to reveal great basket-making materials. Learn how to use the leaves to make a coil basket to hold anything your garden or wild foraging provides.
Masks are REQUIRED. See registrations for full list of expectations.
Come on a tour to see the huge, old trees along ourtrails including two champion Big Trees of Belknap County. These trees arequite magnificent to behold, and can also teach us a great deal — just imaginewhat they have “seen” over the course of their lives! During this one hour program, you will learna lot about trees (of course!), but also fascinating fun facts about ecology,history and how the land has changed over the years.
Masks are REQUIRED. See registration for full set of expectations.
