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Calendar of Events

Children's Program Schedule, call 778-0015 for more information or to pre-register.
calendar event - Children's Program; calendar event - Family Program
February 27, 28, 29, March 1 or 2 calendar event
BayVentures - Animal Autographs: Join us as we look for animals and their "autographs" in different habitats around the Discovery Center...on snowshoes! Take part in winter activities and games and make a wonderful winter craft to take home. 9:45 am - 2:00 pm; ages 6-11; pre-registration required; $12 GBS members, $15 non-members*; bring a lunch and dress for extended outdoor play!
March 15 calendar event
Junior Duck Stamp Contest Deadline: Create your own original artwork of a North American duck or goose and enter it in the 2012 NH Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2012. The contest is open to NH youth from kindergarten through grade 12. Entries are judged on artistic merit and scientific accuracy in portraying the waterfowl. Competition guidelines, including dimension requirements and an entry form, can be downloaded, or contact N.H. Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest Coordinator Ellen Macneil at the N.H. Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301; email wildlife@wildlife.nh.gov or call 603-271-2461.
March 16 (Friday - Schools Closed for Teacher Workshop Day for SAU16) calendar event
BayVentures - Syrup on Snow: Join us for a day of maple sugaring. We will see and touch real tree tapping tools used by Native Americans, Colonists, and people from today! Try sap straight from the tree, participate in our maple syrup taste test on pancakes for lunch, and make a spile using traditional colonial construction methods. 9:45 am - 2:00 pm; ages 6-11; pre-registration required; $12 GBS members, $15 non-members*; pancake lunch provided and dress for extended outdoor play!
Adult Programs and Workshops- Great Bay Discovery Center/Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center, call 778-0015 for more information or to pre-register.
calendar event - Adult Program; calendar event - Coastal Training Program Event; calendar event - Family Program;
calendar event - Special Event; calendar event - Volunteer Event; kayak - Kayak Trip
March 14 calendar event
Winter Brown Bag Lecture - Black Bears in NH: Join us for a lunchtime lecture! The topic of this lecture is New Hampshire's black bears, presented by Christina Luppi of the NH Fish&Game Education Department. Snow date is scheduled for March 16. 12:00 - 1:30 pm; no fee or registration required; dessert and drinks provided; please bring your own lunch.

April 4 calendar event
Gardening for Wildlife: Save the date for a workshop on "Gardening for Wildlife", presented by the Newfield's Garden Club, NH Fish&Game Dept., and GBNERR. Details coming soon.
April 11 calendar event
Spring School Program Educator Training: Interested in volunteering as an educator in our programs? Join us 9:00 am - 4:00 pm for an orientation and training, and meet your fellow volunteers! No prior experience teaching required. Refreshments and lunch provided. Please call 778-0015 for more information or to sign up.
April 13 calendar event
Exhibit Room Volunteer Training: Interested in volunteering as a guide in our exhibit room? Join us 10:00 am - 12:00 pm to learn about this volunteering position, guiding visitors at our touch tank and answering questions about our exhibits. No prior experience or knowledge required. Please call 778-0015 for more information or to sign up.
April 21 calendar event
"Get Growing on the Wild Side"- Invasive Plant Pulling Workday: Help us celebrate Earth Day at the new Community Wildlife Garden by using specialized tools called "Weed Wrenches" to start removing some of the invasive woody shrubs on site and clear the way for fresh spring plantings.

April 21 calendar event
Discover WILD New Hampshire Day: Enjoy exhibits by dozens of NH environmental, conservation, and outdoor organizations. Participate in family friendly activities and see live animals, big fish, and trained falcons. This event is co-sponsored by NH Fish&Game Dept. and NH Dept. of Environmental Services, with support from the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of NH. Watch for details at www.wildnh.com. 10:00 am - 3:00 pm on the grounds of the NH Fish&Game Dept., 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH, 03301. Admission is free.

May 4 calendar event
Art of Great Bay - Opening Reception: Join us for the opening reception for the seventh annual Art of Great Bay show and sale. Continuing with last year's theme, the show will feature "Re-Imagined" art and fine crafts for purchase. Refreshments served; 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
May 5 & 6 calendar event
Art of Great Bay: Re-Imagined Art and Fine Crafts Show and Sale: Come peruse and purchase unique art and fine crafts made from repurposed or recycled materials. Local artists will showcase their work this weekend, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm in the Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center.
May 5
Great Bay Discovery Center opens for the 2012 season! May through September: Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm; October: weekends only, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
*Interested in learning about becoming a member of the Great Bay Stewards, the non-profit friends group of the Reserve? Please visit their website at www.greatbaystewards.org.

Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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