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Exhibit changes at the Center
A lot has been happening behind the scene at the Center while we were closed during the pandemic. As we begin to return to the new normal, volunteers have been hard at work at the Center, cleaning, painting walls, and repairing cases, and finding ways to include new...
ACTION ALERT
ABNC Board has signed on to Opposing the Proposed Gardner Sludge Landfill Expansion: We join our partner Millers River Watershed Council and others in opposition to the expansion of the Gardner Landfill: A Healthy Vision for our Watershed Welcome! The Millers River...
Summer weather is upon us
Public Gathering at UMass Amherst Sunwheel will Mark June 10 Solar Eclipse Dawn gathering will celebrate unique and beautiful event AMHERST, Mass. – The public is invited to join astronomers at the UMass Sunwheel, beginning at 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 10, to safely...
Our Post Pandemic View
The last year plus have been trying for all of us. As more of us get vaccinated the CDC and government at all levels have begun to lift restrictions sometimes creating more questions about what we can or should do when gathering together. Fully vaccinated adults are...
ABNC 2021 Calendar Now Available
The Athol Bird and Nature Club 2021 Calendar Now Available Common Loon and Chick, photo taken by Jeff Blanchard The Athol Bird and Nature Club (ABNC) calendar, chock full of nature notes, trivia questions and of course, some amazing photos of local birds, animals and...
Spreading our wings – Fundraiser
Spreading our wings Powered By:JustFundraising.comUpdate Thermometer Spreading our wings – Thank you to all our members and community friends for the successful Spreading Our Wings Campaign. As of this writing, we have surpassed our original goal of $5,000 with...
Our Virtual Annual Meeting – Spreading our Wings
Like so many organizations your Athol Bird and Nature Club held its first virtual annual meeting on November 11th. If you missed it you can find the recording in the webinar section of our new and improved website. It was great to hear from some of our most active...
Season’s changing and so are our Birds
2020 is grinding along. I know many of us are ready for a new year an an new start. The setting our clocks back an hour on November first will mean darkness falling very early. We are still in Covid-19 mode being safe, staying socially distant and helping each other...
Membership Time in our new Reality
Greetings nature lovers and budding naturalists, It has been a year unlike any other. Shortly after our March meeting we closed the Environmental Center, cancelled field trips and programs, and hunkered down as the Covid 19 Pandemic soared across the...
Field Trips Return
The first ABNC sponsored field trip of the Covid-19 season happened Sunday August 30, 2020. Five members of the Athol Bird and Nature Club joined president Dave Small for an exploration of the Meadow behind the Alan E. Rich Environmental Park and the Millers River....
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