ABNC News
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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....
2020 Year of Uncertainties
What a year this has been. Everything here seemed fine until March, and just after our March meeting everything fell apart. We closed the Center, cancelled field trips and programs, and hunkered down as the Corvid-19 Pandemic soared across the country. The Northeast...
MREC is Closed for a While
The Virtual ABNC is here With the closure of our building and continued concerns about the safety of our members ABNC has canceled all of our in-person events. That doesn't mean we are hiding and not partaking in natural history pursuits. The warm weather of the end...
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Athol Bird and Nature Club Millers River Environmental Center 100 Main St. Athol, MA 01331-2222 Greetings nature lovers and budding naturalists, What a fantastic year 2019 has been for the Athol Bird and Nature Club and the Millers River Environmental Center! We...
Fall 2019 is Here
This has been an exciting year at the Center. The new 3-stop lift is operational, The Windows on Main art exhibit is on display, New entry doors on the East and West are being installed and the Lawn sign will be sporting new LED lights to illuminate the sign for our...
A New Season at the Center
The Athol Bird and Nature Club have leased the old Main Street School from the town of Athol since 1999. This week Jake Lyman of Lyman Signs installed a new sign on our front lawn celebrating our decades of community appreciation of our natural wonders. The sign logo...
2019 Nature Calendar Available
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 plants are now available. While many people may enjoy a calendar with pictures of exotic nature and scenery, the...
Annual Dinner Meeting
Each November we gather for a meal a great program and our fundraising Tin can auction. This year we are pleased to have Richard D. Little presenting Athol Rocks! One Billion Years as seen in Local Rocks and Landscape. Amazing events have shaped the rocks and...
MREC Accessibility Improvements – We Did It!
Thanks to you and all the other supporters, Millers River Environmental Center Accessibility Improvements has hit its goal! Isn't that amazing?! Together we raised over $17,000 which triggered a $10,000 match from Patronicity a Massworks project. Great news in our...
50th Annual Athol Christmas Bird Count Results
Ever wonder if you're the only one who is witnessing a lack of birds at your feeder? The National Audubon Christmas Bird Count is one way that question can be answered. This year the local team found only half as many Black-capped Chickadees as we normally see. There...
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