Summer Sundays at the MREC

Summer Sundays at the MREC

It is with great pleasure we announce the summer programs at your environmental center. This summer we have pulled together a diverse group of local naturalists and experts to present a variety of programs and activities at the Center. The Center will be open each...
Spring Hawk Migration – Adams farm Hawkwatch

Spring Hawk Migration – Adams farm Hawkwatch

Adams Farm Hawk Watch, Athol, MA Spring 2023 Thanks to Mark Morris, Eric Mueller, Chris, Eddy, Joanne Hart, Paul Roberts, and others for bringing the Eastern Mass Hawkwatch (EMHW) to Athol. We had a wonderful spring at Adams Farm meeting many new friends and...
Summary Christmas Bird Count 2022

Summary Christmas Bird Count 2022

The 55th annual Athol Circle Christmas Bird Count was held December 17th, 2022. The count sponsored by the National Audubon Society has been running the now hemisphere wide counts for 123 years. National Audubon designates a 15-mile diameter circle where all the bird...
ABNC Membership Renewal time is here

ABNC Membership Renewal time is here

It is humbling for me to see our organization reaching 59 years of age with nearly 200 memberships, an Environmental Center, energetic trip leaders and great speakers at our meetings. This is a tribute to our membership and our founder Robert B....
Late Summer Dragonflies on Millers River

Late Summer Dragonflies on Millers River

Ten members and friends of the Athol Bird and Nature Club joined club president Dave Small searching for odonates (Dragonflies and Damselflies in the Millers River behind the Alan Rich Environmental Park in Athol. A beautiful late summer day greeting the observers as...