Welcoming the Birds

   The black-capped chickadee, our Massachusetts state bird, has been here all winter – but using just his “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” chatter. Now he is singing his sweet “fee-bee” song as he soars into the spring job of mating. Birders pay attention to songs and calls as...

Satisfy Your Natural Curiosity

More Than 55 people enjoyed Mary’s talk this evening. For those wishing to follow her Blog check out: http://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/  Those who are naturally curious about the outdoor world are invited to a presentation by author and...

ABNC Launches New Website

If you’re reading this you may already know about the New Look… Here is the rest of the story: The Athol Bird and Nature Club has launched a new website with the more intuitive address of atholbirdclub.org. Not only the address is new, however. Users will...

By Their Bark Ye Shall Know Them

Why do some trees have smooth bark, while on others it peels, and on still others it is thick and broken? Can bark be used to identify winter trees? These are the questions to be explored on Wednesday, March 13, at 7 p.m., when naturalist Wojtech will present “Know...

Spring 2013 MWCC Classes Announced

We are very happy to be hosting MWCC at MREC. It is important for our community to have the colleges’ presence in town and the classes directly benefit the Center’s bottom line. What we need now are students to enroll in the many classes being offered....