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...

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....

The Fall Season Begins

<<>> Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Open House at the Millers River Environmental Center The success of the summer open house prompts us to extend a couple more chances for area folks to visit the Center. 2:00 PM Join one of ABNC’s...