Summer Open House at MREC

Sundays July and August 1- 4 PM Millers River Environmental Center Open house 100 Main Street Athol Ma Join us at the Center Sunday afternoons for a look at the exhibits plus each week will be a special program at 2:00 PM on a topic of Natural History interest.  July...

An Exciting Season ahead at ABNC

Sitting here on this wintry day, I thought this would be a good time to catch up on the events being planned for 2017. The list is by no means complete as of this writing but I think it is a good start. I want to thank all of the trip leaders and meeting speakers who...

Christmas Bird Count December 17th

We pulled off our 49th annual Athol Christmas Bird Count. 53 species of birds observed on count day with another 4 species on count week (3 days before and 3 days after). Tabulation has been slow as we canceled the formal tally due to the weather and I am very pleased...

Time​ to Renew your ABNC Membership

                                                                                    August 2016 It is humbling for me to see our organization reaching 53 years of age with nearly 260 memberships, an Environmental Center, energetic trip leaders and great speakers at...

2016 Field Trips and Meetings

We are off to a great start for trips and meetings this year. We wish to thank all the leaders and speakers for their dedication in sharing their interest and knowledge of our natural world with us. Unless otherwise noted, programs are free and open to all, meet at...

Calendars are ready. Xmas Bird Count

  Here we are December is rolling in. Ice on the birdbath. Bears are still roaming so most of us are being cautious feeding birds bringing in feeders at night. Pine Siskins have arrived in Royalston and at Joe Superchi’sin Athol. Who know what the winter...