The Athol Bird and Nature Club will have a booth at the Garlic & Arts Festival. We’ll be there all day both days so please stop by and say hello!
Learn more about the festival: https://garlicandarts.org/
Garlic & Arts Festival 2026
The Athol Bird and Nature Club will have a booth at the Garlic & Arts Festival. We’ll be there all day both days so please stop by and say hello!
Learn more about the festival: https://garlicandarts.org/
Open House Sunday: Learn about Dragonflies
Come visit the Millers River Environmental Center on this Open House Sunday. You’ll be able to wander the halls of the MREC, view our museum and exhibits. Dave Small and Bonnie Benjamin will have a program about dragonflies with activities for children.
Back to School Party at Fish Park
The Athol Bird and Nature Club will have a booth at the Back to School Party at Fish Park. Come stop by and say hello!
In the Field: Nature Journaling & Drawing with Will Close
Will Close will lead an in the field nature journaling session at South Athol Conservation Area. Our focus will be drawing the forest floor. Please bring your nature journal or sketch pad and pencils or markers. A portable chair or seating pad would be helpful. There is no charge, but please RSVP by emailing Cathy Szal at catherineszal400@gmail.com so that we can inform you if plans change due to the weather.
Will Close is an artist, educator and naturalist with a focus in documenting the flora and fauna of the Northeastern United States. He holds a degree in Fine Art Painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and studied wildlife track and sign under Dan Gardoqui and Daniel Hansche. Sharing his passion for nature illustration and wildlife, has taken him from the spruce forests of Maine to the Ecuadorian Amazon. You can view his artwork on his website, willclosestudios.com
Location: 3801 South Athol Rd, Athol, MA 01331
RSVP: Cathy Szal – catherineszal400@gmail.com