January 2022
Wild Winter Walk at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Wild Winter Walk Squam Lakes Natural Science Center offers a winter program for adults and families with children ages 6 and up. Learn about the animals who live at the Science Center during the winter. Most of them stay in the same place, just as they would in the wild. A staff naturalist will lead a guided walk on the live animal exhibit trail to see the animal ambassadors dressed in their winter coats and discuss how these native animals…
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Homeschool Series: Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Homeschool Series: All About Series for Ages 4 to 6 Squam Lakes Natural Science Center starts a series of monthly programs for homeschool students ages 4 to 6. The programs will be a series of one-hour, in-person sessions held outdoors, followed the next week by a 30-minute virtual wrap-up featuring a live animal. Programs run monthly through April 2022 and will be all about New Hampshire wildlife. Each session considers a different group of living things through activities, hands-on experiences,…
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Homeschool Series: Get HAPI! For ages 7-10 Squam Lakes Natural Science Center starts a series of monthly programs for homeschool students ages 7 to 10. The programs will be a series of one-hour, in-person sessions held outdoors, followed the next week by a 30-minute virtual wrap-up featuring a live animal. Programs run monthly through April 2022. The primary interpretive focus of the Science Center’s programs and exhibits is community ecology, which has four major concepts: Habitats, Adaptations, Populations, and Interrelationships…
Find out more »Wild Winter Walk at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Wild Winter Walk Saturdays in February Squam Lakes Natural Science Center offers a winter program for adults and families with children ages 6 and up. Learn about the animals who live at the Science Center during the winter. Most of them stay in the same place, just as they would in the wild. A staff naturalist will lead a guided walk on the live animal exhibit trail to see the animal ambassadors dressed in their winter coats and discuss how…
Find out more »Intro to Ice Fishing at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Intro to Ice Fishing Beneath the snow and ice is a wondrous world of peril: oxygen starts to deplete, food is scarce, and water temperature is barely above 37°F. Join Science Center naturalists and staff in search of fish that remain active under these conditions. Participants will try to entice fish using lures and jigging techniques that mimic their natural food. Learn about fish adaptations by observing fish colors, fins, and mouthparts. Whether fishing for food, for social gathering outdoors…
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