Browsing Bliss Awaits You

It appears you're using Internet Explorer or an early version of Edge, which is a bit like watching a black-and-white TV with "rabbit ears." You're missing symmetry, joy and actual knowledge — not only here on my website but across the internet. I suggest you upgrade to Chrome or Firefox. You’ll discover a lot more nature, maybe even actual rabbit ears.

— Bryan

Hold Nature in Your Hand

Susie Spikol is a naturalist and writer who helps connect people of all ages to nature.

Meet Susie…

Thank you to SALT Project for this video.

Hope on Silent Wings

We try calling, a plaintive “who-cooks-for-you.” I see their faces full of anticipation, straining to hear a response. Children nestled tight against parent and grandparent, eyes wide, bright like those stars up above.

Forest Bathing

With each breath, I taste the autumn air, filled with the scent of sun-warmed leaves and the spicy aroma of the nearby marsh.

Chipmunk Dreams

At night as I climb under our winter quilt, I imagine the chipmunk, snugged down in its den, lying on top of a thick pile of leaves.

Chickadees for the Day

Pshht, pshht, pshht we call as we sit on the frozen ground so close to one another that we can feel the cold spray of our neighbor’s pshht.

Upcoming Events

Full moon shining through trees.

Full Moon Forest Bathing Walk

Friday, February 26 from 7 to 8pm Harris Center for Conservation Education Hancock, NH

Join naturalist and forest bather Susie Spikol and yoga teacher and shinrin yoku practioner Marilyn Wyzga for an immersive experience outside under the glow of the full moon. It is a marvelous night for a moon dance! Come join us. 7 to 8 p.m. $10. For more information or to register contact Susie Spikol.

A mole at the entrance to its burrow.

Secrets of the Deep Down Below: The Amazing Adaptations of Life Underground: Portrait of the Star Nosed Mole and Short Tailed Shrew

Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 7 to 8pm via ZOOM

Join Harris Center Naturalist Susie Spikol for a glimpse at life underground. Focusing on the adaptations of two small and common mammals of New Hampshire, be prepared to be blown away. Grasp the differences between voles, moles and shrews and find out which one has venom that is closely related to the king cobra. Get ready to go deep! Co-sponsored by the Chesterfield Conservation Commission (CCC) and the Friends of the Chesterfield Public Library. 7 to 8 p.m. For more information visit the Harris Center's Event page. read more »