Celebrate Earth Day 2023 with New Hampshire Audubon at the Massabesic Center in Auburn, April 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This family friendly event is full of fun ways that you can Invest In Our Planet. There will be Guided Nature Walks to help you identify and appreciate the wildlife and natural resources in the Granite State.
Make your own nesting box at the Bluebird Nesting Station to provide for a springtime family of birds. Master Gardeners will be onsite to assist you in bringing conservation efforts home with advice on vegetable gardens, rain gardens, planting for pollinators, and container planting. Visit the Calculate Your Carbon Footprint table and see how you are already supporting our planet and additional ways you can make a difference. Learn about the importance of pollinators while your children participate in their own Monarch Migration adventure. Move inside and stroll through the Love our Planet art exhibit, attend a children’s story time, and meet some of the resident reptiles.
Tickets are available at $15 for a family of 4. Each family will receive a free Bluebird nesting box and a Silky Dogwood shrub to plant. To find out more information about NH Audubon’s Earth Day 2023 event please visit the website: nhaudubon.org/earth-day.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Bryan Townsend, Victim Witness Advocate Sunny Mulligan Shea, and Christa Clapp, Elder Abuse Specialist, will present: “Top Scams – What Seniors Must Know to Stay Safe.” Thursday, April 13th from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Meredith Community Center, in Meeting Room B, at 1 Circle Drive in Meredith.
April is a big month for the Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire, as they are celebrating their 45th Anniversary and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The theme of resilience has been chosen to reflect resilience demonstrated by the survivors they help, the agency, and the larger community. Resilient Together coffee sleeves are located in local coffee shops in an effort to raise awareness and begin a dialogue about healthy relationships and consent.
You are also invited to attend the Resilience Breakfast on April 12 at St. Paul’s School in Concord to learn more about CCCNH programs and history (the event is free to attend.) Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and the program will run from 8 to 9 a.m. Enjoy a wonderful breakfast surrounded by hundreds of community supporters and friends, while learning more about what CCCNH is doing to support survivors of sexual assault in our communities.
There is no cost to attend the breakfast, but attendees are encouraged to support and invest in CCCNH at the event to help ensure more survivors in the community have access to meaningful programs. To learn more, visit the website at www.cccnh.org.
Button Up New Hampshire, the popular home energy savings workshop series, is coming to Hopkinton. The NHSaves Button Up Workshop is a 1.5 hour presentation about how to improve the energy efficiency of your home. It is conducted by a certified energy auditor and covers basic building science principles as well as examples of whole house weatherization measures that will button up your home for the heating and cooling seasons. It also covers details about the energy efficiency programs offered by NH utilities (for existing homes and new construction) that provide energy audits, weatherization measures such as air sealing and insulating and rebates on new technologies and products such as electric and gas appliances and high efficiency electric heating/cooling equipment.
This free workshop for residents will take place on Wednesday, April 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Hopkinton Town Library on 61 Houston Drive in Contoocook. This workshop is also available on Zoom by calling 603-746-3663 or emailing info@hopkintontownlibrary.org for the Zoom link.