Programs

Beaver Pond Life

David Brown

April 23, 2026, 6-7:30 p.m.

Northfield Mountain Recreation Environmental Center, Northfield, MA

Beavers often get bad press for cutting trees and flooding lowlands. However, the habitats they create with their impoundments become magnets for wildlife. This video-based program will explore many of the birds, mammals and other wild animals that benefit from the beavers’ work.

David Brown spent over a decade observing and recording while hidden on the banks of various beaver ponds in New England.

Thursday, April 21, 6-7:30 pm at the Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environment Center, Rte. 63 in Northfield, MA. This program is free and open to the public. No reservation is necessary.

Birds of Summer

Thursday, June 11, 6-7:30 p.m.
David Brown
Northfield Mountain Recreation Environmental Center, Northfield, MA

This video-based program will deal with the many species of birds that remain with us for the summer after the spring migration winds down. We will explore different techniques for observing these birds during the quieter months when foliage hides their nests and the birds themselves try to be less conspicuous.

David Brown has had a lifetime of experience observing, studying and recording the wildlife of New England.

This program is free and open to the public. No reservation is necessary.  

Directions: From downtown Northfield, drive 6.4 miles south on Millers Falls Road/ Rt. 63, then turn left into the Center located at 99 Millers Falls Road. If driving directly to the site along the Connecticut River, turn right at the "Riverview Picnic Area" sign across the road from the entrance to Northfield Mountain. 

This program includes an optional walk. Click on the Walks page for details. 

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