AVEO and Keene State College Continue Education proudly sponsor the Field Studies Program, which provides a hands-on introduction to natural history and ecological data collection in southwest New Hampshire. Participants learn from local and regional experts while exploring the woods, waters, and fields of the Ashuelot Valley, then go on to join AVEO’s growing corps of citizen scientists. Click on the course titles for a more detailed description of each Field Studies course.

Spring

Mammal Population Inventory
Vernal Pool Ecology & Conservation
GPS for Beginners

Summer

Birding by Ear
GPS for Beginners
Wetlands Ecology

Fall

Forest Community Inventory
GPS for Beginners

For more information on the Field Studies Program, contact AVEO at brett@aveo.org or (603) 358-2065. To register for upcoming Field Studies courses, contact KSC Continuing Education at (603) 358-2290.

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“Interesting, challenging, and instructive.”
– Margaret Close, Intro to GPS I: Navigation, October 2007

“This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about local natural history.”
– Amy Biddle, Biomonitoring for Water Quality, Fall 2007

“The fieldwork was wonderful, and the instructor was great.”
– Vernal Pool Ecology & Conservation student, Spring 2007

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