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Public Programs Your entire family will enjoy these fun, interactive, and educational public programs offered year round at The Amoskeag Fishways. With some programs geared towards young children and others toward the young at heart, there is a program for everyone. Call and register for a public program today! Registration is required for all programs, unless otherwise noted. If you are interested in signing up for a program, please check out our program registration policies. Program registrations are taken over the phone. Please call 626-3474 to register. Family Friday Nights - Programs are for all ages and focus on the Merrimack River and its watershed. Cost: $5 per family unless otherwise noted. Pre-registration is required. Fishways Fundays - Fishways Fundays are for children ages 4 to 5 accompanied by an adult. Cost: $8 per family, $35 for the 5 program series. Preregistration is required. New Summer Vacation Series - Programs are broken up into 3 age groups: Sunfish (ages 6-9), Snapping Turtles (ages 10-12), and Water Snakes (ages 13-15). Cost for Sunfish: $8 per program. Snapping Tutle and Water Snakes: $30 per program. Special Events - Open to all ages. No registration required. Special Programs - Ages specified in program description. Family Friday Nights Manchester’s Peregrine Falcons Join us for an evening dedicated to the peregrine falcons that nest right here in the city. We’ll discover why these amazing birds live here and where you can look for them this spring. Incredible Journey: A Fish Season Tour Join us for a tour to learn about the incredible migration of some Merrimack River fish. We’ll discover the amazing adaptations of fish and why some fish make this difficult journey. May Flowers
Learn how plants grow, what every seed needs, and why flowers are so beautiful. We’ll get hands-on with soil and find out about the amazing world of plants, flowers, fruits, and seeds. Family Fishtravaganza Some of our Merrimack River fish travel amazing distances. Find out which go the farthest as we go on a tour, play fish games, and look for migrating fish in our ladder. River Reptiles Which snakes and turtles live in and around the Merrimack River? Through hands-on activities and observation of live animals, we will discover the special traits of our river reptiles. Fishways Fundays Spring Wonders Series Spring Has Sprung Spring is in the air! As days get longer and the weather gets warmer, life along the river starts to wake up. Discover this for yourself as we explore the outdoors and search for the many signs of spring. Spring Serenade Who is making all that noise in your backyard? And what is all that noise about anyway? Discover which animals are calling in spring and why. We’ll try our luck at mimicking some of their songs and make an animal call to take home! Fin-Tastic Fish Explore the Fishways and learn all about Merrimack River fish, what makes them special and how they survive underwater. We’ll discover which fish migrate from the ocean to the Merrimack River each spring and search for them underwater in our fish ladder. River Animal Babies Which animals grow up in and around the river? What do they eat? Where do they live? Discover who raises young on the banks of the Merrimack and search for their signs around the Fishways. Flower Power What makes flowers so special? Why are there so many in the spring? What do they need to grow? Discover these answers and more as we search the Fishways for spring flowers and plant our own flower seeds to take home. New Summer Vacation Program Sunfish: ages 6-9 July 17: Amazing Amphibians Cost: $10 per program. Snapping Turtles: ages 10-12 August 1: Let’s Go Fishing Cost: $30 per program. Water Snakes: ages 13-15 August 2: Let’s Go Fishing Cost: $30 per program. Special Events Celebrate the 2013 Fish Season! The Amoskeag Fishways celebrates the 2013 fish migration season April 29th through June 15th. We will be open seven days a week, 9 am-5 pm. The center will be closed Monday, May 27th, in observance of Memorial Day. Walk-in visitors are always welcome and guided fish season tours are offered to groups of 10-30 participants. For more information about fish season or to schedule a tour, call 626-FISH. 2013 Fish Festival
Featuring Dash and Splash! Line up and cheer on US Fish and Wildlife biologists when they deliver adult broodstock salmon to stock our fish ladder at 10am. The ladder is running but the wild fish have yet to swim up the Merrimack River. While we wait, we stock fish in the ladder for up close and personal underwater viewing. Fish stocking will be followed by fish crafts, fish hats, fish games, and fish fun!
Sea Lamprey Appreciation Day The slimy and fascinating sea lamprey returns! Hold a live three foot long sea lamprey! Lamprey are the coolest and most ancient fish in the Merrimack River. Get sucked into the fun at this unique celebration of an under appreciated animal.
Fish Season Finale Learn about each of our migrating fish species and participate in Q&A sessions with Fishways naturalists. Satisfy your curiosity about fish facts as we near the end of our 2013 Fish Season.
Special Programs Falcon Watch Celebrate the success of our local peregrine falcon family. Meet at the Fishways for an introductory presentation, then walk to the Brady Sullivan building to view these urban raptors. Fishways naturalists will assist in spotting falcon parents and fledglings. Please bring binoculars if possible. Cost: $3 per person or $6 per family.
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One of the Scigirls holds up a fish skeleton. 
Kids have fun interacting with nature as they learn about their environment. 
Visitors participate in welcoming back our finned friends at the Grand Opening of the Fish Ladder special event. |
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