Seacoast Forest Friends 

2024-25 Calendar

Mondays: Eliot Boat Basin

Wednesdays: Raymond and Simone Savage Wildlife Preserve

Fridays: William Fogg Public Library/ Douglas Memorial Woods

Fall Session:

Week 1: 9/2 (Labor Day), 9/4, 9/6 (Rocks and Gems)

Week 2: 9/9, 9/11, 9/13 (Monarch Butterflies)

Week 3: 9/16, 9/18, 9/20 (Crustaceans)

Week 4: 9/23, 9/25, 9/27 (Molluscs)

Week 5: 9/30, 10/2, 10/4 (Fall Changes)

Week 6: 10/7, 10/9, 10/11 (Canada Geese)

Week 7: 10/14 (Indigenous Peoples’ Day), 10/16, 10/18 (Trees)

Week 8:  10/21, 10/23, 10/25 (Fungi)

Week 9:  10/28, 10/30, 11/1 (Squirrels)

Week 10:  11/4, 11/6, 11/8 (Deer)

Week 11:  11/11 (Veteran’s Day), 11/13, 11/15 (Skunks)

Week 12:  11/18, 11/20 (Raccoons)

Make up day: 11/22

Total: 32 days

(Winter session begins 12/2)

Winter Session:

Week 1:  12/2, 12/4, 12/6 (Evergreen Trees)

Week 2:  12/9, 12/11, 12/13 (Bears)

Week 3:  12/16, 12/18, 12/20 (Hibernation)

Winter Break: 12/23, 12/25, 12/27 

Week 4:  12/30, 1/1 (New Year’s), 1/3 (Winter Changes)

Week 5:  1/6, 1/8, 1/10 (Snow and Ice)

Week 6:  1/13, 1/15, 1/17 (Winter Birds)

Week 7:  1/20 (MLK Day), 1/22, 1/24 (Animal Tracking)

Week 8:  1/27, 1/29, 1/31 (Foxes)

Week 9:  2/3, 2/5, 2/7 (Groundhogs)

Week 10:  2/10, 2/12 (Moose)

Make-up Day: 2/14

Total: 26 days

Spring Session:

February Vacation: 2/17, 2/19, 2/21

Week 1:  2/24, 2/26, 2/28 (Porcupines) 

Week 2:  3/3, 3/5, 3/7 (Woodpeckers)

Week 3:  3/10, 3/12, 3/14 (Maple Syrup)

Week 4:  3/17, 3/19, 3/21 (Wild Turkeys)

Week 5:  3/24, 3/26, 3/28 (Spring Changes)

Week 6:  3/31, 4/2, 4/4 (Beavers)

Week 7:  4/7, 4/9, 4/11 (Earthworms) 

Week 8:  4/14, 4/16, 4/18 (Chipmunks)

April Vacation: 4/21, 4/23, 4/25

Week 9:  4/28, 4/30, 5/2 (Vernal Pools)

Week 10:  5/5, 5/7, 5/9 (Flowers)

Week 11:  5/12, 5/14, 5/16 (Butterflies and Dragonflies)

Week 12:  5/19, 5/21, 5/23 (Bees)

Week 13:  5/26 (Memorial Day), 5/28, 5/30 (Bugs)

Week 14: 6/2, 6/4 (Bats)

Make-up Day: 6/6

Total Days: 39

Summer Session:

Week 1: 7/7, 7/9, 7/11 (Rivers & Streams @ Savage Preserve)

Week 2: 8/4, 8/6, 8/8 (Oceans @ Eliot Boat Basin)

RED: No Forest Friends BLUE: No School for MSAD 35, but Forest Friends will meet