About Us

Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center is a non-profit center that offers environmental education for all ages during the year. The 160-acre historic family farm is designated as an official New Hampshire Wildlife Viewing area, and offers visitors hiking on more than three miles of woodland, pond and field trails. Visitors can also explore a three-story historic barn, beautiful heritage and heirloom flower and vegetable gardens, and an old-fashioned maple sugar operation (during the month of March).

The Samuel P. Pardoe Building incorporates high-performance building design features, including a geothermal heating and cooling system and solar-generated electricity, and built with the use of local products and contractors.

Prescott Farm is located just minutes from downtown Laconia, and less than a mile from Weirs Beach. There is no admission charge, but donations are always welcome. Trails are open dawn to dusk.

Prescott Conservancy Inc. now operates Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center (PFEEC). As the management agreement between Prescott Conservancy, Inc. and New Hampshire Audubon expired March 31, 2009, Prescott Farm will no longer be referred to as Prescott Farm Audubon Center (PFAC). PFEEC will be separate but supportive of the mission of New Hampshire Audubon.

PFEEC offers environmental education both onsite and offsite to individuals of all ages. Environmental education is offered onsite through school vacation and summer day camp, home school series, and preschool programs as well as seasonal programs such as Full Moon Snow Shoe Hiking and Wreath Making. PFEEC offers offsite education through the Naturalist-in-Residence programs at Gilford Elementary School, Gilmanton Central School and Belmont Elementary School.

PFEEC will continue to  become an integrated and vital component within the community of Laconia and the Lakes Region. PFEEC will continue to rely on volunteers from the community to help with stewardship of the land through gardening, birding, sugaring, tracking and more.

PFEEC will offer comparative program pricing to New Hampshire Audubon and honor NHA member benefits through 2009. Members will continue to see the programs held at Prescott Farm in the Afield. Bird and conservation enthusiasts will continue to visit the farm with the staff of New Hampshire Audubon. To become a member of NHA, please visit the website at www.nhaudubon.org or call 224-9909. For more information, please email info@prescottconservancy.org.