For some, maple sugaring is a perennial ritual, painstakingly completed as we usher out the bitter wisps of winter, and embrace balmier, brighter days of early spring.

Something Wild: N.H.'s Liquid Gold

We celebrate a collaboration - over 900 episodes long - that explores nature in the Granite State. And one of the longest-running features on NHPR’s Morning Edition!

Something Wild: Celebrating 25 years of celebrating nature

We are able to see more bobcats in more places than ever before, thanks to wildlife cameras.

Something Wild: Are there more bobcats in NH? Or just more wildlife cameras?

There's great excitement in the birding world as the rare raptor turns up again this winter on the coast of Maine.

Something Wild: A rare Siberian eagle is spotted again this year. Is it lost or exploring?

Sue Morse’s wildlife tracking courses are training citizens to look and listen to their natural surroundings, to collect data, and to get involved in conservation planning.

Something Wild: The Tracker

The North American river otter population is doing swimmingly! They are found in abundance in New Hampshire’s waterways, but they can be hard to spot until winter brings them out to play on the ice and snow.

Something Wild: You Really Otter Know Better!

Something wildly obsessive drives us to clean-up or “improve” the woods near our homes, dragging branches and tree trunks into piles, which are often fuel for a bonfire. But letting those brush piles decay provides benefits for the forest.

Something Wild: The beauty of brush piles

In the new year, resolve to get outside, be still, listen and observe. And revisit Jane Yolen's Owl Moon for inspiration to go owling.

Something Wild: A resolution to go owling in the New Year

The rough-legged hawk is an Arctic visitor that spends the winter in New Hampshire. It has a unique ability to hover in mid-air while hunting, and tracks its prey using UV vision.

Something Wild: Keep An Eye Out for Rough-Legged Hawks

We talk with the Maine state moose biologist, about the state’s study of an innovative moose population management approach. Does fewer moose mean fewer winter ticks, and a healthier moose population?

Something Wild:  In Maine, will fewer moose mean healthier moose?

Some years there are more acorns than others, because oak trees follow a boom or bust cycle. What does this mean for the animals that depend on acorns for food — and for humans?

Something Wild: Tracking the acorn boom and bust

The season of falling apples and longer nights has arrived. Whether you go to an orchard, or stumble across a wild apple tree, it’s a chance to use all your senses.

Something Wild: An ode to apples, wild and unharvested

A book explores how to prowl for an owl, make snail slime and catch a frog bare-handed.

Something Wild:  The animal adventurer's guide

It can be hard to embrace the transition to fall, with shorter days and cooler temperatures. The subtle songs of birds in fall is a sweet reminder of summer if you listen carefully.

Something Wild: The bittersweet reprise of birdsong in fall

As the fall approaches, wasps and hornets get more aggressive. How can you tell what's buzzing around, and when is it safe to get rid of a nest?

Something Wild: Ouch! What just stung me?

The eastern brook trout requires clear, cold water. And that means that ample forest cover is essential.

Something Wild: N.H.'s beautiful brook trout

When it's hazy, hot and humid, a good thunderstorm can provide welcome relief. But what are the main elements that cause thunderstorms, hail and lightning?

Something Wild: What Makes Summer Thunderstorms Happen?

An opportunity to protect and improve the trails on N.H.’s beloved Mount Monadnock, while learning new skills and helping to make the outdoors more welcoming for all.

Something Wild: Trailwork on Mount Monadnock

New Hampshire forests have been defoliated for the second year in a row by the invasive caterpillar now known as the spongy moth. But there is a native bird who benefits from the outbreak.

Something Wild: A spongy moth infestation is plaguing New Hampshire forests, again

There's a rare and special riverside forest not far from downtown Concord, along the banks of the Merrimack River. It's a silver maple floodplain forest, and it's remained virtually unchanged despite centuries of agricultural and industrial growth along the river.

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