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![Sy Montgomery holds a hatchling up to the window.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-06/SW_Sy%20turtle%20at%20window_2024.jpg?h=96a96008&itok=Tu-OMGyT)
Something Wild: Sy & the turtle hatchlings
This episode is part of our three-part series, “Something Wild: A glimpse into the heart, soul, and science of animals with Sy Montgomery."
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- Something Wild,
- Wildlife
![Jennings Forest as seen from above in spring with thunder clouds.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-06/JenningsForestExpansionII_photoRyanSmith_6-7-24.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=f4Ow0ec_)
Elisabeth Maley, Daughter of Ellen Jennings, Donates 314-Acre Addition to Jennings Forest in New Durham
Jennings Forest expands with a gift of land from Elisabeth Maley.
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- Land Conservation,
- Wildlife,
- Recreation
![A view of Lane River in spring as it flows through South Sutton.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-06/SW_troutaremadeoftrees_windingbrook_photoJessicaHuntcourtesyNHPR_5-24.jpg?h=c439aaf5&itok=yXl9e-g1)
Something Wild: Trout are Made of Trees
"What I think is so cool about this one spot here is it illustrates how important diversity is in our stream systems, just in terms of the flow of the water, the size of the rocks or the sand, and how it creates the habitat for fish and insects in the stream." - John Magee
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- Something Wild,
- Wildlife
![Young forest regrowing from a previous harvest](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/20200512_142855_0.jpg?h=a92f03cd&itok=BNf4QO2T)
Something Wild: Extreme weather is both a disaster and an opportunity
You may have heard the song of winter wrens in the spring woods lately.
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- Something Wild,
- Wildlife
![A time lapse of the eclipse as seen from Pine Mountain Alton.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-04/MorsePreserve_eclipsegathering_spring_timelaspeofsun_photoFrankAllen.png?h=932816ad&itok=kOHbUsx3)
Something Wild: How might animals react during the total solar eclipse? (with update from post-eclipse!)
Since it’s so rare, we don’t know what to expect from birds or other wildlife, but we can set aside the idea that animals make a plan or have some innate knowledge for how to respond when the moon suddenly blocks out the sun.
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- Wildlife
![A robin on a branch in spring.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-03/cc4-14robin3_830px_ellenkenny.jpg?h=161c830e&itok=2cJ4_yAi)
Something Wild: Are bird feeders for the birds? Or us?
Are your local birds dependent on bird feeders? Are we doing them any great service by providing supplemental food during these coldest months of the year? The general consensus is no.
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- Wildlife,
- Something Wild
![A male eastern bluebird poses in rust throat, white belly and blue back breeding plumage](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-03/Buebird-BEST%20PIXABAY_0.jpg?h=e7fae57b&itok=iVpuJqAs)
Forest Journal: The Bluebirds of Happiness
Wintering in NH helps bluebirds set up for early arrival of spring. More bluebirds seem to be overwintering in New Hampshire for various reasons explained here.
![The shrimp in their natural habitat](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-03/PXL_20240227_162550312.jpg?h=6f0d5f13&itok=jzocyK38)
Forestry Friday: Fairy Shrimp: The Sea Monkeys of Vernal Pools
The only place you can find them in New England is in certain vernal pools with cold, deep, clean water.
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- Wildlife,
- Forestry,
- Working Forests