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![A yellow crocus pokes through the snow.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/spring-awakening-3132112_1920.jpg?h=6a613df1&itok=_zecuAeg)
Something Wild: Springtime Arrives with the Smallest of Signs
Take heart winter-weary friends. The first pulses of springtime arrive in the smallest of signs.
- Tags:
- Working Forests,
- Wildlife,
- Something Wild
![A brook trout is pictured in the water.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/brook_trout_image.jpg?h=7fb2964e&itok=5QOeirSM)
Acclaimed Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series Starts in March
The annual series has moved online this year, with experts exploring topics ranging from restoring wildlife habitat to foraging for edible native plants.
- Tags:
- Wildlife,
- Clean Water,
- Working Forests
![Dan Szczesny in red parka poses at rime ice crusted summit sign on Mt Washington in winter](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/RESIZED%2520Dan%2520Czczesny%2520rime%2520ice%2520BEST.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=2E3yiL4E)
Cold is Cool Speaker Series Continues
Plug in to watch and learn from expert speakers and then unplug outside.
![View looking west upriver at I-93 bridge over Merrimack River in soft, pink morning light on wide, placid river in Concord, NH](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Merrimack%2520River%252C%2520EK%2520photo%25209-27-20%2520RESIZED.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=ZLVetnS7)
A New Way to See the Merrimack Watershed
Thanks to the Clean Water Act of 1972, the Merrimack has been cleaned up considerably over the last 50 years. But there is still work to be done.
- Tags:
- Clean Water,
- Wildlife
![A red crossbill sits on a branch.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/bird-%2520red%2520crossbill%2520curvirostra-pixabay%2520publicdomainimages.jpg?h=7d5f15aa&itok=drU91Vjh)
Something Wild: Winter Finch Forecast
Each year, bird enthusiasts across North America eagerly await the Winter Finch Forecast.
- Tags:
- Wildlife,
- Something Wild
![A northern harrier in flight.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/harrier%2520small.jpg?h=a4db0f73&itok=i-aJ0Eao)
Something Wild: Flying Under the Radar
Sometimes called a Marsh Hawk, the northern harrier is currently one the rarest birds of prey nesting in the Granite State.
- Tags:
- Wildlife,
- Land Conservation,
- Something Wild
![Masked members of the Forest Society's conservation corps gather.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/masked%2520conservation%2520corps%2520ii.jpg?h=140dfee3&itok=wsU_yjIC)
Together, we made it through 2020
We hope you’ll take a few minutes to view a short slideshow of some highlights from our year of conserving, enjoying and caring for forests.
- Tags:
- Clean Water,
- Wildlife
![Rows of green fir trees grow in fields at The Rocks](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Rocks%2520panorama%2520resized.%2520Photo%2520AB.jpg?h=82f92a78&itok=HCPejvMs)
Something Wild: Christmas Tree Farms Are The Gift That Keeps on Giving
This time of year, you're likely to see cars and pickup trucks heading home on the highways with fresh-cut Christmas trees tied to roofs or in the truck beds. Fraser firs, Korean firs, Balsam firs, and Spruce (ouch!)...
- Tags:
- Wildlife,
- The Rocks,
- Something Wild