Something Wild has been exploring the wonder of the landscape that surrounds us in New Hampshire for 25 years!
From the many birds that call our state home, to the trees around New Hampshire that have been granted "Big Tree" status, to stone walls that punctuate the state, we explain the behavior and science behind what we see and hear (and might take for granted) in our backyards.
Something Wild is produced by Jessica Hunt.
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
New Hampshire Audubon
Something Wild airs every other Friday at 6:45 a.m. & 8:45 a.m. during Morning Edition, with an encore airing the follow morning during Weekend Edition Saturday at 9:35 a.m.
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New England’s highest peak is unforgiving above treeline. But for some species of flora and fauna, the alpine zone provides exactly what they need to survive.
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The dark form of a turkey vulture soaring overhead is a sight seen across the U.S. There are many things to appreciate about the bird.
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How can you outsmart poison ivy? 85% of the population is allergic to the ingredient in the plant that causes the itchy, blistering rash.
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Some relatively new discoveries, and new technologies, tell a remarkable story about New Hampshire’s ancient coastline and its rapidly-changing future.
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Learning bird songs and calls links you to a kind of birding folklore passed down from generations of birders.
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There are so many idioms and expressions inspired by the natural world that it can be hard to see “the forest for the trees.”
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We continue celebrating 25 years of Something Wild by going back to another favorite episode. This one features a glimpse of peregrine falcons up close on cliffs in Rumney.
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As we celebrate 25 years of Something Wild, we revisit this episode that explores how the annual aerial courtship display by the American woodcock makes for indelible family memories.
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Have you noticed the bright colors in the twigs and stems of early spring? Try not to compare them to the springtime flowers farther south! It's subtle, but the wash of color on hillsides in early spring shows some trees are getting a jump-start on photosynthesis.
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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.
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