Jessica Hunt

New Hampshire

Radio Producer at New Hampshire Public Radio

Senior Producer, Outside/In @NHPR

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Something Wild: What NH’s 'drowned forest' reveals about the past - and future

1 day ago | nhpr.org | Dave Anderson |Chris Martin |Jessica Hunt

Even if you’ve been living in New Hampshire for a long time, you may not know about a Seacoast forest that is only visible once or twice a day. Visit Odiorne Point State Park in Rye when the tide is very low, and you can see remnants of a drowned, often called sunken, forest. Walk across the rocky shore by Periwinkle Cove at the park’s south end, and wade into the shallows.
Something Wild: Banding peregrine chicks in Manchester

2 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Chris Martin |Dave Anderson |Jessica Hunt

Every spring for the past 25 years, Something Wild co-host Chris Martin from New Hampshire Audubon has been visiting the 13-story Brady Sullivan Tower in Manchester. As a raptor biologist, he goes there each year to check on a pair of peregrine falcons that nest on the building, and to examine and band their chicks. This year, he took Something Wild along with him to watch the process of banding this year’s trio of chicks.
Something Wild: Rescuing NH's wild turtles

4 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Dave Anderson |Chris Martin |Jessica Hunt

Turtles are on the move in New Hampshire this time of year, in search of nesting grounds. It's a high risk time for pregnant females if they have to cross roads to find a good spot. With New Hampshire Audubon’s Chris Martin out in the field, co-host Dave Anderson talks with Drew Stevens and Dallas Huggins, founders and licensed wildlife rehabilitators with New Hampshire Turtle Rescue, based in Nottingham.
Something Wild: Home Tweet Home, a bird nest quiz

1 month ago | nhpr.org | Chris Martin |Dave Anderson |Jessica Hunt

Here’s a fun quiz to celebrate bird nesting season in New Hampshire. Listen to this episode and see how many bird nests you can identify, just by hearing a description!Bird species choose different spots for their nests, and make the nests out of a variety of materials. But WHY they make these choices is complicated. There may be as many different reasons as there are different types of birds!Nest materials vary with the plant materials available locally.
Something Wild: Big-toothed and trembling, some respect for poplars

2 months ago | nhpr.org | Dave Anderson |Chris Martin |Jessica Hunt

Have you ever walked or paddled along a riverbank, and noticed a towering tree with deeply-furrowed gray bark and huge bright green leaves that flutter in the breeze like butterfly wings? If so, you’ve probably met the Eastern Cottonwood. The poplars are a few of New England’s amazing tree pioneers. Cottonwoods, along with related big-toothed and trembling Aspens, aren’t always given much respect, yet they are unsurpassed at what they do.
Something Wild: NH's other 'foliage' season

2 months ago | nhpr.org | Dave Anderson |Chris Martin |Jessica Hunt

If you’re a new transplant to New Hampshire, you might not have noticed our other "foliage season.” Each spring, tiny tree flowers and swelling buds, ready to burst, paint a subtle wash of early pastel color across our hillsides and wetlands. Colorful twigs are not as exuberant as flower blossoms. We don't get bright March cherry blossoms like Washington, D.C. Maybe we try to compare our northern surroundings to warmer climes too soon and feel inadequate.
Meet New Hampshire's most elusive bird

Feb 10, 2025 | wbur.org | Chris Martin |Dave Anderson |Jessica Hunt

New Hampshire has two species of grouse. You’re probably familiar with the ruffed grouse; it lives in woodlands throughout the state. But there’s another grouse found in the Granite State that few people have ever seen. “Too bad the spruce grouse is so little known, because it’s got to be the most audacious of the gallinaceous,” says Dave Anderson, co-host of NHPR’s Something Wild. Gallinaceous refers to chicken-like birds, including both grouse and wild turkey.
Something Wild: What's it like inside a beaver lodge?

Nov 29, 2024 | nhpr.org | Chris Martin |Dave Anderson |Jessica Hunt

“As a birder, when I see a beaver lodge, I know I might also get to see a kingfisher on the watery edge of the pond, or maybe a bittern lurking in the cattails,” says Chris Martin of New Hampshire Audubon. “Beaver dams create an entire ecosystem that allows birds, insects and other animals to flourish.”That’s why beavers are a keystone species — their presence improves habitat. People generally like beavers, but they can be hard to appreciate if your basement or yard is being flooded by a beaver.
Discover emerging authors on NHPR’s 'Check This Out' returning Oct. 26

Oct 15, 2024 | nhpr.org | Jessica Hunt

Season 3 of Check This Out will air Saturdays at 3 p.m. beginning October 26 and will run through December 28 on NHPR and NHPR.org. Subscribe to the podcast here!Join author and host, Rachel Barenbaum, as she delves into the worlds of emerging authors from all walks of life, unveiling their latest works and the unique journeys that shape their stories.
Something Wild: Celebrating N.H.’s All Person Trails

Sep 18, 2024 | nhpr.org | Emily Quirk |Jessica Hunt

Something Wild on NHPR explores the wonders of the New Hampshire landscape every other Friday on Morning Edition at 6:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. with a rebroadcast on Weekend Edition. These segments are hosted by Dave Anderson of the Forest Society & Chris Martin of NH Audubon, and produced by NHPR's Jessica Hunt. This fall, Something Wild embarks on an exciting 3-part series showcasing some of New Hampshire’s All Persons nature trails.

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