Jessica Hunt

1 week 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.

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.

1 month 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.

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.

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.