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… Much more than tracks in the snow When snow returns to the forest, wild neighbors guide me through a winter of changes. … slopes under the oaks are preferred acorn foraging sites. Deer experience more difficulty traveling in deep … huge winter flocks of turkeys—frequent areas that do not freeze due to groundwater seepage. I find muddy tracks on …

… was eating chicken feed when we went to close the hen house for the night. She cowered in the flashlight beam in the … eggs nightly when we close the fortress. NH egg farmers combat seemingly hot and cold running predators. Eternal … We know that’s been good for business and our unique “Live, Freeze and Die” branding. But there is an imminent threat …

… of wildlife biologists recently who disagree; Meade Cadot, former Executive Director of the Harris Center for … on the landscape. “Our marten population’s doing the best it ever has. Our bobcat population is shooting through … responded.” But even Meade concedes that this is a complicated matter. “There are so many other things that may …

… The Forest Society recently completed its third Conservation Easement Excursion with a … and showed us around, joined by his two sons.  First we visited the creamery, where we watched cheese being made and …

… twists and bends, not so much in defiance of the wind as in compliance with it. That particular catalpa, I know, was … in the 1950s, meaning that it has survived the gusts for 60 years. Perhaps it has been helped by the fact that … horse paddocks. It might have started duty guarding cows (for which the barn was clearly built) or sheep. Its branches …

… spring shearing has signaled a definitive end of winter for centuries. After months of winter confinement to house and barn, both farmer and sheep are liberated. Released from under …

… 114 … 115 … 4 … Every spring for the past 25 years, Something Wild co-host Chris Martin … bands: a silver federal band with a 9-digit code wrapping completely around the band, kind of like a social security … is bigger than the male, and she is protective of the nest site. Martin is very aware of the nearby presence of the …

… beer and you’ve got the latest lifestyle fashion trend for men: the “Lumbersexual”. You think I’m making this up. … a flip-phone, that is not a Lumbersexual. That is his dad. Both take pride in their woodpiles. Lumbersexual men stack …

… Conservation Fund has had on the environment and economy both here in New Hampshire and across our country. This is … all ages.  Yet, a few members of Congress continue with efforts to undermine what is America’s most important …