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… 4 … On a rare warm-for-late-November afternoon, a tiny cloud of swarming … – tiny midges! Late autumn midge swarms are the last free-flying insects following hard freezes. They emerge for … collapses under snow as the natural year closes. Midges comprise a huge group of insects with estimates of more than …

… Creek Farm on May 20, we were excited to host The Gundalow Company , Blue Ocean Society , and Seacoast Science Center … and wild neighbors healthy.  The Gundalow Company was onsite to offer kayak experiences, the Seacoast Science Center … their phenomenal wild friends in their touch tanks and information about their Marine Mammal Rescue program, and the …

… has evolved via natural selection; trial and error is unforgiving. You might assume the strategy of nesting on the … sound an alarm call causing the well-camouflaged poults to freeze in place while she attempts to lead a predator away … any temptation to touch eggs or admire young birds. The best thing is to leave the area to allow songbirds to …

… 54 … The Forest Society joined a national network of environmental … groups in expressing support to Congressional leaders for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. ( Read the letter … to help wildlife at risk and to prevent wildlife from becoming endangered. It also will also help recover species …

… Some animals' life cycles are tied to the seasons, and for those creatures not equipped to handle cold winters, … the winter before it gets too cold and their food sources freeze up. Stay: This one is a two-part technique. If an … focus today . Hibernation is what we often think of when it comes to surviving winter, but there is another, similar …

… 4 … Memorial Day Weekend is late for trees to unfurl tiny, tender pale green leaves. Yet … highest altitudes of our State's "White Mountain National Forest" are among the last to leaf-out each spring. Hikers … faint diagonal stripes - like a barber pole - appear on forested flanks of many White Mountain peaks. The stripes …

… 2590 … We are so thankful for the more than 50 volunteers and staff that prepared to … Week! Even with the threat of rain and storms, volunteers accomplished major trail structural improvements and retained … from logs that NH State Parks had peeled and stored on-site to again reduce erosion from water and constant foot …

… …     &nbps; Last Sunday I watched this pair of wood ducks for about 45 minutes at the Forest Society's Merrimack River … height.    &nbps; When she reappeared from the cavity, they both took off toward the marsh.  The picture that I would …