Dave Anderson
Host, Something WildNaturalist Dave Anderson is Senior Director of Education for The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, where he has worked for over years. He is responsible for the design and delivery of conservation-related outreach education programs including field trips, tours and presentations to Forest Society members, conservation partners and the general public.
Dave guides field trips on conservation land statewide while teaching about forest ecology, wildlife ecology, forest stewardship and land conservation to introduce both life-long residents and visitors alike to protection and management of New Hampshire forests, farms and open space. His bimonthly column “Forest Journal” appears in the New Hampshire Sunday News, and his quarterly “Nature’s View” columns are a regular feature in the Forest Society’s quarterly magazine Forest Notes.
Dave lives on “Meetinghouse Hill Farm,” a 40-acre certified Tree Farm in rural South Sutton, New Hampshire. The farm includes vegetable and perennial flower gardens, laying hens, Romney sheep, fruit trees, mowed and grazed pastures and an actively-managed pine-oak-hemlock backyard woodlot.
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With spring migration underway, scientists are eager to study how birds, and wildlife in general, will react to the 2024 eclipse. Research from the 2017 American eclipse gives us some things to look for in N.H. when the moon eclipses the sun.
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It's a crucial part of the ecological health of our living lakes.
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Listening to as little as six minutes of bird song has been shown to reduce anxiety. No wonder an estimated 50 million people enjoy feeding feathered friends at a bird feeder. But who really benefits from feeding birds?
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A phenomenon called "thermonasty" causes rhododendron leaves to curl up when it’s really cold out. This adaptation allows these broad-leaved evergreens to thrive in the doubly-challenging conditions of damp soil and freezing temperatures.
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There's a reason you may never have found a shed antler in the woods, despite New Hampshire's population of approximately 100,000 deer (not to mention a few thousand moose). A whole host of forest-dwellers recognize the value of nutrients provided by found antlers.
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The weather in New Hampshire’s White Mountains has, over millennia, created forests that are specifically suited to extreme weather conditions.
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Many species in New Hampshire have made adaptations to flourish in the cold. It’s also why you see more trees with light-colored bark the farther north you go.
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The elusive yet bold spruce grouse is a little-known NH inhabitant that relies on forests that are specifically adapted to colder temperatures.
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'Tis the season for Christmas carols! Something Wild decided to rewrite the "Twelve Days of Christmas" and put the focus on local birds.
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The North American river otter population is doing swimmingly! They are found in abundance in New Hampshire’s waterways, but they can be hard to spot until winter brings them out to play on the ice and snow.