Scott Fitzpatrick

Host, Something Wild

Scott Fitzpatrick is the Executive Director of New Hampshire Audubon’s Prescott Farm Center, and has worked for New Hampshire Audubon for more than 15 years. His work with the organization has included the following positions: Education Director, Senior Program Naturalist, and Director of the Paradise Point Nature Center.

An environmental educator for more than 25 years, Fitzpatrick has worked with the Forest Society, Thompson Island Education Center, UNH Cooperative Extension Service, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He is a past-President of New Hampshire Environmental Educators; past board member, treasurer, and President of the New England Environmental Education Alliance; and currently serves as a board member of the North American Environmental Education Association. Fitzpatrick studied with renowned botanist/naturalist Fred Steele, and is an experienced field botanist, specializing in N.H. wildflowers. He lists his discovery of a previously unknown stand of showy lady’s slippers among his greatest botanical finds.

Throughout his career, Fitzpatrick has taught many thousands of children about nature and conservation. He comments, “I think a key to being a good naturalist and/or educator is the ability to be enthusiastic and genuinely excited about seeing or doing the same thing for the 10,000th time. I know some people are always looking for the next new experience, something bigger or more spectacular. Me? I've gone out on hikes that have covered all of 30 feet in an hour! I try to bring that kind of enthusiasm to Something Wild.”

A semi-pro musician since college, Fitzpatrick has performed regularly in the state since the 1970s. He currently plays guitar and sings as a member of Wilson's Crossing, an acoustic guitar trio. He also tours on his own, performing his original songs. This experience helps him to integrate music and song into his memorable environmental programs for kids. He is also an avid fisherman, and enjoys trout fishing in streams in the White Mountains and catching trophy bass from his kayak.

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