Illustrations by Carmen Deñó; design by Raquel C. Zaldívar/NENC.
Climate change is bringing warmer weather and more intense storms to New England, and that's challenging the wildlife that has long made this region home.
For this year’s NENC Earth Day series, our journalists are going outside: to see how the sea slugs, salamanders, and snowshoe hares are doing. We’ll check in with native wildlife, and meet some of the invasive newcomers that are moving in.
You can check out stories from previous Earth Day series below.
-
As New England warms, snowshoe hares are increasingly finding themselves the wrong color for camouflaging with their environment. New England scientists are looking at some promising ways to help. -
Cars and climate change have made life harder for key species that provide nutrients for creatures all around New England and sequester carbon in soil. -
If you’ve spent a lot of time outdoors in New England, you’ve likely crossed paths with, and probably stepped on, lichens. This mysterious indicator species plays an important role of the bottom of the food chain, and is also a habitat for other microorganisms. -
Para Marinely Abud, su jardín es su pasión, relajación, "su paz", y recomienda esta actividad a cualquier persona en busca de un nuevo pasatiempo. -
Researchers are checking deeper water to find the once-common bivalves, while mussel farmers use new methods to grow consistent crops. -
The invasive spongy moth, a destroyer of northeastern forests, has a natural foe in a Japanese fungus that needs certain weather conditions to activate. -
Surgen protestas de grupos activistas de inmigrantes en la frontera con México. Los legisladores de NH discuten la legalización de la marihuana. Centros de tercera edad en contra de requisitos federales de personal. -
Te compartimos cinco consejos para inquilinos y propietarios para reducir sus emisiones y combatir el cambio climático. -
With federal money and local support, Peterborough is hoping to electrify 200 heating systems in the next three years. They’re also trying to train more people to do that work. -
Here are 5 tips for renters and landlords about ways to lower your emissions and fight climate change.
