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 30 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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Take solace in the fact that annoying black flies are a harbinger of clean water and abundant wildlife. -
How well do you know the nests of our feathered friends? -
Cottonwoods, along with related big-toothed and trembling aspens, are poplars — some of New England’s fastest-growing tree pioneers. -
Have you noticed the bright colors in the twigs and stems of early spring? It's subtle, but the wash of color on hillsides shows some trees are getting a jump-start on photosynthesis. -
The soil in which maple trees grow makes a difference in how much maple syrup can be produced and even how it tastes. -
The health of the forest ecosystem depends on a balance of life and death. -
Blue jays are common around the U.S. but not always popular at bird feeders. -
The elusive yet bold spruce grouse is a little-known N.H. inhabitant that relies on forests that are specifically adapted to colder temperatures. -
Turkeys depend on backyard bird feeders in winter, so it's a good place to start counting flocks to figure out how many wild turkeys are wandering the state. -
It may not seem like it, but the days are slowly lengthening, and there are other bright spots in a cold and windy landscape.
