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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In the Something Wild series about Mount Washington’s ecological zones, we explore the distinctly different forest zones on the flanks of Mt. Washington, and discover why birch trees shed their bark.
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New England’s highest peak is unforgiving above treeline. But for some species of flora and fauna, the alpine zone provides exactly what they need to survive.
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The dark form of a turkey vulture soaring overhead is a sight seen across the U.S. There are many things to appreciate about the bird.
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How can you outsmart poison ivy? 85% of the population is allergic to the ingredient in the plant that causes the itchy, blistering rash.
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Some relatively new discoveries, and new technologies, tell a remarkable story about New Hampshire’s ancient coastline and its rapidly-changing future.
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Learning bird songs and calls links you to a kind of birding folklore passed down from generations of birders.
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There are so many idioms and expressions inspired by the natural world that it can be hard to see “the forest for the trees.”
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We continue celebrating 25 years of Something Wild by going back to another favorite episode. This one features a glimpse of peregrine falcons up close on cliffs in Rumney.
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As we celebrate 25 years of Something Wild, we revisit this episode that explores how the annual aerial courtship display by the American woodcock makes for indelible family memories.
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Have you noticed the bright colors in the twigs and stems of early spring? Try not to compare them to the springtime flowers farther south! It's subtle, but the wash of color on hillsides in early spring shows some trees are getting a jump-start on photosynthesis.