Jessica Hunt
Senior Producer, Outside/In and Something WildJessica has been with NHPR since 2011. Prior to joining The Exchange as a producer, she worked as an on-air host, a role she still steps in to as a substitute on NHPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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From unexpected sightings in backyard gardens to near-misses — or worse — on our roads, white-tailed deer seem to be everywhere. An extensive study is uncovering new insights into this iconic creature of eastern forests. -
This has been an epic season for finding mushrooms. We're just beginning to learn how important the fungi kingdom is for forest health.
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New Hampshire's osprey population, in jeopardy 40 years ago, now thrives. We talk about the key to the raptor’s success with a researcher who monitors the population, and find out how to identify an osprey as it migrates.
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The sound of crickets invokes warm summer evenings; Nathanial Hawthorne called it "audible stillness." Listen closely to the cricket song, and by doing some math, you can figure out how warm it is!
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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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You’re hiking with your dog when poop happens. It’s natural to let it decay in the woods, right? Or is it better to put it in a plastic bag and send it to a landfill?
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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.”
