Something Wild

This 3-part series from NHPR's Something Wild explores hiking trails that allow people of varying ability to access New Hampshire's natural beauty. We’ll hear from accessibility advocates and outdoor enthusiasts who are working to make hiking more inclusive.

Listening to as little as six minutes of bird song has been shown to reduce anxiety. No wonder an estimated 50 million people enjoy feeding feathered friends at a bird feeder. But who really benefits from feeding birds?

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.

Learning about where native bats roost in winter can help us protect the bat population in N.H.

This has been an epic season for finding mushrooms. We're just beginning to learn how important the fungi kingdom is for forest health.

Autumn in New Hampshire is a wonderful time to watch and observe some easily recognizable stages of natural cycles. But there are varying degrees of “cyclical” activity that can be quite complicated.

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.

Join Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, and members of the Something Wild team past and present at The Rocks in Bethlehem, NH on October 1, for an afternoon of celebration.

We don't often think of trees when we speak of harvest. But as a society, we consume forest products as much as we do farm products. And sometimes when a tree comes down, it's not to make room for another human edifice, but another tree.

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!