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In 2014, brothers Gordon Peckham and James Sowders III purchased a 70-acre woodlot in Lempster. They knew their main goal for their new property was w... Learn More
Sand and gravel pits are numerous and widespread throughout New Hampshire, making up about 0.35% of New Hampshire’s landscape. Often overlooked and le... Learn More
Are you a citizen scientist? Do you want to be? The activity we call “science” began as citizen science centuries ago, with curious people asking ques... Learn More
In today’s high tech world, children are too often disconnected from nature and have little experience with their natural environment.  Schools do not... Learn More
Amherst has few grasslands, and they are mostly small and scattered. There are no 25-acre abandoned airport fields here, but grassland habitats in Amh... Learn More
This fall I’ve been slowing down a lot to allow squirrels and deer to cross the road. On rainy nights next spring I’ll stop to help frogs and salamand... Learn More
Town-owned conservation lands are for people—places to come together and build community, learn about the stewardship of the natural world, and recrea... Learn More
Many resources are available - maps, data and information - that can be used to write the wildlife section of your natural resources inventory, the na... Learn More
New Hampshire's wildlife habitats and the species they support could be significantly altered if the effects of climate change are not addressed - and... Learn More
Last summer I was, ­as usual, working in my office on my computer when I got an unexpected call. The caller, Peter, was so excited! He had decided to ... Learn More