Tracks & Trails Newsletter Archive
2026
Fall 2026
Snake at the Water’s Edge, Science Center Musings, Earth Camp, Nature for Everyone Barn Bash, and more . . .
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Summer 2026
Echoes in the Dark: Bats, Science Center Musings, Middle School Sustainability, Bat Conservation, and more . . .
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Spring 2026
Conservation and the Wood Duck, Science Center Beginnings, Dividing Perennials, Guided Discoveries, From Lakes to Otters, and more .
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2025
Winter 2025 Impact Report
Reclaiming a Meadow, Taming Wild Instincts, Connected Learning, Eyes on Wildlife, A Home for Jackson and more.
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Fall 2025
Protecting a Coastal Treasure:New Hampshire’s Endangered Piping Plovers; Animal Care: Where our birds go during winter; Fall 2025 Programs & Events; Kirkwood Gardens; and more.
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Summer 2025
Brighter Future for Spotted Turtles; Naturalist’s Corner: Awe and Wonder; Animal Care: Taking Care of Turtles; Summer 2025 Programs & Events; Kirkwood Gardens; and more.
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Spring 2025
Living Fossils: Virginia Opossum, Planting Seeds for the Future, Our Coyote Neighbors, Bonus Member Benefits, Spring Programs and Summer Events, Nature Tours with Iain, and more
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Newsletter Archive
2020–2024
2024
Winter 2024-2025: The Woodchuck’s Story; Nature Tours to Scotland; Hibearnation; Winter Programs; Behavioral Husbandry; 2025 Bonus Member Benefits; Volunteer Update; and more.
Fall 2024: Keep the Leaf Litter; A tribute to Past Board Members; IRA Contributions; Feeding the Animals; Exploring Ectotherms; Gift Memberships; and more.
Summer 2024: A Battle Worth Winning; Dinosaurs Return; Animal Care: Biosecurity; Naturalist’s Corner – Dinsaurs, Cameras, and Poop; Kirkwood Gardens; Trailhead Event Space; Meet Our Interns; and more.
Spring 2024: Vernal Pools; Meet Rachel Saliba; Animal Care; Naturalist’s Corner; Solar Eclipse; Volunteer Training; Membership Updates; Make an Eclipse Viewer; and more.
2023
Winter 2023-2024: When Climate and Color Clash; Dinner with the Lions; Animals in Winter; Kids’ Activities; Thank you Volunteers; Volunteer Profile: Wood Lot Team; and more.
Fall 2023: Forests React to a Changing Climate; Forging Trails: Scotland; Animal Introductions; Mycelia and Mushrooms; Kirkwood Gardens, Programs, and Events; and more.
Summer 2023: Life as a Solitary Bee; An invitation to our summer events; Mountain Lion Training; An Insect Superhero; Kirkwood Gardens; In Memoriam: Bill Webb; and more.
Spring 2023: Burbot; Going Solar; New Mountain Lions; Budding Trees; Moles or Voles; Belknap Landscape Company; Membership Updates; Sponsor A Species; and more.
2022
Winter 2022: Black Bears; Animal Enrichment; Kirkwood Gardens; Staff Profiles: Jordan Fitzgerald and Jordy Gianforte; Kids Activities; and more.
Fall 2022: Raptors; Volunteer Profile: Dom and Irene Marocco; Naturalist’s Corner; Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight and Tips; Programs and Events; Family Picnic; Annual Meeting; and more.
Summer 2022: Tricks Insects Play; Birds of the Squam Lakes Region; Trustee Profile: Ken Evans; Moose to Monarchs; Eco-Friendly Birdwatching; From the Archives; and more.
Spring 2022: Mosses; Donor Profile: Robert and Peg Ridgely; Science Center Access for All; Bonus Member Benefits; and more.
2021
Winter 2021: Bald Eagles; Hawk Migration; Staff Profile: Audrey Eisenhauer; Winter Brook Trout; Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight; Going Solar; and more.
Fall 2021: Goldenrod; Volunteer Profile: Alex Markarian; Naturalist’s Corner: Death Zombie Fungus; Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight; Programs and Events; Trail’s End: Summing Up Summer; and more.
Summer 2021: Kestrel Capers; Motus Takes Flight; Trustee Profile: Tony Wagner; Naturalist’s Corner: Simple Pleasures; Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight; Trail’s End: Welcome Back; and more.
Spring 2021: Secrets of Wild Suckers; Education Matters; Wild Behavior ni Human Care; Thirty-seven years of Science Center Lake Cruises; and more.
2020
Winter 2020: Great Horned Owls; Staff Profile: Tom Klein; How the Beaver Survives Winter; Volunteer Update; and more.
Fall 2020: Lichens: A Lasting Bond; Volunteer Profile: Michelle Janosa; Naturalists’s Corner: Hornworms; Virtually Wild School Programs; Trail’s End: A Debt to Nature; and more.
Summer 2020: Acrobatic Dragons; Trustee Profile: Lea A. Stewart; Naturalists’s Corner: Empathy for Insects; Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight; The Importance of our Natural World; and more.
Spring 2020: Mysteries of Mussels; What’s Buggins the Science Center; Donor Profile: Jill White; The Cost of Cats; Strategic Planning; and more.
2015–2019
2019
Winter 2019: Snow Cat; Birds are Disappearing; Staff Profile: Kevin VanGorden; Bird Beaks; and more.
Fall 2019: Poison Ivy; Volunteer Profile: Lisa Davis; Naturalist’s Corner: Beach Balls, Surf Balls, and Whale Burps; and more.
Summer 2019: Muskrat Musings; Trustee Profile: William F. Lee, Jr.; Naturalists’s Corner: The Sound of Silence; Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight; and more.
Spring 2019: A Snail’s Pace; The Dinosaurs Are Coming!; Member Profile: Linda Hanson; Why So Many Squirrels and So Few Blue Jays; and more.
2018
Winter 2018: Martens; Staff Profile: Sharon Warga; Beneath the Ice; Plant Spotlight; and more.
Fall 2018: Tamaracks; Volunteer Profile: Tessa Tremblay; Naturalist’s Corner: Bats; and more.
Summer 2018: Turkey Vultures; Trustee Profile: David Martin; Naturalists’s Corner: Stories to Tell; and mor
Spring 2018: Walking on Water; Member Profile: The Fuller Family; Naturalist’s Corner: Awaiting the Arrival of Tree Swallows; and more.
2017
Winter 2017: Ruffed Grouse; Staff Profile: Dale Lary; Naturalists’s Corner: Moving Through Snow; and more.
Fall 2017: Whitetail Ways; Volunteer Profile: The Courret Family; Naturalist’s Corner: Autumn in the Summer; and more
Summer 2017: Predatory Plants; Trustee Profile: Harriet Harris; Naturalists’s Corner: Unexpected Summer Visitors; and more.
Spring 2017: Spring Synchrony; Member Profile: Ruth McLaughlin; Naturalists’s Corner: Heron of the Night; and more.
2016
Winter 2016: Submerged in the Subnivean, Forging Trails: A Year of Milestones, Staff Profile: Brenda Erler, Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight, Naturalist’s Corner: Evergreens.
Fall 2016: Raven’s Rock, Forging Trails: My Summer Vacation, Volunteer Profile: Carolyn Murah, Naturalist’s Corner, and more.
Summer 2016: Sweet Gold, Forging Trails: A Fox Tale, A Look Back… Celebrating 50 Years, Naturalist’s Corner: Why Water?, and more.
Spring 2016: Meet a Decapod, Forging Trails: Introducing Water Matters, Member Profile: Bill Webb, Naturalist’s Corner: Spring Trilogy, and more.
2015
Winter 2015: Mink Moments, Forging Trails: Forest Management Plan, Staff Profile: Jordan Fitzgerald, Citizen Science Blue Jay Project Results, and more.
Fall 2015: Why Birch?, Forging Trails: Education… It’s What We Do, Volunteer Profile: Pam Stearns; and more.
Summer 2015: Growing Into Summer, Forging Trails: On Your Next Visit, Trustee Profile: Bryant Tolles, Naturalist’s Corner: Wildlife Seen, Leave Them Be! and more.
Spring 2015: Sun Magnets: Painted Turtles, The Arctic Comes to New Hampshire, Member Profile: Timothy O. Fisher, Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight, Naturalist’s Corner: Butterflies, and more.
2010–2014
2014
Winter 2014: Winter Transformation, Forging Trails: Caring for our Animal Collection, Staff Profile: Amanda Gillen, Kirkwood Gardens Spotlight, Naturalist’s Corner: Springtails, and more.
Fall 2014: A Walk with Lycopodium, Forging Trails: As the “Eagle” World Turns, Volunteer Profile: Rachel Cirincione, Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight, Naturalist’s Corner: An Early Morning Visitor, and more.
Summer 2014: Neighborhood Bats, Forging Trails: Ain’t Technology Grand?, Trustee Profile: Sandy McGinnes, Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight, Naturalist’s Corner: Summertime Blues; and more.
Spring 2014: Salamander Congress, Forging Trails: More Greening at the Science Center, Member Profile: Cheryl Johnson, Kirkwood Gardens Plant Spotlight, Naturalist’s Corner: Black Bears of Spring, and more.