If we've learned one thing at Nature Groupie, it's that outdoor volunteers in New England love wildlife ! Check out these resources, inspiring stories, and volunteer experiences about wildlife and habitats in New England.
Resources
Stories
Tuesday, November 24, 1:49pm by Grace McCulloch Summer intern Grace provides insights and tips for first time outdoor volunteers.
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Thursday, September 1, 1:06pm by Daniel Persico Tips for how to be considerate of wildlife while exploring nature.
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Tuesday, April 7, 1:28pm by Charlotte Thompson Creative delights from the conservation community to bring smiles during a time of social-distancing.
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Friday, June 28, 10:53am by Gus Muscato Beavers are arguably New England's number one rodent, but do you know all the telltale signs that there's a beaver in your neighborhood?
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Friday, January 4, 3:34pm by Jill Ketchen New England cottontail conservation effort brings UNH researchers and citizen scientists together
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Thursday, December 6, 1:21pm by Emily Lord Get outside and get involved with any of these citizen science projects this winter
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Monday, July 30, 4:10pm by Drew Parker , Alaina Rogers Drew and Alaina have been doing a crazy amount of work in the last few weeks! Enjoy the variety of projects they've been working on with our partners, Moreno Forestry, SELT, Gulls of Appledore, and the Town of Durham.
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Monday, June 18, 3:42pm by Alaina Rogers , Drew Parker Working with New Hampshire State endangered wildlife species as Nature Groupie interns for outdoor volunteers in New England.
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Thursday, April 26, 4:46pm by Brett Amy Thelen A wood frog makes her way across North Lincoln Street in Keene, NG. This year, she'll have a little extra help.
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Saturday, January 6, 10:55am by Kathy Schillemat A volunteer's own words on why she helps shepherd salamanders to safety each spring.
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Tuesday, October 17, 11:54am by Larry Clow NH Rabbit Reports seeks rabbit sightings from citizen scientists
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Friday, October 21, 11:40am by Emily Lord In early October, volunteers gathered in Swanzey, New Hampshire to put the finishing touches on a stream restoration project that put citizen science into action.
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Monday, September 19, 12:24pm by Evelyn Jones Our summer intern in citizen science, Megan Verfaillie, was a key contributor to a collaborative research effort this summer
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Wednesday, September 14, 12:42pm by Gabe Roxby Picture Posts create opportunities for people to collaborate on environmental monitoring projects like this one by sharing digital photos
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Thursday, July 14, 1:10pm by Amanda Cugno Summer intern Amanda Cugno shares experiences with Bear-Paw boundaries and butterflies and bunnies with NH Fish & Game.
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Friday, March 4, 9:59am by Laura Deming Citizen scientists help generate data that is essential for researchers and managers in their efforts to protect bat species.
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Wednesday, February 3, 4:47pm by Emma Tutein Learn more about the land you care about and the wildlife who use it.
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Wednesday, July 15, 4:07pm by Tomás Nocera For summer intern Tomás Nocera, working at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge never provided a dull day.
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Tuesday, April 28, 3:29pm by Yvonne Beran To a group of volunteers in the Monadnock Region, the words ”Big Night” are a big deal.
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Wednesday, March 4, 3:07pm by Ellen Snyder Volunteers in the seacoast and Merrimack Valley of New Hampshire are snowshoeing along field and wetland edges and crawling into dense brush looking for rabbit pellets.
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Monday, February 9, 10:21am by Ellen Snyder Are you hearing more woodpeckers than usual tapping in your woods? If so, you might want to follow the sounds and look at the trees they are chiseling.
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Thursday, December 18, 2:50pm by Haley Andreozzi NH Coverts Project volunteers promote wildlife habitat conservation and forest stewardship in more than 150 New Hampshire communities.
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Saturday, December 6, 8:27am by Ellen Snyder Winter is my favorite time of year to watch birds, and it's a great time to participate in volunteer bird surveys such as the Christmas Bird Count and Mid-winter Bald Eagle Survey.
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Friday, November 21, 8:46am by Ellen Snyder New Hampshire has the unfortunate distinction of being the state with the highest incidence of Lyme disease in the country, a disease transmitted by the blacklegged tick.
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Thursday, September 25, 10:18am by Loren Valliere The Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program is excited to announce the release of its updated online reporting system, NH Wildlife Sightings.
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Friday, July 11, 11:19am by Lisa Demaine Oyster restoration in Great Bay was helped by volunteer oyster-counters all this week. Network intern Lisa Demaine tells what she learned on a day at the docks.
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Monday, July 7, 5:00pm by Joanna Lewis Summer intern Jo Lewis spent a week on the Isles of Shoals to assist in tern research with the UNH Cooperative Extension.
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Sunday, June 15, 1:44pm by C. Ralph Adler Citizen scientist volunteers have been posted at rivers around Great Bay every weekday between May and July to count the numbers and health of the glass eel population.
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Wednesday, April 9, 11:27am by Malin Clyde Citizen scientists in southeastern N.H. are documenting small-scale impacts of climate change in their backyards and neighborhoods.
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Wednesday, March 26, 7:38am by Malin Clyde In New Hampshire, over a hundred and fifty trained volunteers are delivering wildlife presentations and leading nature walks in their communities as part of the Speaking for Wildlife Program, based at UNH Cooperative Extension. Learn how you can request a walk or talk in your community today.
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Citizen Science
January 1–December 31
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
January 1–December 31
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Sea Grant
January 1–December 31
New Hampshire
UNH Cooperative Extension
January 1–March 31
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
January 1–December 31
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Northern Essex Community College
February 1–April 30
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
International Rusty Blackbird Working Group
February 1–February 28
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Audubon
March 1–May 31
New Hampshire
Harris Center for Conservation Education
March 1–September 30
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
April 1–September 1
Maine
Maine Audubon
April 1–September 30
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
April 1–June 30
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
April 1–July 31
Maine
April 13–June 4
Massachusetts
Mass Audubon
May 1–July 1
New Hampshire
Coastal Research Volunteers
May 1–August 31
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Audubon
May 1–June 30
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Sea Grant
May 1–July 31
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
May 15–August 31
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
June 1–July 30
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game
June 1–October 30
New Hampshire
The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Chapter
June 1–June 30
Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
June 1–June 30
Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
July 1–July 31
Maine
Maine Audubon
July 1–July 31
New Hampshire
Loon Preservation Committee
August 1–October 30
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Sea Grant
December 1–January 31
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
National Audubon Society
July 24–August 2
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
January 1–December 31
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
University of New Hampshire