And the Crescendo!
By Stamati Anagnostou, SCA Interpretive Ranger at Monadnock State Park Fireworks signal the finale of summer, the crescendo of autumn. The time approaches and is not quite here when the forests that...
View ArticleMusings on Mud
Rain rain go away. Nicole and Debbie want to play. Well…it’s been a bit overcast as I’ve begun as one of the Interpretive Rangers at Franconia Notch State Park. Allow me to sum up my thoughts on the...
View ArticleHiking Near Umbagog
First here is a video for those who either have never seen or are simply missing Lake Umbagog: I have spoken of many of the reasons why people come back to Umbagog year after year (some going on 20...
View ArticleBeauty in the Details
“Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.” -George Washington Carver When I...
View ArticleSimple Pleasures
It has been almost 2 months that I’ve been living in the Big Island campground in Pawtuckaway State Park. As I run through my day to day, leading programs and meeting campers, I get many questions...
View ArticleI Took to the Woods
A copy of “We Took to the Woods” on Louise’s desk. As I sit and type this blog, I am nearing the end of my wonderful experience as an interpretive ranger for Umbagog Lake State Park. I can remember...
View ArticleWildlife Caught on Camera
The first thing I noticed about Pawtuckaway State Park was its lush landscape and abundant wildlife. Everywhere I turned, I noticed new fauna and interesting flora. One of the coolest parts about...
View ArticleInterpreter Exclusive
At exactly 6:30AM the second floor of the Hiker Cabin is filled with the sound of Notre Dame like church bells. It is my phone alarm, and it means that it is officially time to start my day and get out...
View ArticleA Newtiful Day on Monadnock
By: Claire Adams, Interpretive Ranger at Greenfield and Monadnock State Parks For the next few months, I have the privilege of serving as one of the Interpretive Rangers at Monadnock State Park. My job...
View ArticlePawtuckaway Rocks!
By: Rand Michaels, Interpretive Ranger at Pawtuckaway State Park View from the top of a boulder near Round Pond at sunset By the time you’re reading this post I will have been living in a tent on the...
View ArticleSo You Want to Be a Ranger
By Eilís Donohue, Interpretive Ranger at Franconia Notch State Park Hey there! One of your 2019 Franconia Notch State Park Interpretive Rangers here. Since I often get asked who I work for, what I do,...
View ArticleLoons: The Call of the Wild
Kayla Drake – SCA NH Corps – Discover the Power of Parks Interpretive Ranger Out on the lake, the pristine silence is interrupted by a loon’s mournful wail, a sound akin to a wolf’s howl. The sound...
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