By: Anna Beaudette, SCA Interpretive Ranger What are Pollinators? Pollinators play a crucial role in our environmental and agricultural systems. A pollinator is any insect or animal that carries pollen from one plant to another, allowing that plant to reproduce. Bees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats, beetles, wasps, ants, and flies are considered to be pollinators. […]
Month: July 2025
Monadnock: The Mountain That Found Me
by SCA Interpretive Ranger Joshua Leary Picture By Joshua Leary “Some mountains we climb for the view. Others, we climb to find ourselves.” –Joshua Leary In New Hampshire, Mount Monadnock stands tall, a familiar silhouette visible from miles away, a point of pride for surrounding communities. Though celebrated in classrooms, literature, and local conversations, its […]
Phoenix Trees at White Lake
By Elise Eisenberg, SCA Interpretive Ranger Fire! Sometimes it is destructive and dangerous. Sometimes it’s warm and energetic. But for pitch pine trees, it’s how they drop seeds and are reborn! White Lake State Park sits upon a 72-acre pitch pine forest that visitors can walk through on the 1.5 mile walk around the lake. […]
Room to Breathe
Ellie Holter, SCA Interpretive Ranger It’s safe to say that we all love wild animals, they are strong beautiful creatures and sometimes it feels like we just can’t get enough, but what is the best way to view these cool dudes? The truth is that when it comes to wildlife, the best type of relationship […]