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Tag: Bear Brook State Park

Porcupine crawling through grass near Bear Hill

Porcupines; The Skills of Quills

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters Leave a comment

A small critter frequently seen at Bear Brook is the North American porcupine. As a primarily nocturnal animal, this Bear Brook resident has been seen mostly at night, but has been spotted climbing trees during the day.

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Homemade Hauntings: How to craft your own State Parks Ghost Story

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters Leave a comment

Four effective guidelines for crafting your own spooky tale while visiting a New Hampshire State Park.

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Hiking Home(s): Monadnock and Bear Brook State Parks

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters 1 Comment

By Nell Davis, Interpretive Ranger at Monadnock State Park Oliver Wendell Holmes said “Where we love is home.  Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”  For me, this rings true: home is encapsulated in places I love, specifically natural areas.  Working seasonally, my coworkers are constantly rotating in and out of my […]

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The Corps of Our State Parks

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters 1 Comment

By Molly Ryan, SCA Interpretative Ranger for Bear Brook State Park, Wallis Sands State Park, and Odiorne Point State Park. If you have ever visited Bear Brook State Park, you may have used the bathhouse at Catamount Pond, hiked one of the over 40 miles of trails, or rented a restored cabin at Bear Hill […]

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Wildflower Watch: Spring Blooms

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters Leave a comment

By: Simone Maule, 2019 SCA Interpretive Ranger Now that the warmer spring weather is here we have had a number of new neighbors pushing their way into the forest understory: wildflowers! Here is a closer look and some more information about a few of the common species you can find growing in Bear Brook State […]

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Lichen growing on the trunk of a massive tree

Lichen: Colors and patterns of the forest you might have overlooked.

May 23, 2019July 8, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters 2 Comments

Written by Matt Pyster, a member of the SCA NH Americorps program – soon to be interpretive ranger at White lake and Ellacoya State Parks. Lichen. These beautiful and oddly simplistic organisms are a focus of attention for me right now. Until recently I didn’t realize just how many types of lichen are in the […]

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What a Bear Brooker’s Day Looks Like

May 2, 2019May 7, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters 2 Comments

By: Thomas Cummings, 2019 Student Conservation Association New Hampshire AmeriCorps Member For the past nine weeks, myself and my twenty six of my now closest friends have been teaching in elementary schools in the Manchester and Concord areas. Our lives in this short amount of time have been filled with countless adventurers to schools, designing […]

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Bear Brook Trail Fever

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters 5 Comments

By: Charles Ferens, 2019 Student Conservation Association New Hampshire AmeriCorps Member As a member of the SCA New Hampshire Corps we have the great opportunity of living in one of New Hampshire’s largest State Parks: Bear Brook.  With this great opportunity comes the ability to explore the park and all of its natural wonders.  When […]

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Animal of Interest: Bobcat

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters 3 Comments

By: Simone Maule, 2019 Student Conservation Association New Hampshire AmeriCorps Member Animal sightings are always an exciting event here at Bear Brook State Park. Our entire corps was thrilled to have the opportunity to see a porcupine in action during one of our training weeks and the wildlife has kept on coming. As a collective […]

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Hiking in Bear Brook: Always an Adventure!

March 25, 2019March 27, 2019 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters 1 Comment

By: Angela Spain, 2019 Student Conservation Association’s New Hampshire AmeriCorps Member Since arriving at Bear Brook State Park, I have noticed that the park is full of all sorts of interesting things that are either natural or man-made. Hiking in Bear Brook allows you to discover some cool things you wouldn’t expect! Two weekends ago, […]

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