“There is something about a negative degree day, something I can’t really explain, that I like. Maybe it is the humbling of the cold and wind that does it, knowing that it is really hard to be better than winter.”

“One of my favorite questions to ask new people is ‘what is your favorite tree and why?’”

“I went for a swim the other day.”

“This early, false spring is a tease- every day the temperature bumps above 50 degrees and the sun emerges, I feel myself coming back to life, like the lizard I truly am.”

“Mass biodiversity loss is one of the primary reasons I decided to pursue an environmental career. In my opinion, it’s one of the biggest problems humanity faces at a global scale over the next few decades, right up there with climate change.”

“With March finally upon us, I think its safe to say I want nothing more than to put winter in the rear-view mirror.”

“Prior to arriving in New Hampshire for my Water Quality Resources Assistant position with Green Mountain Conservation Group, my knowledge of, and interest in birds consisted of merely a few children’s books when I was young and a quote from one of my favorite comedy TV shows, Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

“I’ve come to embrace that good education necessitates an emotional investment, because if we don’t care when we fail, we won’t care when we succeed either, and students need teachers that care.”

“I think everyone would agree that sunrises are nice, but what about a sunrise on a mountain overlooking a snow and ice covered Squam Lake? Beautiful. A 4F Sunrise with a cup of coffee and a morning skate around Squam? Other wordly.”

“When I first got here in November, native New Hampshirites did their best to warn me about the cold of winter but apparently failed to convince me. A fact made evident by my thought that I could survive the winter with my breathable (read: not waterproof) summer hiking boots. It took only the first snowstorm for me to go running to the closest outdoor store to get some hardy snow boots.”