Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive insect native to northeastern Asia that feeds on ash species. Natural resistance to EAB is extremely low in the native ash population. Once infested, mortality typically occurs within two to five years. In areas where EAB infestation is severe, over 99 percent of ash trees may die. A [...]
The MWM will be closed on Saturday, August 31, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen to regular hours on Tuesday, September 3, 10am-4pm.
Americans are increasingly worried about climate change, and a narrative of hopelessness and helplessness has taken hold in certain segments of the population. This talk will be an antidote to those feelings of impotence. This has been a record-shattering year for the deployment of all sorts of clean energy technologies. We added a record-high of [...]
To celebrate the end of our exhibition Of Baskets and Borers, we will host one final in-person event of the summer. Visiting us from Odanak in Quebec, Annette Nolett and her nephew, Luc Nolett, will provide us with a demonstration of basket making—from start to finish. Luc Nolett will demonstrate the ash tree pounding needed to separate the [...]
The Museum of the White Mountains will be closed from September 15 through October 4 for exhibition installation. We will reopen with our new exhibition, In the Path of Totality, on Friday, October 4 from 3:00-5:00pm for our opening reception.
From New Hampshire’s Notches to the moors of England, the Arctic tundra, and beyond, this talk will root us in soil, moor, and stone as an invitation to inhabit and explore the alive-spaces at the intersection of ecological thinking, movement practice, and human and more-than-human worlds. Grounded in this place-based and practice-led methodology, the talk [...]
We hope you can join us in celebrating the opening reception for our new exhibition in the Silver Center for the Arts, Echoes of Resilience: Unveiling Stories of Devastation, Survival, and Hope. There will be remarks from MWM staff and light refreshments will be provided. After the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in [...]
Wednesday, September 18, 7:00-8:00pm Silver Center for the Arts, Smith Recital Hall This lecture will explore various perspectives on resilience, trauma, and trauma prevention. Dr. Bayrak will approach these topics through a comprehensive lens, incorporating neurobiology, child development, physical and mental health, culture, and community. Her talk will emphasize the importance of early childhood and [...]
Please join us in celebrating the opening of our new exhibition, In the Path of Totality! The reception is from 3:00-5:00pm on Friday, October 4. There will be brief remarks and light refreshments will be provided. Plymouth State University students and faculty joined teams from 75 participating institutions as part of the NASA Nationwide Eclipse [...]
For the recent annular and total solar eclipses, the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP) immersed student teams in an innovative NASA-mission-like adventure in data acquisition and analysis through scientific ballooning. NEBP is unique in that it is an education project that has significant science objectives. First and foremost, NEBP focused on providing a career-changing hands-on [...]