The Museum of the White Mountains will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

White ash (Fraxinus americana) will inevitably be almost non-existent in New Hampshire because of the invasive emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). We are studying the role white ash plays in the ecosystem before it is functionally extinct to understand how the loss of this species will affect the forest. By comparing the soils, understory vegetation, [...]

Is one tree as good as another? In the next few years, thousands and thousands of ash trees will die in the White Mountains due to the invasive pest, emerald ash borer. Sadly, ash is destined for rapid functional extinction from our forests, but their spots in the forest will quickly be filled by other [...]

In this lecture, Daniel will be guiding the audience through a brief review of W8banaki Nation history and W8banakiak’s ancestral territory: Ndakina. He will also explore the Saint-Francis Indian mission (Odanak) through archeology and will also present information on Black Ash.  Daniel G. Nolett is Abenaki and a Band member of the Odanak First nation [...]

This talk follows the travels of a language instruction book by the Abenaki leader Joseph Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis-English Dialogues. In the late nineteenth century, a copy of this book traveled with Laurent’s family from Abenaki homelands at Odanak, in what is currently Quebec, to Intervale, NH, where Abenaki families traveled in the summers to [...]

Climate Up Close is a group of climate scientists committed to making the essentials of climate science accessible to a broad audience. We address: Where is the boundary of climate knowledge? How has climate change impacted extreme weather? What does the future hold? Have we triggered a climate "tipping point"? In addressing these questions, we [...]

We invite you to help us celebrate the life and work of Barbara Smith Dearborn through the closing reception of our exhibition. The auction will remain live and accepting bids until 4:00pm EST on August 8. There will be light refreshments served and brief remarks made by MWM and PSU staff.

Although emerald ash borer (EAB) typically kills nearly 100% of mature native ash, a small percentage not only survive, but remain healthy years after the rest of the nearby ash have been killed. These trees, found for every widespread Northeastern species, are known as “lingering ash” and can be used to breed resistant native ash. [...]

Although emerald ash borer (EAB) typically kills nearly 100% of mature native ash, a small percentage not only survive, but remain healthy years after the rest of the nearby ash have been killed. These trees, found for every widespread Northeastern species, are known as “lingering ash” and can be used to breed resistant native ash. [...]

Indigenous basketry has long fascinated artists of all backgrounds. But how, if at all, can non-indigenous basketmakers engage these traditions ethically and respectfully? Researcher and fiber artist Ed Rossbach poses these questions in his written and creative works of the 1960s and ’70s. In his art, Rossbach draws on his extensive research into fiber art [...]