The Banff Mountain Film Festival tour makes about 390 stops around the globe, including at The Music Hall in Portsmouth on Wednesday, Feb. 15. This year’s tour features a collection of action, environmental and adventure films that explore exotic and remote places. Award-winning films and audience favorites were chosen from approximately 300 movies entered into the annual festival. The local tour stop will feature six action sports films.

N.H. Audubon’s annual winter bird survey tracks diversity, and you can help.

If you can tell the difference between a blue jay and a cardinal, New Hampshire Audubon could use your help with its annual Backyard Winter Bird Survey, to be conducted on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11 and 12. This year’s bird count will contribute to more than 20 years of data, which biologist use to find patterns in population changes.

a guide to the Seacoast’s top snowshoeing spots

Snowshoeing is the least expensive, most accessible winter activity and burns more calories than running, hiking or biking. It requires just one pair of special equipment: snowshoes. You can buy a pair for about $100, the same as a cheap pair of skis or a snowboard, minus all the extra gear. Or, rent a pair at the University of New Hampshire—the nice folks at Campus Recreation will let you keep them for $11 a day or $41 a week (even less for students).

As we walked onto the frozen Connecticut River near Hanover, we saw our friend and trophy angler Brandon Zeoli waving at us. Just then, a flag on a fishing trap popped up and waved right along with him. He had a fish! We ran to the hole in the ice, peered down, and saw nothing but a thin line trailing off under the ice. Brandon explained the drama that was going on at the other end of the line.