Is your favorite childhood place for exploring nature still there? Or, has it been developed? Join Wendall and Chris on an audio tour of a former missile site in Boxford State Forest with Police Chief James Riter, who recalls going there as a kid swimming in the quarries and looking for snapping turtles. Once bare, the site is now teeming with wildlife.

<p>Is your favorite childhood place for exploring nature still there? Or, has it been developed? Join Wendall and Chris on an audio tour of a former missile site in Boxford State Forest with Police Chief James Riter, who recalls going there as a kid swimming in the quarries and looking for snapping turtles. Once bare, the site is now teeming with wildlife.</p>

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Join Wendall and Chris on an audio tour of a former missile site in Boxford State Forest with Police Chief James Riter, who recalls going there as a kid swimming in the quarries and looking for turtles and snakes. The chief has become something of an expert on snapping turtles.

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