Learn various ways wolves communicate with howls, scent markings, and body language at Howl Night at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 22, at Wolf Mountain Nature Center, located at 562 Hopkins Crandall Road.

This time of year, the sound of a wolf howl piercing the night can really send shivers up your spine. But that call of the wild isn’t meant to scare you; it’s actually a message to other wolves.

I spend a chilly evening in the field asking my wolf companions to sing with me. You can see one girl perched on a wooden spool while another stands by my side as we build up a chorus of howls ...