The Arctic Next Door Exhibit is designed to introduce plant and animal and the conditions they encounter in the Mt Washinton and is located inside the ecotarium on the upper floor. 

Animals in the The Arctic next door exhibit include
Birds
Ravens
White mountain butterfly
Diapensia - flower and how they survive
Krummholz - crooked trees due to winds
Lynx 
Bicknells thrush.

Ecosystems in The Arctic next door exhibit include:
Hardwoods
Boreal
Krummholz
Alpine.

Weather conditions discussed in the in the The Arctic next door exhibit includes:
Weather
Temperature 
Precipitation
Wind
Thunder
Color of sky.

The Arctic next door has a Biosphere/Terrarium that you can stick your head in
The Arctic next door contains a Wind tunnel you step into that shows how high winds feel
The Arctic next door discusses these Factors effecting this area including:
	Impacts of erosion - mountains erode down
	fragile in the hostile environments  So Don't step on the plants -
	Wind currents
	Moving water similar to moving air
	Bump surface - turbulence
	Wind Speeds increase with altitude   Discussions include the Jet stream, Polar jet stream and Subtropical jet stream.

The Arctic next door has discussions of how winds effect vegetation including:
	Fog gets trapped in the valleys since it is heavy vs air and cannot get over the mountain
	Trees with branches on one side only
	Plants are lower to the ground and are crooked.