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October 2015

Many of your October photos captured quiet scenes: vivid fall color, early snows and sunset views. Meanwhile, the animal world seemed to enjoy the last few days of warmth, and prepared for the lean times to come. One of the last bee species to fly, posed on one of the last flower species to bloom. Bears and coyotes munched on fallen apples, beavers topped their lodges with fresh sticks, and a wood frog posed on top of leaves. It will soon be hidden under them. Winter is coming.   

We’re now on the hunt for November 2015 photos. We encourage you to share images about anything that relates to the Northeast’s forests, and that you take this month. Here are examples – but by no means an exclusive list – of photo topics that fit this category: nature, weather, education activities (any age), forest management/logging, recreation, wood manufacture, art, workshops, events. As long as it relates in some way to the Northeast’s forests, we’ll consider it.

October 2015 Photo: Sandy Dennis
Dalton, NH : A fiery sunset. “This photo was taken on October 1 from our farm in Dalton, looking west over Concord Vermont.” Credit: Sandy Dennis | Photo: Sandy Dennis
October 2015 Photo: Helene Grogan
Buckland, MA: “Everywhere I look, there's a chipmunk staring back at me...” Credit: Helene Grogan | Photo: Helene Grogan
October 2015 Photo: Mary Stowe
Brattleboro, VT: “Living in the trees.” Credit: Mary Stowe | Photo: Mary Stowe
October 2015 Photo: MK Beach
Hanover Center, NH: Fall harvest and fall foliage. Credit: MK Beach | Photo: MK Beach
October 2015 Photo: Susan Elliott
Woodford, VT: “A Tri-colored Bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) on an aster along the trail to Little Pond.” Credit: Susan Elliott | Photo: Susan Elliott
October 2015 Photo: Paul F. Noel
Underhill, VT: A sugarhouse, well stocked with wood, and the sugarbush behind it just starting to turn color. Credit: Paul F. Noel | Photo: Paul F. Noel
October 2015 Photo: Gib Geiger
Waitsfield, VT: A dusting of snow on the mountains. Credit: Gib Geiger | Photo: Gib Geiger
October 2015 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
First in a series of two. Thetford, VT: A black bear sow wearing a radio collar (one of Ben Kilham’s research bears) is trailed by two cubs. Credit: Tig Tillinghast | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
October 2015 Photo: Tig Tillinghast
Continued: A closer view of the cubs, taken through the old, wavy glass of a kitchen window. | Photo: Tig Tillinghast
October 2015 Photo: Helene Grogan
Shelburne, MA: “The trees were a patchwork of color this fall. Taken October 14.” Credit: Helene Grogan | Photo: Helene Grogan
October 2015 Photo: Aaron
Pembroke, NH: This coyote had been eating apples. Credit: Aaron | Photo: Aaron
October 2015 Photo: Michael Wilson
Gilbert State Park, NY: Ferns and water. Credit: Michael Wilson | Photo: Michael Wilson
October 2015 Photo: Barbara Mackay
Jay Peak, VT: “First measureable snow on the Long Trail heading up Jay Peak on October 18.” Credit: Barbara Mackay | Photo: Barbara Mackay
October 2015 Photo: Barbara Mackay
Jay Peak, VT: A view of Jay valley from 3500 feet, standing in six inches of snow, the dark cloud promising more at any moment - and didn't disappoint. Credit: Barbara Mackay | Photo: Barbara Mackay
October 2015 Photo: Barbara Mackay
Jay Peak, VT: “Standing in a light flurry with snow landing on the camera lens, fall color in the sunny valley, and snow drifting down between.” Credit: Barbara Mackay | Photo: Barbara Mackay
October 2015 Photo: Ed Baum
Herman, ME: “Sunset at Sebasticook Lake.” Credit: Ed Baum | Photo: Ed Baum
October 2015 Photo: MK Beach
Hanover Center, NH: A rather cheerful cemetery. Credit: MK Beach | Photo: MK Beach
October 2015 Photo: MK Beach
Moose Mountain, NH: A beaver lodge. See this article (http://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/beavers-winter) for information on beavers’ winter preparations. Credit: MK Beach | Photo: MK Beach
October 2015 Photo: Helene Grogan
Buckland, MA: “Warm weather brought out a late October wood frog, blending in well with the fallen leaves.” Credit: Helene Grogan | Photo: Helene Grogan
October 2015 Photo: Mary Stowe
Brattleboro, VT: A splash of red on Chesnut Hill. Credit: Mary Stowe | Photo: Mary Stowe

Submit Your Photographs

We are looking for images taken in the past month. We will select approx. 60 images to feature in each gallery. Considerations include: variety of topics, quality of image, resolution (size), and geographic diversity. Special consideration is also given to first-time photographer submissions.

Three photo submissions per person, please. We regret that we cannot publish all submissions!

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