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I was 22 and volunteering with an amphibian monitoring project that summer. Standing along a roadway in the woods of Sumner, Maine – armed with a clipboard and a headlamp – I…

When the Wild River Wilderness in the White Mountain National Forest was designated in 2006, wilderness management policy called for removal of all man-made structures. The Blue Brook Shelter,…

Museum of Hand Tools Nine hours after we start, Strings bellows, Tool count. Everyone halts in mid-swing & lays tools upon trail as if at a museum of hand tools. We count & re-count…

Amidst the historic homes, posh estates, and manicured lawns of southwestern Connecticut, a new, almost radical, movement is gaining strength. In a growing number of Fairfield County…

Northern New Hampshire exerts a strong pull on millions of people attracted to its deep woods, cold ponds, and rugged terrain. Riverside towns add to the draw, combining historic charm and…

The fog was just loosening its hold on the craggy summit as Sarah and I reached the top of Monument Mountain. As forest thinned to clearing, rays of sunlight reached down to welcome us. A few…

While packing up for my move back to northern New England, I came upon a photo taken in March 2002, during my last semester of graduate school at the University of Maine. I am standing next to…

In the final week of August, in the last light of day, common nighthawks come whirling over our field and continue down into the Ompompanoosuc River floodplain. Two miles downriver, they…

This engraving shows all three of the Northeast’s nightjar species: the common nighthawk (figures 1 and 2), eastern whip-poor-will (3 and 4), and Chuck-will’s-widow (5). Explore…

History of Berlin, New Hampshire and a Northern Forest Photo Gallery Sally Manikian, the conservationist featured in The Space Between, found home in the Androscoggin Valley region after…

Resources for Boosting Pollinator Habitat in Your Backyard and Community There are several online presentations by Doug Tallamy regarding the importance of pollinator habitat and what you can…

Inonotus obliquus, more commonly known as the chaga mushroom, is parasitic to its birch host but purportedly provides a variety of benefits to humans. Chaga is rich in antioxidants, high in…

April 5 – From the blinding white snow of the hayfield I look down on the wetland mosaic I call The Great Alder Carr. On my third straight day of coming here I see the first glimmerings…

Bee hunting is the sport of finding wild colonies of honeybees. You usually start by catching a half-dozen or so worker bees inside a small contraption called a “bee box.” Next,…

When Vermont State Police and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department need to search the woods, they call on this special group of air scent dogs and their handlers. The keys to…

I wake in darkness, and spend a full five minutes trying to decide why. The tip of my nose is frozen where it protrudes from the icy hole of my sleeping bag. The rest of me is marginally…

Young campers caught this blue morph green frog at Townshend State Park in Vermont, where Tiffany Soukup and her husband Chris served as rangers. In blue morph frogs, a genetic mutation…

Above our field, the land dips and rises, and in the fold there’s a vernal pool. It’s well shaded and slow to thaw, and this time of year, it serves as the family rink. The kids…

Our readers often have questions about old-growth forests: what they are, how to identify them, their relevance to climate change mitigation, and (absent a time machine) how to replicate their…

Mitch Ryerson is an artist, designer, and craftsman of fine furniture. In recent years, he has also created play structures for schools and parks. He uses Berkshires-sourced black locust for…