Recently, common nighthawks have been passing through the Connecticut River Valley. These early migrators are, unfortunately, endangered across much of our region, and now is the only time in…
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Story of the Shot
Editor’s Note: Our game cams went cold this month, so we solicited content from an honest-to-God photographer. One of the challenges of wildlife photography is how to depict animals that…
The Questionnaire: A Conversation with Matt Cadreact
Cadreact Logging, located in Haverhill, New Hampshire, typically employs a five to six person crew. In 2015, they moved about 5,100 tons of firewood, 6,800 tons of sawlogs, 8,500 tons of…
A Sneak Peek
Very soon, the Autumn 2018 issue of Northern Woodlands will be out. One article you’ll find in its pages is an in-depth exploration of Big Reed Forest Reserve — The Nature…
The Questionnaire: A Conversation with Eric D’Aleo
Eric D’Aleo is a naturalist at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, New Hampshire, where a day’s work includes such duties as coyote training, education programs, and…
Little White Sac Discovery
Recently I found something odd in the grass, and so of course I took it inside to examine under the kitchen microscope. I thought it was some sort of moth cocoon – perhaps a candidate…
A Swimming Hole in the Woods
The truck thermometer said 98 degrees in town – the hazy air thick enough you could chew it. By the time we turned off Route 7 onto a dirt road it said 93. Twenty minutes later,…
Claude G. Dern, One of a Kind
There’s been plenty said, and entire books written, about the importance of character. Any successful group, community, or society undoubtedly needs people of character in it. But life…
Besmirched!
Jade Jarvis and Alyssa Valentyn were maintaining their research trail cameras at Saint Michael’s College when they noticed a brown smudge obscuring the lens of Camera 4. Alyssa used the…
Words Matter
Alternative reality has become something of an art form these days in Washington; a case in point that could affect the rural Northeast involves a new labeling law the FDA is considering…