Doug Tallamy is an entomologist and conservationist who promotes biodiversity at a hyperlocal level through landscaping with native plants. He has taught entomology at University of Delaware…
Community Voices
Community Voices is a bi-weekly series exploring the many ways that people’s lives connect to northeastern forests. This series is made possible through generous support from R. Timothy Larsen / Larsen Fund.
May 15th 2026
Falconry with Jessica Snyder
Jessica Snyder is a state and federally licensed falconer who works in Woodstock, Vermont. Jessica has taught at New England Falconry for more than 10 years and has worked with birds of prey…
May 7th 2026
In the Wilds of New York City with Ryan Mandelbaum
Ryan Mandelbaum is a science writer, naturalist, and birder living in New York City. They write a monthly newsletter dedicated to birds and wildlife in the city and wrote the book Wild NYC, a…
April 23rd 2026
Busy in the Woods with Ernest Carle
Forester Ernest Carle is a graduate of University of Maine and worked at Georgia-Pacific, Domtar, and Woodland Pulp for most of his career, before transitioning to working with the…
April 13th 2026
Tending Trees with Bill Hull
Bill Hull is the founder of Hull Forest Products in Connecticut, a forestry and milling business that he incorporated in 1970. Starting out at the small sawmill in his father’s backyard,…
March 26th 2026
Urban Forestry and Education with Brandon Wilson Radcliffe
Brandon Wilson Radcliffe is an environmental educator and ecologist in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an instructor in the Urban Silviculture Training Program, an urban forestry and tree…
March 12th 2026
Mapping Natural Communities with Liz Thompson
Liz Thompson is an ecologist and conservationist currently based in Vermont. Thompson worked to inventory and conserve land with The Nature Conservancy and Vermont Land Trust for most of her…
February 26th 2026
Boots-on-the-Ground Forestry with Joan Nichols
Joan Nichols is a consulting forester who has been working in Connecticut since 1983. Originally from New York City, Nichols graduated from SUNY-ESF with a degree in forest resources…
February 9th 2026
In the Company of Dazzling Creatures with Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery is a writer and a naturalist, best known for her award-winning books on animals and the natural world. She is the author of nearly 40 books for children and adults, including…
January 28th 2026
Matthew Largess Speaks for the Trees
Matthew Largess is an arborist and old-growth forest enthusiast in Jamestown, Rhode Island. He studied forestry at Paul Smith’s College in the mid-1970s before leaving to work as a…