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Spring 2026

Table of Contents

02  
From the Center Jackson Saul
04  
Editor’s Note Meghan McCarthy McPhaul
05  
1,000 Words Tig Tillinghast
07  
Behind the Pages
08  
Letters to the Editors
12  
A Century of Wildflower Data Reveals Phenological Shifts Meghan McCarthy McPhaul
16  
Seasonal Notes Elise Tillinghast
20  
Knots & Bolts
 
Seepage Forests Lucy Gross
33  
Spring Saddle Foray Ari Rockland-Miller
34  
Ephemeral Todd Davis
39  
The Buzz in the Woods: Supporting Northeastern Forests for Native Bees Ruscena Wiederholt
42  
Spongy Moth Outbreaks: Potential New Ecological Impacts of an Old Pest Loren Merrill
48  
Connecticut Lakes Headwaters: Carbon vs. Cutting Jonathan Mingle
58  
Community Voices: Fostering Forest Connections with Julie Davenport Catherine Wessel
62  
Understanding Blacklegged Ticks and the Risk of Lyme Disease Loren Merrill
68  
Discoveries Loren Merrill
70  
Bombardier Beetles are Explosive Defenders Declan McCabe
71  
As Maple Trunks Thaw Page Hill Starzinger
72  
Wood Lit
74  
Forest Biodiversity Alexandra Kosiba
77  
Refreshing Your Chainsaw Engine Brett R. McLeod
79  
Art Review: Sarah Oliphant Adelaide Murphy Tyrol
80  
Seeds with Wings Hannah Fries