Your December photos (with a few last November ones snuck in) showed birds enduring the cold, people working in the woods, and intriguing ice formations. A bluebird peered through the falling snow, a cardinal posed on a pine branch, and a mockingbird noshed on winterberries. Andy Sheere looked forward to new growth in a northern hardwood stand. Gordon Gould made new plans after a storm. Check out Nate Rosebrooks’ stunning images of ice.
December 2019

Westminster, VT. “Many decades of thoughtful forest management culminated in the clearcutting of about 15 acres in a northern hardwood stand. Taken December of 2019, this photo shows a new cohort of trees becoming established. Tending to these young saplings will be the next 'order of business' for forest management goals!” | Photo: Andy Sheere