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October 2018

Peak foliage occurred at precisely 2 p.m. on Monday, October 8, and we have the photo to prove it. Your images reflected the shiftiness of the season – a red-backed salamander was still above ground in Pennsylvania, while high atop of Camel’s Hump in Vermont, the scene was full-on winter. Kids enjoyed a day in the woods, blueberry barrens glowed red, and deep in the Maine woods, three moose peered out from young forest.

We’re now looking for November 2018 photos that relate to northeastern forests. These could be images of people, plants, wildlife, weather, forest management, wood processing, educational activities, recreation, art, landscapes, or events. To submit your photos, please use the form at the bottom of this page. Thank you!

Submission deadline for next gallery: Friday, November 30, 2018

October 2018
Van Buren, ME. “Moose calf on alert.” Credit: Ed Robinson
October 2018
Berlin, NH. “View of Mount Madison on left and Mount Adams on right from the log yard at White Mountain Lumber.” Credit: Ross Caron
October 2018
Hanover, NH. PUFF. Kids enjoy a massive crop of puffballs in the Balch Hill Natural Area. Credit: Anonymous
October 2018
Dalton, NH. “Sunrise undercast looking north from the first ridge above the Fifteen Mile Falls on the Connecticut River.” Credit: AM Dannis
October 2018
Addison, VT. “Snow geese migration, Dead Creek.” Credit: Marian Feldman
October 2018
Groton, VT. Our own Emily Rowe discovered this helpful roadside instruction for leaf peepers. Credit: Emily Rowe
October 2018
Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont: “White River on a beautiful overcast Fall day which really makes the colors pop.” Credit: Ken Hatch
October 2018
Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area, NY. A massive burl. Credit: John Blaser
October 2018
Elk County, PA. “A bull elk on Winslow Hill.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
October 2018
Plymouth, NH. “Red maple - peak color.” Credit: Eric D’Aleo
October 2018
Westminster, VT. “A beautiful autumn view over a two and a half acre clearcut designed to create early successional habitat for wildlife and for long-term timber management.” Credit: Andrew Sheere
October 2018
Hermon, ME. “Eddie the Fisher makes a rare daytime appearance.” Credit: Ed Baum
October 2018
Dalton, NH. Eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata), which also goes by the aliases Molly eye-winker and eyelash pixie cup. Credit: AM Dannis
October 2018
Bethel, VT. “I had just flushed a ruffed grouse which I did not see until it was flying and then this red squirrel jumped out right beside me.” Credit: Ken Hatch
October 2018
Ashland, ME. Moose trifecta in the Maine woods. Credit: Lonnie S. Jandreau
October 2018
South Trescott, ME. “Blueberry barrens in fall colors.” Credit: Nate Rosebrooks
October 2018
Camel’s Hump State Park, Duxbury, VT: “What autumn can look like at 3,850 feet.” Credit: Barbara Mackay
October 2018
Cont: “A bluebird day on Camel’s Hump.” Credit: Barbara Mackay
October 2018
Snydertown, PA. Deer chin rest. Credit: Bonnie Honaberger
October 2018
South Williamsport, PA. “Red-backed salamanders are the most abundant vertebrate in moist eastern forests, and are said to frequently number more than 1,000 per acre. These salamanders have no lungs and ‘breathe’ through their skin, which must remain moist.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
October 2018
Berlin, NH. “Truck unloading hemlock logs at White Mountain Lumber. Credit: Ross Caron
October 2018
Plymouth, NH. Robin gorges on winterberry holly. Credit: Eric D’Aleo
October 2018
South Williamsport, PA. Jack-O’-Lantern mushrooms. “As I was photographing these a passerby said ‘Lots of good eating there’ – probably not a good idea since these mushrooms are poisonous.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
October 2018
Berlin, NH. “Androscoggin River with Berlin Biomass Plant. Mount Washington far left back, Mount Madison in middle, and Mount Adams on right.” Credit: Ross Caron
October 2018
St. Francis, ME. “Fall splendor on the St. John River.” Credit: Norm Dube
October 2018
Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area, NY. “Fern by the trail.” Credit: John Blaser
October 2018
Montour County, PA. A black cherry tree destroyed by a lightning strike in Montour County, Pennsylvania. Credit: Charlie Schwarz
October 2018
Cleveland, NY. These monarchs appeared on the photographer’s zinnia plants on October 10, 2018 – very late in the season. Credit: Ginny Alfano
October 2018
Dalton, NH. “Dew drops magnify red maple leaf.” Credit: AM Dannis
October 2018
Hanover, NH. Hollow trees create habitat for all kinds of wildlife. Credit: Anonymous
October 2018
Hermon, ME. “A fox passes through one of his favorite hunting areas.” Credit: Ed Baum
October 2018
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, VT. “Beautiful late season beech foliage the day after an October snow and rain storm.” Credit: Ken Hatch
October 2018
Bethel, VT. “Running clubmoss and fan clubmoss (AKA southern ground cedar) and partridgeberry.” [Editor’s note: clubmosses have a remarkable diversity of local names, which causes endless confusion. The species here are Lycopodium clavatum and Diphasiastrum digitatum]. Credit: Ken Hatch
October 2018
South Williamsport, PA. “There are three marks on the trunk of this red maple made with a timber scribe. The two diagonal marks face the center point of a continuous forest inventory plot. The horizontal mark indicates the point where the diameter of the tree was measured at 4 1/2 feet above the ground.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
October 2018
Dalton, NH. Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia). Credit: AM Dannis

Submit Your Photographs

We are looking for images taken in the past month. We will select approx. 60 images to feature in each gallery. Considerations include: variety of topics, quality of image, resolution (size), and geographic diversity. Special consideration is also given to first-time photographer submissions.

Three photo submissions per person, please. We regret that we cannot publish all submissions!

Please read and agree to the terms and conditions below, which provide Northern Woodlands a perpetual license to use your photographs. If your photo isn’t selected for our gallery but we wish to use it for another purpose, we will contact you.

If you have trouble submitting your images (such as an error message saying your photo is too large) please email your picture and caption to: Nancy (at) northernwoodlands.org with the email subject line: Reader Photo Submission. Important: Please confirm in your email that you agree to our terms and conditions outlined below.

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