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November 9th, 2018 Reader Photo Gallery

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

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Van Buren, ME. “Moose calf on alert.” Credit: Ed Robinson
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Berlin, NH. “View of Mount Madison on left and Mount Adams on right from the log yard at White Mountain Lumber.” Credit: Ross Caron
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Hanover, NH. PUFF. Kids enjoy a massive crop of puffballs in the Balch Hill Natural Area. Credit: Anonymous
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Dalton, NH. “Sunrise undercast looking north from the first ridge above the Fifteen Mile Falls on the Connecticut River.” Credit: AM Dannis
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Addison, VT. “Snow geese migration, Dead Creek.” Credit: Marian Feldman
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Groton, VT. Our own Emily Rowe discovered this helpful roadside instruction for leaf peepers. Credit: Emily Rowe
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Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont: “White River on a beautiful overcast Fall day which really makes the colors pop.” Credit: Ken Hatch
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Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area, NY. A massive burl. Credit: John Blaser
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Elk County, PA. “A bull elk on Winslow Hill.” Credit: Charlie Schwarz
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Plymouth, NH. “Red maple - peak color.” Credit: Eric D’Aleo
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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
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Hermon, ME. “Eddie the Fisher makes a rare daytime appearance.” Credit: Ed Baum
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Dalton, NH. Eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata), which also goes by the aliases Molly eye-winker and eyelash pixie cup. Credit: AM Dannis
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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
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Ashland, ME. Moose trifecta in the Maine woods. Credit: Lonnie S. Jandreau
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South Trescott, ME. “Blueberry barrens in fall colors.” Credit: Nate Rosebrooks
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Camel’s Hump State Park, Duxbury, VT: “What autumn can look like at 3,850 feet.” Credit: Barbara Mackay
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Cont: “A bluebird day on Camel’s Hump.” Credit: Barbara Mackay
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Snydertown, PA. Deer chin rest. Credit: Bonnie Honaberger
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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
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Berlin, NH. “Truck unloading hemlock logs at White Mountain Lumber. Credit: Ross Caron
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Plymouth, NH. Robin gorges on winterberry holly. Credit: Eric D’Aleo
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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
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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
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St. Francis, ME. “Fall splendor on the St. John River.” Credit: Norm Dube
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Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area, NY. “Fern by the trail.” Credit: John Blaser
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Montour County, PA. A black cherry tree destroyed by a lightning strike in Montour County, Pennsylvania. Credit: Charlie Schwarz
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Cleveland, NY. These monarchs appeared on the photographer’s zinnia plants on October 10, 2018 – very late in the season. Credit: Ginny Alfano
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Dalton, NH. “Dew drops magnify red maple leaf.” Credit: AM Dannis
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Hanover, NH. Hollow trees create habitat for all kinds of wildlife. Credit: Anonymous
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Hermon, ME. “A fox passes through one of his favorite hunting areas.” Credit: Ed Baum
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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
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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
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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
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Dalton, NH. Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia). Credit: AM Dannis

Submit Your Photos to the Reader Gallery

We’re always thrilled to see what’s happening in the Northeast through your eyes. Each season, we feature approximately 50 reader-submitted images in our online gallery. To be considered, please send us photos taken within the past month.

You may submit up to three photos per person. While we can’t publish every submission, we carefully consider each one.

When reviewing submissions, we look for:

  • A variety of topics and subjects
  • High-quality, well-composed images
  • Good resolution (prefer images at least 1000 pixels on the longer edge)
  • Geographic diversity across the region

Before submitting, please read and agree to the terms and conditions below. These give Northern Woodlands a perpetual license to use your photographs. If your image isn’t selected for the gallery but we’d like to feature it elsewhere, we’ll reach out to you.

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