At this time of year, wild eastern turkeys are still congregated in the flocks of 20 or so birds with which they spend the winter. Groups of hens, mature female turkeys, will generally winter with the…

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 career…

This week in the woods, snowmelt revealed what has remained green all winter: wall scalewort reaching toward the blue sky from around tree bases, Christmas ferns flattened against the leaf litter, and…

We found this seed on the snow in Corinth, Vermont. What tree is it from?

In early March, birds that have been gone all winter begin appearing at my feeder. One of the earliest of these spring migrants is a brown-backed sparrow with a white breast coarsely streaked with…

While birds were still the stars of February’s submissions, small mammals were beginning to show their faces, a welcome hint that the season is quietly turning. A stunning fox paused just long…

Fishers (Pekania pennanti) have a reputation as the northern forests’ ultimate misanthropes. These mesocarnivores are so territorial that within six to eight months after their birth, young…

Marguerite Holloway opens Take to the Trees: A Story of Hope, Science, and Self-Discovery in America’s Imperiled Forests with her first visit to the Women’s Tree Climbing Workshop at Camp…

“It just looks like grass.” I’ve heard this many times from non-botanists after I’ve pointed out some subtle plant. Indeed, many flowering plants blend in readily with grasses…

“In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too), those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin The portrait photographer…

As spring arrives, we revel in the budding out of plants and trees and the emergence of insects, birds, and animals. The lengthening days awaken many species, and added warmth contributes to their…

Few things have affected our relationship with the outdoors as much as the surge in blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, often referred to as deer ticks) over the past few decades. Like many others,…

At the height of May’s morel season, I approach a standing dead elm, its loosened gray bark peeling back like partially husked corn. My morel eyes are a point of pride, and somehow it feels like…

In the last installment, we conducted a leak check on a chainsaw that had damage to the top end of the engine (piston, rings, and cylinder). Before replacing those components, a leak-down pressure…

Worldwide, biodiversity is in crisis. Species are disappearing at an estimated 100 to 1,000 times the historical rate, driven primarily by habitat destruction and climate change. According to the…

During a trip with Saint Michael’s College students to Bunratty Castle in Ireland, our guide explained that medieval castle defenders poured scalding liquids on invaders through a “murder…

Developed in 2008 by three students at University of California Berkeley’s School of Information as a final master’s product, iNaturalist is a digital platform for nature enthusiasts to…

Across North America, forest managers are increasingly tasked with managing forests for multiple goals: protecting biodiversity, sustaining timber production, combating invasive species, and buffering…

A group of scientists from New Brunswick Museum have discovered a connection between one of North America’s largest and most majestic mammals – the moose (Alces alces) – and a small,…

Deborah Lee Luskin has been a writer and teacher, a mother, a hiker and skier, and a gardener. At 60, she decided to become a hunter. Reviving Artemis: The Making of a Huntress is the story of how she…