Every holiday season there is a mass migration of humans towards home and family. We use many tools to help us navigate back to the places we’re from – from simple maps to sophisticated…

This black and orange bug was found near a hardwood forest and field in Franconia, New Hampshire. What is it?

Discover the northern forest’s remarkable diversity through twelve breathtaking paintings – one for each month of the year. Artist Jada Fitch captures the rhythm of the seasons in vivid…

A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to the trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Covering 272 species, this compact field guide by naturalist…

The eastern white pine – the species that inspired Will Close Studios – reminds us that to plant a seed is to plant a forest. This image comes from an original watercolor painting. Single…

This watercolor captures the delicate coloring and gentle presence of one of spring’s newest arrivals. Single card with matching envelope Blank inside for your own message Size: 5.5” high…

The sound of sap dripping, the sight of buckets filled to the brim, and the sweet reward of freshly boiled syrup mark the arrival of spring. This image comes from an original watercolor painting.…

An original watercolor illustration of this masterful fisherman. Great blue herons stand poised and patient along the water’s edge, waiting with quiet focus for their next meal. Single card with…

This notecard features an original watercolor painting of butterfly weed, a vibrant wildflower beloved by monarchs and other pollinators. Single card with matching envelope Blank inside for your own…

This week in the woods, white green-algae coral (Multiclavula mucida) appeared beside a beaver pond as it often does: regularly distributed across a decaying, moist, barkless log crusted with algae.…

The red eft – juvenile stage of the Eastern Red-Spotted Newt – brings a flash of bright color to the forest floor. From an original watercolor painting. Single card with matching…

A radical proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local and regional wood in home building. In Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local…

Julie Davenport is a district forester with the Maine Forest Service. In this role, she serves about 80 towns and provides educational resources and technical assistance to landowners, loggers,…

October lit up the landscape with a last, brilliant burst of color, while wildlife adjusted to shorter days and cooler temperatures. A diving beetle was still on the move, captured by Christine Young…

A few nights ago, I heard a crash on the front porch and flicked on the light to reveal a black bear’s reflective eyes. It lorded over the contents spilling out of our overturned floor freezer.…

This week in the woods, as temperatures drop and the first snows mix with cold rain, we think of what the winter may have in store for our forests. As Jen Weimer describes in an Outside Story article…

Last week, during a walk in the woods, I turned towards soft sounds in the understory and saw a small porcupine waddling through fallen oak and maple leaves. Porcupines have terrible eyesight and…

These light, papery fruits – technically capsules, not pods – were found in rich woods in Milton, Vermont. What species do these belong to?

This week in the woods marks the height of the deer rut. This alder sapling in Lyme, New Hampshire, shows sign of a deer rub, when a buck used the raised, bead-like structures (pearlations) at…