Up until a few decades ago, cold temperatures limited the range of the southern pine beetle to areas south of New Jersey, where winter temperatures rarely dip below minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit. As its…

Forest fragments in tropical regions are often skirted by trees dying along the edges as the ecosystem declines. But new research in northeastern forests suggests that a different dynamic is at play…

Last autumn, around the same time I was laying the winter quilt on our bed, my cat became very interested in the space beneath the kitchen sink. Unsurprisingly, a mouse was huddled down there, seeking…

A Talk with Dr. Robert G. Goodby, professor of anthropology at Franklin Pierce University and author of A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History More than 12,000 years ago, small…

Megan Woods is the coordinator for the New Hampshire Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, helping to introduce women to various outdoor pursuits – from hiking to hunting – and hone their…

What caused the spotting on this maple leaf? And for extra credit, what species of maple tree produced this leaf?

For many of us, this season involves hunting, gathering, and preparing for a long, cold winter. This often includes stacking (or restacking) the firewood that’s been seasoning while we enjoyed…

Swift and apparently silent, a lone bat traces the contours of the woods’ edge at dusk, floating through canopy and meadow. In the last daylight, a sharp-eyed observer might catch a glimpse of…

50 Activities to Get Wild With Animals Have you ever followed animal tracks in the mud or chased after the glowing trail of a firefly in the night sky? Want to know how to hold a snake, feed a bird…

Big Trees of Northern New England directs you on over 50 hikes, bikes, or paddles to find over 150 of the largest trees on public lands, both in the countryside and in the cities. MAINE trips include…

Join us for a Moth Ball! June 23, 2023 8:00 PM Northern Woodlands Office, 16 on the Common, Lyme, New Hampshire Come see moths dancing in the dark! Lepidopterist, JoAnne Russo, will transform our…

We found this fungus, covered in droplets, on a tree. What’s happening here?

Your September photos showed late season fungi and insects, fall flowers including bottle gentians, and the onset of vibrant fall colors. In South Hero, Vermont, a great blue heron showed off its…

Lynn Levine grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where she attended Midwood High School, then Brooklyn College. At the latter, she earned a degree in childhood education, because, she said, there was an…

One neighbor calls our house “the spider house” because so many orb weavers spin webs outside our large living room windows. Our spiders work on their webs at dawn and dusk, and I watch…

As deer season begins across the Northeast, regulars stopping by their country store for a cup of coffee, the daily newspaper, and the latest local gossip may also notice wildlife biologists…

For many years, the ancient maples lining the road near my house and in the woods below were festooned with sap buckets in early spring. Now, the buckets have been replaced with plastic tubing. But…

It’s a warm day at a local climbing crag where I’m teaching middle schoolers nature journaling between ascents. Today’s students are interested in foraging. I pick up a crunchy piece…

If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then surely the friend of my enemy is my enemy. This inverted cliche is one way to characterize the tangled relationship between ash trees and the ash-tree…

Red-bellied woodpeckers have a varied diet consisting of nuts, fruits, frogs, minnows, nestling birds, songbird eggs, invertebrates, sap, and nectar. At this time of year, acorns are a preferred food.…