Anyone with an interest in Maine’s storied conservation history will want to add Loving the North Woods: 25 Years of Historic Conservation in Maine to their book collection. Karin R.…

This week in the woods, we’ve observed an abundance of insect life and birds that both depend on these insects and keep their populations in check. While other aphid species tend to defend…

This gorgeous piece of fluff was found in Vermont’s Victory State Forest. What is it?

David Gregg is the director of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS). David first discovered his love for natural history as an insect aficionado, then as an archeologist and…

Despite a dry summer, September’s photos showcased nature’s resilience and generosity. In Franklin, Vermont, Leif Tillotson captured a heavily laden apple tree. Stephanie Coyne DeGhett of…

Lyme, NH – The Center for Northern Woodlands Education (CNWE) board of directors is delighted to announce that Editor Meghan McCarthy McPhaul has been awarded the Society of American Foresters…

On an otherwise unremarkable day in 2023, Jason Love and his colleagues were gathering in a parking lot when they saw something that, as far as we know, no one had ever seen before. Love, the…

This week in the woods, we saw what might be some of the year’s last blooms, poisonous plants, and a glut of caterpillars, all in Vershire, Vermont. A geranium species native to the Northeast…

The coming of autumn often makes trees harder to identify – but sometimes, it does the opposite. The black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a case in point. In summer, its bluish-green,…

Join us for a celebration of The Forest Revealed, a stunning new book by naturalist and writer Kateri Kosek and acclaimed illustrator Jada Fitch. This beautiful book invites readers of all ages…

This week in the woods, messes of flowers – American-asters, goldenrods, and more – give the last, late blooms of summer and feed bees, butterflies, and other insects still flying. With a…

Rosemary Mosco is a science communicator, cartoonist, and naturalist. She creates the Bird and Moon comic series, publishes cartoons in Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Living Bird magazine, and is…

While walking in the woods in Thetford, Vermont, Seasonal Notes columnist and former Northern Woodlands Executive Director Elise Tillinghast found this creature in a tangle of wild grape. What is this…

As autumn nears, I find myself returning to botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer’s line in Gathering Moss where she describes ecological succession as “a tale of the interwoven fates of mosses,…

This week in the woods, we try to follow the chaotic, speedy flights of sulphur butterflies over fields and along woodland edges. Difficult to chase down, highly variable, and often nearly…

The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) is a ubiquitous shrub of human-impacted northeastern habitats. Sumac stands occur along most highways and county roads, as well as in disturbed areas and abandoned…

Discover how thoughtful stewardship can transform a working forest into a thriving, wildlife-friendly ecosystem. Consulting forester Donn Downey will lead a walking tour of his Thetford, Vermont,…

This week in the woods, a paw print, claw marks, and scat all come from black bears, which enter a period of increased feeding activity called hyperphagia in the fall. We are most likely to see them…

Paul Pouliot is the Sag8mo, or the principal male speaker, for the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People, headquartered in Alton, New Hampshire. His wife and research partner Denise Pouliot is…

This lipstick-looking form was found in Errol, New Hampshire. What is it?