One of the forest’s most memorable calls – the barred owl’s distinctive who-cooks-for-you – echoes through a winter woods bathed in moonlight. This image comes from an original…

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…

The Eastern Painted Turtle, depicted in an original watercolor, captures the gentle beauty of this iconic freshwater species. Single card with matching envelope Blank inside for your own message Size:…

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…

Maria Pinto is an author, naturalist, and mycophile living outside of Boston, Massachusetts. She writes fiction and nonfiction, and this autumn published her book Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What…

At this point in the season, most migrating songbirds and raptors have already left. But on lakes and ponds across New England, some loons are still fishing and paddling. Loon parents may set off for…

Most people know that the bottom of a northern lake or large pond is a mucky, muddy mess of weeds, decayed leaves, some rocks, and a few crayfish to avoid stepping on while wading. This area is known…