November 27th 2023
Canada Yew: A Native Evergreen
For thousands of years, people have decorated their homes with evergreen boughs, a symbol of eternal life, during the darkest time of the year – around the winter solstice and Christmas. In…
November 27th 2023
November: Week Five
This week in the woods, wet ground and cold weather have set up good conditions for needle ice, and you can find it “sprouting” along muddy trails. As Rachel Sargent Mirus explains in this…
November 20th 2023
November: Week Four
This week in the woods, we went seeking color in the mostly-dreary stick season landscape and found this patch of Bisporella. These tiny, bright yellow fungi grow on decaying stumps and logs –…
November 19th 2023
Pine Siskins Irrupting
If you are prone to looking up as you walk (or pedal or drive) among trees, you may have noticed a bumper crop of cones clinging to the highest branches of white pine trees this summer and fall.…
This is a Book for People Who Love Mushrooms $16.00
By Meg Madden For amateur mycologists and experienced foragers alike, this delightful guide acts as a welcome to the wonderful world of mushrooms. From the most common and recognizable varieties…
November 16th 2023
A Paired Puzzle
Reader Peter Thompson recently discovered this worm – and odd yellow blobs – in damp soil under a barrel on his property in Thetford, Vermont. What type of worm is this? And what are the clusters…
November 16th 2023
Silvopasturing with Brett Chedzoy
Brett Chedzoy has worked as a forester for the past 30 years. His work – and his interests – bridge forestry and agriculture. A forester with the Cornell Cooperative Extension since 2007,…
Aspen Leaf Anti-Collision Window Decals $7.95
8 per package WindowAlert decals help prevent wild birds from accidentally striking windows. Each decal has a special coating that reflects ultraviolet sunlight. This ultraviolet light is invisible to…
Maple Leaf Anti-Collision Window Decals $7.95
4 per package WindowAlert decals help prevent wild birds from accidentally striking windows. Each decal has a special coating that reflects ultraviolet sunlight. This ultraviolet light is invisible to…
Pinecone Medley Anti-Collision Window Decals $7.95
5 per package WindowAlert decals help prevent wild birds from accidentally striking windows. Each decal has a special coating that reflects ultraviolet sunlight. This ultraviolet light is invisible to…
November 15th 2023
October 2023
Your October photos showed late season migratory birds, colorful foliage, and fall fungi. In North Haven, Connecticut, Ross Lanius documented a sobering view of three EAB-created hazard trees, while…
Mushrooms of the Northeast $16.95
A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms Learn more about wild mushrooms! Hundreds of full-color photos with easy-to-understand text make this a great visual guide to learning about more than 400 species of…
November 13th 2023
Muscling Through Migration
During the autumn months, many birds migrate from their summer breeding grounds in the Northeast to warmer wintering areas south of our region. Migratory birds include many species of raptors and…
November 13th 2023
November: Week Three
This week in the woods, we’re sharing images that we took November 15, 2022, of a parasitic drumstick truffleclub fungus growing out of its host, a truffle (also often called a false truffle, to…