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Of all the non-native, invasive plants in the Northeast, buckthorns are among the most hated by forest stewards. There are two types of invasive buckthorn in our region: glossy buckthorn (Frangula…

This week in the woods, we discovered (via a remote camera trap) a Virginia opossum trundling back and forth from a derelict shed. On each return trip, it was carrying leaves with its tail. And yes…

Short Hikes to the Biggest Trees in Northern Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine If you come across an especially large tree in town or on a hike, and you don’t marvel at its CBH,…

Do you love mushrooms, or think you might love them if you knew more about them? This Is a Book for People Who Love Mushrooms is written for you: a fun and colorful pocket guide to a selection of…

Avid readers, including me, always are on the hunt for a can’t-put-it-down, read-in-one-sitting book. Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs and Hermit Bill: Memories of a Maine Wildlife Biologist by Ron Joseph…

Many invasive woody plants in our area retain their leaves well into autumn, making this a good time to identify them for future control efforts. Can you name each of these six species?

With a flat edge for effortless stirring, tossing, cutting, and serving, this wooden utensil is as versatile as it is beautiful. Gentle on nonstick surfaces, it’s a cook’s everyday…

As the child of a military family, Janel Lawton moved often as a kid, including stints in Key West, Florida, rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and urban New Jersey. She opted to attend college in New…

Invasive plants impact the ecological integrity and timber production potential of forests. One particularly problematic species is glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus). A shade-tolerant, fast-growing…

Land protection has increased in recent decades parallel with development pressures. Town leaders struggling to balance budgets and to provide services often resist conservation because of perceived…

The northeastern population of moose, subspecies Alces alces americana, declined during the nineteenth century as a result of hunting and forest clearing for agriculture. Hunting regulation and…

How to Make Your Land More Productive and Live More Self-Sufficiently in the Woods Brett McLeod’s The Woodland Homestead gives you all the tools and information you need to sustainably use your…

With its short handle and gently curved bowl, this spoon is designed for precision – perfect for scraping every last bit from the bowl. The close grip brings you right into the mix. Measures…

The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees Doug Tallamy, the New York Times bestselling author of Nature's Best Hope and Bringing Nature Home, reveals the ecological importance of the…

In late autumn, well past the showy blossoms of summer, after even fall’s late bloomers have faded and the trees have dropped their leaves, there is one shrubby plant still putting on a flower…

This week in the woods, we discovered a gooey mess, and also an excuse to use the word deliquescence. The word, as applied to fungi, describes a process of self-destruction in which a mushroom…

“Look!” I exclaimed, bending to examine a pair of half-inch-tall, bright orange, club-shaped mushrooms. Kneeling in the leaf litter, with my 2-year-old son watching in puzzlement, I…

This week in the woods, we stumbled into a group of about ten oil beetles (Meleo genus) that had probably come together to mate. These iridescent beetles with undersized, ant-like heads, live up to…

The yellow orange fly agaric (Amanita muscaria var. formosa) is common in the Northeast, especially where conifers grow. While this mushroom is often a bright red color in much of its range –…