The northern watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, has a lot going against it in the eyes of most people. I’ve watched this medium- to large-sized snake clear a crowded lakeside beach in a matter of…

Demery Coppola of Guilford, Connecticut, found this leaf on the Saint Michael's College campus in Vermont during her Environmental Science lab. Do you know what’s on its underside?

Who’s in the woods? In this occasional web series, we check in with members of our tribe to learn a little bit more about the work they’re doing, the life they’re leading. Tiffany…

Recently, common nighthawks have been passing through the Connecticut River Valley. These early migrators are, unfortunately, endangered across much of our region, and now is the only time in the year…

There will always be thistle, said the late US Poet Laureate Maxine Kumin in one of her poems, because “Sheep will not eat it / nor horses nor cattle / unless they are starving.” She…

Most folks who’ve enjoyed a dip in the local swimming hole – whether at a pond, lake, or river – have probably found, on occasion, a leech or two stuck to their skin while toweling…

What do these three trees have in common? And can you name each: left, center, right?

Editor’s Note: Our game cams went cold this month, so we solicited content from an honest-to-God photographer. One of the challenges of wildlife photography is how to depict animals that are…

Cadreact Logging, located in Haverhill, New Hampshire, typically employs a five to six person crew. In 2015, they moved about 5,100 tons of firewood, 6,800 tons of sawlogs, 8,500 tons of pulpwood, and…

Deer appeared in many of your August photos. In South Trescott, Maine, Nate Rosebrooks documented one month’s antler growth in the same young buck he photographed in July. In New York, at the…

Never mind the dreaded news at the dentist’s office – cavities are good! Dead, broken-topped snags full of large and small cavities aren’t worth anything at the mill. However, they…

We were maybe 10 minutes down the trail when Nancy Sferra made the announcement. “We’re now officially in old growth.” A few steps had taken us from one type of forest, a young one,…

Dana Ceccarelli photographed this bark-stripped log on the bank of the Wells River in Vermont last autumn. “It has been there for many years – submerged in some seasons, exposed in…

Now is a favorite time for family campfires up on our hill. The cricket chirps are slowing, the asters are feeding the last of the bees. Behind us, the woods edge crackles with flutters and hops.…

The church service was about to begin when some breathless kids pulled me out of my seat to “come see this awesome, pretty, pink-and-yellow, fuzzy baby moth!” on the Sunday school door. It…

The Center for Northern Woodlands Education welcomes people into the woods and into each other’s company. Our focus is communication and our greatest asset is our reputation as an inclusive,…

I usually hear the kingfisher before I see it. If I’m reading by the lake, its harsh, rattling call gets my attention. I look up to see the flashy blue-and-white bird fly to a new perch or hover…

“It’s like loving someone with a terminal disease,” she said, her long, thin fingers brushing the tree’s rivulet bark. Our daughter’s in a front pack on her chest, tiny…

These ferns were observed recently growing on/near calcareous rock. Do you know what species of fern this is?

Very soon, the Autumn 2018 issue of Northern Woodlands will be out. One article you’ll find in its pages is an in-depth exploration of Big Reed Forest Reserve — The Nature…