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…

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Chipmunks and Truffles – A Recipe for a Healthy Forest by John A. Litvaitus; The Wood That Keeps Us Warm by John Lazenby;  Big Reed Forest Reserve: A Place Out of Time by Joe…

If you walk by a pond on a summer evening, you may hear the deep “jug-o-rum” of a bullfrog or the “tung” of a green frog, sounding like a plucked banjo string. Sometimes…

Welcome to the Northern Woodlands Conference! AMC Highland Center | Bretton Woods, New Hampshire | October 23-25, 2026 The Northern Woodlands crew is looking forward to a great weekend with you at the…

"Light is the most important person in the picture." Claude Monet, 1840-1926 founder of French Impressionism For the painter Claude Monet, the effects of light on a subject were as important as the…

If freshwater insects did senior superlatives before graduating from aquatic life, what would yearbook entries say about dobsonflies? Largest? Most ferocious? Most likely to change names? Most likely…

What are these small, skinny, pale green objects scattered on the forest floor?

Your July photos depicted summer in all of its rich color and life.  Flying insects were a frequent theme, including some spectacular images of giant moths, and a cheering number of images of…

Eric D’Aleo is a naturalist at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, New Hampshire, where a day’s work includes such duties as coyote training, education programs, and a cruise…