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…

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 –…

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.…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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?