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Issue 128: Spring 2026 $12.00

This issue features: Forest Bees Carbon vs. Cutting Blacklegged Ticks Wildflowers, and much more! Order a copy of this issue or visit Subscription Services to subscribe to our quarterly magazine.…

Ice Feathers

Reader Michelle Giles found these beautiful ice formations in Essex Junction, Vermont. What conditions are needed for these to form?

Boots-on-the-Ground Forestry with Joan Nichols

Joan Nichols is a consulting forester who has been working in Connecticut since 1983. Originally from New York City, Nichols graduated from SUNY-ESF with a degree in forest resources management and…

February: Week Four

This week in the woods, a swirling mass of Bohemian waxwings gave us a treat as they descended on a neighbor’s tree to consume their own treat of winter berries. These plump but sleek and…

Behind the Pages

Dozens of people contribute to creating each issue of Northern Woodlands. Here are a few of the people whose work is featured in the Spring magazine. {image2} Bryan Pfeiffer (cover photograph) is a…

1,000 Words

To photograph this red fox and her five kits near his home in Thetford, Vermont, without disrupting the animals, Tig Tillinghast relied on high magnification. This is one of several images he captured…

Editor’s Note

After the snow has melted, when the ground has just started to warm and the first hints of green have returned to the landscape, I keep an eye on the space beneath the old apple tree just beyond our…

From the Center

Near the beginning of each year, Northern Woodlands Communications and Circulation Director Emily Rowe shares reports with the rest of our staff, offering a comprehensive look at website traffic,…

Spring 2026

Seeds, Frazil, and Flocs: The Story of Ice

Mile-long Trout Brook cuts downhill through heavily bouldered glacial moraine in the Indian Ridge area of western New Hampshire. Like any woodland brook, it features waterfalls, cascades, pools, and…

February: Week Three

This week in the woods, a short-tailed shrew risked a foray out onto the surface of the snow, where its sooty fur stood out against the white. These mammals do not hibernate but rather grow a longer,…

The Tiny King of the Winter Woods: Golden-crowned Kinglets

The morning after a nighttime snowfall evokes feelings of newness and wonder. If the air is calm and the trees still retain their coat of fluffy white, I immediately bundle up and head out to explore.…

February: Week Two

This week in the woods, we see an array of tree seeds splayed across the snow that reflect the composition of our forests. This hophornbeam bract separated from a conelike cluster that made up a…

Goose on the Loose

We spotted this odd-looking goose on the ice of Lake Champlain. Why does it look different from the others?

Northern Woodlands Pollinator Garden

The Northern Woodlands Pollinator Garden, in the front yard of our headquarters in Lyme, New Hampshire, has transformed over the past few years into a living example of how a small space can support a…

January 2026

Your January photos captured handsome raptors, the meeting of sun and snow, and frozen water in a stunning variety of forms. In Dalton, New Hampshire, Sandy Miklas Dannis toasted the New Year during a…

In the Company of Dazzling Creatures with Sy Montgomery

Sy Montgomery is a writer and a naturalist, best known for her award-winning books on animals and the natural world. She is the author of nearly 40 books for children and adults, including National…