Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) trees are a familiar sight along rural roads and field edges over much of the Northeast. They are recognizable year-round by their telltale bark, with pieces peeling off…

Fungi are a fundamental part of forest ecosystems. They break down dead plant material, releasing nutrients for other organisms to use, and they help plants access water and nutrients needed for…

While studying for a master’s degree in architecture at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Aleksandra “Sasha” Azbel discovered a new love: textiles. She was intrigued by the…

Lenny Gorski first noticed piebald deer – two of them – while searching for bucks to photograph more than three decades ago. “A piebald deer will have white mixed into its coat, and…

The nature of a quarterly magazine timed to publish with the change of seasons means that I’m writing my column for this Autumn issue during the hottest, muggiest days of summer. The green…

Bumble bees are culturally iconic and essential to our environment. While unwittingly inspiring classical music, soft toys, and jewelry, bumble bees pollinate flowers both obscure and important to…

Today, four days from the end of October, I plan to walk the edge of a small creek. As the raven flies, it’s 15 miles east of our house, two ridges into the Ridge and Valley, yet I’ve…

Insect pollinators provide critical ecosystem services across the planet. A 2011 study in the journal Oikos estimated that between 75 and 95 percent of the planet’s flowering plant species,…

People are exposed to ticks across diverse outdoor environments, from backyard gardens to backcountry wilderness. To limit tick-borne diseases, we can discourage ticks from biting us by wearing…

About a year ago, I took over Northern Woodlands’ This Week in the Woods blog, which my predecessor and skilled observer Elise Tillinghast began during the pandemic and wrote for four years.…

No flower can last forever. Indeed, most seem to last only a few days – or hours! – and leave us wanting for something less transient. The more delicate the bloom, the more ephemeral its…

This week in the woods, a red eft ventured out of the leaf litter in defiance of the dry conditions and flaunted its orange skin, more luminous even than the impending fall foliage. You might see this…

The garden is attracting so much life! Each day brings new or familiar visitors – monarchs drifting among the flowers, hummingbirds flashing past, bees and wasps at work, and tree frogs tucked…

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