Jim Bonesteel of Averill Park, New York, has been writing software that’s used to run robots all over the world for more than 30 years. And yet his interests outside of work are anything but…

We were surrounded by mountains, some as high as 14,000 feet. It was May and snow was still to be seen on the summits. As we hiked upward, trees became scarcer and stunted, growing only very slowly.…

There is nothing showy about Galinsoga (Galinsoga parviflora). An annual garden weed with unobtrusive flowers, Galinsoga seldom grows taller than 18 inches. Its rays are widely spaced, giving its…

At this time of year, yellow jackets take advantage of the plethora of fermented fruit that lies underneath fruit trees. Because the queen stops producing eggs in the fall, workers have time on their…

Deer hunters, like professional athletes, are always looking for an edge – it’s the nature of the pursuit. And so we’re susceptible to superstition, alluring gadgets, marketing…

The familiar red fox is the most widely distributed carnivore on the planet. Throughout North America, I’ve admired these handsome animals in arctic Canada’s barrenlands, southern coastal…

Peak foliage occurred at precisely 2 p.m. on Monday, October 8, and we have the photo to prove it. Your images reflected the shiftiness of the season – a red-backed salamander was still above…

Over the past five years, photojournalist George Bellerose has spent thousands of hours photographing and interviewing loggers and others whose jobs, one way or another, connect to the forests of…

An apple tree with compound leaves? What's going on here?

The Resilient Forest is a collaborative effort to promote public appreciation of the ecological, economic, and cultural benefits  of northeastern forests, and to promote interest in keeping…

As if the emerald ash borer’s incursion into northern New England wasn’t enough, now there’s another potentially devastating forest pest marching this way: the southern pine beetle.…

Every autumn, when the air tastes of apples and leaves crunch underfoot, my thoughts turn to tiny owls – northern saw-whet owls (Aegolius acadicus) to be exact. Just eight inches in length with…

This worn, round stone stands out among its irregular peers. What's the story behind it?

This year’s Northern Woodlands Conference, held at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, Vermont, featured a great mix of workshops and presentations, all related, in one way or another, to the…

Comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s shtick was the phrase, “I don't get no respect,” always followed by one of his great self-deprecatory one-liners. If Rodney Dangerfield were a tree,…

When my kids were toddlers, they discovered, quite happily, a toad in a damp corner of their sandbox, tucked into the shade beneath the small, triangular piece of wood that served as a seat. The toad…

This still photo captures an action scene spotted by George Thomas in Littleton, New Hampshire. Do you know what is powering this stick boat?

This autumn seems an especially good one for mushrooms. Our September Reader Photo Gallery includes a number of fungi photos, and a one mile walk in my family woodlot this past Sunday revealed over…

Your September photos revealed an abundance of fungus, from a toothy mane to a family-sized toadstool to a mushroom with Marilyn Monroe aspirations. Children fished, a fawn snoozed, and beach rose…

Where the long, slant rays are beaming, Where the shadows cool lie dreaming Pale the Indian pipes are gleaming —   Sarah Foster Davis, Summer Song On a walk in the woods in early fall,…