People often tell us that they read each issue of Northern Woodlands cover-to-cover. I can relate. I was a cover-to-cover reader from the very first issue a friend placed in my hands, back in 2007.…

Because I’ve lately been considering intentionality and taking the long view in the context of the Center for Northern Woodlands Education’s work, it feels appropriate to have Kiley…

Approximately 50 people contribute to the words and images in each issue of the magazine, and still more provide support for the publication process. Here are some of our Spring 2025 contributors.…

In early spring, as rock climbers flock to sunny cliffs and crags throughout the Northeast, peregrine falcons are also returning, seeking mates and establishing nesting sites. Populations of…

Deer browse is a major factor contributing to the decline of many native orchids. The showy and charismatic species are most severely affected, drawing not only our gazes but also the attention of…

In a forest landscape where some native trees are succumbing to invasive plants and pests, could a non-native species provide an ecological benefit? That’s a question Calvin Ritter raised in a…

After more than a half dozen years in academia and even longer suffering from chronic depression, Jarod K. Anderson quit his job. He was tired of often joyless work in the office and classroom. He…

How does a poet write an ode to a viceroy if their reader doesn’t know what a viceroy is? How do they write an elegy for ash trees without explaining why they require an elegy in the first…

Beneath the towering beeches, wintergreen-scented birches, and bright red fall maples that dot the canopy of a northern hardwood forest, a vast array of plants makes up the understory. When land…

From bald eagles to black bears to red foxes, many of the most iconic northeastern animals scavenge the remains of big game, leaving them vulnerable to consuming fragments of toxic lead ammunition.…

A reader shared this photo of these tadpole-shaped tracks in the snow. It’s not an actual tadpole, of course, but what is it? Who left these tracks and how?

Melody Starya Mobley was the first Black female forester hired by the U.S. Forest Service, where she worked for 28 years. She was also the first Black woman to graduate with a B.S. in forest…

This week in the woods, we took a look at some zig-zagging weasel tracks after watching the culprit periscope its way out of deep snow, eyeball us, and scamper away. In these grainy smartphone video…

It’s a familiar sight in winter: An inky-black raven soaring over a landscape white with snow. Though similar in appearance to the American crow, the common raven (Corvus corax) is distinguished…

This week in the woods, a ruffed grouse burst from its snow roost and startled a snowshoer, who had been inspecting the entry signs a few feet away. The bird left these wing impressions and a glimpse…