Walking in our woods in early winter, I notice dense patches of clubmoss that lend a welcome splash of green to the forest floor. Some of these evergreen plants resemble miniature Christmas trees;…

This week in the woods, needle ice pushed up like goofy inverted icicles from mud along a woodland stream in West Fairlee, Vermont. These formations occur in wet, saturated soil when air temperatures…

Join Northern Woodlands staff, supporters, neighbors, and friends for a festive holiday open house at our Lyme, New Hampshire, headquarters. Explore our curated collection of Northeast-inspired books,…

Uldis Roze is a professor emeritus at Queens College of City University of New York, where he taught biology for 39 years. His primary research interest is the North American porcupine, which he has…

Written & Illustrated by Rosemary Mosco Birding is booming and this pocket-sized gem is the perfect companion for anyone who loves birds or the quirky culture around them. Acclaimed science…

Jen Durgin is the Vermont state coordinator for the nonpartisan organization Citizens’ Climate Lobby and volunteers with her town’s climate action team. She brings decades of experience in…

Reader Will Durkin came across this print in the snowy red spruce woods near Killington, Vermont. Who was walking here?

The winter snowpack – defined as the accumulation of snow on the ground that persists through winter – plays important climatological, ecological, and economic roles in northern temperate…

In winter, porcupines seek out ready-made dens, such as this tree cavity. (Porcupines are one of several wildlife species – from invertebrates and salamanders to birds and other mammals –…

Winter drapes the hills around the cabin in white, softening the world and quieting its noise. The stillness of the season settles around us, inviting us to live each day with intention, guided by…

In the last installment, we investigated a nonrunning chainsaw with low compression. The compression was so low that the chainsaw failed the “hang test” (holding the saw by the recoil…

for Rick (1956–2022) The pine log screams as he pushes it through the saw. A portable mill because he likes to work outdoors, leaning in to northern summer sun, or weighed down with wool and…

“Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will…” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and polymath, 1749–1832 Ice Cut (Violet Kennebec) is part of a…

In previous issues, we have explained the origins of scientific names behind pine and spruce species. Here, we offer a look behind the monikers of balsam fir, eastern hemlock, and eastern larch (also…

Dozens of people contribute to creating each issue of Northern Woodlands. Here are a few of the people whose work is featured in the Winter magazine. {image2} Adelaide Murphy Tyrol (Art Review, page…

Over the past decade, a new generation of forest “bioproducts” has emerged from university research labs in Maine, combining the natural benefits of wood with a dose of high-tech…

Old-growth forests are ecosystems distinguished by old trees and shaped by long periods of natural processes. They differ in important ways from younger forests, offering unique structures, habitats,…

If winter travels take you along the banks of a clean, rocky stream on a warm afternoon, chances are good you’ll encounter stoneflies (order Plecoptera) seeking out others of their kind by…

Having honed his photography skills by focusing on warm weather findings, Brent Haglund found himself, a few winters back, searching for something to aim his camera toward during the colder months. He…