Was that a coyote or a fox that walked through here? Take the guesswork out of identifying animal tracks. The North Woods Animal Tracks Field Guide features 22 different animal tracks commonly found…

A Photographic Field Guide and Daily Visit to the Forests, Fields, and Wetlands of Eastern North America, by Mary Holland This follow-up to Naturally Curious is a day-by-day account of nature…

Last spring, I woke in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of someone rearranging my metal deck furniture. The “someone” was a bear. For those living in and near the forests of the…

“Without a plan, with only an impulse to walk,” is how Ben Shattuck set off on the first of the journeys he shares in Six Walks in the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau. At the time,…

Two and a half years ago, much of the world shut down in response to the emergence of the Covid-19 virus. Some people worked, many stayed home, everyone worried. The outdoors was both the safest place…

Up until a few decades ago, cold temperatures limited the range of the southern pine beetle to areas south of New Jersey, where winter temperatures rarely dip below minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit. As its…

Forest fragments in tropical regions are often skirted by trees dying along the edges as the ecosystem declines. But new research in northeastern forests suggests that a different dynamic is at play…

Last autumn, around the same time I was laying the winter quilt on our bed, my cat became very interested in the space beneath the kitchen sink. Unsurprisingly, a mouse was huddled down there, seeking…

A Talk with Dr. Robert G. Goodby, professor of anthropology at Franklin Pierce University and author of A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History More than 12,000 years ago, small…

Megan Woods is the coordinator for the New Hampshire Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, helping to introduce women to various outdoor pursuits – from hiking to hunting – and hone their…

What caused the spotting on this maple leaf? And for extra credit, what species of maple tree produced this leaf?

For many of us, this season involves hunting, gathering, and preparing for a long, cold winter. This often includes stacking (or restacking) the firewood that’s been seasoning while we enjoyed…

Swift and apparently silent, a lone bat traces the contours of the woods’ edge at dusk, floating through canopy and meadow. In the last daylight, a sharp-eyed observer might catch a glimpse of…

A Field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape Thousands of readers have had their experience of being in a forest changed forever by reading Tom Wessels’ Reading the Forested Landscape. Was…

A Handy Field Reference to Northern Mammals From the massive moose to the miniscule mole, 68 species of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan mammals are described in vivid detail by mammalogist Roger…

A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast An easy-to-use guide for fern lovers by environmental educator, tracker and consulting forester Lynn Levine. This paperback includes 28 common ferns,…

50 Activities to Get Wild With Animals Have you ever followed animal tracks in the mud or chased after the glowing trail of a firefly in the night sky? Want to know how to hold a snake, feed a bird…

Big Trees of Northern New England directs you on over 50 hikes, bikes, or paddles to find over 150 of the largest trees on public lands, both in the countryside and in the cities. MAINE trips include…

Join us for a Moth Ball! June 23, 2023 8:00 PM Northern Woodlands Office, 16 on the Common, Lyme, New Hampshire Come see moths dancing in the dark! Lepidopterist, JoAnne Russo, will transform our…

We found this fungus, covered in droplets, on a tree. What’s happening here?