Reader Michelle Giles found these beautiful ice formations in Essex Junction, Vermont. What conditions are needed for these to form?

Joan Nichols is a consulting forester who has been working in Connecticut since 1983. Originally from New York City, Nichols graduated from SUNY-ESF with a degree in forest resources management and…

This week in the woods, a swirling mass of Bohemian waxwings gave us a treat as they descended on a neighbor’s tree to consume their own treat of winter berries. These plump but sleek and…

Dozens of people contribute to creating each issue of Northern Woodlands. Here are a few of the people whose work is featured in the Spring magazine. {image2} Bryan Pfeiffer (cover photograph) is a…

To photograph this red fox and her five kits near his home in Thetford, Vermont, without disrupting the animals, Tig Tillinghast relied on high magnification. This is one of several images he captured…

After the snow has melted, when the ground has just started to warm and the first hints of green have returned to the landscape, I keep an eye on the space beneath the old apple tree just beyond our…

Near the beginning of each year, Northern Woodlands Communications and Circulation Director Emily Rowe shares reports with the rest of our staff, offering a comprehensive look at website traffic,…

Mile-long Trout Brook cuts downhill through heavily bouldered glacial moraine in the Indian Ridge area of western New Hampshire. Like any woodland brook, it features waterfalls, cascades, pools, and…

This week in the woods, a short-tailed shrew risked a foray out onto the surface of the snow, where its sooty fur stood out against the white. These mammals do not hibernate but rather grow a longer,…

The morning after a nighttime snowfall evokes feelings of newness and wonder. If the air is calm and the trees still retain their coat of fluffy white, I immediately bundle up and head out to explore.…

This week in the woods, we see an array of tree seeds splayed across the snow that reflect the composition of our forests. This hophornbeam bract separated from a conelike cluster that made up a…

We spotted this odd-looking goose on the ice of Lake Champlain. Why does it look different from the others?

The Northern Woodlands Pollinator Garden, in the front yard of our headquarters in Lyme, New Hampshire, has transformed over the past few years into a living example of how a small space can support a…

Your January photos captured handsome raptors, the meeting of sun and snow, and frozen water in a stunning variety of forms. In Dalton, New Hampshire, Sandy Miklas Dannis toasted the New Year during a…

Sy Montgomery is a writer and a naturalist, best known for her award-winning books on animals and the natural world. She is the author of nearly 40 books for children and adults, including National…

The great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) is a northern raptor that only occasionally graces our northeastern states. Also called the phantom of the north, these owls have large facial discs with…

Like any good animal, we sense the change of seasons through a hundred subtle clues. Leaves change and shed, becoming crispy piles underfoot. Geese cross the bright sky. Other signs of winter are…

This week in the woods, we heard the sharp, harsh jip calls from a gregarious flock of red crossbills and watched them alight on this red spruce and begin to forage. While a medieval European legend…

We found this dried husk of a scape while skiing in Shelburne, Vermont. What flower was this?