Magazine Series

Brent Haglund came to macrophotography almost by accident. When he purchased his first digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, it was to capture images of his newborn son. Spending time on…

The Bauhaus (1919–1933) was a German art school founded on the principal of the unification of art, design, and technology. The school had three primary goals: to combine art and design…

During my first lecture in front of a large room of students, a small spider put me – and my 220 students – at ease. As I flicked on the overhead projector, I spotted a…

Owning multiple chainsaws is a bit of an insurance policy. If a saw breaks, or gets pinched, having a backup saw (or two!) can keep you cutting. Last winter, I visited a friend who was…

We know that tree rings can reveal the age of a tree, but how do these rings form? And what else can they tell us about the life of a tree? In temperate forests, with distinct growing and…

Dozens of people are involved in creating each issue of Northern Woodlands. These are a few of the contributors to the Summer 2025 magazine. {image2} Brent Haglund, who photographed “The…

Certain clusters of technology have earned a place in our cultural imagination. Detroit is Motor City. There’s Silicon Valley just south of San Francisco Bay, Research Triangle in North…

Every so often, we commission an artist for a wildlife illustration for a Northern Woodlands sticker. We hand out these stickers at conferences and to office visitors, make them available in…

Juneberry – also called serviceberry or shadbush – is an unassuming native fruit in the genus Amelanchier with many common names. Members of the genus grow throughout most of North…

Like the fledgling heron in the image on the page opposite this column, two of my own children are preparing to leave the nest this summer. And like the gangly bird in the photograph, my human…