Magazine Series

Most days, Jesup Memorial Library Director Matt DeLaney toils in a tiny Harry Potter-esque office tucked beneath the stairs leading to the 114-year-old building’s second-floor balcony.…

This article is the last in a four-part series that focuses on climate change impacts and adaptation in forests, supported by the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation. A companion series…

For the past two years, from late fall to early spring, a livestream on the Finch Research Network’s (FiRN) YouTube page transported viewers to a snow-dusted yard in northern Maine.…

Loon biologists have traditionally worked three field seasons: spring, when common loons return to northeastern lakes, as if by magic, within a day or two of ice-out; summer, when nesting and…

The first time I met most of the CNWE board of directors was at a summer board retreat at Seyon Lodge in Groton, Vermont. Arriving late at night, I ignored the printed directions in favor of…

In the Winter 2024 issue of Northern Woodlands, writer Brett Amy Thelen describes heroic efforts to rescue stranded loons from iced-in lakes throughout the Northeast. With heavy bones built…

For the Winter 2024 issue of Northern Woodlands, outgoing Executive Director Elise Tillinghast and her husband, photographer Tig Tillinghast, put together a brief feature article focused on…

Years ago, my three siblings and I discovered that we shared a recurring nightmare: We are running for our lives down our childhood street in Brooklyn, being chased by a subway train broken…

On the road to wisdom, behave like a raven and observe everything carefully! – Mehmet Murat Ildan The raven (Corvus corax) is an intelligent, gregarious bird that exhibits a noteworthy…

In the last column we discussed tips and tricks for hand splitting gnarly firewood. Hand splitting is cheaper than a gym membership but may not be practical based on the type or amount of wood…