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To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour William Blake, English poet 1757-1827, Augeries of Innocence Val…

More than 400 million years ago, when invertebrates ruled Ordovician seas, the Anostraca, or fairy shrimp, evolved within the branchiopod crustaceans. They moved from oceans up through…

For woodlot management, an ATV can be invaluable, providing property access, pulling trailers and other heavy loads, and, with a bit of modification, also serving as a mobile toolbox. While…

As we started up the path toward Vermont’s Woodbury Mountain, we heard drumming on a tree; a moment later, a yellow-bellied sapsucker swooped over us, squealing and flashing its red…

The cook cabin sat in the middle of the campground, its front porch looking directly out across Kidney Pond and into the southern part of Baxter State Park. It fit perfectly between the old…

My hometown of Putney, Vermont, has a small pre-K through 8th grade school. With its single-story of cheery classrooms, a playground, and ball fields, Putney Central School (PCS) resembles…

It’s a chilly morning, a few days after the spring equinox. The sun seems stronger than it did even a week ago, although snow still crunches underfoot. The forest is on the cusp of…

One early spring day, shortly after Northern Woodlands moved to our Lyme office, reader Joe Longacre showed up at our door with a bouquet of freshly cut pussy willows. I was touched by this…

Approximately 50 people contribute to the words and images in each issue of the magazine. Here are some of our Spring 2024 contributors. {image2} Lisa Cadieux, who designs the magazine, spent…

Every spring, raptors migrate by the hundreds of thousands from Central and South America to their northern nesting grounds, and every autumn they migrate back again, along with their newly…