Magazine Series

It has been raining all summer in northern Maine, the 10th wettest summer on record, and this Wednesday in August dawns overcast, the low gray clouds plump and threatening to overspill at any…

Have you ever wondered what makes the meandering paths etched into fallen trees and logs, just beneath the bark? Although many insects tunnel through wood, bark beetles create some of the most…

While exploring the woods near his home in Ohio last year, Sam Cox came across a hollow tree he thought looked like the perfect owl nesting site. Although he didn’t find any owl sign,…

On page 50 of this issue, you’ll find an article by Jack Beaudoin describing an intensive training program that prepares young Mainers – some only weeks out of high school –…

This profile of Tory Porter by Jack Beaudoin, complements Beaudoin’s feature article, Lessons in Wood, in the Winter 2023 issue of Northern Woodlands magazine. The article describes the…

As a complement to Jack Beaudoin’s article Lessons in Wood in the Winter 2023 issue of Northern Woodlands magazine, we asked audio producer Tim Ouillette (Munjoy Hill Media) to interview…

I’m trying to promote regeneration on a woodlot that had been high-graded before I took over management of it, leaving mainly diseased beech behind. Deer over-browsing is also a…

This article is the third in a series focused on forest carbon. Alexandra Kosiba is a forest ecologist, tree physiologist, and assistant professor of forestry at the University of Vermont…

Woodcarver George Calef has fond memories of sitting at his grandmother’s knee, almost 80 years ago, as she looked out the window at the birds flitting around her birdfeeder.…

A note from the editors: An abridged version of this photo essay appears in the Autumn 2023 print issue of Northern Woodlands magazine. We were fascinated by Steven Arcone’s detailed…