A strong voice for our forests went quiet when Mike Greason died on March 8. Mike had a passion for forestry that invariably entered into any conversation with him. Sure, he had all sorts of…

Chances are you remember where you were when you saw your first bobcat. Maybe the moment seemed haunted, the cat little more than a ghostly flash of cinnamon and yellow in a spruce thicket,…

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there and I am prepared to expect wonders. —Henry…

“There is but one tree in the pasture,and [the cows] are all collected and now reposing in its shade… It shows the importance of leaving trees for shade in the pastures as well as…

In southern Appalachia, they still call brook trout the “hemlock trout” because they’re mainly found in the cold water and deep shade of the hemlock forest. These spectacularly colorful…

There’s never been a summer school quite like this one. Instead of cinderblock walls, picture an outdoor classroom where towering white pines overlook a beautiful lake. Instead of bookbags…

There was no saving Herbie, at least not literally, not after its caretaker saw the unmistakable spread of Dutch elm disease in the upper reaches of its crown. Frank Knight – he’s 101…

Bill Schmidt, of Elysian Hills Tree Farm in southeastern Vermont, says his current deer problem is not as bad as it was twenty years ago. Back then, the deer had a habit of congregating in his…

Almost 100 years ago, Dr. Edward H. Risley, a Boston doctor and registered Maine guide, left the city for a January journey to his “Leetle Cabain,” a oneroom camp in Maine’s…

Exotic invasive plants get the headlines, as they crowd out native species, deprive wildlife of food, and generally devalue the Northern Forest. But in certain cases, native plants can cause…