Weaving a Northern Forest Ethic The earth beneath our feet grounds us, its contours orient us, its waterways guide us. The land is foundational for us all, but the ways we move through and…

Our forests provide us myriad benefits, but none more critical to life than the way they interact with water. Trees collect and absorb water through branches, leaves, and roots, and then…

Irregular Shelterwoods in a Rejuvenating Oak-Hickory Forest Looking downslope from the perimeter of a recent irregular shelterwood cut in Connecticut’s Yale-Myers Forest on a mid-July…

Will Restoration Efforts Change Recreational Fishing? In his extensive profile, Brook Trout: A Thorough Look at North America’s Great Native Trout – Its History, Biology, and…

Rain falls on a forested hillside in the mountains of western Maine, 2,000 feet above sea level. Water collects in the narrow valley surrounded by a forest of pine, hemlock, oak, beech, and…

“Don’t even try it,” my friend said, chuckling and shaking his head slowly. “That’s Gibbs Swamp. People have lost horses in there.” It had been a year since…

Taking a watershed-level approach to forest management – also called “ecological forestry” – can sustain and restore the essential interconnections and functions of a…

Being a wild bird rehabilitator requires something akin to parenting skills, combined with the grit of an emergency room doctor. The injuries and illnesses encountered are varied, as are the…

Learning From Dawnland Voices Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Abenaki, Nipmuc, Wampanoag, Narragansett, Mohegan, Schaghticoke. These names represent Indigenous people living…

An interview with author Dee Dauphinee This year’s surge in hiking and other woods-based recreation inevitably comes with greater risk of people getting lost off trails. Dee Dauphinee is…