Why Do Some Leaves Persist On Beech and Oak Trees Well Into Winter?
February 26th 2019
Thank you! From, the Friends of American Legion and Peoples State Forests, Inc. (FALPS) Read More »Just a Random Rock
February 26th 2019
Thank you for sharing this. Read More »Wood and Its Carbon Debt, Again
February 26th 2019
Hi Peter, A difference between us and many of the environmental organizations you cite involves the fact that we focus on the Northeast. Burning wood from a managed woodlot in Vermont, is of course, very Read More »The Winter Life of the Skunk
February 26th 2019
I miss my skunks! I used to have pet ones that had the run of our farmhouse and slept with me at night. Read More »The Winter Life of the Skunk
February 26th 2019
Hello Deborah in Texas, I am a professional animal damage control agent and I regularly trap skunks for people. I use cooked chicken bones (left over scraps) in my live traps and usually catch them Read More »House Wren Eviction
February 25th 2019
I enjoy all kinds of birds.I had several different kinds. I love watching them while eating breakfast. But when the Wrens came they chased away all my other birds. They are not nice birds Read More »Opossums Find Cold Comfort in New England’s Winters
February 23rd 2019
I found an opossum today here in Massachusetts. Temp was about 40. The tip of its tail is missing but it looks healthy otherwise. Thought maybe it was in distress since it didn’t make much Read More »Beech Bark Disease
February 21st 2019
I just planted three copper beech trees in my backyard. This was before I found out about this disease. I am planning on spraying both fungicides and pesticides on these small young trees Read More »Gray Jays: Birds With Attitude
February 21st 2019
Have had a single grey jay at our feeders for 3 days now - he stays all day just watching the other birds but not eating. I have never seen one here before so had trouble Read More »Wood and Its Carbon Debt, Again
February 21st 2019
Dear Mr. Mance, Two years ago, after being a long-time subscriber to Northern Woodlands, I ended my subscription. Not that your magazine isn’t informative, but it seemed to me you showed the forest/wood Read More »Feeding Deer Does Much Harm, Little Good
February 20th 2019
Plus bringing deer ticks to your area… Read More »Feeding Deer Does Much Harm, Little Good
February 20th 2019
I’ve been a guide for 50 years and have watched land companies cut every deer yard in northern Maine! This has forced remaining deer population into the town of Allagash foraging for food. Had the Read More »The Sociable Gray Squirrel
February 19th 2019
Perhaps in other parts of the world, Marvin, where they’ve been introduced. But they’re native here. Read More »Feeding Deer Does Much Harm, Little Good
February 18th 2019
If you think that feeding deer is going to stop than you’re wrong law or not!! First of all the clear cutting has to stop!! And the spraying must stop also!! Deer need woods Read More »Feeding Deer Does Much Harm, Little Good
February 18th 2019
When I was raising goats in central MA, I found that they would browse on conifers when there was snow cover. I read that conifers is a natural preventative to parasites infection. I believe that Read More »When is the Best Time for Sugarmakers to Tap their Maple Trees?
February 17th 2019
Great info, I really wanted to know about tapping early, because I actually already collected over 60 gallons of sap when we had the January thaw just this year 2019. I have been torn about pulling all Read More »The Sociable Gray Squirrel
February 16th 2019
Are gray squirrels,indeed, an invasive? Read More »The Sociable Gray Squirrel
February 15th 2019
According to my mammal book, they’re two different species, Dana. The greys are Sciurus carolinensis, and as of 1981 there were 5 subspecies recognized. The foxes are S. niger, and as of 1981 there were 10 subspecies recognized. Read More »The Secret Life of the Mourning Dove
February 14th 2019
I’m so heartbroken. In southern California, the houses are surrounded by clear glass wind barriers. I just started feeding birds this winter and many finches and a mourning dove couple eat at my feeders. Read More »Does an Acre of Hilly Land Contain More Land Than an Acre of Flat Land?
February 12th 2019
The article is an eye opener. Initially, and with no background on surveying, my assumption was that to verify an acre, you simply take length x width x conversion factor; irrespective of topography. This was Read More »