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Linnea Nelson Clark
Jun 20, 2025

My mom always told me my name was special coming from the Swedish side of my family and being the Swedish national flower. I’d never seen it until I was on a wildflower hike in Oregon and the whole forest floor was Linnea borealis! Not a little waif in that setting!

From "June: Week Three" »

marghi Bean
Jun 20, 2025

Hello All,  It’s great to see the results of all your hard work..  Congratulations!
Good luck with the deer…what a pest they are.
If you need more seeds we have quite a seed bank as our organization grows.  Let us know what you’re looking for and we might have it.
We’re working on a webpage but we do have a Facebook page if you’re curious about what we’re doing.
Have a good summer :-)
Marghi Bean, Chair
Pollinator Pathways NH

From "Bee Our Guest: Spring in the Pollinator Garden" »

kristen petricola
Jun 18, 2025

Great piece- thank you!

From "Celestial Creature: Indigo Bunting" »

Ed Novack
Jun 16, 2025

No, I’m not here to ask about the pond’s location. I just want to congratulate you on your find! My Dad taught me to fish for bass in the river, and I’d like to compliment you as well for your style of writing.

From "Largemouth in Coal Country" »

Stephen Lewandowski
Jun 11, 2025

My 15 year old Tulip poplars are flowering like crazy!

From "June: Week Two" »

Gkm Roofing Chennai
Jun 08, 2025

What a great example of sustainable building! Cordwood construction is such an inspiring use of forestry byproducts—both practical and beautiful. It’s amazing to see how traditional skills like these are being passed on through hands-on workshops.

From "Tricks of the Trade: Building With Cordwood" »

Barry N Burgason
Jun 08, 2025

I have always been impressed with Lee’s reliance on science.  He is extremely reluctant to make a statement that he cannot support with data.  I am also a retired biologist who spent my career working in Maine’s north woods.

From "In the Moose Woods with Lee Kantar" »

Carol Stateler Hausner
Jun 07, 2025

Great piece and photo!

From "1,000 Words" »

Bob Saul
Jun 05, 2025

I learn so much from these newsletters! Thank you!

From "June: Week One" »

Mark k Brown
Jun 05, 2025

Great article on a dedicated wildlife biologist and moose. This is from a retired NYDEC wildlife biologist who spent a lot of time working on furbearers and moose.

From "In the Moose Woods with Lee Kantar" »

Lois G Hawkey
Jun 03, 2025

I have found thousands.

From "Clay Babies" »

Mark Butler
May 31, 2025

Lovely article. Thank-you.

From "Birds in Focus: The Vireo Challenge" »

Scott Bruns
May 23, 2025

Excellent article thanks for sharing!

From "A Lifetime of Alpine Stewardship: Laura Waterman" »

chris
May 22, 2025

Nice article!

From "A Lifetime of Alpine Stewardship: Laura Waterman" »

David Govatski
May 22, 2025

Each year of growth has a pair of rings, one light and one dark ring. You might want to clarify the story by saying each dark and light ring pair is one year of growth. The second paragraph starts off with “each ring corresponds with one year of growth” and this could lead some to double count. Start at the center of the tree and count each dark ring is a common way to age trees. Adding additional years for the tree to get to the point where you bored is a routine practice.

Otherwise I enjoyed the article.

From "How Growth Rings Chronicle the Seasons" »

Merrylyn Sawyer
May 22, 2025

Years ago I would hike on an abandoned old county road in western Maine before the hardwood leaves unfurled and listen to black-throated blue and black- throated green warlers.  I would scan the tree tops with the naked eye, then bring up my binoculars for a grand look at one.  Oh, those were the days.

From "May: Week Three" »

Joanna
May 21, 2025

Found this sapling growing on a fence line in my yard. Hoping to replant in a better growing spot, hopefully it works.

From "Hophornbeam: A Tough Little Tree" »

Judy` Brook
May 19, 2025

Alyssa, I enjoyed your article on tree rings.  However, you wrote in the first paragraph “new wood is added year after year to the cambium” when I’m sure you meant to write “by the cambium”.  It makes a huge difference in understanding how tree rings come about.

From "How Growth Rings Chronicle the Seasons" »

Fawn Cameron
May 17, 2025

I have never seen these beauties around my house before but this year they are in abundance.  So beautiful. They are enjoying the black sunflower seeds I leave out daily . They are accompanied buy the little yellow sparrow songbirds and the red winged blackbirds.

From "The Quest to Save the Fastest-Declining Landbird in North America" »