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Diane Valentine
May 04, 2023

We always knew you would achieve great things Dawn. You were always so driven

From "Learning the Outdoors with Dawn Dextraze" »

Jim Jerold Peters
May 04, 2023

Does anyone know where i can purchase some ramp seedlings to plant in my woods. Thanking you in advance. Jim

From "May: Week One" »

Gary Jolly
May 02, 2023

Great article!!!

From "The Carpenters Arrive in Spring" »

Joseph Drapeau
May 01, 2023

I ran across a gray jay that was tagged on Mt Jackson New Hampshire, it has a black band and a silver one underneath. I have a couple of pictures if I can send it to you.

From "Gray Jays: Birds With Attitude" »

Malcolm MacKenzie
May 01, 2023

Which ant likes to eat foam insulation?

From "The Carpenters Arrive in Spring" »

Mark
Apr 28, 2023

Great interview and informative. Thoroughly enjoyed.

From "All in the Family at Robbins Lumber" »

Rick Reno
Apr 24, 2023

What native species would you recommend, in place of white clover? Other than it’s being exotic, having been here for “only” about 400 years, it seems terrific!

From "Clover: Flower or Weed?" »

Mary Jane Farnsworth
Apr 22, 2023

Thanks for the interesting info on balsam trees. We had lots of balsam on our Canadian property, and I was always intrigued by their bark blisters. Wish I had known about “twig boats”!!

From "What are those Blisters on the Bark of Balsam Firs?" »

Robert E. Stauffer
Apr 20, 2023

Nice article. I forwarded it to Adele Robertson, an international language teacher who grew up part of her life in Grafton, VT. Her father was Gordon, paternal uncle, Norm. Her mother’s side (French-Canadian) was also from Grafton, her maternal grandfather a police officer. Adele loves Vermont and Grafton. I sent her iPad photos from that lovely town when I last visited it in 2021.

You’ve got your head in a good place. Best wishes, Robert

From "Coast-to-Coast Forestry with Hayden Lake" »

Lori
Apr 20, 2023

I am a small forest owner, 25 acres in western NJ.  Your definition of silviculture as an art and science, really resonates with me.  And reflecting on how our activities now will look in 25, 50, 150 years.  You have me thinking.  We have too much deer damage, and I don’t think I would have a crisis of mind or heart to cull a few.  But the work afterward, getting the carcass to the taxidermist and using or distributing the meat, that is a deterrent.

From "Coast-to-Coast Forestry with Hayden Lake" »

Louise Kellenberger
Apr 17, 2023

Enjoyed your interview.  Congratulations on continuing your family business in my family’s favorite vacation state.
Best wishes for your future success.

From "All in the Family at Robbins Lumber" »

Robert maietta
Apr 17, 2023

Tim, your initial statement about sizes of American shad size by sex is erroneous. Roe shad are much larger than buck shad.

From "Fish Scales and the American Shad" »

Carrie
Apr 11, 2023

Very interesting article. I always wanted to live in a house that had toads in its yard (since they are my favorite animal), so I was pleasantly surprised when a couple years ago we moved into our current house and found out we found such a house. Me and the kids set off on a mission to try and track if the toads were nomadic or backyard residents. We would take photographs of their back and journal how many times we would see individual toads. It has been fascinating. While most toads seem to disappear after a week or so, several would stick around or reappear after a time of absence. And we’ve seen about three or four who have returned from the previous year (mainly females). It has led me to wonder if males are more nomadic than females.; If any travel to the breeding pools and then return; what happens when we have a warm week followed by a drop in temperatures; and so forth. If anyone has any insight I’d love to know. I am so looking forward to the upcoming emergence of our backyard buddies.

From "How Do Toads Avoid Croaking in Winter?" »

Laura Burke
Apr 11, 2023

I read my son-in-law’s latest issue of Northern Woodlands during our Easter visit this past weekend.  I read something about a honeybee taking flight in the Spring to check the air temperature?  It was so beautifully written and something I want to pass along to my human sister bees.  Can you direct me to the article in which it was mentioned?  Oh and YES!  I have subscribed to my very on copy of your magazine.  Living in the midst of corn and soybean fields makes your woodlands even more appreciated!

From "April: Week Two" »

Wendy Naava Smolash
Apr 10, 2023

Hello! I was out on a walk at west rock in new haven yesterday and was wondering what type of coniferous tree makes tiny clusters of brown cones on the tips of the leaves/needles in spring? At first we thought it was new growth because each tip had a little brown bud, but they fall when touched and they are brown, not green. Tiny brown cones almost, about a mm or two wide, the same size as the leaves. The tree looked maybe similar to hemlock or juniper. There were some small seedling trees and some medium sized adult ones but they weren’t enormous. (Taller than us, but not immense). The needles grew in messy clusters and bunches.  Do you know what tree makes very tiny seed cones at this time of year? Have looked up pictures but can’t find it. Thanks!

From "High-Hanging Fruit: Boom and Bust Seed Crops of Conifers" »

Rudolph S Houck
Apr 07, 2023

I am a direct descendant of Zadock Pratt. Totally separate, land we own in NE PA has in the deed the right of the prior owner to come upon the property to strip hemlock bark.

From "Hemlock and Hide: The Tanbark Industry in Old New York" »

Gale Wood
Apr 06, 2023

What I have not noticed in the woods, for a couple of years, is Spring Tails. As a back country skier, I spend a lot of time in the woods, Snow Fleas have always been a hallmark of spring skiing, I have seen none. Where are they?  Thank you, Gale Wood

From "April: Week one" »

Mary Jane Quinn
Apr 01, 2023

With all the tornado activity going on in the mid-west, etc., I was curious as to why we in New England see relatively few, if any, tornadoes.  I had always assumed it had to do with topography and you validated my thoughts.  Thank you for your insight.

From "Tornados in New England" »

Hugh O Canham
Mar 23, 2023

Excellent article.  This should be required reading for all state legislators across the northeastern US.  Looking forward to the next installment.

From "An Introduction to Forest Carbon" »

Sandra Johnston
Mar 18, 2023

We have a pair of Northern Harrier that feed in the fields in front of our home. They may not survive much longer because they want to put solar panels in that field and all the surrounding fields.

From "The Northern Harrier: A Most Unusual Hawk" »