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What in the Woods is That?

Beguiling Buddies

These two Vermont trees are growing just a few feet apart. Can you tell us what species each is?

Hello Yellow

Jeannette Segale came across this yellow substance in early August in her back woods in Huntington, Vermont. Do you know what it is?

Riddle in Rouge

This plant was observed in thickets in the Champlain Valley of Vermont. What is it?

What In the Pond Is That?

This week, a WITPIT (What In The Pond Is That?). Ben Haubrich spotted this organism attached to the bottom (about a foot deep) of Scoby Pond in New Hampshire while out kayaking with friends.…

Perplexing Polypore

We found this tasty-looking polypore growing on an oak stump while picking low-bush blues in mid-July. What is it?

Dogwood Dubiety

Penelope Harris recently came across these on the underside of one of the leaves of a wild pagoda Dogwood on her property in northern Vermont. She knows what they are, do you?

State Park Stumper

Chris Wrinn took this photo at Sleeping Giant State Park in Connecticut. She wondered what it was. Do you know?

Puffy Puzzlement

What’s the white stuff on this tree and on the ground?

Tiny Teaser

Found on a hop hornbeam branch. What is it?

ID Dilemma

Tree seedling identification from a distance without intact buds or fully developed leaves: What kind of tree is this?

Curious Sign

What’s piled up around the base of this tree?

Tiptoe Trees

We recently came across two trees (in one case a group of trees) perched up off the ground. What’s the cause of this phenomenon?

Mystery in Rouge

We found this pretty bolt in our firewood pile. Alright wood geeks, what species is it?

No Place Like Home

Home sweet home. What animal lives here?

Confounding Cones

A two-part question: What type of cones are these, and why are they in a pile?

Tree MD

This tree has a disease. What’s your diagnosis?

Log Spill

What is spilling out of this log? (Thanks to Bonnie Pease for the photo.)

Game Cam Apparition

A game camera captured this animal shape on a beaver dam in late January. What animal is it?

Miniscule Mystery

Christina Erickson came upon masses of these tiny black creatures in the woods in Charlotte, Vermont, just after Thanksgiving. What are they?

Mushroom Madness

Cheryl Cullion came across this unusual mushroom in Intervale, New Hampshire. We’re wondering, what caused it to grow like this?