What in the Woods is That?

“Leaves of three, let them be” is the old saying to help keep you from touching poison ivy, but not all plants that have leaves or leaflets arranged in groups of threes have the potential…

A bit of fall color on the forest floor. What are we looking at here? (Thanks to Tammis Coffin for the photo.)

Ben Haubrich sent us these photos of some mossy logs he found beside a pond in southwestern New Hampshire. How long ago were they cut, do you figure?

What kind of tree is this, and what happened to the bark?

Ear’s this week’s question: What’s lurking just below the view of this game camera?

What happened to this maple tree?

We took these photos recently of a tree in full flower, in mid-July, in Vermont. Do you know what kind of tree it is?

What’s on these leaves?

Because different species and varieties of trees break bud at different times, there’s a big variance in the amount of new growth this time of year at Christmas tree farms. Using the new…

What is hiding beneath the leaves?

It’s the beginning of another mowing season, and green is only one of many colors found on most rural lawns. While yellow dandelions are seemingly everywhere, these small white and purple…

Found in a vernal pool in late April. What is it?

Great early spring bird food…what are they?

This polypore shelf fungus was found on a large aspen tree in Vermont. But what’s that living inside?

This substance was recently discovered beneath a hemlock that displayed multiple holes and oozing sap. What is it?

Back to the basics for this one: what in the woods is this?

We’re flipping the script a little this time. If you’ve ever spent time in a beaver flowage, you’ve probably seen unexplained (maybe unexplainable) beaver chewing like this. For some…

What’s protruding from this birch?

It looks a bit like a golf ball that’s been run over, but what really caused this growth?

Ken Kinder took this photo in late fall in northern Vermont. What was the purpose of the project?