Moose Alley
After hearing about Sawyer Brook Headwaters in Grantham from Sheridan Brown, one of the District's Friends of Conservation at the Annual...
A Once Cozy Home
Stick season is a great time of year to look for bird nests from last spring. With many of the leaves off the trees, nests become visible...
Why did the Porcupine Really Climb the Tree?
Each time I've seen a porcupine in my life, it has been connected to trees. I've seen them on trails while hiking, but they are always...
Why did the Porcupine Climb the Tree?
To get a quiller view of the humans crossing the field. (Yeah, I know, don't quit my day job.) This is the fifth year Claremont Christian...
Yellowbud Hickory Harvest
You may have never heard of Yellowbud Hickory even though it grows in the southern part of Sullivan County and along the Connecticut...
A New Species?
Ever wonder what happens when a new species is found? Well, I guess that depends on who notices it first. Most likely it will be a...
Counting Caterpillars
Twice a year, Dawn visits Up on the Hill Conservation Area in Charlestown, managed by Upper Valley Land Trust, to monitor the monarch...
Mycelium Matters
Mycelium are the roots, mushrooms are the fruit. Mycelium is underfoot everywhere. I've written about the Wood Wide Web before, the...
Green Goo or Cyanobacteria
Until recently, I had only heard of cyanobacteria as it relates to lichen. Lichen is a composite organism made up of a fungal partner and...
The Joy of Science and Art
This past week I (Elyse) had the great fortune of working with the St. Gaudens National Park for their annual middle school STEAM Camp....
