Botrychium oneidense , Pine Barrens of NH

We looooove native orchids! There are FIFTY TWO native orchids listed for New Hampshire, and most folks are not aware that there is even one.  Four of the fifty two species are considered 'historical,' which means they have not been recorded in at least twenty years. Orchids are one of…

Spring is FINALLY freaking underway! Some finds from the past week: I was excited to see dwarf ginseng even before it bloomed.....this is even better! Don't bother harvesting this stuff. It's not medicinal. Not even a little bit. THIS, however, is the real deal. Panax quinquefolia, American ginseng, is ranked…

Sometimes the coolest places are the most unassuming ones. Take Window on the Ossipees, for example. A small dirt parking lot off of busy Route 16. A covered picnic table tucked away in the corner. A view of some nice, albeit small, mountains. And what appears to be a large,…