Quick and dirty.
This past week was a busy one with the launch of our summer project – Backyard Biology 2016, a crowdsourced natural inventory of our community! Residents and visitors to the …
The spring ephemerals continue…
Find the habitat, find the plants. That’s a good Keith quote. Our friend Parker from White Mountain Mushrooms suggested we try a spot that he had scoped out earlier, and it …
Mosses, Liverworts and Lichen
Mosses, liverworts and lichens. That’s what you’ll find in this week’s snow-less March woods! Ptilium crista-castrensis, or Knight’s plume moss, has a unique feather shape that is easy to recognize. …
Springtails! It’s spring!
Water springtails mean we are soooo close to spring! While everyone just a bit south – and east – and west – of us is enjoying Big Night, the official coming …
Opening a Polyphemus moth cocoon
The REAL title to this post is “Opening a Polyphemus moth cocoon or, what to do when it’s cold as f*$%.” A few weeks ago we found a random cocoon …
Silkmoth showdown – Winter Moth Cocoons
We had our first snowfall this past week. ***sigh*** I knooooooow we need the snowpack for the good of the plants (and the snowshoe hare). However, I pretty happy with …
Buck Moths – Hemileuca maia or Hemileuca lucina?
On September 16, 2014, it rained. It was not a hard rain, but a nice warm rain that still felt like summer. I had a few minutes to spare between …
September wildflowers…and wildlife
September can be such a tease! Deep down, we know it’s fall. The kids are back to school, after all. But it’s still so warm ….and sunny….. and there are …
Promethea moths emerged! Promethea moths emerged!
Hooray! After being in the fridge all winter and as a centerpiece on my kitchen table for the past few weeks, the Promethea moths are beginning to emerge! There were a …
Camping in Mollidgewock State Park
We headed north! Rather than staying at camp, we decided to tent it at Mollidgewock State Park which is located in Thirteen Mile Woods. Thirteen Mile Woods is 2,754 acres that follows the …
Cordyceps akanthomyces!!!!
Ben and I had some one on one time! We, of course, went for an adventure in the woods. Our goal was Morchella….morel mushrooms. We had no mushroom luck, however….. There …
Bundles of Awesomeness: Giant Silk Moth Cocoons
Giant silk moths, family Saturniidae, are the largest moths in North America. Here in New England we have four noted species – Antheraea polyphemus (Polyphemus moth ), Callosamia promethea (Promethea moth), …
