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 …
Get Outside, Get Dirty!
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 …
It certainly does not feel like winter! The lack of snow is a little worrisome for the spring wild mushroom season (two lack-luster morel seasons in a row would not …
Why use a pile of rocks when you can bend a tree and wait 50 years for it to be recognizable? Especially in New Hampshire I think we have been …
Just because there is snow on the ground does not mean there is nothing to see! This is the perfect time of year to look for lichens. Keith gave me …
This weekend marked the very LAST mushroom foray of the season. Sigh. That means that summer is really, truly, sadly, over. However, as usual, the “Can You Eat It?” foray …
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 …
Ok, let’s just get this straight from the get-go. It’s LADY’S-SLIPPERS. The slippers that belong to the lady. Hyphenated. As we do for most native orchid concerns, I refer to …
Yes. I’ve said it. I love slime mold! Slime molds (or Myxomycetes) are some of the most unique organisms you will find in the woods. They are not fungi, even …
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. …
The Porter-Rogerson Forest is about 200 acres owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. As a volunteer steward to this property, it is my responsibility to …
False Hellebore. Indian Poke. Veratrum viride. Don’t eat this stuff, ok? A basic grasp of Latin and Greek can tell you a lot about the plants you are looking at. …
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), …
Elderberry, Sambucus racemosa. Really Really Really want to at least flavor some ice with this in the upcoming year, let alone make wine. Mayapple, Pedophyllum peltatum. Found this in VT, …