A few narrow-minded foresters might still refer to wild grapes as a detriment to the forest, but they actually are a great benefit. This perennial woody vine provides cover, food […]
Norway spruce (Picea abies) is Europe’s most valuable conifer. It favors cooler climates and higher altitudes. This spruce is widely planted in North America — so much so that it […]
A raven called, as if to greet the group of 16 eager hikers gathered at the trailhead parking lot across from the Greenwood Furnace State Park office. It had rained […]
If it quacks like a duck … Actually, if it “quacks,” it is almost certainly not just any duck, but a mallard duck or a white domestic duck (which was […]
Easily overshadowed by the showy asters and goldenrods at this time of year is the beautiful and rather unique closed gentian. The plant is also known as bottle gentian because […]
Humans aren’t the only anglers to wade area trout streams hoping to land a trophy catch. One of the most efficient anglers in the state wears feathers instead of hip […]