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Song Meter Project Comes to Western Maine
A New Research Project is Launched! By James Reddoch Mahoosuc Land Trust’s (MLT) properties and easements are attracting a growing number...
jsrhollis
Jan 29, 20243 min read


How Birds Survive Winter
By James Reddoch Webinar - February 21, 6:30 pm Meet super heroes who can survive fourteen-hour nights and below zero temps. Humans, like...
jsrhollis
Jan 29, 20241 min read


Birches — A Gift to the Forest
By Sara Wright Every winter I expect to lose more birches to windthrow than any other tree because gray and white birches (Betula...
jsrhollis
Jan 29, 20243 min read


Hawk Moths: Who are our pollinators? (Part three)
By Julie Reiff Hawk moths or sphinx moths are another mimic in the garden. And yes, moths are pollinators, although not intentionally....
jsrhollis
Jan 29, 20242 min read


Feeding Backyard Birds – Backyard Sanctuaries
It is not uncommon for Barbara Murphy, Habitat For All Director, to find people taking photographs in the Habitat Garden at Valentine...
jsrhollis
Jan 15, 20242 min read


The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds
What happens when you are taken into the confidence of a wild bird? Julie Zickefoose has worn many hats over her career: artist, author,...
jsrhollis
Jan 15, 20241 min read


If You Can See The Dark
Small Things interviews Mattie Rose Templeton about her work on the new book from the Appalachian Mountain Club The Appalachian Mountain...
jsrhollis
Jan 4, 20243 min read


Our Backyard Gardens: Plant Hardiness & Climate Change
The latest USDA plant hardiness zones reflect our warming climate. Read more to learn how gardeners still must pick plants that can...
jsrhollis
Jan 4, 20243 min read


Ghost Pipes
Dive deep into the unseen, three-way relationship between the mysterious ghost pipe, fungi and forest trees. By Sara Wright Ghost pipe,...
jsrhollis
Jan 4, 20244 min read


Birds, Bees & Beyond: Who are our pollinators? — Part Two
By Julie Reiff Documenting the insects who visited the Habitat For All Garden last summer was intimidating at first. I could tell a...
jsrhollis
Dec 28, 20233 min read


The Mahoosuc Highlands - A Collective Journey of Conservation By Sally Manikian
Fifteen years ago, I crawled out to the middle of a ledge on the slopes of Cascade Mountain to reach a stubborn skinny tree with a yellow...
Barbara Murphy
Dec 27, 20238 min read


Mindfulness in the Garden
Nature Through the Lens: Part 2—An Interview with Barbra Barrett, MLT’s New Development Manager As we change from the stick season, as...
jamesreddoch
Dec 4, 20233 min read


Christmas Ferns — A Forest Gift
By Sara Wright When I was growing up on my grandparents’ farm, my little brother and I found an abundance of Christmas ferns in the...
jamesreddoch
Dec 4, 20234 min read


How Does Our Garden Grow?
Experiences and Opinions from The Habitat For All Garden By Barbara Murphy As 2023 comes to an end, The Habitat For All Garden marks its...
Barbara Murphy
Dec 4, 20233 min read


Humble Bumbles
Who are our garden visitors? Volunteers tracked four different species of bumble bee in the Habitat For All Garden last summer, but where...
jsrhollis
Nov 20, 20232 min read


Why do we continue to rake leaves?
In our busy, time-starved lives, efficiency and convenience are prized. In order to accomplish everything on our work and to-do lists, we...
Barbara Murphy
Nov 14, 20232 min read


Nature Through the Lens
Photographer Steve Wolfe shares his advice for recording hidden beauty all around us.
jamesreddoch
Nov 7, 20233 min read


The Scarlet Runner Outside My Window
An old, abandoned bean seed that simply refused to give up reminds one naturalist of the Powers of Nature
jamesreddoch
Nov 7, 20232 min read


A Fan of Fungi: Green Elfcups
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of a fungus, much as apples are to apple trees. Some are incredibly beautiful as well.
jamesreddoch
Nov 7, 20233 min read


On Becoming a Naturalist
Part Two in the Series By Julie Reiff I remember taking a walk in the woods with my kindergarten class— led by Jeff Smith, a local...
jsrhollis
Oct 8, 20232 min read
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