Forest Society Blog - News & Features

That buzz? It is everyone’s favorite bug to hate this time of year: the black fly. As hours of daylight increase, temperatures start to rise, making conditions just right for black flies, and surprisingly, that’s worth celebrating!

The Something Wild hosts put their bird nest knowledge to the test! Play along and see if you know your wildlife. 

Have you ever walked or paddled along a riverbank, and noticed a towering tree with deeply-furrowed gray bark and huge bright green leaves that flutter in the breeze like butterfly wings? If so, you’ve probably met the Eastern Cottonwood.

In an all new Something Wild, the team embarks on an investigation into what is causing blue jays to dine on an unusual (but maybe tasty?) snack. 

You've heard of the ruffed grouse, but now get ready to meet its much more elusive, but "more audacious" cousin: the spruce grouse. 

In this week's Something Wild, Dave Anderson shares some warm and bright thoughts during the season of chilly darkness, finding some hope in the short days. 

Scott Weidensaul is a naturalist and ornithologist now living in New Hampshire who is involved in several research projects focusing on bird migration.

Great Bay is one of the largest estuaries on the Atlantic Coast, covering 6,000 acres. An estuary is a tidal inlet where fresh water from rivers mingles with salt water from the sea.