Many of our columns deal with anadromous fish—those species that start life in freshwater, migrate to the ocean, and then return to freshwater to spawn.
The Northern Forest
Over the course of three hours of a steady climb, the tree canopy of deciduous sugar maples, yellow birch, and American beech transitioned to a coniferous mix of red spruce and balsam fir before we reached the treeless alpine tundra summit of Camel’s Hump.
Gardening For Good: Rethinking the Fall Cleanup
Ah, the fall cleanup. It’s a welcomed shift in the duties of the avid gardener: time to put things to bed for the winter months ahead.
Voices of the Forest
Bird enthusiasts have long appreciated the Connecticut River Valley’s value as a migratory corridor.
The Scourge of Hydrilla
This is the second in a series of stories about hydrilla. For an introduction, see “Hydrilla: The Nine-Headed Serpent in our Estuary Waters,” by Judy Preston, Fall 2020, and at https://estuarymagazine.com/2020/11/hydrilla/.