I was out admiring some beautiful ice formations yesterday when I spotted a real treasure, a shrub flowering in December! American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is unique that way. While other plants hunker down for winter,…
The image above is downy rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyera pubescens). This native, New England orchid had not been seen in the Fells for more than 20 years - until Dennis Crouse and Lindsay Beal re-discovered a small population. Bryan…
I went for a wander today through a unique part of the Fells called the "90mm site", named after the military anti-aircraft weapons that once resided there. Pollinator on flat-top goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia) - native plant! It's unusual…
I was out wildflower-hunting at the 90mm site in the Lawrence Woods section of the Fells. Here are some of the native treasures in flower or fruit right now: Pine-sap (Hypopitys monotropa) I was delighted…