To find the Quebec emerald, wait for the last week of June. From then until about the middle of August, … More
Category: Creature Features
Cycles of snow and brush
Somewhere right now, in the dense spruce-fir forest of northern Maine, a wild cat is stalking a white hare. The … More
Snapping Turtles (a.k.a. dinosaurs)
Humans are relative newcomers to the turtle’s scene. Snapping turtles have been around for 40 million years, and their ancestry … More
Creature Feature: Striped Skunk
“Mostly, unfortunately, the human-skunk relationship is one of inconvenience, a skunk surprising the family dog or the speeding car in … More
Red Fox: A (Brief) Natural and Social History
When the news came today that Mary Oliver died, I reached my arm from where I sat and dug into … More