Mike Cherim has loved hiking for as long as he can remember. He started early, ascending mountains in a pack on his father’s back until he was big enough to hike on his own...

Sally Cornwell of Brookfield, New Hampshire, shared this photo of a monarch chrysalis with our August 2021 Reader Photo Gallery.

We're looking for August 2022 photos that relate to northeastern forests. Readers may submit up to five photos for consideration. Share your photos here.

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, August 31

Our thanks to the Larsen Fund for supporting this gallery.

Legendary Connecticut State Forester Austin Hawes called it “the most perfect mixture of the northern and southern New England forest types” he had ever seen...

In September 2021, one boy’s blue ribbon-winning 4H project at the Kansas State Fair made national news. The exhibit included a colorfully-spotted, inch-long, moth-like insect...

Congratulations to our winner:

Vicki Brown

Reader Tammis Coffin shared this photo, from Maine’s Baxter State Park, of some fluffy-looking white matter on a tree branch. What is this?

NW Answer: That’s a group of woolly alder aphids. To learn more about these insects, check out this post from the This Week in the Woods series on our website.