The birding x ear hair connection — the greatest quandary of our time #bird #birds #birding #birder #birdwatch #birdwatching #birdwatcher #birdwatchers #nature #forest #forester #animal #animals #wildlife

5 birds that completely dependent on humans! #bird #birds #birding #birder #birb #birbs #birdwatch #birdwatching #birdwatcher #wildlife #animal #animals #ecology #naturalhistory #science #stem #nature #forester

What do birds eat?! #bird #birds #birding #birder #birdwatch #birdwatching #birdwatcher #bug #bugs #animal #animals #wildlife #ecology #ecosystem #environment #forester #stem #love

You can learn to identify coniferous trees just by their shape! Here’s how. #tree #trees #plant #plants #forest #woods #nature #ecology #naturalhistory #outdoor #outdoors #forester #author #stem #love

Natal dispersal is an important strategy for species to maintain genetic diversity and avoid overwhelming their own habitat. My favorite example of this is what ruffed grouse do: the “crazy flight” #bird #birds #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #birdwatch #birdwatchers #birdwatcher #birdwatching

WE WON THE NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD!!! AND ON HOW TO LOVE A FOREST’S FIRST BIRTHDAY!! What a dream come true this all is! I’m so happy and so dang proud. #author #book #books #forester #forest #nature #outdoor #outdoors #award #awards #birthday #love

Why do I cut trees? #forest #forestry #forester #tree #trees #nature #woods #wood #management #work #love

It’s another acorn year, and the acorns are staring to fall, so I’m reposting this video about acorn caps! A lesson learned from my years making lots and lots of acorn flour. #tree #trees #plant #plants #forest #nature #outdoor #outdoors #acorn #oak #forester #woods #stem #love

Why does the forest totally change at old fence lines?! #forest #forests #tree #trees #nature #ecology #woods #history #naturalhistory #ecosystem #environment #forester #outdoor #outdoors #stem #love

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For those of you wondering why the trees’ leaves are turning brown — here’s a quick PSA! More on drought ecology and physiology later #forest #tree #trees #nature #drought #outdoor #outdoors #ecology #woods #environment #climatechange #plant #plants #forester #stem

You’ve heard about bird songs — well, what about bird “calls?!” #bird #birds #birding #birding #birdwatch #birdwatching #birdwatcher #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #ecology #ecosystem #environment #outdoor #outdoors #forester #vermont

It’s late summer — AKA jewelweed capsule poppin time! Anyone else grow up doing this?! #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflower #wildflowers #nature #forest #woods #ecology #outdoor #outdoors #forester #stem #life

Everything I know about eastern hop hornbeam (AKA Ostrya virginiana AKA ironwood AKA hardhack AKA leverwood) in 90 seconds! #tree #trees #plant #plants #nature #forest #forests #woods #ecology #outdoor #outdoors #stem #botany #dendrology #treeidentification

I am so pleased to announce that I am the 2025 recipient of the W.G Hagenstein Communicator Award from the Society of American Foresters (SAF)! What an honor!!

What’s the difference between a big tree and old tree? #tree #trees #nature #forest #woods #outdoor #outdoors #ecology #ecosystem #environment #forester #forestry #stem #love

How old is that stump?? #forest #forests #woods #tree #trees #stump #stumps #history #ecology #outdoor #outdoors #forester #stem #vermont

Old trees are cool! It is basically impossible to enumerate all of the amazing qualities of old trees — but here are are few of them. #tree #trees #nature #plant #plants #forest #forests #woods #outdoors #outdoor #habitat #wildlife #forester #stem #love

How to make our meadows better habitat with less work? #plant #plants #nature #wildlife #habitat #ecology #ecosystem #environment #outdoor #outdoors #meadow #field #fields #forester #stem #vermont

What’s an “old-growth tree?” #tree #trees #forest #forests #nature #oldgrowth #outdoor #outdoors #woods #ecology #ecosystem #environment #ancient #old #plant #plants #forester #forestry #stem #love

“What’s that plant good for?” 🙄 #plants #plant #nature #outdoor #outdoors #ecology #ecosystem #environment #herb #herbalism #herbalist #forage #forager #foraging #life #love #forester

What an honor it is to get to dedicate my life to caring for ecosystems. Today I just want to acknowledge how honored and grateful I am for the part of this that I’ve gotten to play over the past year #forest #nature #outdoor #outdoors #forester #author #tree #trees #love #life #birthday #boy

Forest myth busting time! Ever looked at stumps and wondered what species of trees they’re from? Welll this is NOT the way to find out! #tree #trees #forest #nature #woods #outdoor #outdoors #history #naturalhistory #forester #stem #vermont

How to Love a Forest a finalist for the New England Book Award! What a joy and an honor and a surreal experience it continues to be to see this book travel so far, and mean so much to so many. #book #books #author #authors #forester #forest #love

The bark of each tree species expresses itself across a spectrum from “tight bark” to “loose bark.” By learning to read bark (and a lot of practice) you can tell the general age of trees based on bark! #tree #trees #plant #plants #nature #forest #forests #woods #outdoors #ecology #love

The way that forests are growing can tell us a lot about the birds that might be there — but the more I learn about birds, the more they tell me about our forests! #bird #birds #birding #birder #birdwatching #forest #nature #wildlife #animal #animals #woods #forester #outdoors #ecology #stem #love

Since colonization, nearly every forest in New England was cleared for agriculture. However, there were also some forests that were cut but never entirely cleared — this is how you tell if you are in a forest like that! #forest #trees #tree #history #ecology #nature #outdoor #outdoors #forester

I am so excited to share with you this strategy for dealing with biting insects that does not work. Enjoy! #bug #bugs #outdoor #outdoors #nature #forest #forests #forester #forestry #fly #flies

I had a chance to spend some time at Bear Island with Sandy Smith from Penn State Extension and he made this lovely 5-minute video—check it out! #forest #nature #forestry #forester #woods #love extension.psu.edu/hope-for-our...

I went on a major side-quest this morning and I am SO pleased to announce that for now and forever, HotBirdSummer.com will take you right to my website. Lolll this is making me so happy #bird #birds #birding #birder #summer #hot #hotbirdsummer #hotgirlsummer

“Kleptoparasitism” takes many forms — but this has gotta be the weirdest one. #bird #birds #birb #birbs #wildlife #animal #animlas #nature #naturefacts #weird #gross#vomit #barf #stem #life

Photosynthesis! The more time I spend with forests, the more I see how this process is more than just how plants feed themselves — it’s how they feed EVERYTHING. #tree #trees #plant #plants #nature #life #forest #forests #forester #wildlife #environment #science #stem #live #love

Forest management is inherently hard to understand — especially when it involves cutting beautiful trees and changing beautiful forests. What do we do about that? #forest #forests #forestry #forester #nature #biodiversity #conservation #restoration #management #environment #stem #love

Happy Interdependence Day! #freedom #independence #independenceday #interdependence #interdependenceday #nature #ecosystem #environment #restoration #forest #tree #trees #forester #life #love

What’s a natural community — part 3! #forest #forests #nature #ecology #environment #ecosystem #tree #trees #forester #forestry #love

What’s a natural community? Part 2 of 3. #forest #nature #tree #trees #ecology #ecosystem #environment #restoration #forestry #forester #love #life

What’s a natural community? Part 1 of 3. #forest #nature #tree #trees #ecology #ecosystem #environment #restoration #forester #forestry #stem #vermont

How can we make young forests “old-growthier?” #forest #forests #restoration #forestry #forester #nature #oldgrowth #tree #trees #biodiversity #wildlife #habitat #love

Never give up! #forest #forests #nature #tree #trees #restoration #heal #healing #management #work #outdoor #outdoors #forester #forestry #wildlife #stem #love

Some birding tips for beginners! #bird #birds #birding #birder #birdwatching #birdwatch #birdwatcher #birb #birbs #wildlife #animal #animals #forester #vermont #love

Why are the white trees brown right now? In honor of this happening again this year, I’m reposting this video from 2024! And yes, white pine trees don’t technically have “flowers” (they don’t have a$ses either lol). #tree #trees #forest #forests #forestry #forester #plant #plants #nature #flower

What do foresters do about ticks? I can say I know what every forester does — but this is what I do! #forester #forestry #tick #ticks #nature #woods #work #forest #forests #tree #trees #stem

Ray of hope if you need one today: New Mexico just earmarked $50 million for new wildlife crossings, the most a state has *ever* appropriated for safe animal passage. #roadecology www.forbes.com/sites/noelfl...

Hot take: ecosystem stewardship and ecosystem restoration can be both vital and pragmatic and also joyful and beautiful! #forester #forestry #nature #restoration #plant #plants #ecology #ecosystem #environment #love

Hot take: birds are Pokémon #bird #birds #birding #birder #pokemon #pokemongo #pokemoncommunity #birb #birbs #forester #forest #nature #wildlife #animal #animals #love

You’ve heard about identifying birds by species — well, what about identifying individual birds?? #bird #birds #birding #birder #forester #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #forest #woods #life

Chimney swifts! My entry into the competition for weirdest bird in the world. Watch the whole video if you wanna have your mind truly blownnnn #bird #birds #birb #birbs #birding #birder #forester #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #naturefacts #facts

Another trick for “reading” the history of our forests! Shout out to the book Reading the Forested Landscape by Tom Wessels and Stone by Stone by Robert Thorson for the background on this. #forest #forests #history #nature #naturalhistory #stone #stonewall #tree #trees #newengland #vermont #forester

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Red oak flowers! And acorns! #tree #trees #plant #plants #forest #forests #forester #nature #oak #acorn #life #stem #love