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Spring in the Blue Hills: Beavers, skunk cabbage and spicebush. What you can see, smell

A dozen of us met in the parking area of Shea Memorial Skating Rink, at 651 Willard St. by the entrance to the Blue Hills Reservation St. Moritz loop trail. Within two minutes, we had left the sounds ... read more

These Leafy Greens Are About To Make New York Absolutely Reek

What Is It?: Hydrilla is also known as "water thyme" and it is an aquatic plant from Asia. Hydrilla was first discovered in 2008 in a small pond in Orange County and has since been discovered in 11 ... read more

Skunk cabbage is a smelly sign that spring has sprung in Indiana's wetlands

And, it does smell like death. Amidst the thawing Earth and the faint whispers of warmer days to come, emerges the skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), a plant that defies the harsh conditions ... read more

Why the unfolding leaves of beech trees and other plants inspire scientists: Nature News

Two of my favorite spring plants, almost entirely based upon their progression from bud to leaf, are beech trees and false hellebore. read more

Skunk-Cabbage Indeed

If I had to think of a plant that has quite an unpleasant name, it would be hard to beat “skunk-cabbage.” Neither related to cabbage or to mammals, this large ... read more

Spring Starts And Stops

Audubon just wrapped up our last weekend of Audubon Lights, where colorful lights and scenes illuminated one of the trails so people can head out after dusk. My favorite statement and the one I heard ... read more

Last man to see a grizzly in Cascades says return ‘would be wonderful’

Patches of blossoming yellow skunk cabbage — often eaten by black bears — stand out in the evergreen landscape. On a hike this week near Rockport, retired North Cascades National Park employee Russ ... read more

The Best Time to Cruise to Alaska in 2024

Alaska.org points to May through September as the best time for wildlife viewing, though you can spot some animals year-round, like moose or orcas. The website also advises that fly-in bear viewing ... read more

Maine bears are up a little early. Here's how to avoid conflicts.

Maine really doesn’t have a lot of bear-human conflicts, said Dresher, who came to the state in January from Connecticut where there were dozens more. She highlighted Maine’s vast forested areas and ... read more

Why the unfolding leaves of beech trees and other plants inspire scientists: Nature News

Two common plants-false hellebore and skunk cabbage are good examples of these different approaches to getting one’s leaves out and into the thin sunlight of early spring. Skunk cabbage leaves ... read more