I have a bad habit of always looking to the future, winter isn’t over yet but I’ve found myself starting to think about signs of spring to come. As an exercise in centering myself in the here and now, ...

The red maple is the first native tree to blossom on Staten Island. From a distance, it's easy to spot the bright red of the female flowers (at top of photo) and orange-red appearance of the male ...

You know spring is just around the corner when you see a red haze spread across woodland areas, suburban yards and city streets. "What you see are the male and female flowers of red maple." Native red ...

Native red maple trees burst into flower in April, gloriously announcing the arrival of spring with their fluffy red blossoms high in the treetops. Red maple, sometimes called swamp maple, is the most ...

The sun came out! So it was a day for me and a friend to head to the Boy Scout Camp Trail, dodging rain puddles here and there. A tree swallow cavorted over the river, making long, graceful swoops. We ...

Sugar maple can be a sweet addition, but its invasive impostor is not. Here's how to tell the difference between a Norway maple vs sugar maple.

The Northland is home to several large maple trees. Growing big with very colorful leaves, they dominate the forest in fall. It is hard not to notice their dynamic blended colors at that time. But in ...

The wee hours of a dark night in midwinter should find me either asleep or communing with owls; but here I am at my desk with maps to my left, a calendar to my right, notes in front of me and a small ...

April showers bring May flowers. Surprise: they also bring April flowers. After his harsh winter, we finally see pert white caps on pussy willows blooming next to our pond. It is two weeks later than ...