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Rhododendron Sanctuary of Pachaug
August 12, 2011The wild Rosebay Rhododendrons surround almost every inch of the trail, towering up to 30 feet above the forest...
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Land Snails of New England
July 26, 2011The Whitelip Snail (Neohelix albolabris) is largest terrestrial snail native to New England, wearing a shell that can grow...
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Crumbling Stone Walls: A Slow Demise
July 19, 2011The countless miles of old stone walls which criss-cross New England's woodlands have certainly out-lived the 19th-century farmers that...
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
July 12, 2011Hikers of the Eastern United States are likely to have discovered Jack-in-the-Pulpit at some point during their travels, a...
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Beyond Connecticut’s State Parks
June 28, 2011The State of Connecticut manages somewhere in the range of 130 parks, trails, forests, and wildlife management areas, each...
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Long Wharf Preserve: A Park Worth Fighting For
June 22, 2011In fact, the New Haven Land Trust describes Long Wharf Nature Preserve as "an urban seashore rescued from commerce...
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Indian Pipe: A Peculiar Parasite
June 14, 2011Without green leaves, and without the Sun as an energy source, how can the Indian Pipe possibly survive? ...
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Tadpoles & Vernal Pools
June 7, 2011Suffice to say, life in ponds with stable fish populations isn't easy for frogs and toads. "Vernal pools"...
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Timing is Everything
May 31, 2011If you're thinking that the "big secret" to taking great landscape photography revolves around high-tech gear or elements of...
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Vermont’s Big Falls
May 24, 2011Big Falls State Park, which lies about two miles south of the Canadian border, is an aptly-named park where...
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