ForestSocietyofMaine

We are a statewide land trust working to conserve the many values of Maine's North Woods.

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Long-tailed weasels are energetic carnivores found throughout North America. They're known to use their long, agile bodies to wrap around and trip larger prey.

Photo courtesy of Jim Kimura taken at Modoc National Wildlife Refuge in California.

[USFWS Migratory Birds @USFWSBirds]

Get those binoculars out! An estimated 417 million birds could be migrating tonight! Learn more: https://t.co/3mZyR5LzXl

[US Nature4Climate @US_N4C]

In its first year, the U.S. chapter of @1t_org has secured pledges from more than 70 U.S. cities and states, companies & NGOs to conserve, restore and grow over 50 billion trees in the U.S. and abroad by 2030.

This is a movement that everyone can join. https://t.co/RMvz5AmOin

[ForestSocietyofMaine @FSMaine]

Wabanaki Basket Maker Jeremy Frey Takes Top Honors At Prestigious Native Art Show https://t.co/sqtWv5xJiX

[USFWS Northeast @USFWSNortheast]

The forest log: nature’s speed bump. 🐻

Little black bear cubs like this one are often playful and adventurous, and love to climb high up into treetops. They also have great moms, and if you see a cub alone in the wild, it’s unlikely that they’ve been abandoned.

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Time for a snooze! During the warmer months black bears are early risers, becoming active just before sunrise. They typically take one or two naps during the day before curling up for the night an hour or two after sunset. Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS.

[ColumbiaRiverGorgeFS @CRGNSA]

Take a moment to intentionally slow things down today 🐌🐌🐌

#MindfulMonday

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

Did you know that BP's pr team invented the 'carbon footprint' concept?
Rebecca Solnit makes the essential point about individual versus collective action with her usual trenchant wit. She is smart and good, and everyone should listen to her.
https://t.co/t4KsJz6hMo

[American Rivers @americanrivers]

It’s time to leave our 20th Century “flood control” behind.

It’s time to give rivers room. https://t.co/SXZKw4wPw4

[Karyn Miller-Medzon @KBMM]

Going #hiking? The rescuers who might have 2 find you say: Bring a paper map! Relying on #CellPhones & #GPS has become major source of mishap from missing trails 2 inaccurate directions & dead phones #WesleyTrimble @AmericanHiking talks 2 @hereandowrobin https://t.co/tWgkv5CmUS

[ForestSocietyofMaine @FSMaine]

7 Poisonous Mushrooms and What Happens if You Eat Them https://t.co/K2vModMnY8 via @Pocket

[USFS Southern Region @USFSRegion8]

#MondayMotivation:

[USFWS Northeast @USFWSNortheast]

DYK that garter snakes are ovoviviparous? This means they give birth to live young. While the majority of snakes lay eggs, some like the garter have eggs that hatch within the body and are born live. Garters can have up to 50 babies at a time, usually near the end of summer!

[Northern Woodlands Magazine (Legacy Account) @NorthWoodlands]

#TheOutsideStory “The opossums that show up on my students’ trail cameras at Saint Michael’s College sometimes look out of place, with their naked tails and frostbitten ears that seem so poorly suited to Vermont weather..." https://t.co/a3TyNZhiqz

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

After a deadly plane crash more than 60 years ago, @FAANews sent the feathery evidence to @Smithsonian scientist Roxie Laybourne. She cracked the case and launched the field of forensic ornithology, making the world safer for both birds and people. https://t.co/LkC9LbLuoe

[Southern Group of State Foresters @SGSF_Forests]

Move over @CaptainPlanet - Working forests are the true climate-change superheroes! LEARN MORE: https://t.co/6j13cocR0x

#DYK - Working forests actively absorb 17% of all CO2 emissions in the country.
#southernforests #forestproud #workingforests #climatechange #climatecrisis

[ForestSocietyofMaine @FSMaine]

Satellites reveal how forests increase cloud and cool climate https://t.co/YeQkZOJ5iR via @physorg_com

[UMaine Extension @UMaineExtension]

this time of year folks often get Ragweed and Goldenrod mixed up.
So how do you tell them apart?
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind...
https://t.co/i3OlMFIKHL
#SaveTheGoldenrod

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Black swallowtail butterflies can be found across much of the U.S. & Mexico. They look similar to the Ozark swallowtail, pipevine swallowtail & dark morph eastern tiger swallowtail. Host plants including dill, parsley & even spotted water hemlock! Photo courtesy of Gordon Garcia.

[ForestSocietyofMaine @FSMaine]

How to Survive for Three Days in the Wilderness https://t.co/40wo81QMYN via @Pocket