Forests for the Bay

Tulip Tree Scale: A Messy Pest of Our Beloved Native Trees

What is Tulip Tree Scale? Explore this tiny insect that, while rarely fatal, weakens trees by feeding on sap and attracting sooty mold—highlighting the growing impact of pests in changing environmental conditions.

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What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: White Wood Aster

This low-growing hardy native is one of the select few plants that can still thrive in dry, shady spots that otherwise prove too challenging for many herbaceous perennials.

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What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: Cecropia Moth

Have you heard of the largest moth native to North America: Hyalophora cecropia?

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Left photo: freshly foraged chanterelle mushrooms in a straw hat. Right photo: Roughly chopped chanterelles sauteeing in a cast iron skillet.

Chanterelle Soup on a Summers Evening

Forget cliché flowers and chocolates for date night, and curate this incredible chanterelle soup recipe, instead!

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Raleigh skyline along S Saunders Street bordered by blooming crepe myrtle trees.

In Search of a Native Cousin: The Quiet Glory of the Narrowleaf Evening Primrose

Found along many streets and landscaped settings across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, crepe myrtle, is a non-native plant species. Here are some relatives to the crepe myrtle that have been here all along and could fill the itch of our local tree planters.

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Let’s Get to Know the Glow! Fireflies around the Chesapeake Watershed

As record producer Owl City once sang, “You would not believe your eyes if 10 million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep.” I would certainly not believe my eyes, but I sure would be mesmerized! There are around 270 firefly species found in North America and around 2,400 species worldwide. Many of …

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What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac: The Fiery Native That’s Turning Heads

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Return to Uhler: Reflections & Takeaways

Dive into the Forests Team’s reflections and takeaways as they revisit Uhler Tract.

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What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: Pitcher Plant

The purple pitcher plant is a carnivorous forb native to bogs, fens, marshes, wetlands and some pineland forests of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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Bittersweet Spring: Native Vines and Vibrant Birds of the Chesapeake Bay

American bittersweet is a resilient, climbing native vine that’s more than just a pretty face in the spring woods.

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