Sarah Courchesne

I keep many houseplants, but I do not always keep them well, or long. As I write this, the remains of a jade plant sit beside me.

The cold months mete out sensory deprivation, but the laws of conservation of matter cannot be disobeyed, and insects have to go somewhere…

Prof. Sarah Courchesne is not a hunter, but she does stay informed about what is permissible to shoot during hunting season, and what is not.

Wild turkeys, which used to be a rare and exotic sight, have experienced an unexpected rapid population expansion throughout New England.

A pollinator is any animal that carries pollen between flowers, thereby fertilizing the plant so it can produce fruits and more plants.

On the Isles of Shoals, students and researchers track sea gulls, and discover what gulls teach us about ourselves.

I met a vulture named Violet a few years ago. She’s a captive bird, acclimated to humans, living at a nature education center.

Hidden beneath the soil surface, plants busily prepare for the spring emergence.

Prof. Sarah Courchesne accidentally ended up with some frozen frogs in her yard, but that’s surprisingly common in these parts.

Mice have always know how to handle things like pandemics. Maybe we should look to their inherent behavior for guidance as we navigate winter?

The travels of dragonflies are far less widely known compared to those of hawks, or monarch butterflies, but no less remarkable.

Sarah Courchesne regards the natural world from the lofty perch of an open-air treehouse and lets the surrounding wildlife come over for a visit.