Summer can be a busy time on southern Maine waterways. We may be starting our August paddle in the clutch of civilization, but we will soon be enveloped in a vast cedar swamp wilderness as we explore ...

Something Wild is at the Nature Conservancy’s Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve, as we continue our series exploring thoughtfully designed hiking trails that allow people of varying ability to access ...

This week, I met up with a new friend who took me to her family's swamp property in the Everglades. We explored the swamp, hung out with alligators, and enjoyed tubing on the water. Both Kayla and I ...

A yellowthroat warbler sang, “witchety, witchety, witch,” as I carefully made my way through the tangle of an alder swamp one afternoon not long ago. I looked about, hoping to catch a glimpse of its ...