Mammals > Rodents
The Southern Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi), also known as Gapper’s Red-backed Vole, is an enchanting, short-tailed forest rodent that forms the biological heartbeat of northern coniferous forests. Instantly recognized by the vibrant rusty-red or chestnut...
Birds > Songbirds
Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) is an ethereal woodland songbird celebrated across North America for having one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs in the natural world. Known to birdwatchers by its distinctive buff-colored eye rings and cheeks that...
Mammals > Rodents
The Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) is an enchanting, acrobatic rodent native to the cool, moss-draped hemlock ravines and boreal forests of eastern North America. Instantly distinguished by its extraordinarily long tail tipped with a bright snowy-white...
Mammals > Eulipotyphla
The Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus), often called the Common Shrew of North America, is a tiny, hyperactive dynamo that ranks among the smallest and lightest mammals on the continent. Possessing a furnace-like metabolic rate that requires it to consume up to three times...
Plants > Trees & Shrubs
The Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) is a hardy, fire-dependent evergreen conifer that dominates the sandy plains and rocky shields of the northern North American boreal forest. Renowned for its ability to thrive in extremely poor, acidic soils and withstand temperatures...
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