[6/29/09] This week on Field Notes Laurie Sanders continues her series on environmental leaders in New England with a profile of the Maine Blackfly Breeder's Association, an organization that is making a difference in its local community and taking inspiration from a creature most people despise—the blackfly. For a video of "Bloody Merry", click here.

[6/22/09] This week on Field Notes naturalist Laurie Sanders takes a closer look at the ubiquitous, underappreciated and extraordinary lives of spittlebugs, aka froghoppers.

[6/15/09] Since it was first discovered on the eastern seaboard in the 1950s, the tiny non-native insect known as the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has weakened and killed tens of millions of hemlock trees. Now researchers think they may have found a natural weapon to combat it--a small beetle with a big appetite for hemlock woolly adelgids.

[6/8/09] June is peak breeding period for birds. They're busy nesting, defending territories, raising young, and (ahem) sneaking around. This week on Field Notes naturalist Laurie Sanders takes a closer look at the complex social life of birds, with a special profile of the Chestnut-sided Warbler.

[5/18/09] This week on Field Notes naturalist Laurie Sanders takes a closer look at flowers and the special adaptations they've evolved to lure insects in....and then get them to go away.

[5/11/09] This week on Field Notes naturalist Laurie Sanders pays tribute to the oft-maligned dandelion and explains its extraordinary botanical abilities--including dancing! [For more information, see these pictures of dandelions with and without UV light visible]

[5/4/09] This week on Field Notes naturalist Laurie Sanders catches up with one of the region's largest bee keepers and reports on spring activities in a bee yard and the health of New England honeybees.

[4/13/09] Most of the things we use in the United States now come from other parts of the world. But along with those imports are coming unwanted non-native insects. This week on Field Notes naturalist Laurie Sanders reports on the importance of detecting and identifying these exotic insects early so that they don't escape into the wild and wreak havoc.

[4/6/09] This week on Field Notes naturalist Laurie Sanders profiles an engineer who's spent her career working to protect the public's health and water quality. [For more information, listen to previous Field Notes episodes here and here.]

[4/1/09] Kidding Around: The faux discovery of Captain Kidd's treasure in the Connecticut River Valley including new "evidence" that Captain Kidd was a foodie is the focus of this week's special April 1st edition of Field Notes. [For more information, see here and here.]