Tightly-curled young fern fronds, or "fiddleheads," remain dormant throughout winter and patiently await the warmth and light of longer days to unfurl among the wildflowers in the season of spring.

I walk the trail searching for tiny green curls among the towering spruce trees popping up through the sphagnum moss. I’m looking for fiddleheads. Actually, the common name for the curly top of all ...

When we go through this time of May, it is hard to not notice all the happenings among the trees. At the start of the month, they began opening leaves, the smaller trees first. This was quickly ...

Few foods look more fetching on the plate than fiddleheads, those vibrant green coils that emerge in moist forests each spring. Aptly named, a fiddlehead is the new growth of a fern, with a curled ...

The edible tips of ostrich ferns are a forager's delight. Find out where to look for fiddlehead ferns and how to prepare them. When you hear the word "fern," many things might come to mind. An elderly ...

The large trees of oak and basswood, along with a varied trio of ash, sumac and bigtooth aspen, are the last ones to grow this green foliage. Even these late arrivals take on this color and the woods ...

Fiddlehead ferns were once only eaten by foragers willing to tromp through the forest in search of this delicacy. Now, they're popping up on menus and recipe websites all over. One of spring's wild ...

Spring is in full swing, which means a Maine delicacy is in season: fiddleheads. They’re edible ostrich ferns that haven’t unfurled yet. While they can be bought at the grocery store, they can also be ...

Foraged fiddleheads are one of springs delicacies. The tightly curled fronds can be sauteed, steamed, boiled or grilled. When thinking up recipes for what to make with fresh fiddlehead ferns, I tend ...

People venturing out onto Anchorage trails may have noticed tightly wound green coils emerging out of last year’s dead leaves. Some people are collecting them, and others are posting their findings on ...