Almanack Contributor Mark Fraser

Mark Fraser is Executive Director of Nature Walks Conservation Society. He has spent a lifetime at his foremost passion, being a dedicated naturalist and conservationist. He is the Executive Producer and host of "Nature Walks with Mark Fraser" (http://www.naturewalkswithmark.org) whose films have been seen on PBS. His You tube channel has over 4 million views (http://www.youtube.com/user/nwwmark).


Tuesday, June 29, 2021

American martens: ‘Ambassador to all things wild’

martenThe American Marten is a truly enigmatic ambassador to all things wild. Sightings of these large members of the weasel family will brighten any family camping trip or bring a flash of raw wilderness while exploring the backcountry.  

Amazingly there are actually two types of Marten in North America. “Martes Americana” – which is what we see on the Adirondacks and most of the mountainous parts of the northeastern United States and across Canada and also “Martes Caurina” who lives in the far Western parts of Canada and in the US Rockies as well as parts of California and Oregon.  

While exploring Mother Nature over the many years we have been lucky enough to have seen both varieties in the wild although, Martes Caurina was a single and very brief but very close encounter. My wife Anne (who’s Marten Americana images are included with this article) and I were exploring the Rockies, actually looking for Grizzlies to film.

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