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A Forest Full of Energy: Wood Grows as a Major Fuel in the Northeast

March 01, 2006

Since the time of the first humans, wood has served as an important fuel source. We relied upon it first for heat, today for electricity, and tomorrow maybe for liquid fuels. Wood used simply as a fuel source – not as lumber, pulp, or other value-added products – is known as biomass and today still accounts for half of all …


Putting Wood in Your Gas Tank: Wood Fiber Could Be Important Source of Ethanol

March 01, 2006


Wolves as Neighbors: A Lesson from Transylvania

December 01, 2005

While Romania is clearly not a part of the territory we normally cover, we believe that the writer’s observations in this article are relevant to the ongoing debate about the role that large carnivores could play here in the forests of the Northeast. In the accompanying story, “North Woods Predator,” that relevance is more explicit.
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Thank You to Contributors

December 01, 2005


Candid Cameras Focus on Wildlife

December 01, 2005


The Curious Blue Jay

December 01, 2005


Winter Hunt

December 01, 2005


A Forester’s Pursuit of Excellence

December 01, 2005

Everything we do – or don’t do – in a forest is forest management. Many of today’s foresters strive to provide excellent forest management. But what exactly does that mean? Like great art, excellent forestry is hard to define. In my view, excellent forest management provides for the needs of people while maintaining or improving the forest resource and ecosystem …


Hunters for the Hungry

September 01, 2005


Ten Years Later, Common Ground is Easier to Find

September 01, 2005


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