Autumn 2011

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Walter Medwid

05

Editor’s Note
Dave Mance III

07

Calendar

08

How Manomet Got it Backwards
William Strauss

10

Letters to the Editors

11

Goodbye
Stephen Long

13

Do Stressed Trees Produce More Seeds?
Michael Snyder

15

Scratchback
Susan C. Morse

16

Knots and Bolts

Make Your Own Axe Handle
Spruce Up Your ID Skills
Remembering Spruce Gum

21

1,000 Words
Jim Block

22

Ducks, Beautiful Ducks: A Portfolio of Pintails, Woodies, and Butterballs
Dave Mance III

30

Powerlines as Habitat
Madeline Bodin

34

At Work Reading Landscapes with Ecologist and Teacher Tom Wessels
Heather Fitzgerald

36

Three Logging Systems: Matching Equipment to the Job
Stephen Long

42

Counting Bears
Chris Mackowski

50

The Overstory
Virginia Barlow

53

Choosing Binoculars
Bryan Pfeiffer

54

Discoveries

The Wind and the Willows
Migration and Infection
Lichens Break Down Prions

57

Bore Cutting Basics
Carl Demrow

63

Sightseeing
Robert Kimber

64

WoodLit

67

Mill Prices

71

Outdoor Palette

72

A Place in Mind
Judy Chaves