Autumn 2014

Table of Contents

02  

From the Center Elise Tillinghast

04  

Calendar

05  

Editor’s Note Dave Mance III

07  

Letters to the Editors

09  

Birds in Focus: The Rockin’ Robin Bryan Pfeiffer

11  

What Is Forest Fragmentation and Why Is It A Problem? Michael Snyder

13  

Tracking Tips: Moose Rub Susan C. Morse

14  

Knots and Bolts

 

Black Walnut: Harvest and Fellowship Benjamin Lord

 

The Cox Sawchain Northern Woodlands

 

The Pride of Participation Jim DeLellis

 

How Solid is a Cord of Wood? Brian Lanius

23  

1,000 Words Frank Kaczmarek

24  

The Life Cycle of a Brook Trout Robert Michelson

30  

Theology of a Quaker Logger Martin Melville

36  

Going Big Patrick White

40  

Adirondack Canoe Classic Katie Jickling

48  

The Overstory: Pin Cherry Virginia Barlow

50  

Cutting Down on Crime: The Battle Against Timber Theft Kristen Fountain

56  

Soft Serve: Autumn’s Unheralded Mast Species Susan C. Morse

62  

Timber Rattlesnakes Ted Levin

66  

Field Work: At Work Searching for Sweet-Sounding Spruce Ross Caron

68  

The Gospel of Red Spruce Northern Woodlands

69  

Upcountry Robert Kimber

 

Deer Density Dilemma Todd McLeish

70  

Discoveries Todd McLeish

 

Seasons are Shifting Todd McLeish

 

Pining for Clean Air Todd McLeish

 

Deer Density Dilemma Todd McLeish

74  

WoodLit

77  

Tricks of the Trade: The Perfect Splitting Block Brett R. McLeod

79  

Outdoor Palette Adelaide Tyrol

80  

A Place in Mind David Budbill