Spring 2008

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Carl Reidel

04

Calendar

05

The Long View
Stephen Long

09

The Myth of Free Wood
Eric Kingsley

10

Letters to the Editors

16

Knots and Bolts

Fingerprinting the Fisher
Planning for an Invasion
An Icy Life on the St. John River
Thrushes from Top to Bottom

19

An Orchard for All
Myra Ferguson

25

What Is the Difference Between Red Knots and Black Knots?
Michael Snyder

26

Tale of the Tick: How Lyme Disease is Expanding Northward
Dave Mance III

32

An Outdoor Life
Malin Ely Clyde

36

Clearing the Air: Outdoor Wood Boilers Face Regulation
Hamilton E. Davis

43

North Country Numbers: A New Look at the Forest-Based Economy
Chuck Wooster

46

The Thunderstorm Mill: Making Lumber the Old-Fashioned Way
Elinor Osborn

50

At Work Managing Furbearers with Biologist Kim Royer
Carolyn Haley

53

Jack Pine, Pinus banksiana
Viriginia Barlow

55

Bear Dens
Susan C. Morse

56

Discoveries

New Suspect in Frog Deaths
Tums for Trees
Proof Is in the Bark

61

Birch polypore, Piptoporus betulinus
Virginia Barlow

68

WoodLit

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
The Singing Life of Birds
Deforesting the Earth: From Prehistory to Global Crisis

71

Mill Prices
Northern Woodlands

73

Safety by Design
By Carl Demrow

75

Rites of Spring
Robert Kimber

79

Outdoor Palette

80

A Place In Mind
Ray Chapin