Summer 2010

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Walter Medwid

04

Calendar
Virginia Barlow

05

Editor’s Note
Dave Mance III

07

It’s Time to Reconsider Spring and Summer Bird Feeding
Allison Kanoti

09

Letters to the Editors

13

Entomophaga maimaiga
Virginia Barlow

15

What is Shade Tolerance and Why is it so Important?
Michael Snyder

16

Knots and Bolts

NW Illustrator Honored for Work
Getting Cranked About Ethanol
Compelling Video on Worcester Beetle Infestation
Foresters and Real Estate Agents Join Forces
Plant Relics are Humble but Handy

23

1,000 Words
Jim Block

24

The Ballad of the Golden Maple
Northern Woodlands

26

Bee Lining: The Oldtimers’ Way to Find Wild Beehives
David C. Brown

30

Wild Farms: Woodland Gardening in the 21st Century
Allaire Diamond

36

At Work with Bob Haines
David Beers

38

Earning Its Keep: Finding Sources of Income from Your Land
Stephen Long

44

Transformations: Which Caterpillar Becomes Which Butterfly?
Dave Mance III, photos by Gerry Lemmo

50

Sassafras
Virginia Barlow

51

Shorebirds
Bryan Pfeiffer

53

Tracking Tips: Bear Tracks on Trees
Susan C. Morse

54

Discoveries

Caterpillars: Some Like it Hot
Poplar Genetics
Wind Turbines and Migrating Bats

57

Tricks of the Trade
Carl Demrow

63

A Navigational Muddle
Robert Kimber

64

WoodLit

Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners
A Natural History of North American Trees
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America

67

Mill Prices
Northern Woodlands

71

The Outdoor Palette
Adelaide Tyrol

72

A Place in Mind
Thomas Norton