Why Is the Treeline at a Higher Elevation in the Tetons than in the White Mountains?
November 9th 2008
Why does it take longer at treeline for the soil to warm up? Is it a difference in the soil? Soil moisture? Snowpack? Air temperature? Read More »Clearing the Air: Outdoor Wood Boilers Face Regulation
November 6th 2008
We decided not to build, but to restore an 1880 farmhouse 10 years ago. We soon learned that the 1975 oil boiler was about 70% efficient and consumed 1700 gallons per year. At $4.60 per… Read More »A Forest for Every Town
November 4th 2008
I was very pleased to come across this article on the Resilience Science blog. I’m very impressed with this program and hope to use it as a case-study in my current research taking place in… Read More »Picky Bees Suffer Most
October 29th 2008
“.................OR SOME OTHER FACTOR” I have been trying to get a quantitative academic answer to the question “Do bees suffer from circadian disruption?”. So far I cannot get a definitive answer. Does anyone know if… Read More »Clearing the Air: Outdoor Wood Boilers Face Regulation
October 25th 2008
For those who read the comments about it costing $10,000 to install and purchase a OWB and were horrified, no worries. Check eBay, that poster obviously has no common sense or simple mechanical knowledge to… Read More »Clearing the Air: Outdoor Wood Boilers Face Regulation
October 9th 2008
First comment would be, where are you getting your numbers on a cord of dry firewood?? $150 yeah, maybe 15 years ago!! Let’s start with true numbers, say $300 for dry, $250 for seasoned, and… Read More »Their Goal: Saving the Butternut Tree
October 7th 2008
From Shari Halik, formerly a butternut researcher at University of Vermont: You can definitely eat the butternuts if you can get to them before the squirrels do! I’m sure there is info out there on… Read More »Their Goal: Saving the Butternut Tree
September 22nd 2008
I have black walnut and butternut trees in my yard. I would like to grow more and save the butternut. I do not think they are sick. Please help me to know how to grow… Read More »Plant-Eating Apparitions
September 18th 2008
There’s a picture of two walking sticks in this article, and the caption says “This pair of walking sticks rests on a sumac flower.” Well, they may not be moving much, but they’re certainly doing… Read More »Their Goal: Saving the Butternut Tree
September 16th 2008
I have 200 plus nuts from my tree and was wondering what to do with them. Can I start new trees from the nut, eat them etc.? Read More »Pine Bark Adelgid, Pineus strobi
September 3rd 2008
Annette, It is not really possible to tell what is bothering your trees from your description. Can you contact a county forester or extension agent to help you? It would be best if someone could… Read More »Pine Bark Adelgid, Pineus strobi
August 22nd 2008
WE HAVE SEVERAL PINE TREES THAT GROW IN OUR BACK YARD THAT LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN KEYED. THEY HAVE SEVERAL GOUGES IN THE BARK THAT LOOK LIKE THE TREE IS TRIING TO SPLIT OPEN.… Read More »Lumber, Chips, and Sawdust: For Sawmills, There's No Such Thing as Waste
August 18th 2008
Hi Elizabeth, At Northern Woodlands, we publish information about forestry, but unfortunately don’t offer any forestry services ourselves. If you need assistance locating a consulting forester, logger or lumber yard, please let us know. Read More »Lumber, Chips, and Sawdust: For Sawmills, There's No Such Thing as Waste
August 16th 2008
Do you buy lumber? I have 5 hemlocks that need to be cut and that I want to sell as lumber. Read More »The Root of the Problem
August 4th 2008
The best thing is to get the opinion of a professional arborist. Someone who works with urban trees needs to make an assessment on site about the extent of any damage. The City of Denver… Read More »Tale of the Tick: How Lyme Disease is Expanding Northward
August 2nd 2008
There is a LYME DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP the fourth Thursday of the month at the Concord Public Library, 129 Main St., Concord, MA 7-9 pm. It is open to those who would like to share… Read More »The Root of the Problem
July 31st 2008
We had a sprinkler repair company cut a large root (ten inches) right at the base of the tree. The tree is approx 25 yrs old, and the main trunk is probably 18 inches in… Read More »Clearing the Air: Outdoor Wood Boilers Face Regulation
July 26th 2008
Please visit the websites below to learn more about OWBs and the victims they have claimed throughout the U.S.: http://www.myspace.com/freedomofair http://www.freewebs.com/freedomofair http://burningissues.org Read More »Clearing the Air: Outdoor Wood Boilers Face Regulation
July 26th 2008
The problem is this as quoted by the U.S. EPA: “Current outdoor wood-fired heaters are substantially less efficient and more polluting than other home-heating devices.” That pretty much sums it up. An OWB creates on… Read More »Clearing the Air: Outdoor Wood Boilers Face Regulation
July 22nd 2008
Walter— I highly recommend the forums at the website http://www.hearth.com. The “Green Room” has many discussions about solar, and the “Boiler Room” has lots about wood gasifying boilers. We are currently installing a wood boiler… Read More »