Approximately 50 people contribute to the words and images in each issue of the magazine. Here are some of our Autumn 2023 contributors.
Steven Arcone (“A Colorful Late-Fall Ice Show on a New Hampshire Pond,” page 46) is a retired geophysicist living in western New Hampshire. He has made 12 research trips to Antarctica, lost count of those to Alaska, has published 80 journal articles – mainly on radar exploration of glaciers, glacial sediments, and permafrost – and is an adjunct professor at Dartmouth College.
Ben Lord (Foraging, page 30) has been writing about foraging for Northern Woodlands since 2012 – and finding and eating wild foods for much longer. He is a writer, science teacher, and the host of I Heart This, a podcast about gratitude. He lives in Putney, Vermont.
Brett R. McLeod (Tricks of the Trade, page 77) lives on a 30-acre homestead in the Adirondacks of northern New York, which served as the living laboratory for his first book, The Woodland Homestead. Most recently he authored American Axe: The Tool That Shaped a Continent as well as the soon-to-be-released 2024 calendar featuring highlights from American Axe and available through Workman Publishing. McLeod is the International Paper Endowed Chair of Forestry at Paul Smith’s College.
Rachel Sargent Mirus (Wood Lit, page 72) is a teaching artist, nature writer, and lifelong learner living and working in the foothills of the Green Mountains. Her passion is to inspire observation, experimentation, and creativity in students of all ages through her visual art, writing, and teaching. She is also a frequent contributor to Northern Woodlands and to our weekly ecology series, The Outside Story.