My inbox has been full, of late, with press releases about the Sportsman’s Heritage Act, a hodge-podge of a bill that recently passed the House of Representatives. Some environmental…
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Million Dollar Sculpture Discovered in Sugarbush!
When we think of non-timber forest products, we tend to think of wild edibles like fiddleheads, or maybe balsam fir needles for the incense market. We certainly don’t think of a forest…
In Which Dave Finds Himself in Amherst
So, sugaring season ended very abruptly and I'm letting myself off the hook for petering out on my maple blog by concentrating on the reflective nature of that act. Sugaring ended. I…
Climate Change + Poor Sugaring Season = Bad Journalism
There have been several interesting cases involving media ethics in the news cycle of late. In January, theater artist Mike Daisey’s one-man show highlighting unsavory aspects of Apple’s…
A New Book from Northern Woodlands
More than a Woodlot: Getting the Most From Your Family Forest By: Stephen Long With: Virginia Barlow, Irwin Post, Michael Snyder, Charles Thompson and Chuck Wooster Order your copy! The…
Dispatch from the Sugarwoods 2012
February 13 – Day 1 It’s hard to decide when the first official day of sugaring season is. Maybe it’s in November, when you walk your sugarwoods and inventory the line…
Victory in Victory
There’s not much I’d rather do during my treasured weekend hours than make my way through some stretch of woods, just to see what I can see. In the green and humid glory of a New England…
The Ice-Fishing Muscle
Move your hand to your groin area and trace your inner thigh to where your leg becomes torso. You’ll feel a cord-like muscle there that seems to attach your upper and lower regions…
Of, By, For the People
“Government” is a dirty word these days. As the election cycle ramps up, so does the anti-government rhetoric from the Republican candidates for President. Not to be outdone,…
Your Thoughts on Woodstoves
I have a friend who’s in the process of trying to buy a woodstove, and like many of us in this down economy, money’s an issue. The new stoves that sit gleaming on the showroom…