Autumn 2010

Table of Contents

02  

From the Center Walter Medwid

04  

Calendar

05  

Editorial Dave Mance III

07  

Conserve More Land Today Through Parcel Aggregation Keith Ross

09  

Letters to the Editors

11  

Hummers Bryan Pfeiffer

13  

Balsam Woolly Adelgid Virginia Barlow

15  

Why are Paper Birches so White? Michael Snyder

16  

Knots and Bolts

23  

Nannyberry, Viburnum lentago Virginia Barlow

24  

The Burning Question: Is Biomass Right for the Northeast? Chuck Wooster

32  

At Work with Taxidermist Leon Verville Dave Mance III

34  

Woods for the Woodcock Charles Fergus

42  

Rake and Splay: How I Learned to Make a Windsor Chair Stephen Long

48  

Got Fern? Controlling Native Invasive Plants Irwin Post

53  

Red Fox or Gray Fox? Susan C. Morse

54  

Discoveries

 

Torching the Invaders Todd McLeish

 

Whole-tree Harvesting Might Not Deplete Calcium Todd McLeish

 

Bright Berries Beloved by Birds Todd McLeish

57  

Tricks of the Trade: Basic Chainsaw Maintenance Carl Demrow

63  

A Swiss Canoe Trip Robert Kimber

64  

WoodLit

 

Natural Landscapes of Maine: A Guide to Natural Communities and Ecosystems Robert Bryan

 

Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates Seabrooke Leckie

 

The North American Porcupine Elise Tillinghast

67  

Mill Prices

71  

The Outdoor Palette Adelaide Tyrol

72  

A Place in Mind Mary Hays