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Autumn 2017

Table of Contents

02
From the Center
Elise Tillinghast
04
Calendar
05
Editor’s Note
06
Letters to the Editors
09
Birds in Focus: The Conservation of Experience
Bryan Pfeiffer
11
Tracking Tips: Looking Closely at Bear Nests
Susan C. Morse
12
Knots and Bolts
25
1,000 Words
Bob M. Montgomery
28
Easy Wood
Castle Freeman, Jr.
32
Snakes on an Island
John Burk
40
What Cats’ Eyes Tell Us About Their Souls
Alcott Smith
46
Song of the Balsam Fir
David George Haskell
52
The Maple Syrup Model: Conserving Small Woodlots with Acorn-Finished Pork
Benjamin Lord
56
Understory: Carnivorous Plants
Virginia Barlow
58
Biocontrol: It’s Bug Versus Bug in the Fight Against Invasive Species
Todd McLeish
66
Field Work: At Work Overcoming a Fire with Bob Moses
Alice H. Allen
69
Upcountry: Leaf-Peeping Season
Robert Kimber
70
Discoveries
Todd McLeish
73
Tricks of the Trade: Building a Better Sawbuck
Brett R. McLeod
76
WoodLit
79
Outdoor Palette: Nicole Duennebier
Adelaide Tyrol
80
A Place in Mind: Common Ground
Laura Sorkin