Autumn 2022

Table of Contents

02  

From the Center Elise Tillinghast

04  

Editor’s Note Cheryl Daigle

05  

1,000 Words John Burk

06  

Letters to the Editors

10  

Community Voices: Nancy Baker Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

14  

Seasonal Notes Elise Tillinghast

16  

Mushrooms on the Menu Susan C. Morse

20  

Knots & Bolts

 

Red-bellied Woodpeckers Eating and Caching Acorns Mary Holland

 

Making and Using Lichen Ink Rachel Sargent Mirus

 

Managing Rich Northern Hardwood Forests Susan Shea

 

Rich & Ann Chalmers: Learning About the Forest Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

 

Measuring the Health of the Herd Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

32  

New Techniques Aid Conservation of Freshwater Mussels Kevin Berend

34  

Butternuts Benjamin Lord

35  

Saving Butternut Carolyn Pike

35  

The Little-known Wonders of Avian Molt Chris Rimmer

38  

Green Woods, Clear Waters Cheryl Daigle

48  

Framing with Ancient Timbers: Scribing Together History Adam Miller

50  

Historic Barn Made New Cheryl Daigle

54  

A New Resource to Support Rural Black Landowners

62  

Finding Solace in the Woods of Maine Frederick Thurber

67  

Keeping Dead Wood Ethan Tapper

68  

Discoveries Catherine Schmitt

 

Impact of Covid-19 on Recreation in New England Catherine Schmitt

 

Southern Pine Beetle Found in Maine and New Hampshire Catherine Schmitt

 

Study Sheds New Light on Forest Edges Catherine Schmitt

 

Southern Pine Beetle Found in Maine and New Hampshire Catherine Schmitt

 

Study Sheds New Light on Forest Edges Catherine Schmitt

 

Impact of Covid-19 on Recreation in New England Catherine Schmitt

70  

Isopods: Crustaceans in the Forest Declan McCabe

71  

Three Cinquains William Fahey

74  

Wood Lit

 

Wild Design: Nature’s Architects Allaire Diamond

 

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Rachel Sargent Mirus

 

Six Walks in the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau Tom McKone

77  

Building an Axe Rack Brett R. McLeod

79  

Art Review: Jeffrey Peacock Adelaide Tyrol

80  

Landscape of the Heart Judy Chaves