Spring 2013

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Calendar

05

Editor’s Note
Dave Mance III

06

Letters to the Editors

07

1,000 Words
Frank Kaczmarek

09

Misfit Migrants
Bryan Pfeiffer

11

Is Soil Scarification Good or Bad for the Woods?
Michael Snyder

13

Tracking Tips: Squirrel Sap Taps
Susan C. Morse

14

Knots and Bolts

22

The Annual Frog Symphony
Steven D. Faccio

26

The Treehouse Guys
Kristen Fountain

30

Amos Congdon
Tony Donovan

42

Protecting Nature, Harvesting Timber
Joe Rankin

50

Cutting the Apron Strings: How Young Animals Disperse
Kurt Rinehart

56

The Overstory
Virginia Barlow

58

From Forest to Floor: the Gym a Community Built
Julia Shipley

62

Discoveries
Todd McLeish

65

Saw Sharpening Tips
Carl Demrow

67

Upcountry
Robert Kimber

68

WoodLit

71

Mill Prices

79

Outdoor Palette
Adelaide Tyrol

80

A Place in Mind
John Elder