Spring 2022

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Editor’s Note
Cheryl Daigle

05

1,000 Words
Shaun Terhune

10

Seeing the Forest for the Bees
Kevin Berend and Liz Wahid

12

Seasonal Notes
Elise Tillinghast

14

Tracking Tips: Spring Cleaning - Discovering Signs of Wild Neighbors
Susan C. Morse

18

Knots & Bolts

Crafting Treasures from Throwaway Wood
Wood Ducks Returning
Wild Edibles Walk-About in Your Yard
Malaria Moves North, Infecting Loons
Recipes with Wild Foods
Fostering Forest Diversity at Tearmunn Hardwoods

32

Motus: A Revolution in Migration Research
Brett Amy Thelen

34

Ostrich Fern Fiddleheads
Benjamin Lord

35

The Splendor of Birdsong
Chris Rimmer

38

Glimmers of Hope: Research to Tame Emerald Ash Borer, and a Potential Last Stand for Northeastern Ash
Mike Freeman

46

Community Voices: Horse Logging with Brad Johnson
Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

50

Widening the Circle: How Three Summer Camps Are Introducing More Children to the Outdoors
Jack Beaudoin

58

Preserving the Cape Cod Pine Barrens with Fire
Olivia Box

59

Prescribed Fire

62

Stone Records in a Rewilding Landscape
Erik Hoffner

67

Managing Woody Invasive Plants
Ethan Tapper

68

Discoveries
Todd McLeish

Northern Shift of Our Largest Butterfly
High Carbs in Trees Influence Response to Insect Outbreak
Forest Density a Growing Concern

70

Jewels of the Beetle World
Declan McCabe

71

Picking Fiddleheads
Patty Crane

72

Wood Lit

Through Woods & Waters
Hook, Line, and Supper
The Age of Wood

77

How to Remove a Stubborn Axe Handle
Brett R. McLeod

79

Art Review: Viiu Niiler
Adelaide Tyrol

80

Along the Mill Brook
Michael Metivier