Spring 2023

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Behind the Pages

05

1,000 Words
Melissa Groo

06

Letters to the Editors

10

Amphibian Eggs in Vernal Pools
Nicholas Bezio and Steve Faccio

11

Safe Passage for Salamanders
Brett Amy Thelen

12

Seasonal Notes
Elise Tillinghast

14

Snowshoe Hares at the Edge of Spring
Susan C. Morse

18

Knots & Bolts

A Family Woodlot Takes Shape
Techniques for Controlling Burning Bush
How to Make Plaster Casts
Red Maples Flowering
Useful Apps: Plant ID
Logging Study Reflects Industry Challenges
Camera Trapping Tips

32

Research on the Adirondack Moose Population
Kevin Berend

34

Orpine: Ornamental Gone Wild
Benjamin Lord

35

The Mystery and Marvel of Nocturnal Migration
Chris Rimmer

38

The Snorkeling Luthier of Schroon Lake
Charlie Reinertsen

40

Luthier Eric Bright Plays “Melanie”

44

An Introduction to Forest Carbon
Alexandra Kosiba

50

The Autism Nature Trail: “A Welcoming Environment for Us All”
Conrad Baker

56

All in the Family at Robbins Lumber
Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

60

Strengthening the Field: How Women are Making Strides in the Forestry Profession
Jack Beaudoin

68

Discoveries
Catherine Schmitt

A New Threat to Northeastern Salamanders
Forests and Lakes Remember Acid Rain. Do You?
A Biome Shift in Earth’s Coldest Forests

70

Spotting Lady Beetles for Science
Declan McCabe

71

Equinox
Mary Mercier

72

Wood Lit

Learning the Birds: A Midlife Adventure
Fen, Bog & Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Northern White-Cedar: The Tree of Life

75

Managing Forests for Pollinators
Ethan Tapper

77

Small-scale Scarification for Forest Regeneration
Brett R. McLeod

79

Art Review: Sally Jacobson
Adelaide Tyrol

80

Reunion
Sydney Lea