Spring 2005

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Alan Parker

04

Calendar

05

Editorial
Virginia Barlow

09

A Contract Between Friends
David Brynn

10

Letters to the Editors

12

Can Your Woods be Too Tidy?
Michael Snyder

14

Knots and Bolts

19

Thoughts on Love
Stephen Long

21

Raccoon Ramblings
Susan C. Morse

22

Gaudy Giants of the Night
Gayle Goddard-Taylor

29

An Investment in Forestry
Brooks Mills

34

Uncovering the Secrets of New England’s Stone Walls with Robert Thorson
Todd McLeish

37

Speckled Alder, Alnus incana
Virginia Barlow

38

The Floppy-Eared Fox
Dave Kynor

44

Discoveries

46

A Head Start for Spring Wildflowers
Kathryn Lund Johnson

52

From the Bog to the Sea: Maine Logger Harvests Stumps for Ships’ Knees
Andy Kekacs

57

Mountains and Mileage
William Shutkin

59

Reading Your Boundaries
Joseph Smith

60

Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Virginia Barlow

62

WoodLit

69

Mill Prices
Northern Woodlands

75

Outdoor Palette

76

A Place in Mind
Chuck Wooster