Summer 2023

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Behind the Pages

05

1,000 Words
Tig Tillinghast

06

Letters to the Editors

10

What the Old Ones Show Us
Todd Davis

14

Seasonal Notes
Elise Tillinghast

16

Black Bear Refuge Trees and Babysitter Trees
Susan C. Morse

20

Knots & Bolts

The Wood Whisperer
Osprey Objective: An Empty Nest
The Wizardry and Weaknesses of Cornell’s Merlin Bird ID
It’s All in the Family at Dewy Meadows Farm
A Treasure Seeker’s Guide to Ponding
A New Disease

30

Wild Strawberries
Benjamin Lord

31

Young Bird Development and Parental Care: Evolutionary Tradeoffs
Chris Rimmer

34

Understanding Forest Soil Carbon
Alexandra Kosiba

42

Setting Sail with Steve Denette
Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

46

Beyond the Orb: A Summer Spiderweb Sampler
Rachel Sargent Mirus

48

In the City, a Million Trees Take Root
Catherine Schmitt

52

Trees of NYC Map

54

Hummingbirds & Cardinal Flowers: A Pollination Tale
Laurie Dirkx

58

Effects of Deer on Forest Ecosystems
John Litvaitis

68

Discoveries
Catherine Schmitt

What Do Bats Eat, Anyway?
Changing Winter Means Hard Future for Northern Hardwoods
Characterizing Community Forests

70

Cecropia Moths
Declan McCabe

71

still pond
Laurie D. Morrissey

72

Wood Lit

This Land Was Saved for You and Me
Notes on the Landscape of Home
White Pine: The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree

75

Managing Forests for Bats
Ethan Tapper

76

Summer Bat Habitat
Heather Kaarakka

77

Aging a Tree with an Increment Borer
Brett R. McLeod

79

Art Review: Joyce Kahn
Adelaide Tyrol

80

When Life Gives You Cranberries…
Christopher Locke