Summer 2025

Table of Contents

02  

From the Center Jackson Saul

04  

Editor’s Note Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

05  

1,000 Words Jackie Robidoux

07  

Behind the Pages

08  

Letters to the Editors

12  

The Incredible Intricacy of Butterfly Eggs Brent Haglund and Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

16  

Seasonal Notes Elise Tillinghast

20  

Knots & Bolts

 

The Cottongrasses Peter Grima

32  

Juneberry Russ Cohen

34  

Nature Journal Clare Walker Leslie

38  

Tree-Based Tech: The Future of Maine’s Forest Products Industry Jack Beaudoin

48  

Largemouth in Coal Country Todd Davis

54  

Conservation Easements: Connecting Land, People, and Ideas Through Time Allaire Diamond

62  

Mountain Birdwatch: Tracking the Northeast’s Montane Species Kateri Kosek

68  

Discoveries

70  

Jumping Spiders Declan McCabe

71  

The Crack in the Limb John Middlebrook

72  

Wood Lit

 

Tree Trek: A Daughter’s Walk Through Grief Michelle Giles

 

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature Frances Cannon

 

The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s Julia Coursey

75  

The Science Behind Tree Rings Robert S. Seymour

77  

Chainsaw Tip: Simplifying Your Bar, Chain, and Sprocket Combination Brett R. McLeod

79  

Art Review: Sarah Madeira Day Adelaide Tyrol

80  

Sunshine House Rebecca Perkins Hanissian