Summer 2009

Table of Contents

02  

From the Center Stephen Long

04  

Calendar Virginia Barlow

05  

The Long View Stephen Long

09  

Providing Heat is the Most Efficient Use of Biomass Charlie Niebling

11  

Letter to the Editors

 

Hit the Trail Sarah Kilch Gaffney

16  

Knots and Bolts

 

The Luxury of Old Age Kenrick Vezina

 

Hit the Trail Sarah Kilch Gaffney

 

Nature’s Other Silk: Spider Webs Bill Amos

 

Nature’s Other Silk: Spider Webs Bill Amos

 

The Luxury of Old Age Kenrick Vezina

21  

How Do I Choose Which Trees to Cut? Michael Snyder

23  

Nesting Time Brian Pfeiffer

24  

The Buzz on Pollination Leif Richardson

29  

Butternut, Juglans cinerea Virginia Barlow

30  

Wind, Fire, Ice, and Insects: Can Natural Disturbances Be a Management Tool for Foresters? Robert Bryan

36  

At Work Making Pack Baskets with Bill Mackowski Tom Seymour

38  

Afloat in the Woods: Blazing the Northern Forest Canoe Trail Dirk Van Susteren

42  

Forestry at the Fair Carolyn Haley

45  

Feet Make Tracks Susan C. Morse

46  

Avoiding Rash Decisions: A Guide to Plants You Shouldn’t Touch Dave Mance III

51  

Blue Stain, Also Called Sap Stain Virginia Barlow

52  

Discoveries

 

Tempest in a Teapot Todd McLeish

 

Fighting Fire Without Fire Todd McLeish

 

Greater Fires Mean Greater Diversity Todd McLeish

 

Fighting Fire Without Fire Todd McLeish

 

Greater Fires Mean Greater Diversity Todd McLeish

 

Tempest in a Teapot Todd McLeish

61  

Essential Equipment for Staying Safe Carl Demrow

64  

WoodLit

67  

Mill Prices Northern Woodlands