Winter 1998

Table of Contents

02  

Calendar

05  

Editorial Stephen Long

07  

Letters to the Editors

10  

Knots and Bolts

13  

Tracking Tips Susan C. Morse

14  

Vermont’s Public Lands Stephen Long

16  

Favorite Places: 16 Vermonters Write About Their Favorite Piece of Public Land

20  

Black Gums in Winter Tim Morton and Anne Sarsfield Morton

23  

Painting by Numbers

24  

A Life in the Woods: Interview with John Barrows

29  

Woods Whys Michael Snyder

30  

Hot Spots: Zero Cut Storm Heads for New England David Dobbs

35  

Notes from the Puckerbrush Stephen Long

36  

From Sand Dune to Thriving Forest: Lyndon State Forest Chuck Wooster

39  

Eastern Hemlock Virginia Barlow

40  

Clear Cut Differences Michael Snyder

44  

Field Work Kathleen Hentcy

46  

Clearing a Path Through the Wilderness Nancy Bazilchuck

48  

Wood Lit

53  

Road Salt Virginia Barlow

60  

Stumpage Prices

63  

Another View Jim Northup

64  

A Place in Mind Judy Chaves