Winter 2012

Table of Contents

02  

From the Center Elise Tillinghast

04  

Calendar

05  

Editor’s Note Dave Mance III

07  

Letters to the Editors

09  

Birds in Focus: Harlequin Romance and Other Winter Fantasies Bryan Pfeiffer

11  

Woods Whys: Why is There a Tree Growing Out of This Tree? Michael Snyder

13  

Tracking Tips: Nip Twigs Susan C. Morse

14  

Knots and Bolts

17  

Visions of Christmas Trees Meredith Cowart

19  

1,000 Words Roger Irwin

20  

For Donald and John Sydney Lea

22  

Christmas on the Farm: A How-to For Christmas Tree Growers Patrick White

26  

The Cree and the Crown Naomi Heindel

38  

The Overstory Virginia Barlow

40  

The Man Who Freed a Giant Dave Mance III

46  

Beech Party: How to Promote Beech (yes, promote) on Your Woodlot Patrick Hackley

50  

Field Work: At Work Climbing Trees with Melissa and Bear LeVangie Katie Koerten

54  

Discoveries

 

A Chemical Romance…Among Mosses Todd McLeish

 

Bears Bone Up On Leptin Todd McLeish

 

Acid Rain: Toil in the Soil Todd McLeish

57  

Scribing a Saddle Notch Carl Demrow

63  

Upcountry Robert Kimber

64  

WoodLit

67  

Mill Prices

79  

Outdoor Palette Adelaide Tyrol

80  

A Place in Mind Jennifer Mattern