Winter 2013

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Calendar

05

Editor’s Note
Dave Mance III

06

Letters to the Editors

07

1,000 Words

09

The Winter Warbler
Bryan Pfeiffer

11

What Determines How Tall a Tree Can Grow?
Michael Snyder

13

Gray Squirrel Caching and Feeding Sign
Susan C. Morse

14

Knots and Bolts

24

Lost Histories: The Story of New England’s Stone Chambers
Benjamin Lord

32

Theology of Birds
Howard Norman

36

In Theory and in Practice: What Makes a Good Clearcut?
Mike Freeman

44

A Cabin in the Woods
Ross Caron

52

At Work Trucking Logs with Don Moore, Jr.
Stephen Long

56

Linking a Landscape
Anne Schwartz

62

Staghorn Sumac
Virginia Barlow

71

Coppicing for Firewood
Brett R. McLeod

72

WoodLit

76

Donor Pages

79

Outdoor Palette
Adelaide Tyrol

80

A Place in Mind
Laird Christensen