Winter 2015

Table of Contents

02  

From the Center Elise Tillinghast

04  

Calendar

05  

Editor’s Note Dave Mance III

06  

Letters to the Editors

09  

Birds in Focus: A Cross to Bear (on the Bill) Bryan Pfeiffer

11  

Woods Whys: How Do Trees Heal Wounds on Trunks and Branches? Michael Snyder

13  

Tracking Tips: Fisher or Otter? Susan C. Morse

14  

Knots and Bolts

 

Burdock: A Food That Will Really Grab You Benjamin Lord

 

Forestry in Iceland? Kerstin Lange

 

A Family Forest Takes Shape Steven Eustis

 

What Lead Leaves Behind Kristen Fountain

 

The Foothold Trap Northern Woodlands

 

When a Tree Falls in a Forest Rebecca Heisman

27  

1,000 Words Kent McFarland

28  

Adirondack Hermits: Solitary Life in the Northwoods Donald Wharton

36  

Ghost Cats of the Northern Forest: Canada Lynx on the Move Cheryl Lyn Dybas

44  

Field Work: Vermont Biochar Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

50  

Shedding Light on the Working Forest Kathleen Kolb & Verandah Porche

58  

Thoreau’s Cabin in the Northwoods Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

62  

Discoveries

 

Saved by the Silver Fly? Todd McLeish

 

Teeter-Totter Travel Todd McLeish

 

Saved by the Silver Fly? Todd McLeish

 

Teeter-Totter Travel Todd McLeish

66  

WoodLit

69  

Upcountry: A Dog’s Life Robert Kimber

70  

The Overstory: Blackgum Virginia Barlow

73  

Tricks of the Trade: The D-Log Brett R. McLeod

75  

Donor List

79  

Outdoor Palette: Linda Mirabile Adelaide Tyrol

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A Place in Mind: Peter Jennifer Botzojorns