Winter 2019

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Editor’s Note
Dave Mance III

06

Calendar

10

Tracking Tips: Fishers Aren’t Cats
Susan C. Morse

12

Knots and Bolts

25

Woods Whys: Sapwood and Heartwood
Michael Snyder

27

1,000 Words
Elinor Osborn

28

Where Do Forest Birds Go in Winter?

30

Musings of a Firewood Aficionado
Joe Rankin

34

A Fish of Legend: New England’s Arctic Char
John Litvaitis

42

Mad River Glen - Log It If You Can
Bill Torrey

46

Paper Trail
Ross Caron

54

The Resilient Forest Series - Part 3

62

Discoveries
Todd McLeish

66

Understory: Blister Beetles
Virginia Barlow

69

Upcountry: The Lawn
Robert Kimber

71

Tricks of the Trade: The Homemade Skidding Cone
Brett R. McLeod

72

WoodLit

79

Outdoor Palette: Ray Troll
Adelaide Tyrol

80

A Place in Mind: Snowed In
Laurie D. Morrissey