Winter 2022

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Editor’s Note
Cheryl Daigle

05

1,000 Words
Jackie Robidoux

06

Letters to the Editors

10

The Lombard Log Hauler
Roger Merchant

11

Restored Lombard Log Hauler Helps Bring Maine History to Life

14

Canada Lynx: At Home in New England’s North Woods
Susan C. Morse

18

Knots & Bolts

Sawmill Thrives in Challenging Times
Black Bears Giving Birth
An Exotic Pest Story with a Happy Ending
Winter Stargazing: There’s an App for That
Looking Outward from Town Line Tree Farm

30

Using Terrestrial Lidar for Accurate Forest Carbon Inventories
Kevin Berend

32

The Roots of Root Beer
Benjamin Lord

33

Waxwings: Itinerant, Unpredictable Winter Jewels
Chris Rimmer

36

Creating a Climate-Resilient Forest at Tug Hill
Susan Shea

42

Bird-Friendly Maple
Brett Amy Thelen

44

Managing the Sugarbush for the Birds

50

Mount Washington Observatory: Measuring the “World’s Worst Weather”
Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

60

Working Lands Aid At-Risk Species
John Litvaitis

68

Discoveries
Catherine Schmitt

Marten and Fisher Can and Do Coexist in the Maine Woods
Winter May Not Be the Limit for Blacklegged Ticks
Rare Plants Hold Their Own on Adirondack Mountain Summits

70

Green Long-jawed Spiders
Declan McCabe

71

Eidolon
Sydney Lea

72

Wood Lit

Urban Lichens: A Field Guide for Northeastern North America
The Animal Adventurer’s Guide
Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America

75

Creating Complex Early Successional Forest
Ethan Tapper

77

What’s This Tool For? A Look at Logging Tools of Yesteryear
Brett R. McLeod

79

Art Review: Carolyn Egeli
Adelaide Tyrol

80

Cedar Swamp Magic
Karen Hughes Irvine