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

 

Black Bears Giving Birth Mary Holland

 

An Exotic Pest Story with a Happy Ending Jen Weimer

 

Winter Stargazing: There’s an App for That Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

 

Looking Outward from Town Line Tree Farm Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

 

Sawmill Thrives in Challenging Times Karen Hughes Irvine

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

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Working Lands Aid At-Risk Species John Litvaitis

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Discoveries Catherine Schmitt

 

Rare Plants Hold Their Own on Adirondack Mountain Summits Catherine Schmitt

 

Winter May Not Be the Limit for Blacklegged Ticks Catherine Schmitt

 

Marten and Fisher Can and Do Coexist in the Maine Woods Catherine Schmitt

 

Marten and Fisher Can and Do Coexist in the Maine Woods Catherine Schmitt

 

Winter May Not Be the Limit for Blacklegged Ticks Catherine Schmitt

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Green Long-jawed Spiders Declan McCabe

 

Rare Plants Hold Their Own on Adirondack Mountain Summits Catherine Schmitt

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Eidolon Sydney Lea

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Wood Lit

 

Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America Sean Prentiss

 

The Animal Adventurer’s Guide Rebecca Perkins Hanissian

 

Urban Lichens: A Field Guide for Northeastern North America Rachel Sargent Mirus

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

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Cedar Swamp Magic Karen Hughes Irvine