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Hank Rope knows five streams in the Catskills region of New York state intimately. He knows when hundreds of insects hatch, when they swim to the surface, and whether they make a splash when…

For holding soil in place along the upper banks of streams, it would be hard to improve upon red osier dogwood – though there are other dogwood species and many willows that also perform…

Photo by Ned Therrien David and C.C. take a break from putting up wood.I remember several years ago asking David White where he lived and maybe something about what he did for a living.…

Fifteen cords a winter. I’d thought it was more like 10 but my mother informs me otherwise and although she’s 80 she’s not only still sharp as a sawtooth but has much better…

I have been a Tree Farm Inspector for 27 years. I’ve been a New Hampshire Licensed Forester since 1991 and am involved with the Forest Guild. My comments reflect a long history of…

If you’ve ever walked in your woods with a logger or a forester, I bet you’ve heard some version of this speech: “You should think of your forest as a garden. The trees are…

I serve on Northern Woodlands’ Board of Directors, and the reason is quite simple. I fully embrace the mission of the organization: “To encourage a culture of forest stewardship in…

We don’t want to shock the tourists, but the spring woods do bring some color beyond green. While spring displays of herbaceous plants flowering on the forest floor are a treat, there is…

The prices reported here are those that log buyers—mostly sawmills and wholesalers—are paying for logs. Because these are prices paid for delivered wood, landowners need to adjust…

I’ve always been grateful that, in the great melding and merging of tongues that produced our beloved English language, we came out of it all with “tree” as the word we use…