Magazine Series

I was given two CDs for Christmas. The first, by Louis Armstrong, begins with his classic, “What a Wonderful World.” Hearing it makes me know what it means to experience tears of joy. The…

Before the trees leaf out is a great time to walk your property lines, a practice that should be an annual event for all landowners. Locating property boundaries often requires the ability to…

One way to find speckled alder in the spring is to listen for the plaintive fee-beo of the alder flycatcher. Whenever I’ve followed this little bird’s song to its source,…

All through the winter months, we’re treated to the sight of huge flocks of turkeys scratching out a living in our neighbor’s frozen cornfield. Watching 100 or so birds unalarmed at your…

Twenty-five years ago, Sam Doyle of Hanover, New Hampshire, had just met Erhard Frost, a consulting forester from across the river in Thetford, Vermont, who was just beginning his career.…

I know that bucks grunt because, a few Novembers ago, I heard one do it. The sound was both peculiar and somehow unmistakable, residing somewhere in the aural matrix bounded by a Buddhist…

At their best, ski glades are forests with exceptional skiing possibilities. At worst, they are ski trails with damaged and dead trees in the way. They are very different from conventional ski…

Both the Green Mountain National Forest and the White Mountain National Forest are currently updating their 15-year management plans. Wilderness advocates are pushing for more…

In October, I spent two days at the High Point Market in North Carolina. While we in the Northeast have a long history of making furniture, North Carolina is widely recognized as this…

Owning and managing a piece of woodland is, among other things, an act of faith. Landowners sink their fortune in the notion that this place can provide sustenance, enjoyment, and a lasting…