Magazine Series

My neighbors are having some trees cut on their land. When I asked about it, they told me not to worry – that it would be a “selective cut.” What is a selective cut? And what…

Societal divisions in America get a lot of press: left vs. right, coastal vs. flyover, religious vs. secular. Another division has day-to-day impacts on people’s lives but receives…

One of my favorite foraging memories is the first time that my wife and I made violet jelly. We’d gathered several cups of violet flowers from a suburban yard. Our recipe called for…

On page 36 of Northern Woodlands magazine’s Spring 2024 issue, there’s an article by Brett Amy Thelen, Science Director at the Harris Center for Conservation Education, describing…

This article is the last in a four-part series that focuses on forest carbon. A companion series, beginning this spring, will focus on climate change impacts and adaptation in forests.…

With all the extreme weather events we’ve been having, I’ve been seeing lots of erosion on our access roads and skid trails. I’m concerned about losing access to my land and…

Surrounded by hardwood forest in northern Vermont, I process five cords of firewood annually for my family’s use. As gratifying as this work can be, I’ve often found myself wanting…

No other North American songbirds exhibit the unique bill structure, highly specialized diet, unpredictable movements, and opportunistic nesting behavior of our two crossbill species. Both the…

Brainstorm is a style of live-edge clapboards that vary from 10 to 14 inches in width and offer a classic, rustic look. Lore suggests that brainstorm siding originated with an Adirondack…

Dozier Bell was a philosophy major at Smith College when she discovered that visual art could represent her deep philosophical notions in a vital and expansive way. Luckily for us, she…