Magazine Series

Lumberjack contests have evolved from loosely organized gatherings to highly competitive sports events with an international following. Today’s top competitors train intensely to master…

The Confusing History of New England’s Arctic Char, and Current Efforts to Conserve Them My earliest memory of fishing is of my father baiting a hook for me with a small piece of slab…

“I spent a lot of time earlier in my life being very politically active, testifying, being on boards of non-profits, and ultimately being frustrated and feeling ineffective. I realized…

Following the journey that forest products take to - and through - ND Paper's mill in Rumford, Maine. I’ve always been fascinated by pulp and paper mills. There is something…

The Water Works wasn’t the only job Charlie was able to obtain. He got the timber contract to cut on Betsey Pratt’s property around Mad River Glen Ski Area. I only met Betsey once.…

“Last February, in late afternoon, a bobcat found the suet feeder in my backyard," explains photographer Elinor Osborn, who resides in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. "It dined on…

In the last issue we looked at a few handy devices for smallscale, low-impact logging, including the skidding cone. One alternative to the commercially available skidding cone is a homemade…

Though it’s often called “fisher cat” or “black cat,” the fisher (Pekanis pennanti) rarely fishes and is not a cat. The fisher’s only likeness to the…

This map represents typical winter destinations of nine species that nest on Karl and Kathy Ross’s 126-acre woodlot in Wallingford, Vermont. The Ross property includes a mix of northern…

Ever since last fall, I’ve been working on a tree. Chainsawing it up. Splitting it. Stacking loads of firewood. It’s a monster tree, about three-and-a-half feet across at the…