Answer: Cirrus Painting by Adelaide Tyrol
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Cloud Quiz Answer Three
Answer: Fog or stratus seen at the bottom of the picture Painting by Helmut Siber
Cloud Quiz Answer One
Answer: Cumulus or towering cumulus Painting by Helmut Siber
At Work Rebuilding a Castle with Mark Fenwick
From the trees he harvests, Mark Fenwick sculpts his dreams. At the end of his dirt drive in Guilford, Vermont, a dancing bear, larger than life, poses on one paw, beguiling passersby. Beyond…
Why do Some Spruce Trees Appear Reddish in Winter?
Those reddish spruce needles you see adorning some mountaintop spruce trees are dead, killed by freezing. They are a flagrant indication that the host tree could not stand the weather. Such…
Build a Bat House
White nose syndrome, a fungus that attacks bats while they’re hibernating, has been devastating to bats in the Northeast. (Editor’s Note: See our story “Bats on the Brink,” Spring…
The Laws of Nature Can’t Be Repealed
After a high-water event, there are people who will say that the way to prevent future flooding is to dig out the river channel so it can hold more water and armor plate the banks with riprap.…
The Outdoor Palette
Mark Wiener Spiral 45” x 36” acrylic and sumi ink on vellum, 2008 Mark Wiener keeps the door of his studio open seven hours a day, six days a week. Working in the Chelsea neighborhood of…
Editor’s Note
Logging culture is part of the fabric of rural communities in the Northeast. One might go so far as to say that the logger is a pillar of rural life, in the sense that his trade – like…