Autumn 2014

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Calendar

05

Editor’s Note
Dave Mance III

07

Letters to the Editors

09

Birds in Focus: The Rockin’ Robin
Bryan Pfeiffer

11

What Is Forest Fragmentation and Why Is It A Problem?
Michael Snyder

13

Tracking Tips: Moose Rub
Susan C. Morse

14

Knots and Bolts

How Solid is a Cord of Wood?
The Pride of Participation
The Cox Sawchain
Black Walnut: Harvest and Fellowship

23

1,000 Words
Frank Kaczmarek

24

The Life Cycle of a Brook Trout
Robert Michelson

30

Theology of a Quaker Logger
Martin Melville

36

Going Big
Patrick White

40

Adirondack Canoe Classic
Katie Jickling

48

The Overstory: Pin Cherry
Virginia Barlow

50

Cutting Down on Crime: The Battle Against Timber Theft
Kristen Fountain

56

Soft Serve: Autumn’s Unheralded Mast Species
Susan C. Morse

62

Timber Rattlesnakes
Ted Levin

66

Field Work: At Work Searching for Sweet-Sounding Spruce
Ross Caron

68

The Gospel of Red Spruce
Northern Woodlands

69

Upcountry
Robert Kimber

70

Discoveries
Todd McLeish

Seasons are Shifting
Pining for Clean Air
Deer Density Dilemma

74

WoodLit

Hemlock: A Forest Giant on the Edge
The Sugar Season
Taproot: Coming Home to Prairie Hill

77

Tricks of the Trade: The Perfect Splitting Block
Brett R. McLeod

79

Outdoor Palette
Adelaide Tyrol

80

A Place in Mind
David Budbill