Autumn 2019

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Elise Tillinghast

04

Calendar
Virginia Barlow

05

Editor’s Note: Staying True
Dave Mance III

06

Letters to the Editors

10

Tracking Tips: Relief From Herbivory
Susan C. Morse

14

Knots and Bolts

A Bamboo Sea: Travels in Rural China
Stinkhorns
Fall Fruits: Wild Raisin, Nannyberry, and Hobblebush

20

Photographer’s Notebook: Grass Flowers, April to July, 2019
Jerry Jenkins

25

Frequent Contributors
Northern Woodlands

27

1,000 Words
Chris Mazzarella

28

The Pearl Fishers of the Winooski River
Paul Heller

34

Burlwood
Nick Rosato

42

The Others: Tick-borne Diseases Besides Lyme in the Northeast
Meghan McCarthy McPhaul

50

Understory: Three Odd Shrubs
Virginia Barlow

52

We Can’t Afford to Buy New
George Bellerose

55

Logging Machines
Northern Woodlands

57

The Resilient Forest Series - Part 2: Deer

Part 2: Deer on the Northern Edge
Part 2: Deer Camp - A Photo Essay
Part 2: How Many Deer is Too Many?
Part 2: A Deer Story, Retold
Part 2: A Close Look at an Antler

71

Upcountry: A Mean Winter
Robert Kimber

72

Discoveries
Todd McLeish

Seed Money
Tall Trees
Barriers Ahead

75

Tricks of the Trade: Tractor Logging 201
Brett R. McLeod

76

WoodLit

Immersion: The Science and Mystery of Freshwater Mussels
Theodore Roosevelt in the Field

79

Outdoor Palette: Rick Shaefer
Adelaide Tyrol

80

A Place in Mind: Witness
Ben Bailey