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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Hard to tell from the photo, but those are powerlines growing through the middle of those planted cherry trees. When thinking about siting a tree to plant, don’t forget to look up and think about the future of that tree(s). Either this tree needsContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? The winter pruning season is underway. It’s a real winter pruning day when you have to shake the tree or brush off each limb with the back of your handsaw before making a proper pruning cut. Hopefully, all this work will lead to aContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Each summer I tan 2 deerskins from the prior fall’s harvested deer into leather, using hemlock bark. This year I made a simple rifle sling for a new rifle Santa Claus brought me this Christmas. Thankfully there are many templates online with video instructionsContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Every time I see this mountain’s silhouette, it sure does remind me of home. It’s the silhouette of Paltz Point or “Sky Top” on the Shawangunk Ridge that sits above the Wallkill & Rondout Valleys. The stone fire tower was built in 1923 andContinue Reading