Harrowsmith – September 2019

MAKING THE CUT How to turn trees into fuel the right way. BY STEVE MAXWELL ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 197 STEP 1: CUT DOWN A TREE There are three cuts needed to safely fell a nearly vertical, complication-f ...

198 Gear,” page 201), start up the saw, rev it to full speed, then move the spinning chain into the trunk to make the three fell ...

HarrowsmithFall 2019 | 199 Responsible Forest Management Being a good steward of a back-40 forest isn’t the same as dealing with ...

200 oak, ash and aspen. Bolting two old car tires together makes a great log holder, keeping the wood upright while splitting. T ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 201 for shelter. Another layer or two of wood on top holds the tarp down and keeps the pile dry. STEP 5: ...

22202 CURB APPEAL Why a green driveway is environmentally sexy. BY JANE SORENSEN W ho knew that climate change, biodiversity and ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 203 HOME & DESIGN: GREEN DRIVEWAY I was being a little ridiculous, and dropped it. Spring was always ...

204 the driveway and under the sidewalk, to a trench in the front yard. We lined the trenches with french drain pipe and gravel, ...

HarrowsmithFall 2019 | 205 oolly bear caterpillars are early indicators of fall. Just before the first frost, they are seen hurr ...

206 ENVIRONMENT: WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLARS Miss Dutton wasn’t alone in her championing of the woolly worms, first identified by J ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 207 Calculate and reduce your greenhouse gas emissions with a mobile app. BY AN KOSURKO T he new mobile ...

208 Forexample,ridinga biketo workinsteadoftakingthecar reducesyourcarbonfootprint by 220 kg(485pounds)ofCO 2 e per1,000km(620mi ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 209 biking 5 km (3 miles) rather than driving a car to do errands saves an average of 1,085 grams/ 1.085 ...

210 “So far the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive,” says Random Acts of Green founder and CEO Jessica Correa. “The main ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 211 THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT How light pollution is disrupting wildlife. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ...

212 The glare of outdoor lights illuminates a small patch of ground and prevents seeing hazards beyond the area. Why can’t we ac ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 213 We understand the difference between artificial light and natural light, but animals do not. Our art ...

214 Wetendtoviewoutdoor lighting as “natural” and accept it even when it’s a nuisance. The glare across the water from shoreline ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 215 can’t see what’s outdoors, anyway. If you appreciate the sounds and the solitude of the night, do yo ...