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Woodlands
C O N N E C T I C U T
The Magazine of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Winter 2008 Volume 72 Number 4
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 TheConnecticutForest&ParkAssociation,Inc.
Officers
P
RESIDENT
,DavidPlatt,
 Higganum
 V 
ICE
-P
RESIDENT
,JeanCrumJones,
Shelton
 V 
ICE
-P
RESIDENT
,EricLukingbeal,
Granby
 V 
ICE
-P
RESIDENT
,DavidSullivan,
 Haddam
 T
REASURER 
,GordonL.Anderson,
Glastonbury
S
ECRETARY 
-F
ORESTER 
,AdamR.Moore,
 Durham
Directors
MarkAshton,
 New Haven
RichardA.Bauerfeld,
 Branford
WilliamBreck,
Killingworth
RussellL.Brenneman,
Westport 
GeorgeM.Camp,
 Middletown
StarlingW.Childs,
 Norfolk
RuthCutler,
 Ashford
LaurenceDiamond,
Coventry
CarolineDriscoll
 , New London
 AstridT.Hanzalek,
Suffield
DavidLeff,
Collinsville
GeoffreyMeissner,
Southington
KarenMignone,
Fairfield
 ThomasMongillo,
 North Branford
RandallMiller,
 Hamden
BrianO’Connor,
Westbrook
StephenC.Parsons,
Cheshire
DonaldL.Snook,
Westport 
ColinTait,
 Norfolk
RichardWhitehouse,
Glastonbury
HonoraryDirectors
HarrolW.Baker,Jr.,
 Bolton
RichardF.Blake,
 Milford
ClydeS.Brooks,
Glastonbury
 AnnM.Cuddy,
 Lakeville
SamuelG.Dodd,
 Mansfield Center 
Mrs.ReynoldsGirdler,
Stamford
JohnE.Hibbard,
 Hebron
PhilipH.Jones,Jr.,
Shelton
GeorgeM.Milne,
 Hebron
EdwardA.Richardson,
Glastonbury
DavidM.Smith,
 Hamden
L.P.Sperry,Jr.,
 Middlebury
SallyL.Taylor,
 Quaker Hill
HenryH.Townshend,
 New Haven
Staff
ExecutiveDirector,AdamR.Moore,
 Durham
 TrailConservationCoordinator,AnnT.Colson,
Clinton
DevelopmentCoordinator,StarrSayres,
 East Haddam
DevelopmentDirector,JamesW.Little,
 Hebron
 AdministrativeCoordinator,TeresaPeters,
Durham
 AdministrativeAssistant,LindaCunningham,
 Portland
LandConservationCoordinator,DamonHearn,
 Higganum
EducationCoordinator, LoriParadisBrant,
 Beacon Falls
WalkConnecticutDirector,LeslieLewis,
 Lyme
E
DITOR 
,ChristineWoodsideG
RAPHIC
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ESIGNER 
,KarenWard 
Conserving Connecticut
 The Connecticut Forest & Park Association is aprivate, non-profit organization dedicated since1895 to conserving the land, trails, and naturalresources of Connecticut. The Connecticut Forest & Park Association isaffiliated with the National Wildlife Federation,the National Woodland Owners Association,the American Hiking Society, and Earth Share.
Connecticut Woodlands
Published quarterly by theConnecticut Forest & Park Association,Middlefield, 16 Meriden Road, Rockfall, CT06481-2961.Indexed in the Connecticut Periodical Index,ISSN 00106257. Telephone: 860-346-2372.Fax 860-347-7463.E-mail address: info@ctwoodlands.orgWorld Wide Web site:http://www.ctwoodlands.org
Annual Membership
Individual $ 35Family $ 50Supporting $ 100Benefactor $ 250
Life Membership
$ 2500
Corporate Membership
Club $ 50Nonprofit $ 75Sustaining $ 100Landmark $ 250Stewardship $ 500Leadership $1000Printed on recycled paper
Woodlands
C O N N E C T I C U T
The Magazine of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Christine Woodside
 Emery Gluck, a Connecticut state forester, with a pitch pine seedling. For more, see page 20.
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C O N N E C T I C U T
The Magazine of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Winter 2008 Volume 72 Number 4
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On the cover:Connecticut produce for sale at the Lyme Farmers’ Market at  Ashlawn Farms last summer.
Winter 2008 CONNECTICUT WOODLANDS
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FEATURES
Could Connecticut feed itself?
For about five years the movement to eat locally and in season has gathered momentum.What would happen if outside sources of food were cut off? Chefs and activistsponder.
By Christine Woodside.
Five Lessons My Kitchen Garden TaughtMe.
The family hates radicchio, farmingisn't a statement, and other wisdom.
 By Kathleen Groll Connolly.
 With Most of Their Habitat Gone, PitchPines Receive a Boost.
The sandy soils where they thrive are among the most imperiled ecosystems in Connecticut. A forester works to save them.
Confessions of a pitch pine enthusiast.
By Emery Gluck.
CFPA sponsors play about John Muir andGifford Pinchot.
Playwright says the mes-sage resonates with modern America.
Conservation is an effort that must neverend.
By Gina McCarthy, Connecticut  Department of Environmental Protectioncommissioner.
 Why we still need John Muir and GiffordPinchot.
By David K. Leff 
DEPARTMENTS
Executive Director’s Message.President’s Message.
David Platt shares his vision.
Trail Mix.
Connecticut Walk Book wins award. Twenty receive awards at annual dinner.
From the Archives.
CFPA long ago proposed ahalf-cent gas tax to aid state parks.
Tree Page.
The black birch, aka the sweet birch.
From the Land.
The education of a farmer and alocal eater.
By Jean Crum Jones.
Stumpage Report.
Current prices for standingtimber.
Letters.Book Review.
Slightly melodramatic compendi-um of chestnut history.
By Robert M. Ricard.
 Winter and Spring Programs.News of the Connecticut Forest & ParkAssociation.
Annual meeting held at Rocky Neck State Park. CFPA commissions carbon marketsreport.
Development News.
Recognizing CFPA donors.
CFPA Store.
Buy books, maps, and clothing.
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