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Woodlands
C O N N E C T I C U T
The Magazine of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Spring 2008 Volume 73 Number 1
STORMS
 
 TheConnecticutForest&ParkAssociation,Inc.
Officers
P
RESIDENT
, David Platt,
Higganum
 V 
ICE
-P
RESIDENT
, Jean Crum Jones,
Shelton
 V 
ICE
-P
RESIDENT
, Eric Lukingbeal,
Granby
 V 
ICE
-P
RESIDENT
, David Sullivan,
Haddam
 T
REASURER 
, Gordon L.Anderson,
Glastonbury
S
ECRETARY 
-F
ORESTER 
,Adam R. Moore,
Durham
Directors
MarkAshton,
New Haven
RichardA. Bauerfeld,
Branford
William Breck,
Killingworth
Russell L. Brenneman,
Westport 
George M. Camp,
Middletown
StarlingW. Childs,
Norfolk
Ruth Cutler,
Ashford
Laurence Diamond,
Coventry
Caroline Driscoll
 , New London
 AstridT. Hanzalek,
Suffield
David Leff,
Collinsville
Geoffrey Meissner,
Southington
Karen Mignone,
Fairfield
 Thomas Mongillo,
North Branford
Randall Miller,
Hamden
Brian O’Connor,
Westbrook
Stephen C. Parsons,
Cheshire
Donald L. Snook,
Westport 
ColinTait,
Norfolk
RichardWhitehouse,
Glastonbury
Honorary Directors
HarrolW. Baker, Jr.,
Bolton
Richard F. Blake,
Milford
Clyde S. Brooks,
Gibsonia, PA
 Ann M. Cuddy,
Lakeville
Samuel G. Dodd,
Mansfield Center 
John E. Hibbard,
Hebron
Philip H. Jones, Jr.,
Shelton
George M. Milne,
Hebron
EdwardA. Richardson,
Glastonbury
David M. Smith,
Hamden
L.P. Sperry, Jr.,
Middlebury
Sally L.Taylor,
Mystic
Henry H.Townshend,
New Haven
Staff
Executive Director,Adam R. Moore,
Durham
 Trail Conservation Coordinator,AnnT. Colson,
Clinton
Development Director, JamesW. Little,
Hebron
 Administrative Coordinator,Teresa Peters,
Durham
 AdministrativeAssistant, Linda Cunningham,
Portland
Land Conservation Coordinator, Damon Hearn,
Higganum
Education Coordinator, Lori Paradis Brant,
Beacon Falls
WalkConnecticut Coordinator, Leslie Lewis,
Lyme
E
DITOR 
, ChristineWoodsideG
RAPHIC
D
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
Mark C. Borton
 Floodwaters rage past a building in Ivoryton after the June 1982 storm. See page 8.
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CONNECTICUT WOODLANDS Spring 2008
 
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Woodlands
C O N N E C T I C U T
The Magazine of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Spring 2008 Volume 73 Number 1
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On the cover:This was the scene in Chester at the bottom of Exit 7 of Route 9 after the June 1982 flood. Photo by Mark C. Borten
Spring 2008 CONNECTICUT WOODLANDS
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FEATURES
Storms.
The definition of the 100-yearstorm has changed – they’re worse.Checking in with those who think about this the most: the state dam safety staff.
 By Christine Woodside.
Carbon and forests.
Connecticut has thepotential to act as a major carbon sink. A forester looks ahead.
By William Bentley.
A Pioneer in Manchester: Lewis MorganPorter (1903-1967) and the Shenipsit Trail.
 By Susan Barlow.
DEPARTMENTS
Executive Director’s Message.
Change is here.
President’s Message.
A membership initiative.
Editor’s Note.
A tribute to Adam Moore.
Trail Mix.
New England Scenic Trail bill passesCongress. Report on winter and springmaintainers’ workshops.
Try This Hike
. Explore the Goodwin Forest inHampton.
By Steve Broderick
Essential Facts of Life.
Taking students outside,away from test prep.
By Lori Paradis Brant.
Tree Page.
The shadbush, or serviceberry.
From the Land.
The Nine Seasons of Food.
 By Jean Crum Jones.
Stumpage Report.
Current prices for standingtimber.
Letter to the Editor.Book Review.
Bear history reveals humans’ fearsand myths about them.
By Robert M. Ricard.
Spring Programs.News of the Connecticut Forest & ParkAssociation.
Executive Director Adam R. Mooretakes land trust job on Martha’s Vineyard afterseven years at CFPA. Starr Sayres retires afterbuilding development program.
Development News.
Recognizing CFPA’s many donors.
Poem.
“Fast Food.”
By Kathleen Groll Connolly.
CFPA Store.
Buy books, maps, and clothing.
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