Old-time New England foresters coined the term "wolf tree" for trees they saw as having the ability to "eat" the sun and nutrients and prevent the growth of other trees. Today, however, we understand how wolf trees benefit wildlife. Join Aurora and Orion as they search for a wolf tree in the in the 3,160 hectare Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, looking for such clues as a large trunk, low branches, wildlife activity, and nearby smaller trees.

 

This book is part of a book series called Long Term Ecological Research .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Taylor Trade Publishing .

Fran Hodgkins is the author of numerous children's books, including Andre the Famous Harbor Seal and How People Learned to Fly. She lives in Rockport, Maine. Marjorie Leggitt currently teaches botanical illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Natalie Cleavitt is a research associate at Cornell University and vegetation survey coordinator at the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research facility at Harvard Forest. In addition to illustrating many books, Marjorie Leggitt currently teaches botanical illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.