Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 2 · column 2 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
skeleton with half a dozen crooked branches. Someone might wonder why we don't just cut it down for firewood. Others might call it an eyesore. But we count it as a treasure.
The Virginia Department of Forestry's forest management program for private landowners urges citizens to refrain from cutting dead snags. Foresters call large trees with visible cavities "wolf trees" and allow them to stand, recognizing that they have little value as timber but great value for wildlife. Everything from bears to ladybugs call such trees home.
For an old tree, dying is often a slow process taking many years. The progression can follow this general pattern: Lightning , weather, or disease can damage certain branches, stressing the tree and making it less resistant to insects. Woodpeckers bore holes into the wood to extract the insects. These openings
95.2%