Carl Russell unhitches his oxen Marvelous and Lucky from a red pine felled on his land in Bethel Gilead Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Carl Russell unhitches his oxen Marvelous and Lucky from a red pine felled on his land in Bethel Gilead Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Tuilelaith Nepveu-McCrory, right, listens to advice from her dad, Carl Russell while clearing pasture in Bethel Gilead, Vt., Thursday, Jan. 13, 2021. Nepveu-McCrory felled and limbed trees as Russell kept the area clear and logs organized with his oxen. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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