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WELCOME TO THE NW NEWSLETTER!
Dear Friends,
We'd like to welcome you to the inaugural edition of Northern
Woodlands News - our brand new electronic newsletter. Each Friday
morning, you'll receive a fresh newsletter in your email in box.
Content will include our syndicated nature column (The Outside Story),
an Editor's blog, and a new guessing game entitled: What in the Woods
is That? Guess the natural object in the picture, and you'll be
eligible to win a prize. We view this newsletter as a great way
to share our mission with a wider audience, and hope that if you like
what you read here, you'll share it with a friend. Rest assured, we
won't be sharing any email addresses with any third parties. And you're
welcome to opt out of the newsletter at any time. Since this is the first mailing of our newsletter, we would love to hear your response. If you have any problems viewing the content, or have other general feedback you'd like to share,
please contact Lora Nielsen.
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EDITOR'S BLOG Wet Weather Wondering
It's been one of the cooler, wetter summers in memory, enough so that
everyday banter about the weather seems even more ubiquitous than
usual. A friend in Maine emailed that his pumpkins had become an
experiment in modified hydroponics. Another... Full Article Text
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THE OUTSIDE STORY Old Logs Take On New Life
When a tree nears the end of its life span, woodpeckers may arrive to
puncture holes in its trunk. Rainwater running into the openings can
carry bacterial and fungal spores that attack cellulose and lignin, and
rotting is likely to begin and spread... Full Article Text
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WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT? Our Weekly Guessing Game!
"You're kayaking on a
lake or stream. Strange-looking dollops of mud, like the one shown here,
dot the shoreline. What is it?Each week we run a photo of an unusual natural object. Guess
what it is and you'll be eligible to win a copy of The Outside Story, a
paperback collection of our Outside Story newspaper columns. A prize winner
will be drawn at random from all the correct entries. The correct answer, and
the winner's name, will appear in next week's column. View the full image and enter this week's contest This week's contest deadline is 5:00pm, Wednesday, August 5th.
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Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to John Douglas, last week's winner!
"Boo! What in the woods, or more accurately, the
swamp, is this?"
The hooked nose and baleful eye in this picture could only
belong to a snapping turtle. Common throughout New England,
snappers act as the garbage men, and tough guys, of aquatic ecosystems.
Special
thanks to photographer Ken Thomas for the use of this wonderful picture.
View the archive (under construction).
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We Welcome Your Questions and Comments
Postal Address:
Northern Woodlands 1776 Center Road P.O. Box 471 Corinth, VT 05039
Toll-Free: (800) 290-5232 Phone: (802) 439-6292 Fax: (802) 439-6296 Email: mail@northernwoodlands.org General inquiries form
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The mission of the Center for Northern Woodlands
Education is to encourage a culture of forest stewardship in the
Northeast by producing and distributing media content to increase
understanding of and appreciation for the natural wonders, economic
productivity, and ecological integrity of the region's forests. Our
programs give people the information
they need to help build a sustainable future for our region. Through
Northern Woodlands magazine, the Northern Woodlands Goes to School
program, and special
publications, we make a difference in how people care for their land.
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