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July 24, 2009
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Northern Woodlands News
Editor's Blog
The Outside Story
What In The Woods?
Last Week's Contest Answer
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NW Woodpecker logo 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.
 
What you see here is a trial run. We're anxious to hear your response. If you have any problems viewing any of the content, or have other general feedback you'd like to share, please contact Lora Nielsen. Please note that because this is a test run, the newsletter is not yet fully linked and live on our web site.
 
Thanks so much for your help.
blog thymelicus-lineola-photo EDITOR'S BLOG:
Thymelicus Lineola In the Fields


We were on a gravel road that wound through a hayfield-just walking through, talking as we went. At first the butterflies were so tiny that we didn't really notice them. But then they were everywhere, kicking up like little orange sparks. 
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primrose moth Tyrol illustration THE OUTSIDE STORY:
Primrose Moth and Its Lovely Hangout


Like most of you, I spend my summer leisure time contemplating the tongue of the primrose moth.  OK, it's not exactly a tongue. Butterflies and moths have a straw-like proboscis that they coil like a watch spring and unfurl to suck nectar from flowers.
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What In Woods contest image WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our weekly guessing game!

"Boo! What in the woods, or more accurately, the swamp, is this?"

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.

The deadline for this week's contest is 5:00pm, Wednesday, July 29th.
7-17-09 woods context pic Last Week's Contest Answer

Congratulations to Ben Peberdy, last week's winner! 

"You're walking through a hedgerow between two corn fields, following the tracks of an ambling mammal. What is it?"
 
These five toed, plantigrade, vaguely human-looking tracks were, of course, made by a raccoon. Raccoons have a funny habit of walking in a way that the front and hind legs on one side of the body move nearly simultaneously. The resulting track pattern is one in which the tracks are paired - the print at top is a front foot, the foot below is the opposite side's rear print.

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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.