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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. 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. |
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. Full Article Text
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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. Full Article Text |
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. |
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.
View the archive (under construction).
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We Welcome Your Comments and Questions
Postal Address:
Northern Woodlands
1776 Center Road
P.O. Box 471
Corinth, Vermont 05039
Toll-Free: (800) 290-5232
Phone: (802) 439-6292
Fax: (802) 439-6296
Email: [email protected]
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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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