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Newsletter
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August 21, 2009
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 Northern Woodlands Seeks an
Executive Director/Publisher
By Stephen Long
An Executive Director/Publisher? But, you might
ask, doesn't Northern Woodlands already have one?
Yes, it's true, I've been in this role for many years now. And I'm very proud of what we've accomplished in those years. I have concluded, though, that the organization will benefit from new leadership and new vision, and I've been working with our board of directors on a succession plan. Hiring a new Executive Director/Publisher is a major part of this plan.
What I want most of all is to put this organization in a position to build on our good work and accomplish even more. I expect to stay on with Northern Woodlands through the transition to the new leader and beyond. So does Virginia Barlow, who founded this organization with me 15 years ago. In a transition like this, continuity is as crucial as being open to new approaches; we can help with the continuity while a new leader works with the board on new approaches.
Serving as Executive Director/Publisher has
meant that there's been
too little time for me to do what I love most, which is to write about our
northern woodlands and their fascinating interactions of economy,
culture, and environment. We have a book in the works (Northern
Woodlands Guide to Stewardship) that needs more of my time and
attention to bring it to completion, and there are other special projects that have been lingering on hold for too long. I'm eager to get these projects off the drawing board.
Please help us find the right person to lead
Northern Woodlands into the future. Here is the job description, which I hope you will forward to anyone who might be a strong candidate for this position. Thanks for any help you may be able to give. |
 EDITOR'S BLOG
A Reservoir of History
One of the best parts about having older fishing companions is that
trips often double as history lessons. Last weekend one such lesson
unfolded on the banks of Somerset Reservoir...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Watching the Wasp to Find the Borer
A white ash seems nearly invincible. It rises in our forests straight
and sturdy, with dense wood and a hearty symmetrical crown. Ash trees
become tool handles, baseball bats and, back in the day, cross-country
skis. An ash is formidable and delightful to see. Yet a tiny invasive
insect is now killing ashes by the millions. And our best hope for
slowing the carnage may be an amiable wasp called Cerceris fumipennis.Full Article Text
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
"These oddities are draped across a cliff face. What in
the woods is this?"
Each week we run a photo of something unusual found in the woods. 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 26th.
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 Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to last week's winner, Charlie Najimy of Savoy, MA. We had 21 correct answers! Charlie receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
"This peculiar, purple object was seen hanging near a
campground in the Adirondacks. What is it?"
NW Answer: An emerald ash borer trap.
The emerald ash borer (EAB) was discovered in the town of Randolph,
New York, Cattaraugus
County, in June. Since then, The
New York DEC has been aggressively monitoring the spread of the insect in the
state. Approximately 6,000 of these baited traps have been set up statewide.
Some have been placed in arcs around the Randolph
area, to gauge how far the insect is spreading. Others have been strategically
set in high risk areas - most often campgrounds that host out-of-state guests.
The traps are baited with a compound that smells like a
damaged ash tree (more effective, suggests research scientist Jerry Carlson,
than the smell of a healthy ash tree or a dead ash tree). After a number of
different color variations, scientists settled on purple. Carlson says that the
color may stimulate a male's mating instincts, since female beetles have shiny
purple abdomens.
The traps were put up in June this year, and will be taken
down and checked when the beetles go dormant. There aren't enough resources to
check the traps intermittently, so we won't know what's been captured until
they're taken down in the fall.
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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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