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Newsletter
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October 9, 2009
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
What Do Deer Want?
Dwight Garner wrote an entertaining book review in the New York Times recently on Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's new book: The Hidden Lives of Deer. You can read it online at The Books of the Times.
It's not fair to judge a book before you've read it, so I won't pass
opinion on Thomas's work. I will say that the review itself contained a
number of excerpts that many Northern Woodlands readers will find odd...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Moss Gets a Close-up Look and a Chance to Impress
When in college decades ago, I took a botany course from a professor
who lectured in a monotone and who believed the best way to learn about
bryophytes-mosses and liverworts-was by rote. Bleak, colorless diagrams
projected in the darkened room allowed some of us to doze or...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
This selection of fallen leaves was gathered
near our office in Corinth, Vermont. Name all six species.
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, October 14th.
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 Last Week's Contest Answer
We had 17 entries and stumped them all! Read the answer below and next time, you'll know.
These sparkling
stones(?) were found in a southern Vermont trout stream. What are they?
NW Answer: Glass Slag
If only these emerald rocks were jade. Instead, they're
glass slag, the byproduct of an 1800s iron foundry. The pig iron produced at
this site was used to make horseshoes for union troops during the civil war,
and train tracks that connected Vermont
with the Appalachian coal belt. Later, real coal replaced charcoal as an
industrial heat source, and much of the nation's iron work consolidated into
the Midwestern and Appalachian coal states. If you're a history buff, stay
tuned for a fascinating article on the wood chemical industry in our Winter
issue.
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
New Board Members
Northern Woodlands is pleased to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors. Tom Ciardelli, of Hanover, New
Hampshire, is the owner of Hanover Outdoors, a fishing
and outdoor gear and apparel store. Timothy Fritzinger, of Essex,
Massachusetts, is a principal with FLAG Capital
Managementin Boston. The two were
voted in as board members at our annual meeting on October 5.
In addition, two board members have taken on new leadership
roles, with Julia Emlen, of Seekonk, Massachusetts,
as president, and Tom Colgan, of Lyme, New
Hampshire, as secretary/treasurer. Marcia McKeague,
of Millinocket, Maine,
continues in the vice president role.
We extend special thanks to Charlie Levesque, of Antrim, New Hampshire, who has left the board after completing six years of
board service, including the last four years as board president.
A full list of our board members is available on
our website.
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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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