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Newsletter
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October 30, 2009
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Moose Part 2
"Thanks for coming with me," said Trev. "Sorry we couldn't close the
deal." His voice was tired then, and a touch disappointed. He was
thinking wistfully about the four straight days we'd just spent hunting
moose, of two different bulls we'd sent crashing through the brush
without getting a shot, their horns musical - like woodblocks - as they slammed against the aspen whips. He was thinking about a three hour ride home...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Busy Airport for Hard-Working Yellow Jackets
Looking out from the sun porch a few weeks ago, I noticed unusual
activity near a sunlit corner of the house. Vespid wasps, better known
as yellow jackets, were flying from a gap in the clapboards. Initially
alarmed, I realized we had passed their nest entrance daily and not
been attacked...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
What caused the scar on this sugar maple tree?
Photo courtesy of Steven Katovich.
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, November 4th. |
 Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to last week's winner, James Miller, of Sodus, NY. We had 41 correct answers! James receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Susan Elliott, a member of the Rutland County Audubon Society took this photo while bird monitoring in the Pomainville
Wildlife Management Area in Pittsford, VT. What in the woods is it?
NW Answer: A
milkweed seed pod. By now, this tightly compressed bundle of seeds would have
exploded into a cottony mass of fuzz.
Thanks
to Susan Elliott for sharing her wonderful picture.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Holiday Gift Subscriptions
Two for One for New Gifts
Still a GREAT deal!
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regarding the issues of the forests of the Northeast. In short, give gift
subscriptions to Northern Woodlands
magazine.
Here's the really exciting part: during the holiday season, NEW
gift subscriptions are TWO for the price of ONE.
That's just $10.75 each for a year! You want to give a thoughtful gift; we want
to broaden our reach to those who haven't subscribed before. We can only offer
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current subscriber wouldn't qualify for this limited-time offer.
Three easy ways to order
New 2 for 1 Gift Subscriptions:
1) Online
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Scroll down to Give as a Gift, enter YOUR information,
use
promotional code 09XN, enter the first recipient's information,
enter the payment information, repeat for the
second recipient (and subsequent sets).
2) Mail:
Send your list and $21.50 per set of
new gift subscriptions to:
Northern
Woodlands
POB 471
Corinth, VT
05039
3) Phone:
Call toll-free (800) 290-5232 from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Promise, you'll get a real, live
person who can answer all of your subscription questions.
Now, doesn't that seem like a good idea?! Do it today - this
offer will disappear Dec. 31, 2009.
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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
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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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