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Newsletter
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November 6, 2009
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Wood Pellets
While sawtimber mills and markets continue to struggle, the fuelwood
portion of the forest economy is growing slowly. Recent good news out
of Maine has it that International WoodFuels plans to break ground on a
$20 million wood-pellet plant this spring. The company plans to produce
100,000 tons of pellets a year...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Bruce Spanworm: A Deer Hunter's Companion
There is something odd about a moth flying through the woods in the
angled daylight of November. Moths and November ordinarily mix about as
well as fire and water. It's basically too cold for adult moths at this
time of year. Except, of course, for Operophtera bruceata, a moth that offers a lesson in adaptation and evolution...Full Article Text
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
Driftwood? Nope, no bodies of water nearby. What in the woods could this be?
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 11th.
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 Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, Laura Conkey, of Hanover, NH. We had 19 correct answers! Laura receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
What caused the scar on this sugar maple tree?
NW Answer:
Sugar Maple Borer.
The unmistakably ugly scar on this sugar maple was caused by
a sugar maple borer larva - a rosy-cream colored caterpillar. The problems for
this tree began when an adult sugar maple borer - a striking black beetle with
bright yellow markings - laid an egg in a crack in the bark. Healthy sugar
maples can sometime produce compounds that overwhelm the borer larva, but not in
this case. Here, the borer spent two happy years below the bark, chewing a
meandering path through the cambium layer. This tree has been badly wounded,
and its value has been significantly compromised.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.
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pile, now is an excellent time to send it in. Be sure your subscription is up
to date so you are included in the first mailing of the winter issue. You can
renew online, through the mail, or over the phone. Just let us know if we can
help.
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2) Mail:
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05039
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Call toll-free (800) 290-5232 from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Here's
our promise: you'll get a real, live person who can answer all of your
subscription questions.
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Postal Address:
Northern Woodlands
1776 Center Road
P.O. Box 471
Corinth, VT 05039
Toll-Free: (800) 290-5232
Phone: (802) 439-6292
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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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