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Newsletter
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December 11, 2009
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
FIRST SNOW
After a pathetic November that featured weather straight out of an Al
Gore picture, winter proper came to the Northern Forest this week. Here
again was December snow - the kind people love - a love kindled through
memories and fantasy and stories of an older time...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Wishing Only the Best for Her Porcupine
Last winter while walking in snow near my home in Worcester, Vt., I
encountered a set of unusual paw prints by a creek. Curious, I followed
the trail, my head bowed toward the ground, until the tracks
disappeared into scrub. Leaning against a hemlock, I peered into the
brush, and seeing nothing, I turned and almost tripped over a big fat
porcupine.. Full Article Text
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
This archeological ruin was photographed in a beech/yellow birch/hard maple stand
near the top of a mountain in southern Vermont. It's not a cellar hole. For a
hint, consult the winter 2009 issue of Northern Woodlands magazine.
Photo courtesy of Andrew Crosier.
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, December 16th.
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 Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, Si Balch of Wilton, ME! We had 16 correct answers. Si receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
This native tree is common throughout the Northeast. What is it?
NW Answer: Acer rubrum. The good old red maple.
As any
frustrated beginning naturalist can tell you, tree bark doesn't always match
the pictures in the field guides. Red maples are an especially good example of
this. The very shaggy bark on this tree may have been caused by poor site
conditions - it was growing on acidic soil and shallow bedrock. While a tree
grows a variable amount of wood each year, it always grows the same amount of
bark. Thus tree bark on a slow-growing tree can seem untamed when compared to
the smooth bark on a vigorous tree.
The good
thing about IDing red maples is that the clustered red buds in their crown make
them easy to identify, even in winter. Those who guessed that this tree was a
shagbark hickory would have, no doubt, changed their guess if they'd been able
to look up.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWSOrder Holiday Gifts by Friday 12/18/09!
If you want your holiday gifts to arrive by Christmas, place your order this week. Northern Woodlands gift subscriptions and merchandise will arrive by December 24th if you order before the 18th. Every magazine gift recipient receives a beautiful card from Northern Woodlands, acknowledging your gift.
Three easy ways to order:
Online:
Subscriptions at http://northernwoodlands.org/shop/subscriptions/
(If you're using an offer received in the mail, have your offer code and order code handy to make this easier. Call us if you need help!)
Merchandise at http://northernwoodlands.org/shop/
(Check out the clothing, caps, books, forestry tools, & back issues!)
Mail:
Gift subscription forms can be mailed to:
Northern
Woodlands, POB 471 Corinth, VT
05039
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 and merchandise questions.
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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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