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Newsletter
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December 18, 2009
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Log Trucks and Highways
For years, frustrated log-truck drivers in Vermont have struggled with arcane federal weight limits on
interstate highways. The weight limits kept log trucks off the interstates, and
instead funneled truck traffic through downtown areas in communities such as Burlington, Lyndonville, and Brattleboro. The drivers hated the inconvenience, the townspeople
were none to fond of the Jake brakes...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Plants From Afar Brighten Yule Spirits
The winter holidays are a wonderful time to learn about nature. After
all, is there another time of year when we kiss under a parasitic
plant? Or sing about decorating our halls with spiny-leafed,
red-berried tree branches? Or enjoy red flowers that actually aren't
flowers...Full Article Text
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
A trapper in southern Vermont
submitted this photo showing the tanned pelts of three Northeastern mammals.
From left to right, what are they?
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 23th.
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 Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, Monica Kulp of Berlin, VT! We had 7 correct answers. Monica receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
This archeological ruin was photographed in a
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.
NW Answer:
A charcoal kiln.
This charcoal kiln was constructed in the mid eighteen
hundreds to service the Henry Burden & Sons iron works. Sooty-faced
colliers packed the kiln with birch and maple, then reduced it to charcoal in
about a week's time. The charcoal was brought to a smelting plant in Shaftsbury,
Vermont, where iron ore was smelted into
pig iron. This raw material was then shipped to Troy,
New York via a private rail spur on the Rutland
and Bennington Railroad. The iron was used in any number of applications,
including horseshoes for the Union Cavalry in the Civil War.
If you haven't read the article by Hugh Canham on the wood
chemical industry in our winter issue, please do.
Thanks to Andrew Crosier for sharing this great photo.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWSThank you for your support!
Dear Northern Woodlands friend,
During the past month, over 400 of our readers have made
generous donations to The Center for Northern Woodlands Education. At least 100
of those gifts came from people who have never donated to us before. In these
tough times, this means so much. Our sincere thanks to those who have shown
belief in our work.
The Center for Northern Woodlands Education supports the
many people and organizations who are working hard to keep our forest a forest.
We further the work of teachers, naturalists, land trusts, and
conservation organizations. We strengthen the forest community by informing
people of the importance of a strong wood-based local economy.
If you have not yet made a gift, please take a moment to consider supporting The Center for
Northern Woodlands Education. By working together, you can help us to help even
more people become true stewards.
Sincerely,
Stephen Long
Gifts received by December 31st are credited to tax year
2009 and are fully tax deductible. You can donate online, through the mail, or
over the phone.
Online at: http://northernwoodlands.org/shop/c/donations
Mail: 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.
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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
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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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