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Newsletter
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March 19, 2010
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EDITOR'S BLOG
Why Does Sap Run?
The act of tapping a tree can be a mystical experience. The tree, so
often just a drab giant in the landscape, a taken-for-granted piece of
architecture, little different than a house or a fence, is pierced. And
then things get spiritual because the tree bleeds.....Full Article Text
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THE OUTSIDE STORY
Beware of Encroaching Forests
The class, tree-huggers by and large, many hailing from non-New England
states, sat as if struck by a falling limb. Only those sitting in the
front row, or those with a taste for this sort of thing, noticed the
twinkle in the professor's eye....Full Article Text
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WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
This tool was found recently leaning up against a tree in a forest. What's it used for?
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 8:00 AM, Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
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Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, Edna Greig of Kinnelon, New Jersey! We had 10 correct answers. Edna receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Each of these cones was collected in the woods around our office in Corinth, Vermont. Name all five species.
NW Answer: Upper left, balsam fir, upper right, red spruce, lower right, eastern
hemlock, lower left, red pine, and in the middle, white pine.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
On The Road
Our staff has been out and about these past few weeks,
breaking out of hibernation and getting into the swing of spring. Dave and
Walter attended the annual New England meeting of the
Society of American Foresters in Nashua, New
Hampshire, and Walter was at the Northern Forest
Tourism Network meeting in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Look for more details and possible magazine story ideas coming out of these
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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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