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Newsletter
| April 16, 2010
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Autumn Olive
Virginia Barlow
I've put in my time in the invasives war: digging wild chervil,
clipping buckthorn, hacking at Japanese knotweed. I've been reasonably
relentless, and many times have pointed out these bad plants to
unsuspecting friends and other landowners in an effort to spur them to
action...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Woodpeckers Give People Headaches, But Not Themselves
Spring having arrived, people can expect to be jolted from
their early morning sleep by an outrageous burst of hammering on the side of
the house. Their rude awakening is not the work of some nightmarish carpenter
gone berserk, but merely a bird, one of our several species of woodpeckers
engaging in the behavior known as drumming. But why drum?...Full Article Text
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
As our resident tracking expert Sue Morse is fond of
pointing out, feet make tracks! What kind of paw are we looking at here?
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, April 28, 2010. |
 Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, Brian Blain of Naples, Florida! We had 56 correct answers. Brian receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Our friend Bryan
Pfeiffer submitted this intriguing picture. OK, botanists, what is it?
NW Answer: The fruiting structure of a beaked hazelnut - a.k.a. Corylus
cornuta. This native shrub is common in wooded edges and hedgerows. The nut
inside looks like a miniature version of the commercially grown hazelnut.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Welcome, Emily!
We're pleased to welcome Emily Simone Rowe, who joined the staff last month
as our new operations coordinator. Emily's non-profit experience has taken her
from Canterbury Shaker
Village and The Fells in New
Hampshire to the Hitchcock
Center for the Environment in Massachusetts
to, most recently, the Montshire Museum of Science in Vermont.
Emily graduated from Hampshire College,
where she studied American history and environmental science.
Emily's primary responsibilities are to handle subscription inquiries,
answer the phone, manage our databases, and keep the website updated. If you
hear a new, friendly voice when you call the office, please say hello to Emily. |
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We Welcome Your Questions and Comments
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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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