 EDITOR'S BLOG
Maple Slugs It Out With Ash
Dave Mance III
It's not often that we're presented with an editorial angle
that lets us segue into the world of sports, but the rising furor over maple
bats in baseball presents just such an opportunity...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Darwin Only Knew Half the Story
on Earthworms
Kent McFarland
Charles Darwin was fascinated by earthworms. In the 19th
century most people thought worms were pests. But Darwin
believed they provided an important yet unrecognized agricultural service: they
slowly turned over the soil, enhanced decomposition and provided nutrients
through their castings...Full Article Text
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
We're going to purposely ignore the fact that there's fresh
snow on the ground at the moment and offer up a more hopeful look at the forest
floor. What kind of flower is this?
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 12, 2010. |
 Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, Diana Todd of Silver Springs, Maryland! We had 33 correct answers. Diana receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
As our resident tracking expert Sue Morse is fond of pointing out, feet make tracks! What kind of paw are we looking at here?
NW Answer:
Otter. The give away is the mesial webbing - the thin skin
membrane that connects the five toes. This partial webbing allows an otter to
move effectively on both land and water. Beavers have fully webbed feet.
Fishers have no webbing.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
See you at the EXPO,
Essex Junction, Vermont, May 7-8
Northern Woodlands will be traveling next month to the
Northeast's largest exposition of forest products equipment. Stop by booth #
314 in the main building to meet our staff members, take a chance at a raffle,
and sign up for new subscriptions at the lowest price we can possibly offer. So
low in fact, that we will only be offering it on May 7-8. If you're already a
subscriber, consider signing up a friend or neighbor who shares your love of
the outdoors. They will thank you and so will we, for supporting the magazine
and our non-profit mission of forest stewardship.
If you've never been to the EXPO,
you're in for a treat. Joe Phaneuf and the NELA staff have worked hard to bring
it all to one location for you. From large equipment to the kind of information
Northern Woodlands offers, you will have the opportunity to ask questions of
the myriad exhibitors. Check out their website, www.northernlogger.com, and click on
the 2010 EXPO logo when you get there. |
