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EDITOR'S BLOG White Pine Needle Damage Dave Mance III
Do you remember how wet it was last summer, and how we were all
wondering about the affect of the rain on the forest? In at least one case, our questions have been answered. Many readers have contacted us in the last few weeks to ask about white pine needle damage...Full Article Text
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THE OUTSIDE STORY Puddles Ooze With Mud and Life Bill Amos
City dwellers and puddles don't mix; we country folk are more tolerant.
In wet weather we drive through one muddy morass after the next,
uttering unprintable words, yet few of us would exchange dirt-spattered
windows, packed wheel wells and a caked undercarriage for a commute on
smooth asphalt in Flatland...Full Article Text
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WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT? Our Weekly Guessing Game!
Reader Susan Elliot took this picture at
the Craftsbury
Outdoor Center
this past weekend while attending the 115th Annual Meeting of the
Vermont
Botanical and Bird Club. What is it?
Every other 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, June 23, 2010. |
Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, Robert Ploss of Trumansburg, NY! We had 11 correct answers. Robert receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Our friend Bryan Pfeiffer shared this wonderful picture with us. What
kind of bug is it? (Hint: you really have seen it before, especially at
this time of year.)
NW Answer:
A firefly. Did you know that each species of firefly has its own
flash pattern? That the questing males flashing in the meadow are being
responded to by females flashing in the tall grass? That certain
predator fireflies are also hiding in the tall grass, mimicking female
flash patterns and luring amorously-intentioned males in so they can
eat them?
The story gets much more interesting, and much more gruesome, but
I'm afraid you'll have to read The Outside Story to learn more. Keep
guessing, you'll win one of these times.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Report Cautions Forest Cover on the Decline A recently released Harvard Forest report, Wildlands and Woodlands, A Vision for the New England Landscape, calls for preserving
almost three-quarters of New England's remaining open space-30 million
acres-as working forests and farms, watersheds and wilderness. Of that
total, 27 million acres would be committed to managed forests and
farms while 3
million acres would be designated wilderness. The report also cautions that for the
first time in 150 years, forest cover is declining in every New England
state.
A
conference on the report, sponsored by the New England Forestry
Foundation was recently held in Concord, NH with nearly 300
participants.
The report may be downloaded at: www.wildlandsandwoodlands.org.
National Tree Farmer Convention The
National Tree Farmer Convention is being held in Burlington, Vermont
this year with a registration deadline of Friday, June 25. For more
information visit: www.treefarmsystem.org.
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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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