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June 25, 2010
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Editor's Blog
The Outside Story
What In The Woods?
Last Week's Contest Answer
Northern Woodlands News
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Grass vs Coal EDITOR'S BLOG
Wood Worse than Coal?
Dave Mance III


The spin doctors on either side of the bioenergy divide have been hard at work spinning a recently released study on biomass sustainability into whatever the PR equivalent of gold is...
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Moles THE OUTSIDE STORY
For Moles, a Life of Toil in the Soil

Bill Amos


Two months ago, a predictable eruption began on the lawn surrounding our house. Rough clumps of rich, dark subsoil appeared upon the still barren ground. "Those **@#$&%** moles again," my thoughts went. But moles do no lasting harm to a lawn despite making an unsightly seasonal mess...
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Who lives here? WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!


Naturalist Mary Holland shared this wonderful picture with us...yup, it's an animal den site. But what kind of animal?


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, July 7, 2010.
Mystery Design Last Week's Contest Answer


Congratulations to our winner, Patricia Jaquith of Dummerston, VT! We had 34 correct answers. Patricia receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.

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?

NW Answer: A giant jellyfish about to attack a Viking longboat.

In truth it's white pine pollen on a puddle.
 
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.
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Brand new items in our shop!

Beat the heat in our Organic Cotton Tee Shirt and check out another example of fine, regional woodcrafting in our new Hardwood Tree Puzzle. Shop here!

Last Call! Register today: 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. Northern Woodlands is one of the sponsors. For more information visit: www.treefarmsystem.org.

Tree Farm Convention Field Day Event!


As part of the Convention the ever-popular Field Day event will be held Thursday, July 15 at Shelburne Farms. A Certified Tree Farm, Shelburne Farms is a non-profit environmental education center, 1,400-acre working farm, and National Historic Landmark. There are dozens of exhibits, demonstrations, workshops, children's activities and tours that will be offered throughout the day.  Just a few of the activities you will have a chance to see include the World Champion Lumberjills, wildlife carving, skidding with horse and oxen teams, wildlife tracking and ID, and snowshoe construction as well as participate in an invasives interactive walk, learn about the basics of GPS use, and visit a mobile sugarhouse. 

And, if you want to see Shelburne Farms while you sit back and relax, you can participate in the Shelburne Farms Lake and Landscape Tour - a leisurely history tour of the farm from an open-air wagon!

The deadline for registering is Friday, June 25th so be sure to download the Field Day Only registration form at www.vermonttreefarm.org/news and send it in! Pre-registration is required.

We Welcome Your Questions and Comments
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Northern Woodlands
1776 Center Road
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Corinth, VT  05039
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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.