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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Biting the Apple
Stephen Long
I spent part of yesterday on my belly at the base of a tree
with a knife and a length of wire in my hand. I was trying to kill something...Full Article Text
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Red Pine, Not Your Sexy Softwood
Dave Mance III
There's an artificial quality to a red pine plantation that
you don't find elsewhere in Vermont
and New Hampshire, a vibe that
stems from the fact that all the trees were put there, by people, deliberately...Full Article Text
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!
This animal skull was found partially buried in a Vermont
hardwood stand. What kind of animal 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, August 11, 2010. |
 Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, John Knapp of Oxford, New York! John receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Our proofreader discovered this strange object in a spruce tree near her home. What in the woods is it?
NW Answer: A witch's broom.
Though witch's broom is the common name for tree deformities like
this, what's causing the broom is a more complicated question. It could
be eastern dwarf mistletoe, a parasitic plant, but we have our doubts.
According to the forest pathologists we spoke to, mistletoe brooms
usually occur in bunches, and there are no other brooms on this tree or
any others nearby.
Another option is that the broom was caused by spruce broom rust, a
fungus. While this could be the case, the fact that the broom's needles
aren't yellow makes us think it's probably a genetic broom, the result
of a mutation of sorts. According to those in the know, you can graft a
twig onto a spruce seedling and create a similar mutation yourself.
In any case, we gave full credit to any answer that contained the words "witch's broom."
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION ON WORKING FORESTS FOR THE
PRESIDENT'S
AMERICA'S
GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE SCHEDULED FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
Representatives
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the White House Council on
Environmental Quality have scheduled a public listening session on working
forests, conservation, and forest recreation. The session will be held Monday,
August 9, from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the Grippone
Conference Center
in Concord, New Hampshire.
The session is described as an opportunity for government representatives to
hear from the public about the challenges and opportunities facing working
forests on private lands; other topics of discussion will include ways to strengthen forestland conservation and
ways to better connect people with the outdoors.
For
more information, call USFS representative
Tiffany Benna at 603.536.6241; tbenna@fs.fed.us.
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Postal Address:
Northern Woodlands
1776 Center Road
P.O. Box 471
Corinth, VT 05039
Toll-Free: (800) 290-5232
Phone: (802) 439-6292
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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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