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September 10, 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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brookie EDITOR'S BLOG
Beaver Pond Fishing
Dave Mance III


My friend Kris and I met in Mrs. Kevorkian's kindergarten class, which means I've been a bad influence on him for almost thirty years now....

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spider THE OUTSIDE STORY
A Tale of Silk and Venom

Lilian Shen


A spider, fat from consuming a summer's worth of insects, hangs suspended outside my window in the corner of an orb web bigger than a dinner plate. Its legs grasp the silken strands like a puppeteer's fingers controlling the strings...

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eli's mystery WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!


Reader Eli Sagor from St. Paul, Minnesota submitted this picture -- the objects have both a Midwestern and Northeastern woods connection. What are they and what are they used for?

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, September 22, 2010.
walter Last Week's Contest Answer


Congratulations to our winner, Amber Crofut of Eaton, NY! We had over 50 correct answers. Amber receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.

Our Executive Director found this critter on an apple tree near his home in northern Vermont on July 25. What is it?

NW Answer: A tiger swallowtail caterpillar (we accepted both eastern and Canadian).

The enlarged front and the smallish eyespots were a giveaway on this, though the brown color may have thrown some of you off. Yes, swallowtail caterpillars are typically green, and so was this one just hours before this picture was taken. The brown indicates that it has become pre-pupal and is searching for a place to build its chrysalis. Favored pupation sites are rock ledges and other out of the way places - in most cases, the earth tones provide the caterpillar some measure of camouflage.

To learn more about caterpillars and the butterflies and moths they become, check out our photo feature in the Summer 2010 issue: http://northernwoodlands.org/articles/article/transformations-which-caterpillar-becomes-which-butterfly/
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Can you volunteer for the Massachusetts Forest Landowners Association Field Day?


The Massachusetts Forest Landowners Association and the Tree Farm Program are holding their annual field day for tree farmers on Saturday, September 25 at the Walker Family Tree Farm in New Braintree, Massachusetts.  Forestry tours, equipment demonstrations, workshops, and the annual Tree Farm picnic are scheduled for the day.  Northern Woodlands has been invited to be an exhibitor and we are looking for a volunteer in the New Braintree area to represent us at the event. The primary job is to introduce the magazine to prospective subscribers - we can provide you with sample magazines and other information to hand out at the event.  Things get under way at 9 a.m. and run through 2 p.m. - there's even a free meal! If you're interested, please contact Walter Medwid at walter@northernwoodlands.org or at (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.