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Newsletter
| September 24, 2010
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EDITOR'S BLOG On The Road Dave Mance III
The open road - the notion of high adventure just over the
county line - holds a special place in the American imagination. Media types
are especially drawn to the idea, as we're stimulated by the thought of
traveling to exotic locales, absorbing information, and bringing it home to
report....Full Article Text
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THE OUTSIDE STORY Avoiding Autumn's Insect-Borne Diseases Madeline Bodin
A female mosquito buzzes in the waning light of a
late-summer evening. A week ago, she bit a robin at a bird bath, drawing a
proboscis full of blood to help create her eggs. The bird's blood was teeming
with West Nile virus, and now the mosquito is loaded
with the virus, too... Full Article Text
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WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT? Our Weekly Guessing Game!
No trip to the Tunbridge World's Fair in Tunbridge,
Vermont, is complete without a trip to the
beer hall, the pig races, and the historical exhibitions, where this picture
was taken. This simple-looking contraption was indirectly related to the rampant
deforestation of our region in the 1600s and 1700s. OK, history buffs, 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, October 6, 2010. |
Last Week's Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner, Casey Callahan from Morrisville (NY) State College! We had 7 correct answers. Casey receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
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?
NW Answer:
Brown ash strips used to make baskets.
This photo shows brown ash (also called black ash) strips that were
traditionally used by Ojibwe Indians in the Upper Midwest
to make baskets and other items. Northeastern artisans carry on this tradition
as well - check out the profile we did of basketmaker Bill Mackowski in our
Summer 2009 issue: http://northernwoodlands.org/articles/article/at_work_making_baskets_with_bill_mackowski/
Thanks to Eli Sagor for sharing this great photo. Eli works for the University
of Minnesota Forest Resources Extension
- they maintain a cool webpage that our readers may find useful: http://www.myminnesotawoods.umn.edu/
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NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
VT Portable Skidder
Bridge Cost-Share Program for Loggers - Deadline Oct 15, 2010
A brand new 50-50 cost-share
opportunity for Vermont loggers to build or buy portable skidder bridges to use
as temporary stream crossings has just been announced. Funding for this program
is provided through the U.S Forest Service to the Northern Vermont Resource
Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council. For more information contact
Kevin Beattie, Vermont Skidder Bridge Program Coordinator with any questions
at: (802) 548-8246 or email:kevnshar@comcast.net.
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Postal Address:
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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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