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September 24, 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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Route 2 East 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....

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Mosquito 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...

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historybuff 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.


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This week's contest deadline is 8:00 AM, Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
eli's mystery 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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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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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.