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July 29, 2011
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summer reading EDITOR'S BLOG
Summer Reading

Dave Mance III 

 

Many print-media outlets publish summer book recommendations, and for good reason. Part of the joy of reading is sharing what you've read. There's also a practical component: since blindly picking a beach read can be a daunting experience, tips from like-minded folks can help immensely. In this spirit, we've asked staff members to write a short blurb about a book they've read and enjoyed this summer....

 

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The Path of Least Resistance   

Ned Swanberg  

 

To be wet on a hot summer day is a glorious thing. On a steamy weekend, you don't have to go far to find long lines of cars beside the road and people soaking in the river below. One of the premier ways to chill is in the form of a tube: flotillas of friends launch themselves on inflated tire tubes to cool off, have a relaxed adventure, and study the way water shapes the world...

 

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head WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!

This skull was found in southern Vermont in a small patch of woods at the edge of a farm field. 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 10, 2011.
walter's mystery Previous Contest Answer

Congratulations to our winner, Richard Aaron of Toronto, Canada! Richard receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
 

Our Executive Director found these in his garden. Is this Animal? Or Botanical?  


NW Answer: We accepted botanical, though some astute readers pointed 

out that fungi, having their own kingdom, aren't botanical at all.

 

More specifically, this is a bird's nest fungi (also known as splash cup fungi); it's smaller than a dime. The "eggs" contain spores that are splashed out of the "nest" by raindrops. Attached to the base of each egg is a tiny cord with a sticky base that allows the egg, once in flight, to attach itself to surrounding vegetation.

 

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NW Woodpecker logoNORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS

Upcoming Forestry Events in the Northeast  

 

The New York State Woodsmen Field Days are scheduled for August 19, 20, and 21 at the Boonville-Oneida County Fairgrounds in Boonville, New York. Forestry seminars, equipment, lumberjack and lumberjill demonstrations, and contests are part of the schedule of activities that wrap up with fireworks. For more information click here.

The 57th Tree Farm/Small Woodlot Owners Association of Maine (SWOAM) Field Day will be held on Saturday, September 10th in Brunswick, Maine. The Forestry Field Day is designed to spark landowners' interest in sustainable forestry practices. It also gives small woodland owners an opportunity to meet their peers and to connect with organizations involved in forest resources. This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact the SWOAM Office at (207) 626-0005 or by email.  

A coalition of Massachusetts forest organizations, including the Massachusetts Wood Producers, Massachusetts Forest Landowners Association, and the Massachusetts Association of Professional Foresters will be operating an informational booth in the Massachusetts Building at the Eastern States Exposition (the Big E) in West Springfield between September 16th and October 1st. For more information click here

 

The 110th Annual Meeting of The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Mountain View Grand Hotel, Whitefield, New Hampshire. Senator Judd Gregg will be the featured speaker. For details click here

 

If you have similar events that you'd like us to announce, send us information one month before the event. We can't promise we'll get it in but we'll do our best. Listings should be emailed here.  

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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.