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March 9, 2012
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What In The Woods?
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Dispatch from the Sugarwoods Day 25

Dave Mance III   


Dad was on the road by 6 a.m. to get another load of sap; I fired the rig up just about the time the sun was cresting bald mountain. It was 50 degrees and rising outside; felt and sounded like May. Outside the air resonated with bird song, including two tom turkeys who were chokolokolokoin back and forth...

Read Dave's complete blog series on sugaring!
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Survival of the Fittest  

Chuck Wooster  

 

Back in January, taking advantage of the lack of snow, I was out hiking with a friend along a steep hillside not far from my house. Usually this hillside is too slippery for wintertime travel, but on this day, conditions were optimal. A few inches of crunchy, Styrofoam-like snow provided excellent traction...

 

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

Northern Woodlands' operations coordinator Emily Rowe, pictured here, is the Queen of our office, but that's no scepter in her hand. What is that tall item you see beside her?

   

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. 

 


This week's contest deadline is 8:00 AM, Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
nest Previous Contest Answer

Congratulations to our winner Tim DeCerbo of New Haven, CT! Tim receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
 

To tell you where this nest was found would give away the answer. So, without knowing this nest's place of origin, do you know which bird built it?


NW Answer: A chimney swift's nest.


This nest was found in a homeowner's fireplace after having fallen from the chimney. Chimney swifts use bits of twig and their own saliva to build nests that secure to the inside of chimneys (or hollow trees, or other structures). You'll notice the flat edge on one side of the nest; that's where the nest was attached to the chimney. Unfortunately, these nests can fall, sometimes with babies still in the nest! Be sure to read more about the rescue of chimney swift babies and the work being done to save this declining bird here.  

 

 Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.

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Win a Handmade Windsor Chair

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Northern Woodlands is raffling an heirloom quality continuous arm Windsor chair, handmade in Vermont by craftsman George Ainley of Fine Windsor Chairs. A limited number of chances for $20 each will be sold until June 1; your chances of winning are 1:400.


To learn more about George and his work, check out his Northern Woodlands article from Winter, 2006, "The Wood in Windsor Chairs." The proceeds from this raffle will support the mission of Northern Woodlands.

For more information and to enter the raffle, visit our website or call (800) 290-5232. 
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Corinth, VT  05039
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The mission of the Center for Northern Woodlands Education is to advance a culture of forest stewardship in the Northeast and 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.