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March 23, 2012
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daves bad sugar season EDITOR'S BLOG
Climate Change + Poor Sugaring Season = Bad Journalism

Dave Mance III   


There have been several interesting cases involving media ethics in the news cycle of late. In January, theater artist Mike Daisey's one-man show highlighting unsavory aspects of Apple's manufacturing processes in China was broadcast on the public radio show "This American Life." Problem was that Daisey had made up many of the sensational details in the show... 
robin THE OUTSIDE STORY 

A Low Snow Winter's Winners and Losers 

Madeline Bodin   

 

This past winter is on pace to have one of the lowest snowfall totals in 100 years - just as last year's snowfall total was one of the highest ever recorded. A winter with so little snow has its share of winners and losers. Skiers and snowmobilers lose. Hikers, and even golfers, win...

 

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

These three trucks, featured in Northern Woodlands' new book, More Than a Woodlot, are all filled up and ready to go. Top to bottom, which is the load of pulp? Which is the load of sawlogs? Which is the load of firewood?

   

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, April 4, 2012.
queen Previous Contest Answer

Congratulations to our winner Susan Hayward of Lewiston, ME! Susan receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
 

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?  


NW Answer: Canada lily.


These tall stalks, topped with gorgeous oblongoid seed capsules, are the remains of last summer's Canada lilies (Lilium canadense). Within each of the two-inch capsules are several stacks of large, flattened seeds. In June, these wildflowers will blossom, displaying one to five flowerheads in orange, yellow, or red.  

 

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

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Maple Open House Weekend

Maple sugarmakers across the northeast will be opening their sugarhouses to the public this weekend. The wacky weather pretty much ensures there won't be any sap to boil, but festivities will commence anyway at most participating sugarhouses, where there will be boiling demonstrations, storytelling, and fresh maple products for sale. To learn more, visit the following websites:


Teachers Take to the Woods

The Maine TREE Foundation is offering two four-day Teachers' Tours that combine math, science, technology, language arts, and social studies with current information about forest practices and technology. The tours are designed for educators of all backgrounds (formal and non-formal, PreK-12, college, scouts, home schoolers, etc.), and offer in-the-woods and at-the-mill learning for educators. The tours take place in July, and will be held at Maine's Rangeley Lakes and Western Mountains, and Leen's Lodge on West Grand Lake. Teachers will become certified as Project Learning Tree Teachers, and have the opportunity to earn 3.0 CEU's. For more information, click here or call (207) 621-9872.

Women & Their Woods

The Vermont Woodlands Association presents Women & Their Woods, a weekend program designed specifically by and for women forest landowners. The program aims to introduce participants to forest management, expand their base of knowledge, build a foundation for future learning, increase confidence and comfort, and connect participants with a network of other women landowners. The program is April 27-29 at Riverledge Farm in Grafton, VT. For more information and to register, email  or click here.
 
Forest Service Report: Forest Growth in North

U.S. Forest Service scientists recently released the "Forest of the Northern United States" report, available online. The report offers an assessment of sustainable management of northern forests, and reports the scientists' findings that forest land is expanding in northern states, despite increases in population. To read the report, click here.

Northern Woodlands' Publishes Book for the Landowner

Northern Woodlands presents More Than a Woodlot: Getting the Most from Your Family Forest. Written by founding editor Stephen Long, this book is a guide for landowners who want to cut their annual firewood, see more wildlife, protect special places, sell timber, or plan for the future of their land. Readers will get insider tips on how to increase a forest's long-term value, what to look for in a forester and logger, how to improve habitat for wildlife, and much more. Click here for more information and to purchase your copy.
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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.