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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Why Magazines Still Matter
Dave Mance III
The conventional thinking in the publishing world is that newspapers, books, and magazines will soon all be produced and distributed electronically. No more inky fingers; everything will be on a Kindle, an iBook, or whatever the latest high-tech delivery system is...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Giant Silk Moths - Survival of the Fattest
Steven D. Faccio
Many years ago, a friend and fellow naturalist encouraged me to raise cecropia moths as a way of increasing the local population, which had become scarce around my home in southern Connecticut. The decline of the cecropia moth - one of the largest of our native giant silk moths - was linked, ironically, to biological controls that humans were using to kill gypsy moths...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
This root was dug up in a Vermont forest. It's edible, has the consistency of a radish, and is quite delicious. 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.
This week's contest deadline is 8:00 AM, Wednesday, June 13, 2012. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Susan Sawyer of South Woodbury, VT! Susan receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story. Sure you can identify the five-needle bundles of the white pine, the ribbed leaves of a beech, and the shiny bark of a yellow birch, but what about the wee trees? Can you identify this sapling?
NW Answer: Beech seedling.
This little sprout is a beech seedling (and yes, it's a seedling, not a sapling as it was previously, most accidentally labeled).
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Our Windsor chair raffle has come to a close, and the winner is Kathleen Wanner of Chittenden, Vermont. Congratulations, Kathleen! We sold all 400 tickets, and the proceeds will go to support our mission of advancing forest stewardship in the Northeast. Thanks to Vermont craftsman George Ainley for his beautiful chair, and to all of you who entered.
New Publication on Managing Ash for EAB
A new 8-page publication from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation is available to help landowners plan for and deal with the effect of emerald ash borers (EAB) on their forests. Ash Management Guidance for Forest Managers explains the threat of EAB infestation, what landowners can do to prepare for it, and how they can manage their woodlands to maintain an ash component and realize the economic value of their trees. Download the guide here. The state has also developed a written policy on salvage cutting of ash trees in woodlands that are enrolled in Vermont's Use Value Appraisal Program (current use). The new policy can be viewed here.
Forest Ecology Training for Teachers
The Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, will again offer forest ecology training for teachers of grades 4 through 12. Participants will learn from professional ecologists how to implement field studies with their students in their local schoolyard. Teachers can choose from two field study choices: "Woolly Bully!! The Invasive Pest, The Woolly Adelgid" led by forest ecologist Dr. David Orwig, or "Vernal Pools: Water in the Landscape" led by freshwater ecologist Dr. Betsy Colburn. The training takes place July 25 and 26. Find more information here.
Vermont Government Feels the Heat
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program has awarded $1.75 million in grants and loans to the district heating project in Montpelier, Vermont, to replace the state-owned heating plant with a woody biomass facility - a $20 million project. The new facility will heat the state capitol building, city government buildings, and schools and other structures in the downtown area. |
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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.
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