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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Slow and Easy
Dave Mance III
Chances are that some of your friends and business associates have a boilerplate at the bottom of their email that says something to the effect of: "think twice before printing this." The use-less-paper crusade has caught on in the corporate world...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Night Vision: How Animals See in the Dark?
Li Shen
I'll always remember the time I ran into a wire fence at dusk. I was taking a shortcut through some woods, and the impact sent me tumbling. Even when I looked carefully, I could barely discern the thin strands of wire in the gloomy evening light...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
This suspicious slitherer was photographed in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Do you know what kind of snake this is?
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, July 25, 2012. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Cheryl Boyes! Cheryl receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Northern Woodlands' subscriber Katie Koerten came across these cups of black kernels while exploring a wooded area in a Vermont bog. What are they?
NW Answer: Miterwort seeds.
The flowers of miterwort (Mitella diphylla) are so small and delicate, they're easy to miss (but worth stopping for a closer look). In this photo, the flowerheads have gone to seed; those little black specks are next year's flowers.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Landscape Conservation Stewardship Grants Available
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is offering several new grants in an effort to develop community-based partnerships that further the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in distinct landscapes. Existing landscape coalitions can apply for grants in the amount of $10,000 to $40,000 to conduct mentoring and training for newly-formed conservation coalitions. Grants will also be awarded in the range of $25,000 to $75,000 to support the creation and/or capacity growth of new regional community-driven coalitions to support landscape scale habitat protection and restoration. The online application deadline is July 31, 2012. Visit the NFWF website for more information.
Summer Lecture Series in Adirondacks
The Adirondack Mountain Club continues its summer lecture series July 14 with "Invasive Forest Pests: Serious Potential Threats to the North Country Forests." Thomas Colarusso of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will discuss the emerald ash borer, Asian long-horned beetle, and other pests. On July 21, Mike Lynch presents a multimedia slideshow about his trip along the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and on Aug. 4, Edward Kanze, author of The World of John Burroughs, will tell the story of the New York naturalist John Burroughs through words and pictures. All programs are Saturdays at 8 p.m. at the High Peaks Information Center near Lake Placid, New York. Visit AMC's website for more information on the series.
Executive Director Position Closing July 18
We'll stop accepting applications for the executive director position on July 18. Thanks to all who applied. |
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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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