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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Log Cabin Lessons
Dave Mance III
I was sixteen years old in 1992, the year we started work on our log cabin. We built it out of red pine that had probably been planted in the 1940s. Dad felled the trees and my brother, Trevor, and I stripped the bark with a broad axe and a shingle scraper and a pry bar and an ice fishing spud and whatever other makeshift tools we could scrounge...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Beetles and Bubbles, Above and Below
Kenrick Vezina
Every morning, my pool is the scene of six-legged tragedies: chunky beetles puttering around on the surface, looking for a leaf-cum-life preserver; a few flies long since deceased. Once, the surface was peppered with black commas. These turned out to be winged ants, unlucky breeders from a nearby colony that must have swarmed...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
OK readers, for this week's quiz, you need to identify all three species in this photo: the tree, the fungus, and yes, the dog.
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, August 8, 2012. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Jonathan Frishtick of Norwich, VT! Jonathan receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
This suspicious slitherer was photographed in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Do you know what kind of snake this is?
NW Answer: Eastern Ratsnake.
This is the eastern ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), formerly known as the black ratsnake. This non-venomous snake averages 42 to 72 inches, but can be as long as 101 inches (that's over 8 feet, folks). The snake in the photo was found in Massachusetts, where the eastern ratsnake is listed by the state as endangered. Often confused for the eastern racer, you can distinguish the ratsnake from the racer by its keeled scales, meaning each individual scale of the ratsnake has a ridge down its middle.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
'Goodnight, Irene' Concert
The Connecticut River Watershed Council presents a benefit concert, "Goodnight Irene," for the organization's annual river cleanup, Source to Sea. The show features musicians from throughout the watershed and aims to celebrate the community's resilience in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. The concert is 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, at Deerfield Academy, in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Tickets are $10 and are for sale at CRWC's Greenfield office and online. Click here for more information.
Job Opportunities at Forest Society
The Forest Society, a non-profit land conservation organization, has two open positions: communications manager and finance specialist. Both are fulltime positions based in Concord, N.H. Full descriptions for each position are on the Forest Society website.
Birds in Art
Adelaide Tyrol, a regular contributor of illustrations to Northern Woodlands magazine and the weekly "The Outside Story" column, will show some of her work as part of "Bird," an exhibit exploring the bird kingdom through reality, myth, fantasy, and intuition. Featured artists also include Don Hanson, Valerie Hird, and Beth Robinson. The exhibit is open now through Aug. 14 at the Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne, Vermont. For more information, visit the gallery's website.
Maine College Begins Woodworking, Cabinetry Program
Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor recently received a U.S. Department of Labor grant to start a fine woodworking and cabinetmaking program. The $320,000 award will help fund a full-time faculty position and equipment needed to start up the two-year program. Students in the program will learn the operation of wood working machinery and equipment, breakout of lumber and panel components, laminating, veneering, machining, sanding, assembly and finishing, and more. Click here to learn more about the program. |
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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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