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Newsletter
| August 24, 2012
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Log Cabin Lessons Part 2
Dave Mance III
To catch those of you who didn't read the first blog post in this series up, our 20-year-old log cabin is rotting and full of carpenter ants. Rather than fix it, we're cutting our losses and building a new one. None of the people working on the camp are builders...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Beetle Tests Native Viburnums' Resilience
Beatriz Moisset
Move over emerald ash-borer and hemlock wooly adelgid. There's a new invasive pest in town, and it may be coming to a viburnum near you. The viburnum leaf beetle, (Pyrrhalta viburni) was first detected in Ontario in 1947 and has since spread to New Hampshire and Vermont...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
What kind of egg is this, shining in the sunlight?
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, September 5, 2012. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Cally McCrave of Lyme, NH! Cally receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
This photo was taken along a Vermont dirt road in mid-July. Who is this yellow fellow?
NW Answer: Elm sawfly larva.
You won't find this yellow fellow in your butterfly and moth guide because it's not a caterpillar: it's the larva of an elm sawfly (Cimbex americana). Elm sawflies are a type of wasp. As larvae, they can grow up to two inches long, and feed on the foliage of elms, willows, and other trees.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Become a Pest Detector
Interested in becoming a Vermont Forest Pest First Detector? Responsibilities include monitoring trees on a regular basis for the first signs of three destructive insect pests: the emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, and hemlock woolly adelgid. First Detectors also assist state agencies with site visits and sample collection and help increase public awareness through community outreach. Volunteers commit to at least two hours a month for a year. Free training is provided through University of Vermont Extension and includes seven online modules and one day of field training. Trainings are Sept. 15 at Castleton Community Center and Sept. 22 at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Forest Center in Woodstock. To register, contact program coordinator Caitlin Cusack at (802) 656-7746 or by email by Aug. 31. Continuing education credits are available.
Mushrooms in Detail
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests presents the photographs of Jeff Sluder. Originally, Sluder's interest in mushrooms had to do with learning which ones in New Hampshire were poisonous and which were edible. However, as a photographer, he became increasingly fascinated by their form and structure. The images in this exhibit were largely taken with a pocket camera in the woods near his home in Kingston. Some of the photos are true to life and stand on their own; others were manipulated using color or mirroring to emphasize the mushroom's patterns and form. The exhibit takes place at The Forest Society's Conservation Center in Concord, N.H., Saturday, Sept. 1 through Wednesday, Oct. 31. For more information, contact the center at (603) 224-9945.
Get Your Lumberjack On
Northern Forest Heritage presents the 13th Annual Lumberjack Competition & Festival in Berlin, New Hampshire. The day is full of axe-throwing, log throwing, fry pan tossing, and children's activities, including log-rolling and a fishing derby. This year's competition is Sunday, Sept. 30, beginning at 6 a.m. with a lumberjack-style breakfast. For more information, click here. |
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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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