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Newsletter
| September 7, 2012
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
A Song for September
Dave Mance III
It's human nature to categorize, to organize, to put things in boxes. Take seasons. Conventional wisdom holds that Labor Day weekend is the last weekend of summer, and thus we are now firmly ensconced in fall...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Twisting in the Upper Valley
Chris Bouchard
It was a late-May afternoon in central Oklahoma and big time thunderstorms were expected to form soon. I was there as part of a 30-person tornado research team - a Vermont weatherman's dream-come-true...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
EyePod: Can your eyes ID these pods?
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 19, 2012. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Jeff Kline of Charleston, SC! Jeff receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
What kind of egg is this, shining in the sunlight? Photo by Bryan Pfeiffer.
NW Answer: Canadian tiger swallowtail egg.
This is the egg of a Canadian tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio canadensis).Females lay eggs singly on the leaves of host plants. When the larvae emerge, they eat the leaves of their host plants, which include ash, poplar, willow, and cherry.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Welcome Elise!
Please join us in welcoming Elise Tillinghast of Thetford Center, Vermont, as our new Executive Director. Elise has been an occasional contributor to Northern Woodlands, and her experience in public sector and nonprofit leadership, strategic planning, resource development, writing, and public relations will be assets in her new role.
Elise graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. She's affiliated with Audubon Vermont, the Upper Valley Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Vermont Coverts, and the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. She is a member of the Thetford Town School District Board and serves as the Vice Chair of Vital Communities.
Portable Skidder Bridge Program in Central Vermont & NH
Portable skidder bridges are widely viewed as a Best Management Practice for controlling non-point source pollution associated with timber harvesting operations. When properly installed, used, and removed, they create less stream bank and stream bed disturbance than culverts or poled fords. Unfortunately, portable skidder bridges are often cost-prohibitive for loggers to build on their own.
The Orange County Headwaters Project is working to create a skidder bridge program in Central Vermont and New Hampshire. The hope is to conduct an educational workshop during which time foresters, loggers, landowners, and students will make two skidder bridges and learn how to use them. After the bridges are built, they will be stored at a sawmill in eastern Orange County and loaned to loggers and landowners in the county and adjoining counties in New Hampshire. This will reduce logging costs and increase efficiency while protecting sensitive streams in the forest.
Click here to learn more and support this program.
Making Sense of Maple
Many maple syrup producer associations present opportunities for producers and novices to learn the ins and outs of the business this fall. In Vermont, the Franklin County Maple Sugarmakers Association presents Maple School, a full day's worth of classes, speakers, and discussion on Sept. 29 at the Franklin County Field Days site in Fairfield, Vermont. Registration is $35 and can be completed with a mail-in form.
In New York, the Cornell Maple Webinar Series, a web-based broadcast, occurs the first Thursday of each month. Topics vary each month, with the information provided geared toward maple producers and those interested in maple production. Participation in the webinars is free, and archived programs can be accessed online. The next scheduled webinar is Oct. 4, 7-8 p.m. Learn more here.
In Brooklyn, Connecticut, maple producers, bulk syrup buyers, state inspectors, and maple syrup judges can learn about grading and quality control at the International Maple Syrup Institute's International Grading School, Oct. 26 and 27. The program includes lectures on topics such as density, color, chemical safety, filtering, and hands-on grading exercises. The registration fee of $135 per person includes refreshments, lunches, reference materials, and a take home maple grading kit. For more information, contact Kathy Hopkins at (207) 474-9622, (207) 474-0374, or via email. The registration form and other information can be found online http://extension.umaine.edu/maple-grading-school/.
Trail Maintenance and Construction Basics
The New England Forestry Foundation and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests present a workshop covering the basic skills and techniques for maintaining hiking trails, as well as for designing and building new trails. Trail professionals from the Appalachian Mountain Club will lead participants in both indoor and outdoor field sessions. The Sept. 28 event takes place 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Conservation Center in Concord, New Hampshire. Cost is $10 for non-members, and free for NEFF and/or Forest Society members. Register online. |
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We Welcome Your Questions and Comments
Postal Address:
Northern Woodlands
1776 Center Road
P.O. Box 471
Corinth, VT 05039
Toll-Free: (800) 290-5232
Phone: (802) 439-6292
Fax: (802) 439-6296
Email: mail@northernwoodlands.org
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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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