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Newsletter
| November 2, 2012
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Silver Linings
Dave Mance III
I took a walk before the rain from Sandy started early Monday morning. You could feel the low pressure and see an unusual pallor in the sky even in southern Vermont. One year and change past Irene, I was worried, yes, for the trees, for my friends and neighbors in flood-prone communities...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
The Clinker Polypore: A Fungus with a Future?
Virginia Barlow
If you've seen a well-developed clinker polypore (Inonotus obliquus) protruding from a tree, there's a good chance that you remember it. This fungus causes large, black, cinder-like growths, sometimes neatly conical, but often rough and ragged...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
The rain and winds of Sandy couldn't keep these birds away from a feeder in central Vermont. Identify all three by their full common names.
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 7:00 AM, Wednesday, November 16, 2012. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Richard Marr! Richard receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Guess which animal sports these little feet.
NW Answer: Belted kingfisher.
These odd feet belong to a juvenile belted kingfisher; they will turn gray as the bird ages. Kingfishers belong to the order Coraciiformes and one characteristic of this order is syndactyly feet, meaning that the two outer toes of each foot are fused together. These feet, along with their large, pointed bill, help kingfishers dig out cavity nests in the banks along rivers.
This week's winner is Richard Marr, who not only knew these were the feet of a belted kingfisher, but that they belong to a young kingfisher.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
'Saw Mill Days' in Maine
Higmo's logging and lumber operation in Brunswick, Maine, celebrates all things forestry at Saw Mill Days 2012, November 3 and 4. This year's event features forestry walk-and-talks with staff of the Maine Forest Service, a history of Higmo's logging/lumber operation, logging demonstrations with new and old equipment, sawmill demonstrations, musical guests, children's activities, food, and more. Booths by Small Woodlot Owners Association of Maine, wood carving artist Josh Turner, Maine Antique Power Association, and others will be part of the two-day event. For more information and the location, go to the Higmo's website or send an email.
New Hampshire Lake Region Information Sessions
The New Hampshire Society for the Protection of Forests and regional land conservation groups continue the Lake Region Conservation Plan Information Sessions November 1, this time featuring the Green Mountain and Ossipee Lake Area. The series covers a new land protection blueprint for the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Developed by state and local conservation experts, the plan was created with the intention to protect water quality in the region by prioritizing the most critical forests and shorefront lands to conserve over the next decade. The Thursday meeting will be held 7-9 p.m. at the Ossipee Public Library at 74 Main Street. The final meeting will be November 8, 7-9 p.m., covering the Moose Maintains Area, at the Moose Mountain Recreation Lodge in Brookfield, New Hampshire.
Earthworms: Agents of Change
University of Vermont associate professor Josef Gorres will describe the dramatic changes taking place in forests due to the presence of earthworms in his talk, "Earthworms as Agents of Change in Our Forests." Gorres will share current research on this topic and its implications for foresters, timber harvesters, landowners, vermicomposters, and gardeners. This talk is co-sponsored by the Chester Conservation Committee and the Windsor County Chapter of the Extension Master Gardeners. This free talk will be held November 13, 7-8 p.m. at the First Universalist Parish in Chester, Vermont. Donations accepted. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Irwin or Melissa Post at (802) 875-4102. |
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