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Newsletter
| November 30, 2012
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
A Well-Dressed Stranger
Dave Mance III
We marked around 80,000 feet of marginal- to low-grade white pine in our woods recently, and the first jag - about half - has been cut and shipped north to Canada. The truckers were hauling trailers full of Christmas trees from up north down to urban markets in southern New England, then loading logs - including ours - for the return haul...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Now's A Good Time To Ride Off Into The Sunset
Meghan Oliver
It seems each autumn, I start noticing sunsets more. They are so pink, so orange, so bright. I've always chalked up my autumnal sunset attention to my mood shifting with the changing season; perhaps I'm feeling a little wistful at summer's end and reflecting on nature's splendor more than usual...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
What is this rusty piece of machinery lying (standing?) in the woods?
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, December 12, 2012. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Paul Fillion of Colebrook, NH! Paul receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
This fibrous little thing has the same exfoliating capabilities of your favorite loofah hanging in your shower. But what exactly is it, and where the heck did it come from?
NW Answer: Bur cucumber seed pod.
Each bur cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) fruit contains a porous, rough-textured, four-chambered seed pod. The flowers and fruit (which are inedible) grow on long vines that you'll find growing among thickets in moist wood edges, stream banks, and fencerows.
Loofahs - the kind many use to exfoliate dry skin in the shower - come from tropical gourds in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. Bur cucumbers also belong to this family, so it's no surprise the fruit contains miniature loofas.
This week's winner is Paul Fillion, who not only correctly identified the seed pod, but went the extra mile to identify the copper penny.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Mackowski Named Traditional Arts Fellow
The Maine Arts Commission named Bill Mackowski of Milford its 2013 Traditional Arts Fellow. Mackowski, who was featured in the Summer 2009 issue of Northern Woodlands, is a craftsman who makes fishing creels, pack baskets, and snowshoes. Mackowski has had a lifelong passion for the traditions of the Northern Forest region, traditions which have drawn him to work with, and eventually document, both Native and non-native woodsmen. The title of Traditional Arts Fellow is accompanied by a $13,000 grant as well as media exposure for his artistic excellence. Read more on the Commission's website.
Northern Forest Annual Report
The Northern Forest Center's 2012 Annual Report: Advancing Thriving Communities and Healthy Forests shares the stories of businesses, homeowners, and community leaders who are working with the Center to strengthen the Northern Forest's regional economy and communities. The report can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF at no cost.
VT Maple Association Hires Executive Director
The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association hired its first executive director in September as part of a restructuring of the organization, which included merging with the Vermont Maple Foundation and the Vermont Maple Industry Council earlier in 2012. Matthew Gordon previously worked with the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association, where he served as manager of agricultural and economic development. Visit the association's website for more information. |
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