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 EDITOR'S BLOG
A Clearcut, Part 1
Dave Mance III
Managing marginal timberland has always been a challenge, which is why forest landowners are such strong advocates for healthy low-grade wood markets. Good timber is valuable - always has been and probably always will be. But low-quality trees generate little, if any, return...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Secret Weapons Hiding in Plain Sight
Li Shen
In the natural world predation is relentless, and evading predators strongly favors the evolution of camouflage colors in animals. How contradictory then, for small, defenseless creatures - like red efts and monarch butterflies - to be sporting a bright shade of orange. But there is more to their cheerful color than meets the eye. Both the eft and the monarch are poisonous...
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THE OUTSIDE STORY ARCHIVE FEATURE
Spring Wildflowers: Fleeting Flashes of Color
Thomas K. Slayton
Spring wildflowers live hurried lives. They push out of the ground as soon as it begins to thaw, or soon afterwards, and then some of them disappear for the year - shrinking back into their underground root systems soon after the forest canopy closes...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
This flower was recently spotted emerging near our office. What is it?
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, May 29, 2013. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Tom Lewandoski of Port Crane, NY! Tom receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Dinosaur tooth? Probably not, but love the hot pink. What is this?
NW Answer: A turkey spur.
A male turkey is full of weird body parts; there are the the wart-like caruncles on his neck, the snood that hangs over his beak, and a wicked-looking spur on each leg. This spur was from a 22-pound Tom that was harvested on the first day of Vermont's spring turkey season. Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Skidder Bridges for Vermont Loggers
There are still funds available for loggers to build bridges and receive cost-share assistance through the Portable Skidder Bridge Cost Share and Education Program. This program, which started in 2010, is administered by the Northern Vermont Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council and is funded through a competitive grant from the US Forest Service, Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry. It's a three year project designed to provide financial incentive and training to Vermont loggers interested in integrating portable skidder bridges into their timber harvesting operations to protect water quality. The program provides three options for participation in a 50:50 cost-share arrangement. A logger can 1) build a bridge at his shop 2) build a bridge at a workshop or 3) buy a bridge from a vendor. Bridges have to be built to program specifications and inspected by Program Coordinator Kevin Beattie. To maximize exposure to as many loggers as possible, participants will be limited to two bridges awarded during this project period. The loggers 50% match can be met by any combination of cash, labor, equipment or materials used to build the bridge. The grant is due to expire on September 30 this year. Loggers can sign up by contacting Kevin Beattie, Program Coordinator, at (802) 548-8246.
New England Forestry Foundation Annual Meeting Event
The New England Forestry Foundation's Annual Meeting Event will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at the Boston Public Library. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Stephen Kellert, Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Scholar at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. An author of more than 150 publications, he recently released, Birthright: People and Nature in the Modern World. Dr. Kellert will address the important link between nature and society, and how the natural world profoundly affects our quality of life. Also on the bill are the annual conservation awards. Robert O'Connor, Director of Land and Forests for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will receive the New England Forestry Foundation Award of the Year. Charlie Case will receive the Forest Steward of the Year.
This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP by Monday, June 3, 2013. Contact Annette at: (978) 952-6856 x105. |
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Postal Address:
Northern Woodlands
1776 Center Road
P.O. Box 471
Corinth, VT 05039
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Phone: (802) 439-6292
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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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