 EDITOR'S BLOG
If summer were a weeklong vacation, mid-August would be Friday afternoon. You're not packing your bags to come home yet, but there's an awareness that there's more behind you than in front of you...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Dwarf Wedgemussels: Fishing for a Ride
Howard Krum
Last week my eight-year-old nephew, Romeo, got on an animals kick. He's an inquisitive kid who's fascinated by things like white blood cells and he absolutely loves sharks...
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The Swifts of Summer
Michael J. Caduto
Darting through the air while twittering in constant conversation, chimney swifts are a cheering presence over many cities and towns. True to their name, which comes from the Old English swifan...
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 WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Biweekly Guessing Game!
Reader Paul Fillion submitted this picture that his daughter Renee took in central New Hampshire. 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 our next e-newsletter.
This week's contest deadline is 8:00 AM, Wednesday, August 21, 2013. |
 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Edith Sisson of Concord, MA! Edith receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Ten inches wide and bumpy all over, this melon-shaped mass was discovered in Church Pond in the Adirondacks. What is it? Photo by Judy Brook.
NW Answer: A colonial bryozoan.
Reader Judy Brook found and photographed this 10-inch bryozoan in Church Pond in the Adirondacks. Pectinatella magnifica is a member of the animal phylum Ectoprocta (common names: bryozoans, moss animals), a group with a fossil record extending back 500,000,000 years.
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Fund Your Project With Northern Woodlands
As school starts up this fall, please note that we have expanded our fundraising program for schools and environmental education groups to serve all of New England and New York. If you are struggling to secure funding for nature education, we may be able to help you. Visit our website or give us a call at 802-439-6292. |
