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August 23, 2013
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Huckleberry Picking
Dave Mance III     

 

My grandfather on my father's side came from Dutch/German/Irish stock who settled in New York's Shawangunk Mountains several hundred years ago. If you've never been to the "Gunks," as they're called by the locals, it's worth the trip...

   

singing wings THE OUTSIDE STORY 

Wings that Sing                  

Rob Rich                         

 

As the summer bird chorus wanes, we might remember that song can arrive in unexpected ways. Drumming heads, clacking bills, and dancing feet create nonvocal sound. Even flight, that foremost avian feat, creates music of its own...

 

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THE OUTSIDE STORY ARCHIVE FEATURE

A Tale of Silk and Venom                   

Lilian Shen                          

 

A spider, fat from consuming a summer's worth of insects, hangs suspended outside my window in the corner of an orb web bigger than a dinner plate. Its legs grasp the silken strands like a puppeteer's fingers controlling the strings...

 

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This mysterious green slime was found growing outside Bill Peberdy's woodshop in Corinth, Vermont. 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, September 4, 2013.
prickly Previous Contest Answer

Congratulations to our winner Lorraine Blass of Enfield, ME! Lorraine receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
 

 

Reader Paul Fillion submitted this picture that his daughter Renee took in central New Hampshire. What is it?   


NW Answer: Water strider naiads (and a newly-emerged damsel fly that

can't be ID'd without a hand lens). While both the naiads and the damsel fly are predatory insects, our dragonfly expert didn't think there was any predation going on here. Just a crowded beach. Thanks very much to Paul and his daughter, Renee, for sharing this picture. 

 Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.

NW Woodpecker logo NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS

Game Camera Course

 

The New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association (NHTOA) and Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) are hosting a half-day workshop on game camera selection and use on Saturday, August 24, at the Elks Lodge #1210 in Epsom, New Hampshire. Nationally recognized wildlife biologist (and occasional Northern Woodlands contributor) Kip Adams will be speaking about game cameras and their use in managing and monitoring wildlife populations. Game camera manufacturers will also be on hand to discuss game camera options and advances in camera technology.

 

Cost is $10 for NHTOA or QDMA members; $20 for non-members. Call the NHTOA office at (603) 224-9699 for more information.

 

SWOAM/Tree Farm Field Day

The 2013 annual Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine (SWOAM)/Tree Farm field day, honoring this year's Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers, Abbott and Miriam Ladd of Belgrade, will take place on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at the Brown property on Tabor Hill Road in Vassalboro, Maine. Scheduled events include wagon rides, woods tours, and demonstrations of logging and woodsmen's team competition. There will be presentations about invasive plants and insects, tree pruning, road and trail construction, and much more. Lunch will be available, including locally crafted ice cream!

Complete details will be in the August SWOAM News or you may contact the SWOAM Office.

Upton State Forest Hike

Come and hike in the Upton (Massachusetts) State Forest with Joelle Vautour, the Management Forester for the DCR Midstate District, on August 25 from 1-4 p.m. You'll see an area that DCR harvested about seven years ago. Then you'll continue along Park Road to view other areas of forest that have not had any recent management. Along the way, Jeolle will identify and talk about various plants. Meet at the Headquarters building at Upton State Forest near the intersection of Westborough and Southborough Roads. For questions, reminders, or cancellation notices send an email here. This hike is a partnership with DCR, Friends of Upton State Forest, and the Upton Open Space Committee.    
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