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Newsletter
| September 20, 2013
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
A friend and I have been chipping away at hiking Vermont's Long Trail - a 272-mile footpath that leads from one end of the state to the other - for well over a decade now. We made good progress in our mid-twenties, when life was simpler...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Harvesting the Wild Grape
Robbie Meyers
The Norse Vikings referred to the east coast of North America as Vinland, with grapes so plentiful they could be smelled from the sea. Such historical abundance is questionable; the description may have been a marketing ploy similar to the misleadingly named Greenland...
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Goldenrod: The Everything, Everywhere Flower
Joe Rankin
Most people, when they look at a tree, look up. Understandable. The trunk lofts limbs skyward, unfurling a shimmering sunlight-gulping net of leaves. But with a little imagination (and, more practically, a microscope), it can be just as interesting to look down, at the roots beneath the forest floor...
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This plant was growing near the ocean on a tree farm in Addison, Maine. 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, October 2, 2013.
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 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Amy Wilmot! Amy receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Reader Dan Wing, from Cookeville, Vermont, sent us this picture. What is it?
NW Answer: A jack in the pulpit fruit cluster. This green fruit - indicative of
a female plant - will soon turn fireball red. The berries will burn like a fireball, too, if you eat them. Please don't. Thanks to our friend Dan Wing for sharing this picture.
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Deer Butchering Workshop
The Bennington County Conservation District and Bennington County Sustainable Forest Consortium are holding a deer butchering class from 9 until noon on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Old Gray Barn in Rupert, Vermont. Join Chris Saunders and Eric Nuse for a hands-on lesson in butchering deer, followed by a grilled venison lunch. There's a $15 entry fee. Pre-registration required. For more information call 802-442-2275.
Free Habitat Plans
The National Wild Turkey Federation is offering free, no-obligation habitat management plans to forest landowners in New Hampshire and Maine. Priority will be given to landowners in New England cottontail rabbit focus areas and areas that historically have been valuable to American woodcock. To learn more, contact Grant Mecozzi, NWTF Regional Biologist, 978-766-8349.
Woodstove Decathlon
The Woodstove Decathlon, an international technology competition where teams from all over the world try to build the cleanest, most efficient, and most affordable wood stove, is coming to the National Mall in Washington D.C. in November. Ten judges will rigorously test the 14 stove entries and award the grand prize of $25,000 on the last day of the Decathlon. There will also be an exhibition of innovative products and appliances and a speakers tent where national experts will talk about innovation and the potential of wood heating. Learn more. |
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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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