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Newsletter
| December 27, 2013
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Thanks to everyone at Northern Woodlands for the warm welcome I've received as the magazine's new assistant editor. It's a personal and professional pleasure to be working on a magazine I've long admired and enjoyed...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Mistletoe Shoots Tree
Elise Tillinghast
One of my family's cherished Christmas traditions, back at our farm in Virginia, is to search out mistletoe balls growing high in the hedgerows. Then we take out a 20-gauge shotgun and blast them to pieces...
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Going Sweetly Into Winter
Lilian Shen
As the landscape settles into winter, one of the things we notice (and likely enjoy) is the virtual absence of insects. As small, cold-blooded creatures, insects cannot stay active at low temperatures...
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Russ Cohen, rivers advocate with the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, took this photo in September in southern Vermont. It seems appropriately colorful and festive for this time of year, so we ask: Who ate what?
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, January 1, 2014.
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 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Bill Guenther of Brattleboro, VT! Bill receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
What's so special about this maple log?
NW Answer: Birdseye maple. This rare and valuable figure in the wood grain is caused by tiny distortions in the growth rings, but there is no definitive answer as to why this occurs in some trees. Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive. |
 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
SWOAM Annual Meeting
The Small Woodlot Owners Association of Maine (SWOAM) will hold its annual meeting on January 8 at the Augusta Civic Center. In addition to the meeting, the program includes a look at "The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods," by authors Alan White and Drew Barton. Allison Kanoti, an entomologist with the Maine Forest Service, will present on "Current Insects and Tree Diseases: Are Your Woods at Risk?" And Buster Carter, resource conservationist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, will cover "Cost-share Management Assistance Programs for Small Woodland Owners; How Can You Benefit?" The day's events are open to everyone. For more details visit the SWOAM website.
Forestry Essay Contest
The 2014 Working Forest Essay Contest is open to all Vermont high school students. For this year, the focus is on people and wildlife. As the next generation of woodland stewards, students should explain, in 600 words or less, how we can sustainably manage our forests for people and wildlife. Essays should conclude by explaining what the student would do to ensure that forest lands remain healthy, productive, and continuously present for people and wildlife for future generations. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three essays selected by our panel of judges: first prize $1,000, second prize $750, and third prize $500. All entries must be received by January 15. The essay contest is sponsored by the Vermont Woodlands Association, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, and the French Foundation. Full entry details can be found here.
Storm Workshops
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Forestry Field Specialist Fred Borman will present a workshop on "Stormproofing Your Property: The Effects of Wind, Ice, and Snow on Trees, People, and Property" in several New Hampshire communities in January. Participants will learn how different types of storms affect trees and property and how to make property less vulnerable to storm damage. The workshop is free and open to the public; upcoming dates and locations are:
January 14, Exeter, Exeter Public Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
January 27, Chester, Chester Public Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
January 29, Derry, Derry Public Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
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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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