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 EDITOR'S BLOG
And then it came. After weeks of historic cold, the weather finally broke on March 30. There's a comic strip that hangs on the wall of our sugarhouse, where a sugarmaker drills a hole in a tree and gets a squirt of sap in the eye...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Raccoons: It's All In The Hands
Tim Traver
Harry Houdini was a great break-out artist: handcuffed, straight-jacketed, chained and submerged in water, he'd always emerge. Raccoons are famous break-in artists. No chimney flue, garbage can, or campground cooler is safe from their prying hands...
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The Science of Syrup
Audrey Clark
In maple country, it seems like everyone has a favorite syrup grade. Mine is U.S. Grade A dark amber. But soon, I'll have to figure out how my favorite grade of the past jibes with a new system that several Northeastern states plan to adopt in the next few years...
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This week's WITWIT is more of a WTHHH (What the heck happened here?)
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, April 16, 2014.
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 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Linda Potter of Skaneateles, NY! Linda receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
Sent along by Mark Heitzman, who found them on his property in Barre, Vermont.
NW Answer:
Red squirrel burned a lot of calories to get a taste of these black walnuts.
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 NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
Our cup runneth over. Actually, our inbox spilleth over. Either way, we have a lot of interesting news stories that cross our desks. Here were some of our favorites:
Nature
It turns out the Chernobyl blast killed trees, but also preserved them.
A new study gets specific about which tree species are most threatened by climate change, while another project proves that salamanders are doing their part to fight global warming. Research in New York and Pennsylvania has shed more light on the impact that deer are having on forests...speaking of which, a man in Pennsylvania (successfully) claims a Constitutional right not to answer carcass questions. The jury's out on whether cryogenics will work for humans, but apparently it does for moss.
Industry
The Small Wood Conference will take on big issues and the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has released its outlook for 2014. A biomass plant heating state offices, as well as businesses and homes, in Vermont's capital has become more efficient, while clearcut regulations get legislative review in Maine's capital. Finally, a young sugarmaker in northern New York is getting attention for his choice of fuel.
Stories You've Shared
Sherry Huber let us know about the 2014 Forests of Maine Teachers' Tours, a four-day tour of the state's forests and mills that will combine math, science, language arts and social studies with current information about forest practices, up-to-date technology, and promising research into new products. There will be two sessions: July 15 - 18 (based at The Birches Resort on Moosehead Lake) and July 29 - August 1 (at Mt. Chase Lodge "Gateway to Baxter State Park.") Visit the Maine Tree Foundation website or email them to get more details.
We received a nice note from a new subscriber, Charles Cooley: "Really liked the article, 'The Maple Industry Reaches Its Boiling Point' in the Spring 2014 issue. It was given to me by my boss and my neighbor let me read his issue all in the same day. I own 50 acres of property in Dixmont, Maine and enjoy doing maple sugaring every year by tapping the maple trees on my property."
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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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