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 EDITOR'S BLOG
For those of you who aren't following the battle to ban bear baiting in Maine, here's a quick recap. The Humane Society of the United States and a coalition of smaller local animal rights groups are pushing a ballot measure that will ask voters this November to ban bear hunting over bait...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Green Herons: Birds That Bait
Todd McLeish
I'm always entranced watching the hunting behavior of long-legged wading birds like great blue herons and snowy egrets. They stand motionless for long minutes at the edge of a pond or swamp, waiting for prey to swim within striking distance...
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Snails: Slime is Sublime
Joe Rankin
Once, hiking on the west coast, I picked up a big, bright yellow banana slug from the forest floor and brought it to my wife. She remembers that too - vividly...
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Jan Van Meter recently spotted "two of these white balls with pink nodes" attached to the twigs of a white oak in southern New York.
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, July 8, 2014.
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 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner David Matt of Brattleboro, VT! David receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
It's metal, it's rusty, and it's hollow. This is a section of a longer piece found in the woods in southern Vermont. What is it?
NW Answer:
Sugaring historian Hale Mattoon tells us this is a section of "The Brower Sap Piping System," patented in the U.S. on Dec. 17, 1915.
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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
The U.N. says human survival depends on forests, while here in the U.S. thieves are taking big things and small out of the woods. Efforts to bring back the American chestnut continue on several fronts. Scientists wonder if backyard gardens are killing bees and, for better or worse, nature enters the world of reality TV. Smog alert -- some trees are polluters. Finally, a biologist goes on lifeguard duty to save a bear.
Industry
The paper industry downturn isn't keeping mill taxes from going up in Maine, while a study shows the economic importance of tourism in the Adirondacks. Also in New York, a new tax credit has been passed to help biofuel producers. The Mohegan tribe of Connecticut's Northeast Wood Products is quickly branching out. A Maine school is seeing big savings with wood chip heating, but chipping isn't the only option for this Wisconsin city infested by an invasive insect.
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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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