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Newsletter
| August 8, 2014
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
If you're into nature, you may also be into skulls. And if you're into skulls, you've probably struggled with skull processing. To do it right you need a terrarium and some dermestid beetles, but that costs time and money...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Butterflies at the Bar
Susan Shea
Toddlers aren't the only ones fond of mud puddles. Butterflies and moths often gather at puddles in large groups. I witnessed about thirty tiger swallowtail butterflies around a puddle on a woods road one spring, their yellow, black-veined wings twitching slightly, contrasting with the brown mud...
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Blackberry Season
Rachel Sargent
The bank in front of our house is a dense tangle of arching canes and thorns as large as cat claws. I wriggle further in, lips pressed against the pain of scratches and fingers straining for that last, fattest, blackest berry. I brush it, and it falls into the gloom of leaves and grass, never to be retrieved...
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Meghan Oliver spotted this wild scene on a tree in Vermont. Do you know what these striped creatures are?
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 More Than a Woodlot, our paperback guide to forest stewardship. 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, August 20, 2014.
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 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Tom Wansleben of Keene, NH! Tom receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.
These wood chip piles were observed near each other on a walk in the woods early last winter. Each pile was found at the base of a tree. What made each chip pile?
NW Answer:
The chip pile in the top photo was made by beavers and the bottom photo (finer chips) by pileated woodpeckers.
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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
Courtesy of the Finns, Rudolph is no longer the only deer with glowing body parts. Speaking of odd-looking animals, here's a look at some three-eyed crabs, two-headed turtles, and more. Proof positive that trees keep us healthy. And two stories that prove we're all interconnected: Newly protected land in Ecuador may benefit birds here in the U.S.; and eels are in demand in Asia, causing conflict in Maine. Some downers: The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" has grown to the size of Connecticut; and gloomy news about how urban heat can boost tree pest populations.
INDUSTRY
Following up on an item from last time, one boy's logging wish comes true. A PBS documentary about a 3 million-acre wildfire from 1910 is set to air in September, while a massive thinning effort is underway to prevent a repeat. Race fans, check your firewood! The New York State Wood Energy Team is getting federal funds to expand its education efforts, and there are now financial incentives for New Yorkers to invest in new-generation outdoor wood boilers. A mill closing hits a Maine community hard, while elsewhere in the state a shuttered biomass plant is set to re-open. Teachers are getting a crash course in Maine's forest industry in hopes they'll help produce the next generation of workers. For those interested in forestry careers, one organization has created a new online guide.
STORIES YOU'VE SHARED
This Sunday (Aug. 10), Vermont State Parks and Burlington beer-maker Switchback Brewing Company will hold "Switchback Sunday" at Mt. Philo, Vermont's oldest state park (and one whose history was explored in the Summer issue of Northern Woodlands). Admission to the park will be free that day, and there'll be music and food in addition to the local beer. Click here for more information.
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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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