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Newsletter
| August 22, 2014
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
As I crested the hill, I raised my head and hit the brakes. Standing in the road just 40 feet in front of me was a female moose. In a car, this sort of experience is terrifying. But I was on a bike, so it was merely startling...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Jumping Mice: Long Tailed Leapers
Susan Shea
Perhaps you've caught a glimpse in your headlights of a mouse with a very long tail, leaping across the road at night. Or maybe your cat has deposited a specimen on your doorstep. This is the jumping mouse. My orange tabby, Marmalade, seems to specialize in catching them...
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Burying Beetles: Nature's Undertakers
Tim Traver
I don't often shake down my cat for a dead mouse, but I did think it was fair, considering that he is always shaking me down for his cat food. I wasn't going to eat his mouse. I needed it as bait, to see if I could catch a burying beetle...
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What is happening with this (now dead) caterpillar that Karla Salathe photographed in South Sutton, New Hampshire? Bonus question, what type of leaf is it on?
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, September 3, 2014.
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 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Dave Fuller of Chesterville, ME! Dave receives a copy of our book, More Than A Woodlot.
Meghan Oliver spotted this wild scene on a tree in Vermont. Do you know what these striped creatures are?
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They are veined barklouse nymphs, and here's a link if you'd like to learn more about them.
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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
Vampire plants that talk to their prey and life found in water trapped under half-a-mile of Antarctic ice. A new report is out on issues surrounding climate change and the family forest. Some are hypothesizing that deforestation may be one factor in the spread of Ebola, and evidence shows that seals brought tuberculosis to the Americas. There are more loons in New Hampshire and a glass eel gold rush is underway in Maine. Finally, just some stunning photos of some the world's most magnificent trees.
INDUSTRY
Legal briefs: Worries that laws protecting bats might endanger the timber industry, and a Green Mountain Forest wind turbine project is challenged in court. Another Maine mill town faces a setback while a new industry may soon be blasting into the state. Also in Maine, a look at the economic impact of conservation and two furniture-makers are being honored. Sawdust-powered cars are coming to the roads of Finland, but that's not even the strangest news we have to report: If you've never seen a logging forwarder used to pull an old milk can off the head of a black bear, well, now you have...
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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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