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Newsletter
| November 14, 2014
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Vermont's deer rifle season opens Saturday, which means our editor was distracted all week at work before finally disappearing Thursday night. Why the early start? This essay from 2009 attempts to explain...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Groundnuts: Historic, Tasty, and Ready to Harvest
Meghan Oliver
This time of year, squirrels and chipmunks are rushing to fill their winter larders with seeds and nuts, often loudly squabbling with each other. It's harvest time in the woods, and not just for mast falling to the ground...
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Old Trees
Joe Rankin
There's something in us that can't help but be impressed by an old tree. Perhaps we're simply in awe of something that has outlived generations of humans and will outlive us...
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Bruce Connor of New York sent along a photo of this "large growth by the leaf pile," noting that the multi-tool included for reference is 6 inches long. What is it?
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 one of our Season's Main Events Day Calendars. 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, November 26, 2014.
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 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner David Rudloff of Medusa, NY! David receives a Season's Main Events Day Calendar.
Tracker Lynn Levine sent along this neat shot. She knows what made the tracks, do you?
NW Answer:
A red eft track. Check out Lynn's new pocket-sized tracking guide here.
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.
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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
Death brings new life in the Panama rain forest, and speaking of rebirth, some neat photos of nature reclaiming abandoned infrastructure. What happens when you put wood in a microwave? Dead jellyfish: a delicacy in the ocean food chain. Something we don't need: a new invasive tree bug arrives in Pennsylvania. First bats, now a fungal disease is attacking snakes. Also, bug-sucking BandAids. And it's closing time, so last call. Fruit flies' secret to holding their liquor.
INDUSTRY
The move to wood is heating the economy in Maine, while the future of forests in the southern part of the state is explored. Women show off their skills in the woods of California while a group of men is using pink logging equipment to support the American Cancer Society in Michigan. Technology is revolutionizing logging, while scientists are using wood waste to make chemicals. More pellet-makers are popping up, which is good because there's concern about a pellet shortage again in this area. Automated woodstove features are hitting the market. While these may not be quite as high-tech, an interesting photo essay of wood stoves in use around the world. And finally, how not to steal a chainsaw.
STORIES YOU'VE SHARED
Pike Messenger sent along a copy of The Water Closet: Ipswich River Watershed and Beyond, a collection of roughly 300 essays he's written over the course of nearly a decade. The focus is on the woods and water, with many other conservation, stewardship, and nature-oriented topics explored, as well. The material is relevant not only to the Ipswich River Watershed, but to all who love nature. To order from the Middleton Stream Team (the local group devoted to protecting the Ipswich River Watershed), email here; books are $20 if picked up and $24 if mailed.
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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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