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Newsletter
| January 9, 2015
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 EDITOR'S BLOG
Editors Dave Mance and Patrick White are holed up in their offices this week, working away on final drafts for the Northern Woodlands spring issue. So now seemed a good time to stage a blog coup, and report the winners of our autumn "Woods Savvy" multiple choice quiz...
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 THE OUTSIDE STORY
Trees and Ice
Joe Rankin
Ice storm. If you live in northern New England, those words can send a chill up your spine. They portend demolition derbies on the roads, power outages and the ominous cracking sound of limbs breaking and trees falling in woods, parks and urban streets...
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The Subnivean Zone: Shelter in the Snow
Barbara Mackay
Every animal must develop its own way of dealing with winter. Migrate, hibernate, or insulate; these are common strategies. For a few small mammals, survival depends on the snow itself, and the deeper the better...
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This item was seen on the snow at the edge of an old field. 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, January 21, 2015.
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 Previous Contest Answer
Congratulations to our winner Dave Anderson of Concord, NH! Dave receives a Season's Main Events Day Calendar.
Though they were spotted this fall at the Maine Tree Farm of the Year event at the Hidden Valley Nature Center, these forest pests seem appropriately festive for this time of year. Can you name them both (the pests, but bonus points if you can ID the people, too!)?
NW Answer:
Asian longhorned beetle (left) and emerald ash borer (right).
Visit our What In The Woods Is That? contest archive.
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January Sale: 15% off all merchandise!
From now until January 31st you can enjoy 15% off your order in the Northern Woodlands Shop (before the shipping charge) by including customer code: JAN15sale when you see the following entry:
Don't proceed until you see you got the discount as we can't accommodate the discount retroactively. Sorry, this special is only for merchandise and does not apply for subscriptions. Happy shopping!
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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
Quicker isn't always better: humans erode soil 100 times faster than nature. Speaking of soil, bacteria from dirt may solve the problem of antibiotic resistance. Deforestation has given way to reforestation in many parts of the world. More than 6,000 acres were conserved in northern Maine, a state where "tree-tipping" has become a problem. Meanwhile, Vermont is going batty and Alaska, well, where else would snowmobilers dig a moose out of an avalanche? Finally, enjoy one photographer's quest to capture images of the world's most amazing trees.
INDUSTRY
A forestry museum in Maine gets a new name and a renovation, but the U.S. Forest Service won't get its $10 million branding campaign. The logger look is in style thanks to "lumbersexuals." SFI standards get an update, while industry and environmentalists find common ground in Oregon. A 90-second forest products video on carbon neutrality. The Vermont firewood shortage makes The Wall Street Journal, while 112,000 acres were sold in the Adirondacks. Buy a new wood stove in 2014? Don't forget to file for your tax credit. And, on that note, a humorous look at home heating in these parts.
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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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