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Dave Mance III
One of the biggest criticisms of the media these days is that it's objective to a fault. Consider the flack some editors have taken recently for giving equal time to both sides of the vaccination "debate," which most would agree shouldn't be considered a debate...
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Michael Caduto
We two-leggeds build inviting habitats and fill them with ample food supplies. We heat these spaces in winter, cool them in summer, and keep them dry year-round. And when our wild neighbors have the audacity to move in, we frequently kill them on sight...
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Barbara Mackay
Who hasn't marveled at a lacy snowflake coming to rest on a jacket sleeve? Do you wonder how it could survive the fall to earth in one piece, or if it's really true that no two snowflakes can look exactly alike?...
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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, March 4, 2015.
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Congratulations to our winner Bob Jordan of Cassadaga, NY! Bob receives a Season's Main Events Day Calendar.
There's foreign matter on this tree trunk. What is it?
NW Answer:
Gypsy moth egg mass.
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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
Even in our cutting-edge world, trees are still the best technology. Man-made noise is drowning out the sounds of nature, and the world's strongest material is discovered...in a snail. Do you know what albedo is? Or why Mars is so hazy these days? There's bad news on the Lyme front: ticks are becoming active earlier in the spring. It's officially cold: Lake Champlain is frozen over for the second straight year. Attack of the owls (not really). Here's 247 feet of tree captured in a single (mighty impressive) image. What do you have on tap? I'll have a honey.
INDUSTRY
A novel new way of paying for heat in Maine. Also in Maine, a plan for 51,000 acres of land. Another winter of cold temps, another shortage of pellets. (On a related note, here's one man's analysis of the cost of heating with wood pellets.) Firewood supplies are also tight, at least in Vermont. The New Hampshire wood-harvesting industry is hot, pumping $170 million into the state's economy. A Vermont college is offering a low-impact forestry program for military veterans, while a pipeline threatens to split a unique family forest in New York. Finally, logrolling: it's not just for lumberjacks.
Stories You've Shared
The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury will soon be showcasing a new exhibit, In Champlain's Wake: Trapping Boats of the Lake Champlain Basin. The exhibit will run from March 10 through April 11, 2015, and features the work of 13 high school students who researched the traditions of trapping and boatbuilding in the Champlain Valley. This exhibit will display one historic trapping boat from Addison County and a student-built replica, as well as traps. A reception will be held on March 18 at 7 p.m. To learn more, click here.
The Maine TREE Foundation and Maine Project Learning Tree have announced details for the 2015 Forests of Maine Teachers' Tours. The event, a four-day tour of Maine's forests and mills, is designed to combine math, science, language arts, and social studies with current information about forest practices, up-to-date technology, and promising research into new products. Each tour begins with a Project Learning Tree workshop. Space is limited to call 207-621-9872 or email for registration information.
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