NATUREThe EPA pollutes a river and reservoir with 3 million gallons of
contaminated water. A
paleo surprise: it turns out cavemen did eat carbs. Speaking of grains, you'd better
eat your Wheaties! A man in a bear costume...well, you just have to
read this. A North Korea politician is executed for questioning the nation's
forestry policies. The
West is on fire, so perhaps it's not surprising that half of the
Forest Service's budget goes to fighting fires. Eagle vs. drone.
Eagle wins. One ripped kangaroo vs. bucket.
Kangaroo wins. How the fall of the Soviet Union made the world
more wooded but how
illegal logging is reversing that trend in the Dominican Republic. A new
tadpole disease, massive murals at an
Audubon Sanctuary, and the world's first
flowering plant came from the water. Even in an electronic age,
paper isn't dead. But
common sense seems to be. We
end with skunks, which never seem to get any respect.
INDUSTRYBig layoffs come to a Maine paper mill, a new 40-mile
snowmobile trail is approved in the Adirondacks, and the
Northern Pass plans are revised in New Hampshire. A gift of handmade
wooden toys in Maine.
Business management help for smaller wood products companies. Evidence shows that
New Hampshire lakes are slow to recover from acid rain.
STORIES YOU'VE SHAREDTechnically, this one is a story we're sharing. Check out this video of
John Elder's keynote address "The Once and Future Northern Forest" at the 2014 Northern Woodlands Writers Conference. This year's
Writers & Readers Conference keynote speaker is Peter Forbes.
Enroll today.
Enjoy spending time outdoors? Concerned about the health of Vermont's forests? Then your help is needed! First Detector volunteers are the front-line defense against invasive tree pest infestations. The Vermont Forest Pest First Detector Program is hosting a free volunteer training session on Saturday, September 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Manchester, Vermont. Volunteers will be trained to inform the public about the threat that Asian long-horned beetle, emerald ash borer, and hemlock woolly adelgid pose, prepare their communities to respond to an infestation, and screen potential pest sightings. To register contact Gwen Kozlowski
via email or call 802-656-6646 by September 9.
A modern wood pellet forum will be held September 15 at Montshire Museum in Vermont. Experts will discuss the technology, how pellets make it from the processing plant to your bulk storage bin, environmental considerations, pricing and availability of the boilers, economic benefits of wood heat, and incentives and financing. The forum will be
streamed online. For more information
email here or call 802-785-4126.
