Knots and Bolts Archive
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More Harm than Good
Are you tempted by the advertisements that promote the availability of so-called “deer feed” at the store? Don’t be, wildlife biologists say: feeding wild white-tailed deer may harm the animals’ ability to survive a New England winter.
“Some people say, ‘if the deer look (or seem) skinny and hungry, I should feed them,’” says Kent Gustafson, deer project leader for… (more)
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Center Receives First Gift of Land
The Center for Woodlands Education has received its first-ever gift of land. In August, the family of Edward and Lilian Oresky donated to the Center a 103-acre woodland in East Burke, Vermont.
The Oreskys, originally from New York, bought the land in 1964. Edward was an airline pilot, and Lilian was a businesswoman. According to their daughter Virginia, neither of… (more)