I was beginning to think the big hoopla about the borer was overstated. But I now have several ash trees suffering severely. Looks like a premature harvest to salvage what good timber I can get. Sad part is a lot of immature trees are getting blasted. On the upside the woodpecker population is exploding. Wonder if they can reach some sort of balance where the ash might survive.
Hi! I suppose, it corresponds with goals of thecommunity. I'd like to ask you to sign the international petition for saving of the unique forest at the Black sea (in Russia) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/s…
After living 30 yrs on the prairie or greater plains region, I've decided that I no longer like this type of unstable-environment, and have fell in love w/ the forest. One small problem: there are dozens of forests across the us to relocate to. And my goal here is to find an ideal forest to relocate to if not settle in permanently. I am welcoming recommendations of certain forests for that very reason. And in your recommend please include a brief explanaition of why you'd recommend this particular forest. Thank you.
I would like to find a supplier of tree seedling containers similar to Ropak Multi-Pots. However I am not a nursery, but a hobby grower, so I would like to buy just a few trays.
Do any of you know how good 1-2 year forestry vocational programs are at community colleges? My boyfriend applied as an AA transfer to the only university in Florida that offers bachelor's degrees in Forestry, and he got rejected. I recently read about a year-long program at a community college instructing skill for employment in forestry as soon as the student is through. Do you know if getting this type of education will guarantee a job in forestry? do people who get these types of degrees usually get jobs? The community college site made it sound promising, but I just want to know if it would be the right thing for my boyfriend to do to pursue his career in forestry. I know to be approved by the SAF as a forester you need to receive a bachelor's, but does that mean that you can't get a good job in Forestry with this other education?
About that time of year when I do some cruising through the woods with the machete. A forester I know told me wild grape vines will eventually do in the cherry trees. So I do a cruise and cut off the grape and poison ivy vines. The five leaf ivy doesn't seem to bother much, so I leave it unmolested. The poison ivy probably doesn't hurt much, but it seemes to be too abundant and I suppose is sucking up nutrients the tree could put to better use. Besides, who like poison ivy ? Still haven't found any bonafide emerald ash borer damage.
Gotta love this time of year. Got my boy scout troop planting trees as a fund raiser. Went to a nursery and picked up 3000 two tear old seedlings for .17 each. Plant them in peoples property for $1.00. Works good out here in the sticks, as a lot of people have 10 acre back yards, and will get them a hundred at a time. Everybody likes the spruces, firs, and pines.
Hey everybody- I have a question. I have an internship with the Oregon Dept of Parks and REc. They sent me a contract to sign along with possible topics of interest I wanted to do. Here's the specs of the job -Assist with pre-sales ops of thinning harvests, including boundary posting, tree marking and cruising of timber in various. Assist with establishing permanent growth plots in a variety of timber types. Assist with hazard tree identification.
I was thinking that wildlife management may be one thing that I would put on there. Any ideas? I'm a junior year forest management major. Thanks.
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Big warm front moving in along with a bunch of rain. I suspect it'll remove the frost in the ground. This should allow the nurseries to lift their seedlings early this year. Which means my troop of boy scouts can proceed with our spring fund raiser. We get fresh out of the ground seedlings and plant them in the surrounding community for a buck each. Last year we planted 2200 trees, this year we're shooting for 3000. We've done this for many years, but had to take a 4 year hiatus as the market got a bit saturated and we were having to plant a lot of leftovers in a garden. Granted we can sell them the next year for more, but they get awfully hard to dig up if they've been there for more than a single year. We resumed our efforts last year and the demand was again high. What a great way to connect the boys with nature and the community. It gives them a great deal of pride to be able to point to a row of trees and say they helped to plant them. It also helps when I point out some we planted 10 or 15 years ago and they see how big they've gotten and how they beautify the countryside.
