ENTS,
Today Monica and I went to MTSF to meet up with new Ent Jeff Lacoy. Jeff is
an arborist that works locally. He has a strong interest in what we do in ENTS.
He could become a star.
On the way to Mohawk, Monica and I passed through the township of Goshen.
It looked like a war zone. Tree damage in some areas was near 100% with many
trees snapped off. It is going to take years for the surrounding forest to
recover. As we rode, we could follow the line of damage. By the time we reached
Mohawk we saw that, as we were told, the ice damage was above the 1,300-foot
contour.
By the time we arrived, we knew that Mohawk's great pine forest had been
spared. It looked marvelous. We remeasured the Algonquin Pine. This time I got
161.2 feet. Visibility was perfect, so I am setting the current height of the
tall tree to the latest figure. The Algonquin Pine is a modest 8.9 feet in
circumference, but should join the 9-foot club in one or two growing seasons.
Jeff seemed duly impressed with the stature of the Mohawk pines. He has an
arborist's eye. He can quickly distinguish very tall from the tall from the
almost tall. When he gets his clinometer and laser, I predict that he'll make
many valuable contributions ot ENTS.
Seeing the vitality of the Mohawk pines always inspires me. I am grateful
to the weather gods for sparing the forest icon of Massachusetts.
Bob
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