Will, At work I have already reserved Monday the 23rd off. The weekend I already have off. Do I need to get Friday off as well? I don't know whether I can get it If not, I still could make it Friday but it would be evening after work.
Are the official dates still the 21st 22nd & 23rd? James Parton On Jan 21, 12:48 pm, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS, > > The behind-the-scenes prep for the ENTS trip to Congaree has been started. I > am applying for a research permit which may open some doors for assistance > and lodging. I will fill in the details as I get them. For now, I would like > a confirmation of attendees and ideas for tasks. I have listed a few > thoughts below, but keep in mind the permit will span threes years so we > don't need to do it all in two days! Dr. Shelburne and I discussed a > tutorial on the ENTS methods for tree height (Saturday am I think?) with his > group. > > BVP and I plan to arrive Friday am and would like to arrange a Friday pm > social to get acquainted and oriented. The location of this may be tricky if > we do not have a central spot at the park. Facilities are sparse. I will > fill in details as they arise but regardless, let's plan to meet at the new > visitor center at 8:00 am Saturday morning as a cohesive group. The climb > may happen Friday, weather and time permitting. Those from the Asheville, NC > area can consider carpooling with me. Josh Kelly, Mike Davie, James Parton? > > So far I have heard that the following folks are coming: > > Bob Leverett, ENTS > > Monica Jakuc Leverett, ENTS > > James Parton, ENTS > > Larry Tucei, ENTS > > Andrew Joslin, ENTS > > Dr. Don Bragg, USFS, ENTS > > Dr. Robert Van Pelt, ENTS > > Will Fell? > > Jason Childs, Appalachian Arborists > > Dr. Vic Shelburne, Clemson University, SC Big Tree Coordinator (attending > part of a day) > > Potential tasks: > > 1) Assess average canopy height via transect in as many forest/disturbance > types as possible > > 2) Assess maximum height and diameter for as many species as possible > > 3) Calculate the Rucker 10 Index for Congaree as a whole. Currently, > Congaree ranks "second" in the east with an index of 151.01 > > 4) Re-climb the National Champion loblolly pine and perform a 3-D canopy > mapping and total tree displacement volume. (This tree is likely the largest > Pinus in the eastern US) > > 5) Begin to measure and map the structure and volume of large hardwoods > > 6) Continue volume modeling loblolly pine > > 7) Remeasure any known champion trees > > 8) Nominate new champions > > Will F. Blozan > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
