I wanted to add a few things, since I may not have fully addressed your concern. This course will be instructor-led. Two geography professors will be joining us on the trip, one of which has a historical/cultural focus and who is interested in conducting research on old-growth in the future. This is not a student-run camping trip - we will not be throwing keggers amidst the 48" DBH Black Cherries!
Personally, I have become obsessed with old-growth the past year or two, which has led me to join ENTS discussion group. I have applied for graduate school where I hope to conduct research on old-growth myself. I have found the lidar discussions especially fascinating, since I hope to use remotely-sensed data to map old-growth. So, believe me, I will be very cautious in Big Basin and will tell others to do the same. I hope I've addressed your concerns. Please let me know if you have any other questions or, in response to my first post, any maps or directions to Big Basin! Steve --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
