ENTS, Josh sent me a zip file of this map. The original 30 MB TIFF image compressed to just over 2 MB. I will add it to the website. For now I have uploaded it to the files section of the Google Groups page http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en It is called 1905 Map.zip There are many free programs on the web to unzip zip files ( I use Alzip but it is just one of many that will work).
Ed Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Kelly" <[email protected]> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 2:25 PM Subject: [ENTS] Re: Kalanu Prong, Greenbrier, TN GRSM 4-21-2009 Will and Steve, I've got to disagree with you about the extent, quality and merchantibility of Southern Appalachian forests pre-commercial logging. The map from the 1905 Report to the President by Rhoades and Ashe shows approximately 20% of the Southern Blue Ridge in primary forest condition with extensive areas of inventoried old-growth in coves estimated to cut over 25,000 board feet to the acre. Anomolous areas, like Cataloochee Valley, NC and Shady Valley TN were documented as having groves of standing timber averaging over 100,000 board feet/ acre. I have a copy of the 1905 map that can be burnt to a CD, or better yet, posted on the ENTS website. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
