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Things have improved here as I get to know everyone better and can feel more comfortable expressing my opinions. But I am having an identity crisis because I now can interpret a coastal Maine soil profile (in a broad way). More on all this later...(what a cliffhanger! you're counting the hours...) Mike, when my mind isn't about to blow up, I'll have to ask you more about this prism.? Thanks all, Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Mike Leonard <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, Jul 17, 2009 7:10 am Subject: [ENTS] Re: What should a forest ecology class include?! Jenny, That's interesting about calculating biomass with a prism. Right now I only tally how much cordwood and board feet I'm marking since the tops are free for my biomass crews. But hopefully prices will increase in the future so that it will be worth my while to calculate the total tonnage of biomass. Mike ENTS, Okay, I'm really irritated after 3 days of talking 90% of the time about soil and drainage in this Forest Ecology workshop. I KNOW this is important, but what about everything else??? We don't don't about mice or voles or birds or deer or moose, or insects, or even the bacteria or micro organisms that break down the organic matter. Very superficial coverage of species interaction. There was an incomprehensible hour talking about calculating biomass with a prism. And THEN, to top it all off, one guy in the class said "gross! that's so dirty!" when I picked up a gull feather, and someone else chimed in "birds are so dirty". I told them they had no idea what they were talking about. And there are 2 more days....I have to go eat dinner with these people now. AAAAH! Jenny --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
