ENTS, The workshop ended up being really good, of course. Have to remember that patience thing that Don recommended. Hopefully I can find more workshops or go out with you all at some point to keep learning.
I was surprised to leave Maine with an appreciation for some of the logging practices on the coast. The fir and red spruce are especially vigorous growers. Hopefully, I'll put together my observations and shiny new knowledge tidbits and post something. Oh, fyi, deer poop and moose poop were the dominant fertilizers... Jenny On Jul 17, 7:31 am, [email protected] wrote: > ENTS, > > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
