Joe/Bob, I second both motions.
Gary Prof. Gary A. Beluzo Systems Ecologist Holyoke Comm College 303 Homestead Ave Holyoke, MA. 01040 On Aug 20, 2009, at 8:58 AM, Joseph Zorzin <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob, here's a thought- I know that there are various ways for people > to post calendars on the net- it would be cool if you could post > such a calendar showing all your hikes, events, lectures, etc. > > Also, do you have some kind of database of all the photos you've > taken and the best from these online discussions? I'm sure you do as > you're a database expert. It would be very nice if the collection > could be made available to all of us- and searchable, by location, > species, attributes, etc. > > Joe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:36 AM > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dunbar Brook white pine climb > > Andrew, > > I will be presenting a PowerPoint lecture at the Hitchcock Center > on Nov 18th. I'll get measurements then. If it makes the 12 x 120 > club, I'll be very happy. Anything above that in the Connecticut > River Valley gives reason to celebrate. > > Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Joslin" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:11:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada > Eastern > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dunbar Brook white pine climb > > > Thanks for the comments. Indeed a lovely forest, I felt at home there. > We were in a nice "flat" along Dunbar, I'm looking forward to future > explorations up on the slopes there. > > On the subject of nice Massachusetts whites, I visited the Hitchcock > Center land in Amherst recently, looked at a huge diameter white > pine in > a back corner of the property, I was there at sunset so I couldn't > get a > sense of the height through the understory but what a super wide lower > trunk! I think the oldest white pine I've ever looked at. Don't expect > big height but an impressive tree all the same. A future visit is in > order with measuring equipment. I'm guessing Bob's already all over > that > one. > -Andrew > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > Andrew, > > > > > > > > Yes, I know the grove you were in. I plan to return in the late > > fall and remeasure the grove and other isolated pines. Great trees, > > great forest, great video. > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:56:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada > Eastern > > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dunbar Brook white pine climb > > > > Andrew, > > > > > > > > Great video! Nice shots of the Grandfather and Thoreau pines across > > the brook. I believe Bob has measured all those pines in the grove > you > > were in. I have seen them from the climbs across the brook. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Will > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Andrew Joslin > > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:46 PM > > To: ENTSTrees > > Subject: [ENTS] Dunbar Brook white pine climb > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is a video from a recent white pine climb along Dunbar Brook in > > > > western Mass. I expect that Will, Bob and others know this tree very > > > > well. I have GPS coordinates to help confirm which tree it is. I > had 2 > > > > guest climbers visiting from Georgia, we took a hike and picked > out a > > > > beauty of a tree. I hope you enjoy it: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN2Gog-dHVo > > > > > > > > After climbing a few white pines in the general Mohawk/Monroe area > the > > > > one thing that is consistent is very little history of significant > > > > breakage at the top, these trees are straight-up spires. This is in > > > > contrast to New England white pine in less sheltered sites that show > > > > evidence of regular storm damage and regrowth of the leader over the > > > > life of the tree. > > > > > > > > Really enjoyed looking at some of the sizable Big Tooth Poplar on > the > > > > hike in, really fine trees, first time I've seen them so large, > > > > impressive. > > > > -AJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
