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-Don Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:13:30 +0000 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: [WNTS] New USFS policy change: Restore and Conserve Don, I am especially pleased with the Forest Service's new direction and what it means for great national forests like the San Juan, which BTW, I think is being managed well. I was impressed with what I saw this past summer. However, the new direction will make it even easier for the Forest Service to protect remaining gems like the San Juan, Rio Grande, and San Isabel. I would hope the Forest Service's resources would be increasingly freed up to battle the damaging impacts of climate change on our public forests such as the outbreak of beetle infestations. Just some early morning thoughts, while I sip coffee. Oh, I've attached an image for our western members of the Tecumseh Tree in Mohawk Trail State Forest. The big white pine is now 164.4 feet tall and 12.0 feet in girth. It has entered the 50-meter club for height and the 12-foot club for girth. The combination is extremely rare in the Northeast for any species. Basically, only Pinus strobus and Liriodendron tulipifera are the only species that are genuine contenders in the Northeast. Within New England, at this point, the great Tecumseh Tree is the ONLY tree that is a member of the club. There is another great pine that just reaches 160 feet and is over 12 feet in girth, the Thoreau Pine, but 50 meters is equivalent to 164.04 feet. Alas, the Thoreau pine misses that height by 4 feet. Not so the Tecumseh Tree. Back to the image. Paul Jahnige, Director of DCR's Greenways and Trail program is seen at the base of Tecumseh. Paul Jahnige, Tim Zelazo, and Robert Campanile, all from DCR were present. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "DON BERTOLETTE" <[email protected]> To: "Western Native Tree Society" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:45:28 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [WNTS] New USFS policy change: Restore and Conserve Fellow WNTS/ENTS- I suspect many of you will be still skeptical after reading the link below, but how many of you ever thought you'd see such a headline? It's from the Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/08/new-direction-for-us-forests-restore-and-conserve.html I'd be interested in your reactions! -Don Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. See how. _________________________________________________________________ Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MLOGEN_Core_tagline_local_1x1 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
