Sorry, my misunderstanding.
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Carolyn Summers
63 Ferndale Drive
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
914-478-5712
> From: Gary A Beluzo <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:16:22 -0400
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [ENTS] Re: The Commonwealth Forest
>
>
> Actually only a small area WITHIN Mohawk Trail State Forest would have
> that title in the actual sense of the word "commonwealth". It would
> bring to the public's attention a superlative forest/trees site.
>
> I would never suggest changing the name of Mohawk Trail State Forest.
>
>
> Gary
>
> Prof. Gary A. Beluzo
> Systems Ecologist
> Holyoke Comm College
> 303 Homestead Ave
> Holyoke, MA. 01040
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2009, at 11:00 AM, Carolyn Summers
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I would hate to lose the connection to the Mohawks. In fact,
>> honestly, to
>> rename it "commonwealth" seems a bit of a desecration. Just my
>> opinion.
>> --
>> Carolyn Summers
>> 63 Ferndale Drive
>> Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
>> 914-478-5712
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: "Gary A. Beluzo" <[email protected]>
>>> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
>>> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:37:59 -0400
>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: [ENTS] The Commonwealth Forest
>>>
>>>
>>> Greetings Ents:
>>>
>>> Some time ago I thought of an idea for promoting the tallest trees in
>>> Massachusetts that belong for the most part to the absolutely stellar
>>> area of trees within the Mohawk Trail State Forest.
>>> My idea was to call the area the "COMMONWEALTH FOREST". I still
>>> believe it would be a way to draw attention to this incredible
>>> "growing machine" (to use Bob's language) that exemplifies the best
>>> growing conditions and tallest flagship trees we have in
>>> Masschusetts.
>>> The Commonwealth Forest would put a focus on this area and hopefully
>>> galvanize support for exemplary tall trees, old growth forest, and
>>> other exemplary areas in the state from DCR, state reps and others.
>>> We could produce a brochure that could be disseminated at MTSF and
>>> other portals.
>>>
>>> So..I am wondering what ENTS members think of this idea of
>>> designating
>>> this exemplary area in Massachusetts "The Commonwealth Forest"?
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> Gary A. Beluzo
>>> Professor of Environmental Science
>>> Division of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
>>> Holyoke Community College
>>> 303 Homestead Avenue
>>> Holyoke, MA 01040
>>>
>>> [email protected]
>>> 413 552-2445
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>
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>>
>>>
>
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