Jennie,
Welcome to the vocal group of ENTS. We always love to hear from new members and value the contribution of each. We have nearly 400 members, but most are completely silent. Your topic is most interesting and I believe that a number of Ents have valuable information and insights they could contribute. I'll withhold my comments and give others a chance to be vocal. I am especially interested to hear what others have to say on the changing forests of New England. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennie" <[email protected]> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:04:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Greetings, ENTS Hello, ENTS. I just wanted to introduce myself to you all, and, perhaps, to ask for some help on a project I'm working on. I have spoken with a few of you, namely Andrew Joslin, Bob Leverett, Lee Frelich, and Will Blozan, which has been an incredible help (much thanks to the four of you for being so generous with your time), but I was wondering if more of you might have some input. I am a graduate student in the Science and Medical Journalism program at Boston University, and I have chosen to write a major narrative piece on a tree climber's perspective of the wealth of the canopy, and the changing forests of New England. Thanks to the help of the four fine gentlemen listed above, I've learned quite a bit about forest ecology, old growth forests, earthworm invasions, dendromorphometry, the wooly adelgid, and a variety of other forest subjects, but I would really love to learn more. My questions are these: how are the forests of New England changing? Why are they changing? Where have you seen the most changes? What can be done to preserve old growth and the integrity of our forests? I am also very interested in speaking with a canopy entomologist or someone studying canopy species within the region - also perhaps a lichenologist and an ornithologist studying native species of forest birds. Lee mentioned the Oven Bird might be of particular interest. Any scientists who climb trees to conduct research, or just to appreciate nature are of interest to me as well. I am also interested in your stories, both about how you came to appreciate trees, and those that illustrate change in the forest. I'd be really excited to hear anything you're willing to share. Thanks so much, ENTS. I'm really excited to be a part of your group. Cheers, Jennie Berglund --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
