Thanks, Bob. I'm looking forward to hearing from the group. Cheers, Jennie
On Oct 28, 4:35 pm, [email protected] wrote: > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
