Steve, Cool. I haven't spent much time in that area, but I did spend a few days in Temagami, just north of there a ways. I remember it being quite dominated by conifers. Are there many deciduous trees in the area around your cabin? I actually live at about the same distance north latitude (between 45 and 46 north). The temperature has been dipping down below the freezing point occasionally at night in the past few days.
Mike On Oct 30, 12:01 am, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike- > > It's between the Pickerel and Magnetawan Rivers, about halfway between > Algonquin PP and Georgian Bay. > > Steve > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:20 PM, [email protected] < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Steve, > > > Looks a lot like here in New Brunswick. Where in Ontario is your > > cabin? > > > Mike > > > On Oct 29, 6:45 pm, Timothy Zelazo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Mesgie: > > > > I was just looking at this rambling email and I noticed an error with > > the > > > log scaling question. > > > > When scaling a log that is 31 feet, what is the trim allowance for two > > logs? > > > A six inch trim allowance would give you a 14' & 16' log. > > > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Timothy Zelazo <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Mesgie: > > > > > Forest Mapping: What is the metes & bound rectangle system of survey? > > > > Baseline and PM principle meridian > > > > > What is a Township? > > > > A Township has 36 sections, each section is 1 mile square. A section > > is > > > > numbered starting from the right side going left, a section being 640 > > > > acres. > > > > > What is a 1/4 section? = 160 acres = 1/2 mile = 40 chains > > > > > What is a 1/16 of a section? = 40 acres > > > > > 1/4 mile is 20 chains, 10 square chains is an acre. a chain equals 66 > > feet > > > > and there are 100 links in 66 feet. > > > > > When scaling a log that is 32 feet, what is the trim allowance for two > > > > logs? > > > > A two inch trim allowance would give you a 14' & 16' logs. > > > > > What is a taper curve? > > > > Depicts the height and diameter of the bole of a tree for selected > > years. > > > > > What are the four growth curves of a tree? > > > > A. The first graph is the growth curve of dbh over age in years. > > > > B. Periodic board foot volume. > > > > C. The percent of board foot growth over mid-period age, > > > > D. Based on diameter growth of breast height, show the relationship > > > > between current annual increment and mean annual increment. > > > > > What is the Dot System used on a timber cruise date sheet? > > > > 1 . > > > > 2 : > > > > 3 :. > > > > 4 :: > > > > > I haven't been doing this stuff for over thirty years so you better > > wait > > > > until a young forester gives you the info. My Forest Mensuration > > course > > > > took me on the road for over two weeks. When we visited saw mills, > > pulp > > > > mills, particleboard plants, plywood plants, stud mills, match stick > > > > Companies etc. we had to show a flow chart of the raw product with all > > the > > > > people involved right up to the end product. We also helped the company > > do > > > > quality control work while we experienced the operation. We also > > learned > > > > what is involved in a timber sale. We learned about all the stages of > > a > > > > timber sale which took about five yeas to complete. > > > > > 1. Stage two print out. In this stage all the timber is examined. > > The > > > > timber is divided into three parts, compartments (3000 - 4000 acres), > > > > sub-compartments, then into stands. The stands are examined to > > determine > > > > height, age, dbh, and species. > > > > 2. Compartment Prescription Exam, involved the study of wildlife, > > water, > > > > range, recreation, and timber for the next ten years. > > > > 3. Environmental analysis report and sale area planning report. The > > first > > > > report gives a description of the area and the impact the cut will have > > on > > > > the area. The second report tells how the cut should be made. > > > > 4. Mark and cruise the area. > > > > 5. Appraisal, this give them an idea of what to advertise the timber > > for. > > > > 6. Contracts. > > > > 7. Sell. Selling is always done by bidding. > > > > > The forest service feels that the areas that they put up for sale, are > > > > areas that need management and through the sale, the land will be > > improved. > > > > > We all did a timber cruise of 40 acres and did a logging proposal that > > was > > > > best suited for the area. We also did field trips to many different > > types > > > > of logging operations. Our day would would start at 6:00 am and > > usually end > > > > around 9pm. If one was smart, they would finish most of the > > assignments > > > > which would take you into the early morning hours. A Forest > > Mensuration > > > > report was due after the wood science camp ended. > > > > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Mesgie Walesweet < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> send me some short notes about forest mensuration and test questions > > > >> about it. > > > > >> ------------------------------ > > > >> *From:* Bob <[email protected]> > > > >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > >> *Sent:* Mon, October 26, 2009 3:46:59 AM > > > >> *Subject:* [ENTS] Re: Up North > > > > >> Steve > > > >> I've seen a lot of the settled part of Ontario, but not much of > > > >> the wild part. Glad to get some pics from the latter. Thanks. > > > > >> Bob > > > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > > >> On Oct 25, 2009, at 10:42 PM, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > ENTS- > > > > >> > Spent a few days last week at our cabin in central Ontario. Cold > > > >> > weather, 22F at night, but bright and sunny during the day. It's > > > >> > hard to beat the combination of a forest and lake for aesthetic > > > >> > value. Here are a few pics of the area: > > > > >> > An 8'9'' white pine > > > > >> > Jack pine stand, approx. 70' > > > > >> > The general aspect of the area > > > > >> > Steve > > > > >> > <white pine.jpg> > > > >> > <jack pine.jpg> > > > >> > <aspect.jpg> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
