Don-- The roots were the hardest parts to extinguish, and of most concern to the Michigan DNR. The fire was a relatively light surface fire that left a lot of combustible material on the site. Given how dry the fall was, they feared these smoldering stump would reignite the next time the wind picked up and then the fire would break out again.
Don Bragg -----Original Message----- From: Don Bertolette <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 8:35 pm Subject: Re: [ENTS] Re: Douglas Co., Wisconsin Old White Pine Trees and Stumps Don- Were the roots hard to put out on those 4-5' burning stumps? -Don Sent from Don's iPhone 3GS... On Dec 14, 2009, at 8:09 AM, [email protected] wrote: Larry-- Your stump pictures reminded me of a dry fall (probably September or October of 1989) while I was a forestry undergraduate at Michigan Tech. We were hired by the Michigan DNR over a couple weekends to help mop up a fire in a hardwood-dominated stand up on the Keweenaw Peninsula. Much of our effort was spent using hoses and backpack sprayers to douse smoldering white pine stumps left over from the big cut early in the 20th century. I didn't measure any of these giant stumps, but some were probably at least 4-5 feet in diameter. I remember thinking of how impressive that stand of timber would have been when it was alive... Don Bragg -----Original Message----- From: Larry <[email protected]> To: ENTSTrees <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Dec 13, 2009 7:44 am Subject: [ENTS] Re: Douglas Co., Wisconsin Old White Pine Trees and Stumps Steve, I'm not sure, thats a good question. I guess it could be a umber of things. Lightning, insect pests, compaction when they logged root disturbance) the surrounding Forest, etc. -- astern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org end email to [email protected] isit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en o unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -- 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] -- 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] -- 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]
