That was typed "under", but iPhone changed it to undress...Freudian slip? Don
Sent from Don's iPhone 3GS... On Dec 16, 2009, at 8:55 AM, Don Bertolette <[email protected]> wrote: > Don- > And from my experience, treacherous when soil over burning roots > collapse undress the weight of firefighters trying to extinguish the > stumps, almost always unexpectedly! > Ahh, the good old days! > -Don > > Sent from Don's iPhone 3GS... > > On Dec 16, 2009, at 5:33 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> 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 >>> number of things. Lightning, insect pests, compaction when they >>> logged >>> ( root disturbance) the surrounding Forest, etc. >>> >>> -- >>> 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] >> -- >> 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]
