Ed
I am contacting the chief arboclulturist for Montpelier and hope
to set up a meeting on a return visit where we will GPS the locations
of dimensionally significant trees. Dr. Nancy Weiss knows the
locations of the significant trees. So, their whereabouts has not been
lost. The role of Montpelier as a big tree/tall tree site will be told.
BTW, TNC holds a conservation easement on the area of mature and
semi-old growth on the Montpelier estate. The local TNC fundraiser is
a friend of mine, so the ENTS connections to Montpelier will grow.
The challenge for me on my visits this time was to work
without my hands freezing. It was very cold and windy. On leaving
Massachusetts Monica and I had hoped Virginia would be reasonably
hospitable weather-wise, but alas, the cold was biting. I shudder how
this will sound to Lee. He'll think I've turned into a complete
weather wimp, but it was freaking cold.
Bob
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On Dec 30, 2009, at 7:04 PM, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bob,
>
> You need to GPS these trees as you measure them so that they can be
> located and distinguished the next time someone visits the site. I
> know you have GPS built into your iPhone and maybe a stand alone
> unit. ENTS people in general, if they have the capability should to
> start taking GPS readings of their tree as they measure. ENTS, if
> you do not have GPS unit, please take careful notes and describe the
> tree's location, so that they may be found by others. There is no
> real point in having people discover the same trees over and over
> again because we do not know where they are located. You are better
> off measuring new trees at new locations. If you want to monitor
> the growth of a particular tree, yes you will need to remeasure it
> over and over again, but the numbers are only meaningful of you know
> that this tree is the same one that was measured the last time. In
> order to develop a useful database of measurements, we need to know
> where the trees we measure are located.
>
> Edward Frank
>
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