Ed: Thanks. I am a peacemaker. I really can't understand how people get into these flame wars--silly. I am a regular contributor to the Gardenweb tree forums, and stay out of trouble, and sometimes do just a bit to cool things down when people get nasty. I think I will just use my real name. In those forums, virtually everyone uses a "tag" name.
--Gaines McMartin On 1/3/10, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > Spruce, > > It doesn't really matter if you want to use a pseudonym or your real name, > that is your choice. Many people who use pseudonyms will also sign with > their actual names on occasion. Personally always use my real name, and > like to know the name of people with whom I am corresponding, but it is not > required in any way. I encourage people who are active in the group to even > send us a brief biographical sketch and a photo to be included in our rogues > gallery of ENTS members on our website. (Anyone who wants to do so can send > me a photo an bio note and I will post it.) I recently ask Larry from New > Jersey his last name because he talked about posting a long time ago when > ENTS was on the Topica news server. I was curious who he was, since I was > either active or read all of the old posts on that server and was trying to > place him in my mind. > > Some groups get involved in flame wars between members, and that is a good > reason people might have to use a pseudonym. We try to prevent these > arguments here and keep everything friendly and on the general topic of > trees. Welcome to ENTS > > Ed Frank > > http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/ > http://primalforests.ning.com/ > http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=709156957 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Will Blozan > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 3:10 PM > Subject: RE: [ENTS] currency of tall trees lists > > > Gaines, > > We have made a few excursions to the DC area and one of our stellar > measurers lives near by. The tallest tuliptree yet found is actually a > good > bit over 150' in Rock Creek Park. > > > http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/washington_dc/index_washington_d > c.htm > > I grew up in Rockville, MD and know the forests are quite productive in > the > area. I spent many, many days along the Potomac which is one of my targets > week after next when I am up there. I would love to see the grove in > Glover > Park if you are available. Belt Woods is on the list as well. > > As for using your real name or not- you just did ;) > > Will F. Blozan > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > "No sympathy for apathy" > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Gaines McMartin > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 3:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: gnmcmartin > Subject: Re: [ENTS] currency of tall trees lists > > Will: > > Thanks for your kind response. I am a tree nut from way back--I am > sorry I did not know about ENTS long ago. > > Anyway, I am an amateur tree height estimator--I do fairly well, > even without any equipment. I came across the Belt Woods in MD in > 1971, long before it had much publicity. I estimated the heights of > the trees there, and when they were finally "officially" measured, my > estimates were spot on. > > Anyway, that is just to say that my ideas about what might be a > tall tree is something worth exploring. > > Case in point: I see there are no trees--no site mentioned--for > Washington. D.C. there are some very tall trees there. I found one > grove of tuliptrees, the tallest of which should be in the > neighborhood of 150 feet. There are also a couple sycamores and a red > oak or two that are noteoworthy. > > I have a friend in Providence, RI, and he tells me that there are > white pines in the Goddard Park there that he thinks (he has no > experience estimating tree heights) must be 140 feet tall. That is > not outstanding for NE, but is far taller than anything listed in the > tall trees site for RI. > > Should I just go ahead and post these observations on the > discussion board and see if anyone can measure these trees. I could > personally point out the grove in D.C. It is in Glover Park. This is > a fairly large park, and I have just one specific grove in mind. > > --Spruce (Gaines McMartin) > > P.S. I see some members use their real name, some others use another > "tag." What is best? Any reason why I should not just use my real > name, as some others do? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > On 1/3/10, Will Blozan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Spruce, > > > > The interest in tall trees is not waning in the slightest; just keeping > > updated listings is difficult. Records and listings change quickly and > we > > have dozens of folks out there taking new measurements. > > > > Coordinated efforts have been attempted in the past to organize the > > measurement data by species and the results can be seen in the > downloadable > > EXCEL file on the webpage. The best option for the most up-to-date info > for > > a location is to search the site on the locations page and read the most > > recent postings. > > > > As for new sites you may know of, you have a very welcome audience here > at > > ENTS! Top-notch measurers are scattered about the east and can likely > check > > out the site or tree without much trouble. > > > > We should do an update for the states listing for sure. Again, the > problem > > is time and effort finding the most relevant information. > > > > Will F. Blozan > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > > > "No sympathy for apathy" > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of spruce > > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:03 PM > > To: ENTSTrees > > Subject: [ENTS] currency of tall trees lists > > > > I am new, so please forgive any ignorance I show here. I just came > > across the state-by-state list of tall trees. I see that most of the > > dates attached are somewhat old--2004, etc. Are these lists regularly > > updated? > > > > I am asking because of my interest in tall trees and I would have > > some suggestions for some trees that maybe should be measured. I am > > wondering if anyone would be interested in following up on any > > suggestions I might make? Or is the interest in measuring trees > > waning since the lists were originally created? > > > > --Spruce > > > > -- > > 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]
