Don: Thanks for the explanation. I would like to get some equipment and do some more accurate preliminary measurements. I never feel very comfortable with my improvised method. Sometimes I feel downright silly doing what I do.
At the moment I am full up with responsibilities to other people, plus I need to keep up with the work I need to do at my timberland. I should have taken this up years ago--for me it would be great fun. If I can get together with Will to measure the tuliptrees in Glover Park, I may get a bit of an introduction to how to measure trees and that may give me some momentum in the right direction. Then if I get some time I could be of some use. --Gaines ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 1/4/10, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]> wrote: > > Spruce- > > As an Alaska Big Tree Coordinator, I can answer some of your > questions...regarding updating, if all goes well, a coordinator will be > contacted with a candidate for nomination...if it's nearby and the > coordinator has time, they'll go out and measure it themselves, and update > in a reasonably short time. > > If all doesn't go well, then it takes longer. None of us state coordinators > are paid or supported (well we get praise, but that doesn't buy our > hypsometers). Those of us working in an allied Forestry profession > (typically) happily accept the position as a collateral duty, one that most > of our employers support (with praise, sometimes blessing use of 'company' > equipment). > > Collateral duty comes after our primary work responsibilities. THat means > during the field season, nominations may have to wait, especially if out of > our assigned work area. > > Some of us have to rely on a 'cadre' we develop of agency/enterprise > professionals, which adds another time element, as they too have their own > schedules. > > So to get to your 'suggestions', I would encourage you to access the same > kinds of equipment that many of the lay people here have acquired, and > provide your state coordinator with candidates...explain to them what kind > of equipment you used, so they can get a sense of how accurate your > measurements are. They'll often know on the spot whether 'your' tree is a > contender. > > Good luck tree hunting! > -Don > > -- 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]
