While almost every adult has a memory of climbing a tree when they were a kid, few will ever climb as high or study branches as closely as canopy biologists. In working with them I’ve learned so much about how much a canopy can offer, as well as how much we still have to learn.… Continue reading Canopy Access Advancements
Tag: biodiversity
Arcata Community Forest
Ran across a post on Facebook this evening from forest protection legend Greg King, who was praising Arcata Community forest for its commercial logging of its city’s high use recreational areas. Back in the 90’s and early 2000’s myself and a now since departed forestry professor Dr. Rudy Becking took issue with this work being… Continue reading Arcata Community Forest
Aggregate-Gradient Ecology
When it comes to restoring ecosystems to optimize sequestration we have many teachings from the past, but we need new teachings as well. As in we need to do more than just restoring the food chain and creating better habitat for indicator species which are chosen because they are good indicators of an ecosystem’s overall… Continue reading Aggregate-Gradient Ecology
Tree Farms Vs. Crop Farms
Last Fall while attending a protest of the Crush Timber Sale on Washgington State lands I had a conversation with an older man about how tree farming is not good for hydrology and not good for carbon sequestration. He once was a wheat farmer in Eastern Washington and in my opinion knew more about growing… Continue reading Tree Farms Vs. Crop Farms