Forestry Friday … Ponderosa Pine

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The subject of this week’s Forestry Friday is Ponderosa pine.  It is a tree that I deal with in my job everyday.  I been involved in the harvesting and planting of millions of these trees.  Ponderosa pine is one of … Continue reading

Painting Gone Wrong and Tiny Blue Hunters

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I felt like painting something different the other night, but then it went all wrong.  I picked this bluebird, from Bird On A Wire, not because the subject matter was different, but because I want to play with a different … Continue reading

Forestry Friday … Movin’ Logs Old School!

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When steam came to the woods just after the turn of the previous century the logging locomotives were the cutting edge of technology.  They could move logs farther, faster and in much greater quantity than had been done with horse and … Continue reading

Forestry Friday … The Nature Nook!

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We affectionately call them “Nature Nooks”, but the official name is “Habitat Retention Areas” or HRAs.  Simply put, they are groups of trees left unharvested inside a logging unit.  The purpose is to leave mature tree thickets that provide hiding … Continue reading

Forestry Friday … The Fall Gold Rush

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Fall has hit its peak in the high country.  We were in the mountains for the weekend.  The leaves have turned and were dropping enthusiastically, but Sunday was the day.  Sunday was the day that Mother Nature performed her striptease … Continue reading

Forestry Friday … Its The Time Of The Season For Squirrels

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Without a doubt squirrels are the most visible mammals in the  forest.  Now is their most active time.  With acorns dropping from the oaks like big hailstones, the squirrels are in high gear. When I stopped to get a picture … Continue reading

Forestry Friday … W Is For Wildlife

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If you’re out in the woods and you find a big W painted on a tree, just remember W is for wildlife.  When planning and laying out a timber harvest, foresters have to protect the other resources in the forest, … Continue reading

The Wildflowers Summer Left Behind

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Summer ended and with it the wildflowers, or so it seemed.  So I’ve watched and found many wildflowers here are still trying to squeeze out the last bit of warmth from the season.  Most have lost the luster of Spring.  … Continue reading