Native Tree Society BBS

New tree research equipment. Take note Bob L.

Welcome back Jenni-fir! xoxoxo

I think a tenth of a foot is fine. People who understand the methodology should understand the basics of significant digits. As for rounding down - NO. If you are going to round a number it should be to the closest number up or down. There are standard rounding criteria. Where the number ends in a 5...

Some more images for the workshop: DSCF1714.JPG DSCF1716.JPG DSCF1724.JPG DSCF1745.JPG DSCF1749.JPG DSCF1763.JPG DSCF1766.JPG File Apr 30, 3 35 58 PM.jpeg File Apr 30, 3 35 36 PM.jpeg File Apr 30, 3 34 58 PM.jpeg File Apr 30, 3 34 33 PM.jpeg File Apr 30, 3 34 03 PM.jpeg File Apr 30, 3 33 36 PM.jpeg ...

Abbey speaking at the University of Utah in 1988. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW0QdfjQWoc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW0QdfjQWoc Part 2 of Abbey's speech at the University of Utah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sYcbfT5_og https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sYcbfT5_og Edward Abbey speech pa...

Burying Edward Abbey http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/best-reads/2015/04/17/edward-abbey-last-act-defiance/25930091/ In the back of the trucks, they had enough gear for a few nights of camping — cases of beer, baling wire and tools for repairs, shovels for digging. And they had a body bag, ...

The Really, Really Basics of Laser Rangefinder/Clinometer Tree Height Measurements basics.JPG [/url] http://www.nativetreesociety.org/measure/really_basic_3a.pdf Many of us have been measuring tree heights for a long time. We have subconsciously incorporated subtle details of the process into our r...

Missouri-grown cottonwood.jpg I really liked some of the traces that Matt did initially. I think it is a low branch rather than a separate trunk. The image Bob chose is not exactly perpendicular to the junction. The tree is going slightly away from the viewer as it approaches the tree. The brown ra...

One of the prettiest fall foliage displays around is in McKittrick Canyon in the park when the maples turn. Perhaps it is the juxtaposition of the bright red maples and the desert setting, but it is gorgeous.

Ed Frank

Patty,

I just downloaded Vtree from Virginia Tech onto my iPhone. So it is available for IOS.

Ed