...before and after harvesting? Before a timber harvest, there are many things to think about, questions to answer, details to consider. One important outcome that woodland owners often have a hard time imagining is “What will my woods look like after the job is done?” This subsection of the Maine Forest service website and the associated …
TREEvia Teaser: Saturday Edition
Here it is, the FINAL trivia teaser before this afternoon's BGWA Treevia Extravaganza at the Outlaw Brewery in Southampton, starting at 2:00 PM. According to Gifford Pinchot's "A Primer of Forestry Part 1-The Forest", which was first published in 1903, how do trees move water from the roots to the very top of the tree?" …
Scientists Can Now Predict Which Invasive Insects Will Wipe Out Forests
Plagues of forest-destroying insects seem to arrive on our shores almost as regularly as ocean waves. Yet for each major tree killer, around half a dozen foreign insects live quietly in our forests, causing few noticeable problems. A new study may help scientists pick out the future tree killers from the crowd, and it has …
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Thursday’s TREEvia Teaser
To help get the brain juices flowing in advance of our trivia event happening this Saturday, November 16th, at Outlaw Brewery in Southampton, here's another warm-up question: How many different species of tree are used when building a traditional birch bark canoe? Three: White Birch for the skin, Eastern White Cedar for the gunnels, and …
TREEvia Teaser!
To help you get ready for Saturday's trivia social event, here is a practice question: This species of conifer tree is normally found growing in Canada's Boreal forests, but has its southern limits on the Bruce Peninsula. A) White Pine B) Tamarack C) Red Spruce D) Jack Pine Answer: Jack Pine
Bruce Grey Woodlands Association 