It is a shame, to see all these trees being allowed to die, 50 years ago when I was a 115 to 125 lb scrawny kid working for the Forest Service in the Black Hills in S Dak We would treat bark beetles by making as many as 10 to 15 trips up and down the hill sides, carrying 2- 5 Gallon cans of the material that was being used to kill / control the Beatle infestation, in rubber suits, and boots, to spray for 15 minutes (all it took to empty the 2 5 Gallon cans, and back for more. The reduction in live beetle kill trees, was certainly much better than the lack of preventive Forest Management, to get us to where we are today. Peter Loveridge (Son of 2 generations of Foresters) who has been there and done that with success, what happened to the follow up on Forest Management, DEAD TREES
Dealing with denial
It is a shame, to see all these trees being allowed to die, 50 years ago when I was a 115 to 125 lb scrawny kid working for the Forest Service in the Black Hills in S Dak We would treat bark beetles by making as many as 10 to 15 trips up and down the hill sides, carrying 2- 5 Gallon cans of the material that was being used to kill / control the Beatle infestation, in rubber suits, and boots, to spray for 15 minutes (all it took to empty the 2 5 Gallon cans, and back for more. The reduction in live beetle kill trees, was certainly much better than the lack of preventive Forest Management, to get us to where we are today.
Peter Loveridge
(Son of 2 generations of Foresters) who has been there and done that with success, what happened to the follow up on Forest Management, DEAD TREES
August 2, 2008 at 7:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )