Tag: eastern deciduous forest

Dipping your feet in the water (A first year’s experience with fieldwork)

by | 9.21.2012 at 10:07am
Tromping in the midst of the 'Jurassic Park' of the Palmaghatt Ravine. Photo: D. Martin

My feet are soaking wet and I’m playing a game of Marco Polo, but I’m nowhere near a pool. It’s my second day on the job. It’s my second week of college. I have no idea what to expect.

Brief Broadleaf Forest Happenings: tulip goodness, delighted about Turkey, and drought

by | 7.29.2012 at 8:12am | 1 Comment
Massive black cherry & field crue. Photo: N. Pederson

I have to call myself out. Earlier I had professed to being a former coniferphile. That was, of course, silly. I like coniferous trees very much. Half of my business is made from this lovely branch of the tree family. This introduction is a lead in to say that this blog will be quieter while [...]

Around the Broadleaf World in 180 Days

by | 4.10.2012 at 7:49pm
Kuenzang and Chencho coring an ancient Quercus griffithii in a woodland that has been sustainably pollarded or lopped for the last 250 years near Paro, Bhutan. A Columbia University undergrad is studying the tree rings of these trees. Photo: N. Pederson

I have been very fortunate lately. In the last 6 months I visited forests I have longed dreamed about and visited forests I had never dreamed of before. I have been so fortunate that it is hard to believe. And, it is only going to get better in the next two weeks. Early in my [...]

Charismatic Megaflora: What do Old Trees Look Like?

by | 3.18.2012 at 2:01pm | 4 Comments
A particularly sinuous chinkapin oak in eastern Kentucky. Photo: N. Pederson

Charismatic megaflora? What kind of a tree might that be? As with many things, one person’s charismatic megaflora is another person’s tree. For myself, a tree that would draw and hold my attention as a younger person/student is very different than my current definition of a charismatic tree.

Confessions from a Former Coniferphile

by | 11.29.2011 at 4:01pm | 6 Comments
The oldest-documented loblolly pine in Congaree National Park. Photo: Neil Pederson

The first time I felt truly fanatical about coniferous trees was while walking among the great eastern white pine trees in the Adirondack State Park as an undergraduate research assistant and student.