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Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden & Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection
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The week before Christmas week saw temperatures plummet, deep frosts and beautiful dry cold weather. What a contrast to the previous three weeks of rain.
I sat beside this tree today,in my muddy boots with my soggy sandwiches and rain soaked clothes, and thought "Oh to be in England now that summer's here!"
Masarykova Cesta (Masaryk Road) near the Zbojska Hut, Tisovec, Čertova dolina, Slovakia.
Čertova dolina is a nature reserve in the Slovak municipality of Tisovec in the Rimavská Sobota District. The nature reserve covers an area of 49 ha. It has a protection level of 5 under the Slovak nature protection system. The nature reserve is part of the Muránska planina National Park.
St Albans to the City of London is reputed to be Britain's "most expensive commute".
Rather than take the train, I decided to travel overland and see what I could see...
Burning piles of bark beetle infested logs and slash. Badger Creek Watershed, Ochoco National Forest, Oregon.
"First infestation noted in Badger Creek watershed in 1909, and about 100 trees cut and treated in spring of 1910. In the spring of 1912, 1502 infested yellow pines and 1960 lodgepole pines were treated in the Badger Creek watershed. This has been a decided check to the infestation in this particular region. Average cost per tree, $ .778. Cost per M. ft. B.M., $ 3.91. Total cost of project, $ 2,846, including $178. for camps and control equipment."
For more see: "Memorandum of General Extent of Insect Infested Areas on the Various Forests of District 6", here: www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5376570.pdf
Photo by: J.O.F. Anderson
Date: 1913
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Source: Boyd E. Wickman Collection; Regional Office; Portland, Oregon.
Andy Eglitis brought Boyd's collection from Bend to Portland February 13, 2019.
For additional historical forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth