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  1. scott_baker

    Wildlife Snag Creation

    Hey Ben, I can give this talk if needed. I know the specific methods using chain saw and avaiable arborist gear to make snags look natural as possible. Sean Dugan and I recently did 26 in a day around a new schol site. We had the trees snipped off at varying heights with a feller buncher. I...
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    Egg collecting

    Hey Joe, I collected eggs back in the late 70's from about qa dozen rookleries here in Washington State. I also used a pole that I made with a cup on the end. The light bulb basket or fruit picker is a good idea. Some of the climbing I did back then was super hairy! Of course it was all on spurs...
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    Check out this guys tree

    The scar on this tree was caused when a co dominant trunk failed in the distant past. This must have been an amazing tree about 200 years ago. There is another old one nearby in Selma OR. It's just a living stump now but it is massive. i'll try to find a phot to post. Scott
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    Check out this guys tree

    Re: Histree at Out-N-About Another picture just for fun...I've never climbed a rope to get up into this tree I always had more fun using the handhold route! (belayed of course!)
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    Check out this guys tree

    Re: Histree at Out-N-About whoops here is the picture.
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    Check out this guys tree

    Re: Histree at Out-N-About This could be a fun thread! Who else has a tree that is standing even though it is pretty far gone? As for HisTree: When I'm on site I make sure everyone knows my opinion about the tree. On the other hand it is still standing and the ownwer Michael...who is a very...
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    Check out this guys tree

    Final picture. Remember only adventitious roots remain and this is one of the main buttress of the tree! Hope you all enjoyed this pics. Scott
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    Check out this guys tree

    Ten days later I was back for the World Tree House get together. This is the third year the fungi has fruited. Some would say thats a good sign as it means there is something left to eat!
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    Check out this guys tree

    Another pic
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    Check out this guys tree

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    Check out this guys tree

    I have been looking at HisTree at Out n About for ten years. As I told Tom when I showed it to him I stopped going up into the tree three years ago and don't recommend that any body climb that beast! The tree measures 110" x 88". Has <6" shell and NO original roots! I will post several...
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    Effect gas has on ropes?

    Hey all...had to post on this one...Goldline... I learned to rock climb on it also. We retrieved a pice of 3/8 goldline that was left as fixed rope on the first ascent of the North Ridge of Mt Kennedy in the Yukon in 1965. It was trapped in the ice and as taught as a bow string. We salvaged...
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    Equipment question

    Hey I collected eggs in about a dozen heron rookeries in the 70's. Roped in from other trees to reach nests in tiny branches. Also made an egg cup that I used on a 14' extendable pole. This saved me many times as the nests were really hard to get to. Also be prepared to be intimidated by the...
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    Check out this guys tree

    This guy is far from the first to try this- based on my experience-. He is not much of a researcher though "no books" on arborists! I'd have to say silver maple in the areas I am familiar with won't last long. My pal Michael at Out n' About Treesort has a great route up "Histree" a giant...
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    Cabling Question

    Hi all, Mark, that is a big liriodendron! We have some giants here in Seattle. I'll weigh in and say that i think that the tree "owners" level of risk tolerance is an important factor. Maybe out weighs everything else. Having said that I would look for these things to help decide how stable...
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    Urban Old Growth

    Hi Tom and all, Sounds like a cool tree however... I would like to suggest that we should stay out of special trees like this one especially if they are in urban parks and visible or visited often. I think rec climbing should be off limits in: Trees with signs one them (biggest, coolest, in...
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    Direct aiding and tree physics.

    Hi Mateo, I'll second the caution about epiphyte growth hiding defects. Test your TIP hard! I did a climb recently in a big fir with ivy up 120' and the eagles nest that I wanted to inspect up higher yet. I was all set...or so I thought...could not see the TIP. Ann from my office and I tested...
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    twenty years and it's over !

    Re: twenty years and it\'s over ! I think that it is true that more exposure to a high risk situation eventually puts a person at greater risk. My experience with mountaineering seems a good comparison. Despite skills honed over decades mountaineers in severe terrain get killed regularly...
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    Tree collar for roof inclusion

    Hey there. I have had a lot of experience looking at tree houses. Many ideas for a gasket around the trunk have been used. As for the building of the house around the tree...I have heard this many times from clients "the house was designed around the tree". Invariably I am going to look at a...
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    Rec climbing

    Hi Gareth and others, I would like to respectfully suggest that famous, noteable or largest trees should be off limits to recreational climbing (unless you have a darn good reason). I would think that this would be obvious but have heard otherwise. There are plenty of trees to climb. Don't...

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