Daniel
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Howdy Daniel,
Never having dealt much with disease vectors, I've gotta defer to the literature, so I checked with a city about 150 miles south of Seattle. https://www.portland.gov/trees/dutch-elm-disease
The real questions you might be dealing with here might be:
Am I a Tree Health Care practicioner or an acrobatic contortionist?
Is the 'prime contractor' going to segegrate the brush for burning, so beetles near the dump site won't breed there?
The issue of being 'comfortable' with working during the 'shoulder season' may involve collaborating with other people who are less discerning.
If I recall correctly, you are the more discerning type, and it's great to hear about life on the razor's edge. Hearing your musings helps our industry to better define criteria that should be regarded as essential. These 'lines' that you refuse to cross need better clarification, so we can determine if our own ethical standards can stand up to close examination.
And lastly, the fact that this topic pops up after a long absence from treebuzz means that you have the intestinal fortitude to stay in it for the long haul. I like how you combined the video with the text to allow us to see the stage of abscission & early fall coloration. I began my career in Los Angeles, which has a different autumn schedule than where I've been for the past few decades, a thousand miles north, in Seattle. Another less obvious factor may be the amount of frost days last winter, which could have killed off some overwintering pests, making this year either less, or more, of a virulent source of infection.
By the way, since traffic is low, probably no moderator will mind if off-topic stuff is discussed here. I'm looking for info on the volunteer work parties at the Wye Oak, in Maryland, before it fell over. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/18/us/plan-to-use-fallen-wye-oak-to-build-a-desk-draws-fire.html
Never having dealt much with disease vectors, I've gotta defer to the literature, so I checked with a city about 150 miles south of Seattle. https://www.portland.gov/trees/dutch-elm-disease
The real questions you might be dealing with here might be:
Am I a Tree Health Care practicioner or an acrobatic contortionist?
Is the 'prime contractor' going to segegrate the brush for burning, so beetles near the dump site won't breed there?
The issue of being 'comfortable' with working during the 'shoulder season' may involve collaborating with other people who are less discerning.
If I recall correctly, you are the more discerning type, and it's great to hear about life on the razor's edge. Hearing your musings helps our industry to better define criteria that should be regarded as essential. These 'lines' that you refuse to cross need better clarification, so we can determine if our own ethical standards can stand up to close examination.
And lastly, the fact that this topic pops up after a long absence from treebuzz means that you have the intestinal fortitude to stay in it for the long haul. I like how you combined the video with the text to allow us to see the stage of abscission & early fall coloration. I began my career in Los Angeles, which has a different autumn schedule than where I've been for the past few decades, a thousand miles north, in Seattle. Another less obvious factor may be the amount of frost days last winter, which could have killed off some overwintering pests, making this year either less, or more, of a virulent source of infection.
By the way, since traffic is low, probably no moderator will mind if off-topic stuff is discussed here. I'm looking for info on the volunteer work parties at the Wye Oak, in Maryland, before it fell over. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/18/us/plan-to-use-fallen-wye-oak-to-build-a-desk-draws-fire.html
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