treewill
Participating member
- Location
- Everywhere and nowhere
Hi all,
This August, in the days before the ITCC, Ascending the Giants and the PNW ISA are hosting a Forest Canopy Ecology Tour in a remarkable patch of old growth Douglas Fir minutes from downtown Portland.
You can read a bunch about the program at http://pnwtreeclimb2012.eventbrite.com/ , but basically there are 3 parts:
-A guided forest hike with the Audubon Society's sanctuary director, learning about the history and ecology of the site.
-A visit to the Wildlife Care Center, to see raptors and other wildlife up close and learn about how the Audubon Society treats and rehabilitates injured animals.
-A canopy tour through the old growth forest. This will include riding an elevator system to the top of a 250+ ft douglas fir with a PhD ornithologist to learn about how birds and other wildlife use old growth canopy features.
Many of my friends visiting from other countries or other parts of the US have expressed interest in exploring or climbing in PNW conifer forests, and I think this is a great opportunity for visitors to learn more about the ecology of our unique temperate rain forests.
The tour (including the climbing portion) are OPEN TO ALL, regardless of vertical experience. We want to encourage anyone with an interest to come, and hopefully by doing so we can learn from each other and form a greater appreciation of trees and their place in the ecosystem.
Details: This will be a half day affair, and we have four slots open: thursday AM and PM, and friday AM and PM. Each session will be broken up into groups of maximum 5 people, so that we can proceed quietly (as not to scare away wildlife) and ensure that everyone has sufficient time to enjoy the canopy.
Really hope to see some of you there, and maybe put some faces to names.
Thanks,
Will
This August, in the days before the ITCC, Ascending the Giants and the PNW ISA are hosting a Forest Canopy Ecology Tour in a remarkable patch of old growth Douglas Fir minutes from downtown Portland.
You can read a bunch about the program at http://pnwtreeclimb2012.eventbrite.com/ , but basically there are 3 parts:
-A guided forest hike with the Audubon Society's sanctuary director, learning about the history and ecology of the site.
-A visit to the Wildlife Care Center, to see raptors and other wildlife up close and learn about how the Audubon Society treats and rehabilitates injured animals.
-A canopy tour through the old growth forest. This will include riding an elevator system to the top of a 250+ ft douglas fir with a PhD ornithologist to learn about how birds and other wildlife use old growth canopy features.
Many of my friends visiting from other countries or other parts of the US have expressed interest in exploring or climbing in PNW conifer forests, and I think this is a great opportunity for visitors to learn more about the ecology of our unique temperate rain forests.
The tour (including the climbing portion) are OPEN TO ALL, regardless of vertical experience. We want to encourage anyone with an interest to come, and hopefully by doing so we can learn from each other and form a greater appreciation of trees and their place in the ecosystem.
Details: This will be a half day affair, and we have four slots open: thursday AM and PM, and friday AM and PM. Each session will be broken up into groups of maximum 5 people, so that we can proceed quietly (as not to scare away wildlife) and ensure that everyone has sufficient time to enjoy the canopy.
Really hope to see some of you there, and maybe put some faces to names.
Thanks,
Will
