U N Year of Forests

Yeah, you'd think that in the Year of the Forests the ISA, TCIA and every other association, interest group and agency would be shouting from the rooftops. Same old, same old, then we wonder why the public is so uninformed...
 
I guess I'm lucky to work on properties that have large forests surrounding them (especially if you like climbing dead trees). The way native plant landscape scemes and forests merge I don't see our value as tree experts end once the forest begins.

What can we do that a forester, biologist or ecologist can't? I'm not sure but we must be able to lend some unique experience and work toward more productive logging and development styles.
 
Agreed that we aren't the experts on forests that is the realm of foresters and silviculturists. What we could be promoting is the urban forest. A major issue IMHO is the lack of understanding by the general population of how urban forests work and the benefits derived by those that live in it.
 
Urban forests are no replacement for a natural area. How about one of our organizations buying some forest with the intent of rec climbing preserves or better yet a climbing preserve which also contains extrodinary biodiversity.
 
I volunteer some time, donate and do reduced rate work for http://www.raresites.org/

I think as arborists we will always be taken forgranted until we become an involuntary trade but that is another discussion.

In terms of forestry work we are incredibley valuable.
Encouraging individual specimens is our expertise.
All the cultural practices we can utilize to do so is what makes us so valuable.
We are climbers as well that allows us to get in to crowns to do things foresters can't do.
Install nest, boxes, bore out cavities etc.
I spend a few weeks every year in forests doing what others can't or do not want to do. Like controlling Purging Buckthorn.
Pay is poor but it keeps me out there visible and busy.
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