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The Western Native Tree Society (WNTS) is a cyberspace interest group devoted to the celebration of trees and forests of the western North America and forests around the world through art and science. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in trees living anywhere in the world.
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 Western native Tree Society is Moving
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WNTS, The Western Native Tree Society was initiated to give members a place to talk about the trees and forests of western United States and Canada. It gives members a place to post their trip reports, site descriptions, and experiences and to share them with others with similar interests. To better pursue this goal and to provide a better format for these discussions the current Google Groups list at [link] is being closed down and the forum is being reconstituted as part of a BBS board run by our sister organization the Eastern Native Tree Society. There are separate forums for WNTS on the new BBS, including a general discussion forum, a forum for organizational functions, and a separate sub forum for every state and province in the western United States and Canada where trip reports and site descriptions may be posted.... more »
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Message to Members of WNTS
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WNTS, Hello WNTS. This Western Native Tree Society group formed in June 2009 here on Google Groups. It was intended to be a forum for people in western United States and Canada, and those interested in these areas a place to discuss the trees and forests of this part of the world. The discussion activity on the list did not develop to the extent that Don bertolette and I had hoped. Meanwhile, discussions on the the sister organization, the Eastern Native Tree Society, after several years exploded to the point that many could not keep up with the volume of posts.... more »
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A Mountaintop Experience
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WNTS, While attending worship at Dana United Methodist Church last Sunday, our Pastor Walt Christian told us this interesting Navajo tale. One day long ago an old medicine man challenged four children to climb a nearby mountain and bring back something from the area they reached to tell him how far they had gone. The next morning the four young... more »
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Unknown pine
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ENTS, WNTS- I've attached a few photos of an unknown pine growing near my home. It's obviously a planted specimen, but looks peculiar---the needles are long, I'd estimate 7''-9'' in length, dark green and not twisted, somewhat lax in appearance, and 2 or possibly 3 in a bundle(I don't have a foliage specimen... more »
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Trees as a link to the classical past
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WNTS, ENTS, I decided to go ahead and forward this pdf sent to me by David Kelley. Edward Frank Western Pennsylvania ----- Original Message ----- ...To: Edward Frank Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 6:30 PM ...Ed: This might be of interest to ENTS and WNTS--thought you might want to review it first. Especially interesting bibliography. Post if you wish.... more »
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The Two Trees of Valinor
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ENTS & WNTS, Seeing the huge Hometrees in Avatar reminded me of possibly still some larger trees in stories. Those in JRR Tolkiens book " The Silmarillion ". They are the Two Trees of Valinor. They were created by the Vala Yavanna to light the land of the Valar after the destruction of the two great lamps that lit the world at that time. The trees were called Laurelin ( Gold ) and Telperion ( Silver ) Laurelin was regarded as " female " and Laurelin as " male ". Laurelin would light Valinor for twelve hours with it's brighter golden glow while Telperion would light the night with its dimmer silver glow. During dusk and dawn one tree would dim and fade out while the other would fade in and brighten. During these times both would actually " burn " at a reduced brightness simultaneously. Just as we often have the sun and moon lighting the sky sometimes at dusk or dawn. The great spider Ungoliant and Morgoth destroyed these two great trees by Ungoliant's act of sucking... more »
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Fw: [ENTS] Oregon Old Growth
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...To: ENTSTrees Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:42 AM ...Hi, My name is Matt, I have followed ENTS for a few years now. I have studied forestry in Maine at Orono, fortunately I knew all the good spots to find old growth in Maine. Recently I moved to Portland Oregon to work for Oregon State University doing some remote sensing... more »
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Tree Ring research Video
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ENTS, WNTS, Here is a short video that was produced by Indiana State University. It is on Facebook but I believe it can be accessed by anyone who goes to the link. It shows some sampling via chain saw of a couple dead trees and talks al little about tree rings. It is available in standard or High Def. Duration 2:16... more »
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Life in The World's Tallest Trees
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WNTS, Mount Pisgah Arboretum presents: Life in The World's Tallest Trees: An Evening with Renowned Forest Canopy Scientists Stephen Sillett and Robert Van Pelt Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM (PT) Eugene, OR [link] Edward Frank Western Pennsylvania... more »
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The Golden Chinkapin
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ENTS, WNTS. I never realized a Chinkapin could be so large. The eastern ones I am used to seeing are small and bushy. Oregon and California have huge ones with a form of a conifer! Check out the links! [link] [link]... more »
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