Where Our Forests Grow

Jeff · February 14, 2003, 12:41:21 PM

"Loud raspberry noise at Chet." ;)

Jeff · February 14, 2003, 12:42:17 PM

I walked into my little woods and as far as I can tell, it's 100% forested.

Mark M · February 14, 2003, 01:54:47 PM

Here's sumptun that outta make you Mishy-ganers jell-us.

This is part of our 2% forested area. I suppose you fellas would call these "babies" :'(

They pretty much only grow in these ditches we call the Badlands.

Mark

Jeff · February 14, 2003, 03:38:48 PM

O.K., 'splain to me why I'm jealous. ;D

In Michigan, our trees love us. They just stand there waiting for us to come up and tell them we are going to put them to a grand use. We don't have to keep em corraled in a hole to keep em from running off.

Beautiful scenery. Those trees should stay right where they are. Come on over and we will loan ya a few of ours.

Mark M · February 14, 2003, 04:32:35 PM

Hi Jeff,

I kinda figured you guy's would want some biggen's like these :D

Just down the road a little ways from the "babies" here are some nice "big" Ponderosa pine, probably the parents of these guys. They don't get very big out here, maybe 12-14 inches if I can remember, but would still be nice to saw and would make some dandy cabin logs.

If you've never been to the badlands you should check it out. Really nice area with an old west feel - ranches, cowboys, buffalo, and lots of Prairie dogs. Nice thing about being in ND is no one knows we're here so other than Medora there isn't any commercialism and DanG few tourons.

Mark

chet · February 14, 2003, 05:05:19 PM

A couple years back, the wife and I checked out the badlands . On our way home, still in South Dakota, we decided to check out a little campground for the night rather than a motel. At the campground entrance I asked the lady if she had a site with a couple trees. Puzzled, she asked me why. Well I explained, I'm from Michigan, to me I'm not camping unless I'm sleeping under a couple of trees. There were no trees not even a bush, so we opted for the motel. :( She told us that her husband once took her to Lacross Wi. There were so many trees there, that they made her claustrophbic. She couldn't wait to get back to South Dakota. ??? Boy it's a good thing her husband never took her to northern MN, WI or MI. ;)

Ron Scott · February 14, 2003, 05:05:36 PM

How about Wall Drugs??

Mark M · February 14, 2003, 05:31:59 PM

Wall Drug is in SD, every thing in SD is commercialized, especially the Black Hills!

With the exception of the Hills there are even fewer trees in SD. It's DanG desolate down there.

Mark

Bismarck, ND
The "Other" Dakota

PS - I should of been more specific - I was talking about the North Dakota Badlands - of Teddy Roosevelt fame.

Minnesota_boy · February 14, 2003, 06:17:10 PM

One time while travelling, we camped overnight in the Nebraska National Forest. In the morning we took time to see both trees. :D

chet · February 14, 2003, 06:17:21 PM

2 states worth of Badlands, DATS A LOT-TA BADLANDS. ;D

Mark M · February 14, 2003, 06:27:31 PM

Yep - we BAD!!! :D :D :D

Ron Scott · February 15, 2003, 02:35:50 PM

An interesting landscape when one wants to get away from trees for awhile.

Haytrader · February 16, 2003, 01:39:27 PM

Since Kansas has only 3%, I go to Oklahoma to cut cedar. Am I smart or what? ;D ;D
Don't answer that. :D

Ron Scott · February 16, 2003, 06:10:01 PM

If we foresters "cut" trees does it mean that we "don't like" trees??? At least that what some environmentalists tell me.

Paul_H · February 16, 2003, 07:21:09 PM

Remember that trees have a darker side.

Charlie's Tree Theory

Jeff · February 17, 2003, 02:27:20 AM

This is a little off topic but it is a hint to linking to a post. I went in and changed Pauls. To link directly to a post, copy the address in the browser window the post is on to your message, then simply add #postnumber to the end of that address. In Paul's case it was #45 or it looked like this:

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https://forestryforum.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?board=edu;action=display;num=1010270400;start=40#45