February 7, 2009 – Nullius in Verba

Chain Saw Scouting Story – Colbert Earns Mythical Preservation Merit Badge

I think Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report is brilliant, but even brilliant people can get things wrong. The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Alpha Dog of the Week – Boy Scouts of America Colbert Report Full Episodes Funny Political News Christian Bale Parody Joke of the Day Here’s the story The Colbert ReportContinue reading “Chain Saw Scouting Story – Colbert Earns Mythical Preservation Merit Badge”

Conservation vs Preservation

Steve Nix, a professional forester, wrote this in his about.com blog: [The Hearst story: Chain Saw Scouting] has infuriated thousands of foresters, forest scientists and scout supporters that the BSA (Boy Scouts of America) has been attacked for actually living up to their conservation pledge by using sound forest management practices in most if notContinue reading “Conservation vs Preservation”

California Tree Carbon Calculator

This looks interesting. The Forest Service’s Center for Urban Forest Research (CUFR) has developed the California Tree Carbon Calculator (CTCC). The calculator is programmed in an Excel spreadsheet and is the only tool approved by the California Climate Action Registry’s Urban Forest Project Reporting Protocol for quantifying carbon dioxide sequestration from green house gasses (GHG)Continue reading “California Tree Carbon Calculator”