Indiana’s State Forests have been professionally managed by the Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry since 1903. The efforts of the DNR’s oldest division have transformed what once was a rough mix of mostly overharvested woodlots and eroded farm fields into a dynamic, diverse forested ecosystem that encompasses over 158,000 acres across 13 State […]
Experimental Forest | 30 minutes to the Woods
My name is Kassandra Townsend my major is ecology and conservation biology. I’m from Nampa Idaho and I am the wildlife program lead for the University of Idaho experimental forest. It’s meditative almost it’s very close to campus which makes it really accessible so it’s nice going to school and going to work and being […]
Enhanced Forest Inventories (Chief Scientist Vlog)
So today I’d like to show you an example of how our scientists use the most up-to-date satellite technologies and how they integrate them to develop the forest inventories that will inform forest operations and sustainability in Canada and elsewhere. [music] Scientists at NRCan are using Light Detection and Ranging (or LiDAR) to collect detailed […]
The Amazon Rainforest Doesn’t Produce 20% of Our Oxygen, Here’s Why
You may have seen images like this all over social media. The Amazon rainforest is burning, and these images have, understandably, caused international alarm, with media outlets, NGO’s and politicians all weighing in on the conversation about the value of one of the most unique and biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Amidst all the discussion, […]
What Are “Continuous Yields” from a Fish Pond?
Blair has a question here. “What kind of yields fall under the ‘continuous yields’ “from a fish pond that Geoff has mentioned? “Is this just harvestable fish and breeding stock fish? “Does one typically buy stock fish from an outside source?” Well, there’s not just fish. There’s a lot of mulch produced, you can have […]
Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Havenwoods (#704)
– I am on 64th and Silver Spring, on the south end of a Milwaukee community known as Havenwoods. (bright music with strings) (train whistle) (cheering) I am in the middle of a state forest in the middle of Milwaukee. 273 acres, it’s called Havenwoods State Forest, named by a Custer High School student, back […]
Niche Identification
Jodie has a question here. Can you walk us through the process of identifying that there is a niche in a system that needs filled based on the presence of an uninvited volunteer, acting to replace that volunteer with something more productive in that niche, and the maintenance approach or schedule for after intervening. I’m […]
Do All Palms Fix Phosphate?
Catrina has a question about palms; “Do all palms fix phosphate? We have phoenix canariensis”, I love them, they’re beautiful looking, aren’t they? “here, how can I get the most out of my phosphate fixing plants?” Well, yeah. As far as I know, all palms fix phosphate, with a mycelium fungi attachment on the roots, […]
How Are Natural Salt Pans Different from Human Created Salting?
Joe has a question here, “How does the natural accumulation “of salts in soil, like the natural formation “of salt pans differ from the salting of soils “and resulting desertification by human mismanagement?” Well they’re actually the same principle that you’ve got an evaporated salted water and the water evaporates after it leaving the accumulated […]
How Do We Get Squirrels Harvesting for Us?
[Geoff] Bryan here has a question about squirrels. How can we set up a system so the squirrels are harvesting for us? Is there a balance we will have to maintain here by trapping or other controls? I can see where what one squirrel or two squirrels might do could be beneficial but thousands of […]