tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116420709361319331.post8400597270922876295..comments2023-05-28T04:58:31.690-05:00Comments on Northern Community Radio Notes: A Squeak Here, a Groan There—A Thought From a Morning Walk in The Northwoods.Northern Community Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414343207047812856noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116420709361319331.post-57056875824935125012009-06-10T13:05:08.516-05:002009-06-10T13:05:08.516-05:00On our acre of wooded shoreland I have carefully p...On our acre of wooded shoreland I have carefully pruned dead branches that could damage structures in a storm and kept a sensible clearance around these structures for fire protection.<br /><br />We even had to remove two mature, dying birch trees that could have crashed into the porch.<br /><br />But away from house and shed, dead trees and limbs, left in place, are providing habitat for six kinds of woodpeckers and for two types of nuthatches. <br /><br />In mature forests we may select saw lumber to harvest and then provide new plantings. Diversity works best up here in Aitkin County, as oaks and ash have recently been threatened.<br /><br />I recall the terrible carnage years ago when the elm trees in Minnesota contracted Dutch Elm Disease. Along many boulevards in small towns and large all the trees came down because only one species had been planted<br /><br />We smeared a sticky goop around the trunk of the mature American elms, about 5 to 8 feet above ground. But most did not survive in the 1950s.<br /><br />I will listen closely, John, on my next walk in the woods.<br /><br />- Gord PrickettGordhttp://deregulate-gord.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com