The Dice Units

[slowp]

These have caused a few phone calls since photos became available on line. You'll need to center it a bit to see all of them. It was done in the 1990s as a study of retention. I guess. Nice circles though.


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[madhatte]

Some of the work on that project was done on our property. Our "official" obligation to leave the study stands was over a couple of years ago. A Certain Somebody pitched a fit when we started planning to put that land back into thinning rotation. Ah, well, progress marches on. Politics? Standing still.

 

[Dalmatian90]

retention?

 

[madhatte]

There were several studies conducted at the same time looking at how different treatments affected multiple variables, such as blowdown, wind-hardening, reprod vigor, and disease containment. That unit in the Cascades was one of several study areas.

 

[slowp]

Let me see, retention is basically untouched. Those areas with the trees left in place are the retention areas.

Clearcuts are maximum modification, if I remember correctly.

 

[floyd]

Nah, just setting up an test area. First thing to do is remove all competing vegetation.

Fitst thing I thought of was 360 yarding.

 

[Samlock]

Not so nice pattern: Forest swastika - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[northmanlogging]

why hasn't anybody cut those down yet...

 

[ChrisIsThis]

Giant Guitar Made from 7,000 trees | Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities

A nice pattern.

 

[cpr]

Nice.

Studebaker trees at the Bendix proving grounds, New Carlisle, IN.

Studebaker Trees, Indiana 2, New Carlisle, IN - Google Maps

Zoom to read it.

 

[Samlock]

why hasn't anybody cut those down yet...

The wiki article says they removed few larches in order to blur the pattern, but it's still visible. Obviously cutting all the larches wouldn't work either. I just wonder how come they never called me? I'd know how to handle it.

 

[northmanlogging]

give me two days a box of tide and five gallons of diesel, Now if I can get my saw in the carry on compartment...