fufc@aol.com and you will be removedfrom the mailing list. For those of youwho do receive a hard copy, please passit on to perspective members and otherswho would benefit by reading it.

We are doing our part to maintain a high-quality educational organization, now weneed you. Reducing production and mail-ing costs is just one small step to makeup the loss of revenue. We also need toincrease our membership. I challengeyou long-time readers and beneficiariesof the newsletter to become members andsupport FUFC. The value of the newslet-ter is easily worth the price of the mem-bership. You will not only continue toreceive The Council Quarterly, but youwill be supporting the FUFC.

The costs associated with the quarterlynewsletter total about 35% of the annualbudget. Since the inception of TheCouncil Quarterly in December 1998, theCouncil has mailed out between 2,500 to3,000 newsletters each quarter. FUFChas used the newsletter as a vehicle toeducate, inform and promote urbanforestry not only to our members, but torepresentatives from all municipalitiesand counties statewide, individuals whohave requested to be included on themailing list and those representing alliedgreen industry organizations. Althoughthe newsletters have encouraged newenrollments, membership has not been arequirement.

Unfortunately, this is no longer a luxurythat can be afforded. The decision wasmade to continue to publish The CouncilQuarterly newsletter and send to dues-paying members only. The newsletterwill continue to be posted on our web-site--www.fufc.org--which is up and run-ning, but is in the process of being recon-structed. Current members who are greenminded and do not wish to receive thehard copy, simply E-mail Sandy Temple,FUFC Executive Director, at

Do you realize that only 13% of therecipients of the newsletter each quarterare dues paying members of the Council?I am sure that there are many who do notrealize that they have been receiving thegift of this newsletter for all of this time.Now is the time to check, are you a mem-ber? This will be the last issue of TheCouncil Quarterly that will be sent tonon Florida Urban Forestry Councilmembers. Current members will continueto receive the newsletter as usual.

Everyone has been affected in somewayor another by budget cuts and inflation.Florida Urban Forestry Council is noexception. On the Federal level theoverall allotment of federal funds toFlorida has been reduced by about 50%since 2004, and an additional 40% cuthas been proposed just for FY 2009.However, the Division of Forestry doesrecognize the importance of FUFC andhas not reduced their share of these fundsuntil recently with 15% reductions forboth 2008 and 2009. FUFC runs on atight budget. This means that there isn’tmuch to cut without targeting projects.Losing $20,000 over the next two yearspresents a huge challenge.

LAST ISSUE OF COUNCIL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERBy Sheryle Dell, FUFC President

Quarterly Newsletter of the Florida Urban Forestry Council 2008 Issue One

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The Council Quarterly newsletter is published quarterly by the Florida Urban Forestry Council and is intended as an educational benefit to our members.Information may be reprinted if credit is given to the author(s) and this newsletter. All pictures, articles, advertisements, and other data are in no way to be con-strued as an endorsement of the author, products, services, or techniques. Likewise, the statements and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authorsand do not represent the view of the Florida Urban Forestry Council or its Executive Committee. This newsletter is made possible by the generous support of theFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, Charles H. Bronson Commissioner.

INSIDE:Last Issue of Council Quarterly Newsletter ..................................1President’s Message....................................................................2New Web-based Safety Tool for Tree Care Companies ..................2Articles Wanted ..........................................................................2Tree Preservation in China..........................................................3Deadly Tree Disease Prompts Redbay Seed Collection ......5Florida’s National Forests - 7.9 Billion Dollars at Stake ......6Musings on the Origins of U. S. Urban Forestry ................7Handling the Demise of Historic Trees ........................8 & 9What To Do If You Find a Baby Bird ................................10Book Review ..................................................................11Advertising Rates ..........................................................11New and Renewing Members ................................12 & 13Membership Application ..........................................................13FUFC Executive Committee Members ........................................14

Will This Be Your

I am honored and humbled to have been elected to serve as the

President of this prestigious organization. I have always consid-

ered serving on the FUFC board a privilege, one that I have

never taken lightly. As a matter of fact, I am quite proud and

share the benefits of FUFC membership every chance I get!

I see FUFC becoming the “GO TO” organization for Urban

and Community Forestry resources in Florida. To accomplish

this ambitious goal the Executive Committee will be working on the following:

1. Recruit board members from diverse groups to replace members who have served

their terms

2. Improve communication and the dissemination of information

3. Increase membership4. Become financially sustainable5. Create partnerships and build collaborations

6. Place more emphasis on Urban and Community Forestry

In this issue I am going to address the recruitment of board members.

This year eight dedicated Executive Committee members will be completing their terms.

It is as much an opportunity as a challenge. The majority of the current board has

worked together for a couple of years. A great deal has been accomplished by this group

of volunteers. I will miss those who have fulfilled their commitments. I look forward to

having new members who will bring with them new ideas, experience and energy.

Some of the members are appointed by allied-member organizations, others are voted

in. Florida Recreation and Parks Association (FRPA), Florida Department of

Transportation (FDOT) and Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association

(FNGLA) are all appointments. The positions which will be up for election include the

Private Arborist, City Arborist, Tree Advocacy Group representative, and two members-

at-large. The remainder of the opportunities will be advisory positions which are presi-

dential appointments.

The board needs representatives from a variety of green-minded sectors: non profit

organizations, tree advocacy groups, environmentalists, native plant societies, botanical

gardens, educators, public works and planning staff, and anyone else who has an inter-

est in promoting urban forestry. The board can always use members with fundraising

and marketing experience.

Our biggest challenge is to get the message out. If you or someone you know is interest-

ed in serving on the board, please contact Sandy Temple, our executive director. The

Executive Committee meets every other month and all members are welcome to attend.

It is from our membership that the leaders will come and continue the effort to make

FUFC the “GO TO” organization.

Sheryle DellFUFC President

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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ARTICLES WANTEDThe Florida Urban Forestry Councilwould like to share information on whatis going on throughout the state in ournewsletters. We would like to receivearticles on any aspect of our field.Article ideas may include, but are notlimited to, the following:� New trends in the industry� News about tree advocacy groups� Solutions to common problems in yourtypical workday

� Children’s poems, drawings, favoritequotes

� Volunteer projects� Favorite or new websites� Ideas on working with the public� City tree programs

Please share what is going on in yourcorner of the state so that we can learnfrom each other. Our newsletter is notonly a great way to share information,but also a way to show off our accom-plishments and successes. Articles canbe sent to Laura Sanagorski atLSanagorski@gmail.com.

Thanks for contributing!

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Redbay (Persea borbonia), an attractive,broadleaved, evergreen tree species foundthroughout Florida and the SoutheasternCoastal Plain, is being devastated by anew disease called laurel wilt. The dis-ease is caused by a fungus that colonizesthe sapwood of host trees, restrictingwater flow and causing the leaves to wilt.The fungus is carried into host trees by anon-native wood-boring insect, the redbayambrosia beetle. Since the initial discov-ery of the redbayambrosia beetle nearSavannah, GA in2002, laurel wilt hascaused extensive andsevere mortality ofredbay in at least 34counties from Charleston County, SC toIndian River County, FL. Other species inthe Laurel family, such as sassafras andavocado, are also susceptible to laurelwilt, although the potential magnitude ofimpact on these and other species has yetto be fully determined.

The impact of laurel wilt on populationsof mature redbays has been so severe thata seed collection program has been initiat-ed. The purpose of the program is to con-serve germplasm and genetic variability inredbay populations. Should laurel wilteventually cause redbay to become rare orextinct, stored seed could potentially beused to reestablish the species. Seed col-lected through the program is placed inlong-term cold storage at the USDAForest Service National Seed Laboratoryin Dry Branch, Georgia.

Participation in the redbay seed collectionprogram by those who can identify andhave access to redbay trees is encouraged.Instructions and forms for participating

are available on the main laurel wiltwebsite at www.fs.fed.us/r8/foresthealth/laurelwilt/. Click on the “Management”link, scroll down to “Germplasm conser-vation,” and click “Seed Collectionpage.” Redbay seed typically ripens inSeptember or October, but viable seedmay remain on trees into the wintermonths. Seed from closely relatedspecies such as swampbay (Perseapalustris) and silkbay (Persea humilis)may also be collected and submitted.

The distribution of laurel wilt continuesto expand in Florida and as of October2007 was known to occur in Alachua,Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Clay, Duval,Indian River, Putnam, Nassau, St. Johns,and Union Counties. Infected redbaysexhibit drooping leaves that become pur-plish or reddish in color. Gradually theentire crown wilts and turns brown, withleaves commonly remaining on the

branches for up to ayear or more. Crowndamage by laurelwilt is much moreextensive than thatcaused by the blacktwig borer, which

commonly infests redbay branches butresults in mortality of only small diame-ter twigs (branch flagging). Removal ofbark from redbays diseased with laurelwilt typically reveals a dark, blackish

discoloration on the surface of the sap-wood that can also be seen in stem cross-section.

The transportation of wood infested withthe redbay ambrosia beetle is believed tocontribute to the spread of laurel wilt.When camping, please use only localsources of firewood. The following treeremoval guidelines may help slow orlimit the spread of the laurel wilt:

� Whenever possible, leave dead anddying redbay wood or other host mate-rial on site instead of transporting it.

� If the wood must be transported, dis-pose of it as locally as possible. Avoidtransporting redbay wood outside ofthe county in which it was cut.

� Burying, covering, burning, or chip-ping host tree material at its originalsite or a disposal site is preferable toleaving it intact in the open environ-ment. Chipping wood from an infestedtree might not destroy all of theambrosia beetles (due to their extreme-ly small size), but should reduce thesuitability of the wood as breedingmaterial and hinder beetle colonizationand dispersal.

� Although the disease pathogen has notbeen documented to spread by anymeans other than the beetle vector,consider cleaning/sterilizing saws andpruning blades after cutting a tree dis-eased with laurel wilt and before usingthem on uninfected host tree species.

More information about laurel wilt isavailable at www.fs.fed.us/r8/foresthealth/laurelwilt/.

DEADLY TREE DISEASE PROMPTS REDBAY SEED COLLECTION EFFORTBy Dr. Bud Mayfield, Florida Division of Forestry

“The fungus is carried into hosttrees by a non-native wood-bor-ing insect, the redbay ambrosiabeetle.”

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TALLAHASSEE – Logging and other threats to Florida’s nationalforests jeopardizes $7.9 billion per year in Florida business fromtransportation, lodging, equipment, and licenses for activities suchas fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching, according to a newreport released today by Environment Florida.

The Environment Florida report on the value of recreation, waterand wildlife, “Worth More Wild: The Value of Florida’s RoadlessNational Forests,” analyzes data from a national survey done by theUnited States Fish & Wildlife Service.

KEY FINDINGS OF THE REPORT INCLUDE:In 2006, 4.6 million Florida residents participated in fishing, hunt-ing, and wildlife watching, and these recreationists spent $7.9 bil-lion in Florida on transportation, lodging, equipment, licenses, andother related items. The economic strength of this outdoor recre-ation relies on pristine and intact forestland.

Annually, almost $300 million worth of freshwater comes from theSouthern Forest Service region, which encompasses Florida.

Undeveloped national forests provide critical habitat to Florida’snative wildlife, and at least 14 of the state’s endangered specieswould be even more threatened without the protection of roadlessareas.

“Pristine forests boost local economies, provide unique outdooropportunities, preserve wildlife, and protect watersheds, but a majorportion of our national forestland is defenseless against drilling,logging, and mining,” said Environment Florida Director MarkFerrulo.

Florida’s national forests face road building and logging from thetimber industry. Since those who choose to recreate in nationalforests tend to look for untouched lands, spoiling those lands willsend recreationists and their money elsewhere.

Since 2000, Florida residents have submitted 148,095 comments tothe Forest Service, with the vast majority supporting complete pro-tection of these wild forestlands.

Environment Florida is calling on members of Florida’s congres-sional delegation to join Representatives Castor (Tampa), Wexler(Boca Raton) and Wasserman Schultz (Pembroke Pines) in protect-ing these untouched forests by supporting the Roadless AreaConservation Act (H.R. 2516). The bill will protect 50,000 acres ofroadless forests in Florida and 58.5 million acres of untouchedforests nationally.

“We must preserve the beautiful and pristine parts of our nationalforests so that they can be shared and appreciated by everyone,”concluded Ferrulo. “Florida’s congressional delegation should fightto protect Florida’s untouched forests and recreational dollars forgenerations to come.”

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A TIME OF CONVERGENCE AND MATURATIONIn 1980, Bob Nobles retired and I joinedTony as the national urban and communi-ty forestry coordinator on his CooperativeForestry Staff in the Washington Office.Gene Grey would shortly thereafterbecome the National Extension Foresterfor the USDA Extension. It was alsoabout this same time or slightly earlierthat Dick Watt was named to be the firsturban forestry coordinator for the ForestService in the Northeastern Area 20-stateoffice in Philadelphia through the initia-tive of Al Schacht, an Assistant Directorin the NA at the time.

Beginning in 1978 there was a ForestService Urban and Community ForestryProgram that had only $2.7 to 3.0 milliondollars in annual funding. This wasenough to fund a technical person in eachregion to assist the states and conductsome pilot and demonstration projects,but did not support expanding theseefforts. Forest Service Research had astrong urban forestry program at the timethrough folks like Elwood “Dick” Shaferat Pennsylvania State University, RowanRountree and George Moeller at theForest Service Research unit at SyracuseUniversity, Ken Cordell at the ResearchUnit in Athens, and Jack Ward Thomasand Brian Payne at the University ofMassachusetts.

ROWAN ROUNTREERowan Rountree’s vision and dedicationessentially created the field of urban ecol-ogy. Through his leadership urban ecolo-gy emerged from virtual non-existence inthe 1970’s to a discipline that continuesto pioneer solutions to urban environmen-tal problems in cities around the world.Many of the current Forest Service lead-ers in urban forest research were broughtinto the agency by Rountree.

Rountree worked for the Northeastern,North Central and Pacific SouthwestStations coordinating research amongthem. Using findings from all three sta-tions, Rountree was able to define theconcepts, principles and methods in urbanforest ecology.

He convinced top academics to devotetime and students to researching andteaching urban forest ecology. Rountreeattracted graduate students and gavethem financial assistance to engage inoriginal research and create and strength-en a program of enormous importance topractitioners. He created a program ofsuch quality that cities and states request-ed their congressional representatives tomake larger funds available forRountree’s program.

EDUCATION AND FURTHER PROGRESSThe Syracuse Unit was unique becauseof its multi-disciplinary approach tourban forestry, forming a faculty andgraduate consortium. Courses includedurban soils, greenspace, silviculture,urban forestry, urban wildlife, urban cli-matology, etc, andproduced graduateswho later becameagency leaders inurban forestry. It isat this institution thatthe concept of urbanecology emerged.Many of the promi-nent urban forestryresearchers and prac-titioners who would emerge from theSyracuse unit include John Dwyer, GregMcPherson, Dave Nowak, and Ed Macie.John Dwyer would go on to set up a spe-cial Forest Service Research on “TheSocial Dimensions of Urban Forestry” inChicago, IL. Ed Macie would eventuallyfollow in Larry Biles footsteps as theurban forester for the SoutheasternUnited States.

The University of Massachusetts workunit had an urban wildlife focus alongwith documenting the economic value oftrees in the urban landscape. Jim Lyons,

who would later play a prominent rolenationally in Urban and CommunityForestry with the Society of AmericanForesters, the Congress, and the ClintonAdministration was a summer studentintern at the University of Massachusettsunder Jack Ward Thomas (Jack wouldlater be a Chief of the Forest Service, andthe one-time student would become hisboss, as Under Secretary Jim Lyons ofthe Clinton Administration).

There was also an early internal ForestService connection. An early mentor ofTony Dorrell was Hank DeBruin. Hankhad retired from the Forest Service, hislast positions being the Director of Fireand Aviation Management and the Officeof Information with the Forest Service.Hank was an early mentor of Tony in his

Forest Service careerand was instrumentalin educating Tony inthe fine art of seizingthe initiative andmaking things hap-pen. Like Hank,Tony was savvy,street-smart, knewhow [to] see andseize an opportunity,

and how to effect change in a bureaucra-cy – never ask permission, apologize laterif needed! Hank was about 56 years oldat the time, had the energy of three peo-ple, was a master change agent and moti-vator, and was extremely well-known.Hank would later become the firstWashington Office representative for theNational Association of State Forestersand, still later in his working career, revi-talize the Maryland Forestry Association.

MUSINGS ON THE ORIGINS OF URBAN FORESTRY IN THE UNITED STATES(PART II OF IV)By Fred Deneke, Assistant Director, Cooperative Forestry, USDA Forest Service

“Courses included urban soils,greenspace, silviculture, urbanforestry, urban wildlife, urban cli-matology, etc, and producedgraduates who later becameagency leaders in urban forestry.”

HANDLING THE DEMISE OF HISTORIC TREES: A PROBLEM OF PUBLIC RELATIONSBy Richard H. Munson

Not only do we despair the demise ofgreat and significant specimen trees, wemust also answer to a general public thatrarely understands the necessity for ouractions. How well we handle our infor-mation campaign has a great deal to dowith the overall success of the operation.The Botanic Garden of Smith College,home to many historical, large and sig-nificant specimens, is a great example ofthis success. Until 1993, the campus washome to the largest American elm (Ulmusamericana) in New England, made evenmore special because it stood next to thePresident's House and was known as thePresident's Elm. The tree predated thecollege by over 100 years and wasalready a large specimen at the time ofthe college's founding in 1871.

It was the most widely known tree oncampus, popular with students and alum-nae alike. Approximately twenty-fiveyears after the first detection of Dutchelm disease (DED) in the tree, the dis-ease organism was discovered in the

main stem, despite efforts to keep thetree vigorous and slow the progression ofdisease. With nearly fifty percent of theoriginal crown already removed duringprevious bouts of DED and with the dis-ease now in the trunk there was little elsethat could be done other than to com-pletely remove the tree. The course ofaction was clear, but the difficult taskwas justifying the removal of the tree tothe campus and surrounding community.

In order to avoid the kinds of proteststhat frequently accompany unpopulardecisions on campus and in the broadercommunity, it was decided that a directapproach would be most effective.Besides being troublesome, protesters,most importantly, create serious safetyhazards and can increase the expense ofthe job. In addition, they often createhighly unfavorable publicity.

After informing the President of the col-lege of the pending removal, the BotanicGarden began making preparations forboth the takedown and the attendant pub-

licity. Because the decision was madeduring the summer months while stu-dents were away from campus, there wastime to formulate a plan that wouldinform both the college and the localcommunities. Since the tree itself was inthe middle of a large lawn that wasaccessible only by traversing a long grad-ual slope, it was decided that the take-down could best be done in January dur-ing the winter semester break when theground was frozen and less damage tothe lawn would occur. At this time, notcoincidentally, few students would be oncampus and any potential protesterswould, perhaps, be deterred by the coldweather.

The publicity regarding the impendingremoval was handled by the college'sOffice of College Relations. A generalnews release was distributed to explainwhat was going to happen, when it wasto happen, and why it had to happen.Included was a brief chronology of theefforts that had been made over the years

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to save the tree and an explanation of thedisease cycle of DED. The Office ofCollege Relations was also involved withlocal news organizations by providingnews releases during the actual takedownand the aftermath of the removal. Theinitial coverage in the local newspaperwas small and relegated to the innerpages; it was, however, effective ininforming the general public of the workto be done.

The students and faculty of the collegewere told of the plans by the President ofthe College at the opening convocation ofthe academic year. When the audiencelearned that the President's Elm was to beremoved a groan echoed in the auditori-um. The President explained why the treehad to be removed, stating that planswere underway to renovate the entirelandscape of the area after the tree wasremoved. The Botanic Garden stafflearned two things during the convoca-tion: the first is that people do, indeed,care about the trees in their immediateenvironments, and the second is that,

when told beforehand with good, hon-est explanations, student groups willgenerally react responsibly.

Subsequent to the President's remarks, areporter from the student newspaperinterviewed the Director and foreman ofthe Botanic Garden and wrote an article,which, in essence, reiterated what thePresident had said.By the middle ofSeptember the entirecommunity had hadat least three opportu-nities to learn of thetree's imminentdemise. The nextstage of the publicitycampaign began theday the arborist went to work. Localnewspaper coverage was now front-page.Large photos illustrated every step of thecomplex takedown. Accompanying thepictures was a human-interest articlereviewing the nearly 90 years of com-bined service of two Botanic Gardenemployees who were involved in the

operation. Thefinal act was per-haps the mostunusual since itinvolved a candle-light, on-site,memorial serviceconducted by thecollege chaplain atthe suggestion ofthe President. Atthe time, the ideaof a memorial serv-ice for a dead treeseemed overly sen-timental to some,but the result wasfavorably received.Newspaper cover-age of the songs,poems, and prayersoffered in a spiritof thanksgivingwas tastefully writ-ten and was well-received by thereaders. Thememorial servicebecame widelyknown when amajor wire servicepicked up the story.

Anticlimactically, the removal job wascompleted, with little fanfare, the follow-ing spring when the stump was groundout by an arborist. In order to preservesome of the memories of the Americanelm, a large slice of the largest sidebranch was submersed in polyethyleneglycol (PEG) and subsequently sandedsmooth. Because of the tree's sentimental

value, there was con-sideration for sellingor otherwise distrib-uting small segmentsof branches to alum-nae and students.However, this ideawas abandoned dueto concerns with the

possible spread of DED. In the end, theremains of the tree were buried in a pri-vate landfill. Looking back, the wholeprocess was remarkably free of problemswithin the college and local communities.The success was due, in no small part, tothe extensive publicity provided before-hand by the cooperative efforts of collegepublic relations staff and the local media.

The keys to success appear to be forth-right announcements of the necessity ofthe take down, easily understood, but sci-entifically-based, explanations detailingwhy the course of action chosen is theonly feasible one, a timetable for thework, and as much media coverage aspossible showing professional arboristsworking safely and efficiently.

Adapted from: “Handling the Demise of Historic Trees:a Problem of Public Relations”, by Dr. RichardMunson, from the Journal of Arboriculture, Vol. 19,No. 1, January 1993, for use in “The CouncilQuarterly.” Copyright International Society ofArboriculture. Used with permission.

“At the time, the idea of a memo-rial service for a dead treeseemed overly sentimental tosome, but the result was favorablyreceived.”

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND A BABY BIRDPaid advertisement submitted by Jeff Farley, Professional Tree Care, Inc.

What should you do if you find a babybird on the ground? First, survey thearea for any domestic animals that mightpose a threat and remove them from thearea. Second, patiently observe theyoung bird to decide if it actually needsyour help before you intervene.

Young songbirds shouldbe returned to the nest.There is no need to worryabout leaving your scenton the baby. Birds ingeneral have a poor senseof smell and the parentswill not reject their off-spring simply because itwas handled by humans.

If you cannot locate the nest, or if it hasbeen destroyed, it is easy to create a sub-stitute. Use a small box, basket or hang-ing planter and cushion the bottom withnatural nestling materials like pine nee-dles, grasses or moss. Securely positionthe substitute nest well above the groundand in the shade of the same tree, orclose to where the baby was found.Place the baby in the nest and watch tomake sure the parents return.

Assume that the baby has been aban-doned only after 4 to 6 hours have passedwith no sign of an adult. If an adult doesnot return, you can ensure the greatestchance of survival by getting the baby toa licensed wildlife rehabilitator as soonas possible.

If the tree is to be pruned or taken down,do wildlife survey before you start thesaw. Listen for peeps and squawks.Survey the tree for nests. Watch for birdsin the area. Cavity dwellers like squir-rels, owls, woodpeckers, etc., can be verygood at camouflaging their entrance

holes, especially previouspruning cuts that have hol-lowed out and not healedover. Inspect before yousaw!

Put a towel over the entireanimal. Pick up the entiretowel and place the animalin a dark box with airholes with soft materials

for it to grip. Have as little contact withthe animal as possible.

Do not feed or give liquids to the birdunless you know what you are doing. Abird’s glottis (which leads to its wind-pipe) is at the base of its tongue, and it’seasy to interfere with the function of theglottis and drown the bird.

Keep the animal warm. Even on hotdays, air conditioning can send them intolife-threatening shock. In stressful situa-tions, their temperature quickly plum-mets.

Orphaned birds of prey—eagles, hawks,falcons, owls, kites, and vultures—needspecialized care. If you find a youngraptor, call the Center for Birds of Prey at407-644-0190 for instructions.

The Florida Game and Fresh Water FishCommission can refer you to the closestrehabilitator, or in the Orlando vicinity,call the Florida Audubon Society.

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“Birds in general have apoor sense of smell andthe parents will not rejecttheir offspring simplybecause it was handled byhumans.”

Over 75% of young animals that are “rescued” by well-meaning people do not needhelp. Often times the parents are close by watching your every move, anxiouslywaiting for you to leave so they can return to their young.

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The Wild Trees - A Story of Passionand Daring by Richard Preston, pub-lished by Random House, 2007

Most Floridians who love and care fortrees have a deep respect and reverencefor the oldest trees in our state. Thesegrandfather trees have survived hurri-canes, fires, drought, floods, logging, landdevelopers, insects, and disease. Some ofus know about the Senator, the 115 foottall Florida Champion Bald Cypress(Taxodium distichum) in Longwoodthought to be 3000 years old. But do weknow where more of the oldest and largesttrees are and how they manage to survive?The book The Wild Trees poses this time-less question, but from the perspective ofthe entire planet.

The Wild Trees is about a group ofstrangely obsessed oddball characterssearching, finding and climbing the oldestand tallest trees in the world: the coastRedwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) inCalifornia and Oregon. The term “wildtree” means a tree that has never beenclimbed by a human. The book is non-fiction, about real people and real events.The story unfolds by describing youngtree canopy explorers on a quest to findthe world’s tallest “wild” trees. Along theway they learn arborist’s climbing tech-niques that enable them to safely accessthe heavenly canopies. The searchers dis-cover a number of very tall redwoods andgive them mythical names such asParadox, Kronos, Icarus, the Grove ofTitans, and Earendil. A few of the roguesearchers and climbers study to becomelegitimate botanists, but a couple of themnever get beyond a few years of college.

These tree nuts, oncethey climb up into thetrees, find out thatthere is much more tothe tall trees thanheight: there is anentire ecosystem ofinterrelated species living in canopieshundreds of feet up. They discover a lostworld of haunting beauty and undiscov-ered richness of biodiversity. The red-wood tree canopies are supporting a widevariety of species of mosses, lichens,

shrubs, insects, arachnids, birds, reptiles,and other organisms, some of which growno where else. All of this abundant lifeis found hundreds of feet up, dependenton the tree as a home.

During an aerial interview with one of theclimbing scientists, Marie Antoine, thebook’s author asks “What drives you toclimb these trees?” She answered, “WhenI’m climbing the redwoods, I have a feel-ing of being one-on-one with the tree… Ifeel ultimately fulfilled as a person whenI’m working in these trees- working toanswer questions about them…” “Why isit important to ask questions about red-woods?” “It helps us know how theforests work as a whole and how the treeswork as organisms. Then we can helpthem out if they’re having problems - andthey are having problems. It occurs tome that I have a fairly cynical outlook onso many things in the world today - thisinsane world. But as long as we still havethese trees there’s hope for us.”

The shocking fact the book reveals is thatthe world’s tallest trees were undiscov-ered until very recently. Many of usassume that there are no more new“worlds” to discover. This book chal-lenges that assumption. The world’stallest tree was not discovered untilAugust 26, 2006. That is the day thatHyperion, measuring 379.1 feet tall, wasdiscovered. The actual locations of theworld’s tallest trees are not revealed inthe book unless they are dead. The loca-tions are kept secret to protect the treesfrom their greatest threat: humans.

The Wild Trees is an interesting book forand about ‘tree people’- people who areconcerned about the environment. Thebook is about science and the fact that thestudy of trees is still in its youth. Thebook ponders the current state of theenvironment such as pollution, ecosystemfragmentation, climate change and itseffect on the world’s oldest living organ-isms, the tall trees. The coast redwoodsare nearing extinction. Their ecosystemsare just leftover remnants. Some of the

ancient trees aredying off withoutbeing studied. Ourplanet’s oldest treesare threatened withextinction each dayand yet we still know

so very little about them. Sadly, what istrue about the redwoods in California istrue about the oldest trees here in Florida.

In another interview, the author quotestree scientist Steve Sillett: “There is alarger issue… The redwood forests of

California were the most beautiful forestson earth and they’re almost totally gone.They were reduced to scraps by us. Oursociety… all of us as humans - we arehomogenizing the earth’s biosphere. Wedon’t know what will happen to the bios-phere or to the forests. I’m afraid that ourwork trying to understand the redwoodforest might just turn out to be document-ing something magnificent before itwinks out. This forest gives us a glimpseof what the world was like a very longtime ago, before humans came into exis-tence. We are in one of the last great rainforests remaining in the temperate zone.These tiny little pockets are all that is leftof it. We can talk about conserving bio-diversity, conserving species, but thatisn’t enough. We could keep the redwoodspecies alive as a bunch of little redwoodtrees, but this forest and all that it showsus would be gone.”

The Wild Trees documents an excitingtale of fanatical tree researchers who findthat there is much yet to be discovered onour planet, if we look right under ournoses… or, as the case may be, lookwhile dangling from a rope way up highin a tree.

BOOK REVIEWSubmitted by Ruth Hamberg, ASLA AICP

“They discover a lost world ofhaunting beauty and undiscoveredrichness of biodiversity.”

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TREE DOWN.

Florida lost millions of trees statewide due to hurricanes and ourcommunity health and property values have changed.

Research shows that properly planted and maintained trees surviveand cause less damage, increase property value and improve

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ARBOL CAÍDO

Florida perdió millones de árboles por todo el estado por loshuracanes y la salud de nuestra comunidad al igual el valor de

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Estudios enseñan que árboles plantados y cuidados apropiada mentesobreviven y causanmenos daño, al igual de mejorar el valor de

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Si perdiste un árbol durante loshuracanes, en mas que unainconveniencia- es una perdida de lacalidad de vida y valor de propiedad.

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REMEMBER THE FEELING.

Florida lost millions of trees statewide due to hurricanes and ourcommunity health and property values have changed.

Research shows that properly planted and maintained trees surviveand cause less damage, increase property value and improve

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Florida perdió millones de árboles por todo el estado por loshuracanes y la salud de nuestra comunidad al igual el valor de

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Estudios enseñan que árboles plantados y cuidados apropiadamente sobreviven y causan menos daño, al igual de mejorar el valor

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