tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post863841561291523652..comments2023-09-17T05:55:56.665-06:00Comments on Russ' Photo Blog: LemonadeRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803512109152736306noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-11101260330156229862009-07-23T09:26:02.818-06:002009-07-23T09:26:02.818-06:00Thanks everyone!
Thank you and welcome, mkreider....Thanks everyone!<br /><br />Thank you and welcome, mkreider.<br /><br />Bryan, that sounds like a likely feedback cycle to me as well... However, I don't have any real scientific data one way or the other. <br /><br />If you see one of these pine beetles in the street - be sure to give it a good talking to!Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803512109152736306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-65525222887770571962009-07-22T18:30:34.578-06:002009-07-22T18:30:34.578-06:00Hmm. Losing trees to these beetles would also cont...Hmm. Losing trees to these beetles would also contribute to a rise in greenhouse gases, which would in turn create a warmer climate, which would mean more beetles, meaning more trees lost, meaning more greenhouse gases, meaning a warmer climate, meaning...<br /><br />Do you know if there are any defenses or countermeasures that have been developed? I can only imagine that this problem will continue to grow. <br /><br />Photo #2 looks like it'd be a winner in winter too.Bryanhttp://visualvictuals.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-86000013551627587782009-07-22T17:56:18.904-06:002009-07-22T17:56:18.904-06:00Great post, Russ.
I was aware of the pine beetle...Great post, Russ. <br /><br />I was aware of the pine beetle problem but not its relationship to forest fires. Interesting and that does make sense.ms toast burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01814575117201965403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-83475767131259070652009-07-22T06:56:58.832-06:002009-07-22T06:56:58.832-06:00The trees without needles are not such a large fir...The trees without needles are not such a large fire risk, it is the resin in the needles that is the real fuel. Onr thing to laud extra employmen, another to consider the massive erosion such a process opens the door to. Erosion on that scale is a non-reversible process.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-64277472034677791622009-07-21T20:50:39.370-06:002009-07-21T20:50:39.370-06:00A very poignant post Russ. Your photos are beauti...A very poignant post Russ. Your photos are beautiful. You blog is most enjoyable reading. I will be back to read more.<br />Here on Haida Gwaii we have very little pine so we missed the devastation of the pine beetle infestation in North British Columbia. I know your heart break. I traveled from Prince Rupert to Jasper on the train last fall and could not believe the devastation.<br />Silver lining, value added wood is really quite stunning...the 2010 Olympic Speed Skating Oval in Richmond, BC used pine beetle wood in the ceiling an it is absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing your part of our world.<br />SmilesCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725941662453444918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-73893190594350356782009-07-21T19:11:43.670-06:002009-07-21T19:11:43.670-06:00Sometimes there is not choice but to make lemonade...Sometimes there is not choice but to make lemonade or be a lemon. A good attitude is always nicer. Your photos are beautiful, even if there is death in them.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984115229811752666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-61265296358581824892009-07-21T17:25:14.484-06:002009-07-21T17:25:14.484-06:00that is a depressing news. we had something simil...that is a depressing news. we had something similar going with the california oaks a few years ago. <br /><br />you raised a good question at the end of your post.Photo Cachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734663922538063553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-70881704214600968632009-07-21T12:14:35.622-06:002009-07-21T12:14:35.622-06:00I don't like to see mass forest die off becaus...I don't like to see mass forest die off because of the spread of the Pine Beetle. However, if we hadn't put our human fingers in the pot and suppressed forest fire so long it would probably be only a mild epidemic. Some of this has to be part of forest succession. <br />I frequently talk to visitors about fire's role in a forest. We don't seem to have the Pine Beetle problem in epicemic proportions.<br />Your captures certainly display some gorgeous CO country.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-63926779906043558622009-07-21T11:37:43.585-06:002009-07-21T11:37:43.585-06:00Marvelous post, Russ, fantastic, beautiful photos....Marvelous post, Russ, fantastic, beautiful photos. We have many of the same problems in the northwest and it's so sad and I find myself asking the same question -- what can I do?Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-36817566911036740472009-07-21T11:02:04.413-06:002009-07-21T11:02:04.413-06:00It was only a few years ago that all the orange tr...It was only a few years ago that all the orange trees around Ft. Lauderdale were cut down because of a spreading disease in order to protect the commercial groves. Many private trees in folks back yards were removed even though no disease was present. Bummer.<br /><br />Russ, you've got a beautiful blog going here, the photography is stunning. The panorama shot of Pikes Peak is a tour de force!Mark Kreiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859999310512264254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335226182071404340.post-38204542081545775842009-07-21T10:50:01.384-06:002009-07-21T10:50:01.384-06:00the mountains surrounding my home suffer a similar...the mountains surrounding my home suffer a similar plight. It is heart breaking, but man has little control over the battles waged in nature.kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.com