tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post336972040229177168..comments2023-12-23T05:14:34.273-05:00Comments on Wit's End: Emaciated CorpsesGail Zawackihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-36488972428833042002010-11-10T23:13:43.982-05:002010-11-10T23:13:43.982-05:00Harry -
It is my fondest desire that people find...Harry - <br /><br />It is my fondest desire that people find out that ozone is an existential threat before there are no viable seeds remaining.<br /><br />Help yourself and if I can be of any further assistance, email me at witsendnj@yahoo.com.<br /><br />Thank you for reading.<br /><br />GailGail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-59208268145901644752010-11-10T22:51:10.905-05:002010-11-10T22:51:10.905-05:00Hi there,
This is a message for the webmaster/a...Hi there,<br /> <br /> This is a message for the webmaster/admin here at witsendnj.blogspot.com.<br /><br />Can I use some of the information from your post above if I provide a link back to your website?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />HarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-665243471145657442010-02-21T22:09:58.365-05:002010-02-21T22:09:58.365-05:00Anon3, I can't read the plaque either, but che...Anon3, I can't read the plaque either, but check out the Park Service information here:<br /><br />http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/air-quality.htmGail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-15513233541140495302010-02-21T21:35:07.264-05:002010-02-21T21:35:07.264-05:00These photos are shocking! And you are right, mos...These photos are shocking! And you are right, most people don't know it's not normal. How would they know? Does the plaque put up by the National Park Service about the Spruce-Fir Forest Community say anything about the infestation? Can't really tell from the video...<br /><br />Apparently, these trees are dead because of the introduction of an aphid from Europe in the first half of the 20th century. The excerpt below is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Appalachian_spruce-fir_forest<br /><br />"The balsam woolly adelgid, the most noticeable threat to the southern spruce-fir forest, was introduced from Europe in the first half of the 20th century and quickly decimated the balsam fir stands in the northern Appalachians. In 1957, it was discovered atop Mount Mitchell,[4] and by 1963, it had spread to Mount Sterling in the Great Smoky Mountains.[12] Over the next few decades, the balsam woolly killed off most all of the mature Fraser firs of Southern Appalachia. While new Fraser firs live long enough to seed, most new firs are attacked and killed after just a few years. Attempts to exterminate the balsam woolly by introducing species known to prey on it have largely failed. Fraser fir repopulation efforts are further complicated by the fact that the fir's cones are prized by tree growers (especially Christmas tree growers), and the United States Forest Service is under constant pressure to allow cone collecting.[6]"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-17119204577739596512010-02-21T11:20:23.941-05:002010-02-21T11:20:23.941-05:00Anon2, I don't see why. Obviously, the dead t...Anon2, I don't see why. Obviously, the dead trees were once living. What you really can't see in this video and are uncounted are the dead trees that have already fallen to the ground.Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-37261257108594891942010-02-21T10:52:44.477-05:002010-02-21T10:52:44.477-05:00Needs a Before/After image.Needs a Before/After image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-3069488094054081752010-02-21T07:51:12.229-05:002010-02-21T07:51:12.229-05:00Hello Anon, the video was sent to me via email by ...Hello Anon, the video was sent to me via email by a reader, who is a forester. He and a couple of others have told me they have become discouraged about informing the public. There are very powerful multinational corporations with vested interests in maintaining our current pattern of energy production and consumption. The financial stakes couldn't be higher and so naturally they have a well-organized and funded campaign to actively discourage any dissent. Take the battle over mountain top coal mining as a good example, and that's right here in the USA. The extraction and production of energy resources in third world countries is quite literally a war against indigenous people.<br /><br />It is interesting that you say you do not recall such damage as recently as 8 years ago. From what I see, collapse can be very fast. I have been snorkeling in St. John twice, 10 years apart. In that time the corals went from a rainbow of vivid colors to dull grey.Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-29246201377934607212010-02-20T22:02:20.234-05:002010-02-20T22:02:20.234-05:00Amazing! I was there eight years ago, and I do'...Amazing! I was there eight years ago, and I do't recall this at all... but then again, I, too, was oblivious back then. Why aren't<br /> the forest rangers speaking up? And where did you ever find such a fantastic video?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com