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More About Blowdowns
Trees can fall from many causes. A tree can simply die of disease, infestation, and old age. These trees slowly rot away and fall apart limb by limb. The Zombie Tree and Old Major information stops are examples of these process. A storm may hasten their demise, but a limb snapping off a doomed tree doesn’t reveal the date or other circumstances involving the event. A true blowdown occurs when a tree is uprooted by the forceful winds of a storm. We can often pinpoint when studying the direction and age of the fall, as noted in the Pillow and Cradle information stop. Different parts of the forest are vulnerable to different storm types based on the aspect of the landscape.
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Blowdown Project:
Studying the location of different blowdowns and determining their directions and ages of the fall should reveal a pattern. In some southerly facing parts of the forest, hurricane blowdowns can be expected. In other parts with exposure to the northeast, we can expect blowdowns like this one. Sections with westerly exposures should have examples of blowdowns caused by wind storms and thunderstorms. Geolocating and mapping representative blowdowns needs to be correlated to the type of topography in its area. Once mapped the results will show where trees are most vulnerable to the various storms. We are seeking volunteers to participate in this project.
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