Recently, we have been getting sporadic bouts of rain on the UP which has given me an opportunity to plan out some cruising routes for work. Planning out these routes is important because it helps to think about the most efficient way to go from one plot to the next before actually getting into the…
Category: Hiawatha National Forest
Riverman: An American Odyssey
Right now there is a pesky group of plots in the backwoods of Hiawatha National Forest that is waiting to be completed. They amount to about three to fours days worth of work for me. The problem is they are located far behind private property, on the other side of a river, through several miles…
Ecology of Dead Trees
When hiking through your local forest, you’ve no doubt come across a dead tree every now and then. But have you ever thought about the ecology of dead trees and the roles they play in a forest ecosystem? In this article, I want to share some of those roles and by the end you will…