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12 to 120 million trees dead across the state of LA
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:22 am
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:22 am
I heard this on the radio during a news break yesterday but I can't find a link anywhere to the story.
Apparently the wet spring and dry summer/fall were perfect for pine beetles and they are making the most of it. Including my big bull pine in the back yard scheduled to come down Nov. 9th.
Back to the point, the report said 12 to 120 million pines across the state were infected.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else heard that report, or knew anything about it?
Apparently the wet spring and dry summer/fall were perfect for pine beetles and they are making the most of it. Including my big bull pine in the back yard scheduled to come down Nov. 9th.
Back to the point, the report said 12 to 120 million pines across the state were infected. Anyway, just wondering if anyone else heard that report, or knew anything about it?
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Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:29 am to Clyde Tipton
frick a pine tree, replant with oaks. Probably see a rise in forest fires down the road.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:33 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:That is a large estimation
12 to 120 million pines across the state were infected.
This post was edited on 10/23/15 at 9:34 am
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:37 am to Clyde Tipton
Yes I believe it was NASA and the US Forestry Service who used thermal imaging on aircraft runs and based it on real time photography which helped them estimate the damage done due to the drought. Southern California was the worst off.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:39 am to Clyde Tipton
A dead pine is a good pine
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:49 am to TheDrunkenTigah
Wish all those hackberry trees growing on my property/fence lines would die too 
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:03 am to Jeaux Cool
quote:
That is a large estimation
It's really 12,000,000 to 120,000,000, but still, I thought the same thing.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:12 am to Clyde Tipton
Seems kinda like they're winging it with that estimate 
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:38 am to TheDrunkenTigah
quote:
dead pine is a good pine
Sure, unless you like toilet paper, napkins, paper plates, cardboard, plywood, dimensional lumber, or virtually any other paper product.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:41 am to tenfoe
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Sure, unless you like toilet paper, napkins, paper plates, cardboard, plywood, dimensional lumber, or virtually any other paper product.
They make those out of living trees now? That must have taken some thinking.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:45 am to Clyde Tipton
If we only had a tallow tree beetle.....
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:53 am to TheDrunkenTigah
quote:
They make those out of living trees now? That must have taken some thinking.
So now you are an arse, and dumb. Thanks for letting us know.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:58 am to Shexter
you beat me to my post.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:01 am to tenfoe
Yay, we fight about trees now.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:01 am to tenfoe
Calm down man, you made a smartass comment and got one back. I work in the paper chemical industry and I was raised in south MS. I'm very familiar with how it works. I'm also familiar with what clear cutting and planting strictly in pine can do to wildlife.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:36 am to Clyde Tipton
Sounds like Gubmint math:
A trillion here a trillion there pretty soon you talking REAL Money.
An estimate that has a 108,000,000 range is awful, though, even for gubmint.
A trillion here a trillion there pretty soon you talking REAL Money.
An estimate that has a 108,000,000 range is awful, though, even for gubmint.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 1:30 pm to Clyde Tipton
The same agency that predicts how many hurricanes are going to hit the continental USA probably did this estimation also.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 2:05 pm to Clyde Tipton
Pine is a great firewood. Shouldn't be a short this year or next,
Posted on 10/23/15 at 2:09 pm to Clyde Tipton
Actually it is the exact opposite here in Louisiana. Not sure about other places though. Stepdad says that the traps for the beatles are coming up empty, and are at the lowest counts in years.
I tend to trust the people on the ground rather than a satellite in space.
I tend to trust the people on the ground rather than a satellite in space.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 2:20 pm to biohzrd
It's pretty neat how they figured it out, but they usually fly planes and do it. I talked to a teacher at LSU about it for a few hours
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