I recently revisited an area which was thought to be a sawmill site in Stafford Forge. I wanted to make a day of it and decided to hike in from Rt 539. I was blazing my own trail and using fire cuts, trying to stay off any roads as much as possible on my way in. While walking parallel to Pollypod Road, I came across an area that had trees tagged in blue. Some of these trees were laying on the ground. Each tag had a identification number. There were also two holes that had been dug out by hand. The location is roughly seventy-five feet by seventy-five feet square. I was curious to what was being studied here. Fire recovery? (A small blue tag, barely noticeable, is all that marks the location along side of Pollypod Road.)
A Study of....?
- Thread starter Gibby
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Wow, pine beetles are tagging trees with blue tape now? They are getting sophisticated.
USDA has been doing some biomass studies in the area for a few years now . . . could be them. I also remember hearing something about a possible SPB infestation as well as some other pest that I don't quite recall (wasn't familiar with it, so i forgot . . . ), so it could be someone (anyone, really) doing those related surveys.
