Western White Pine

General Description: Western White Pines are native to Western North America. They tolerate of a verity of soil condition from peat bogs, dry sandy soil to rocky conditions. They are tall, straight, pyramidal shaped tree with bluish-green needle that are in fascicle of 5. The bark is dark gray and platy. ID Characteristic: Some key identification characteristics are the needles, which are straight, flexible and triangular; bluish-green in color and have lines of white spots, which have 5 needles per fascicle. As well as the bark that is bark grey and is broken into rectangular scaly plates. Shape: The Western White Pine is a tall, straight, pyramidal shaped tree. As it matures to its full height the lower branches fall off and can leave…

The effects of white pine blister rust on biodiversity in whitebark pine stands Today we are living in a world of unprecedented and often very rapid change to the environment (Ellison et al. 2005). With the accidental introduction of exotic pathogens into areas they previously did not exist, the forest ecosystems of the world are being profoundly impacted and altered (Tomback and Resler 2007). The introduction of diseases, especially fungal diseases, have in some cases, either entirely…

In Robert Frost's Poem "Stopping By Woods on A Snowy Evening" the speaker chooses to surround himself with the dangers of nature away from the comforts of society; whereas Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott" is in a tower locked away from the beauties of society because of her own fears. As the speaker in Frost's poem secludes himself from society he notices the dangers around him and what they could potentially cause. In Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" he describes a man…

Out of all, the burned area showed a significant increase in longleaf pines, (Pinus Palustris) and a decrease in woody species, compared to the unburned area. In fact, it jumped from a frequency of 15 in the unburned area to a frequency of 50; which is two times that of the burned area (see figure 1). Compared to all other species of tree, Pinus Palustris experienced the most increase of frequency. Whereas, Pinus Clausa or sand pine, was only present in the burned area showing that it was a…

Jon Forrester never left his room. Which was common for a writer. The only times were for a smoke, or too lie up on the roof and watch the planes fly by. The planes were headed somewhere important. Off too burn a couple of traitors, no doubt.Anybody with two functioning eyeballs could see the bombs hanging off the belly of the machines. End of the world shit. Anybody with a brain knew that the taste of sulfur and gas in the air, wasn’t natural. Nor was the way the skyline would light up like…

day. Whether it the temperate conditions outside or actual concrete matter, you are impacted in a great way. This can be seen in the poems Thanatopsis by William Bryant on page 123 and To the Pine Tree by Jane Schoolcraft on page 162. There are many similarities and differences that can be noticed between the two poems. Despite having more differences such as themes and overall poem structure; there are similarities as well; such as, the joy or gladness nature provides to people and also the…

are keystone species, community ecology tends to focus on this group of Angiosperms. A staple example can be found in Lanner’s (1996) book, aptly titled Made for Each Other: A symbiosis of Birds and Pines. Here, Whitebark pine acts as a keystone species, and has an intricate relationship with Clark’s nutcrackers (fig. 4). Whitebark pine seeds can only be dispersed when an animal carries it away. This is done by two animals: Red Squirrels and Clark’s nutcrackers. Clark’s nutcrackers hide small…

Namely, the highest train track in Europe, or The Petit Train D’Artousete. This antique engine and cars are in the Pyrenees National Park. Specifically, this small railroad travels from La Sagette Peak to Lake Artouste. To get to the boarding area for this magnificent ride, tourists drive vehicles and ride a tram to the Sagette ski station. Once there, they board the quaint little train and traverse some fifty minutes in and around some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe (Pyrenees…

When one thinks about dirt, what comes to mind? Dirty items, like dirty shoes, shirts, and pants. The question comes up, is dirt really dirty? Take this thought, you play baseball, and you slide into home plate. When you get up, happy you scored the run, and you dust the dirt off. So now you are all dirty, or are you? Can they be such a thing as clean dirt? In our lab, we were giving two bags of dirt, one looked like dirt you would dig up from someone back yard (sample B), the second one was…

and the three of them got out. Across a small coulee Shamus could see a small stream flowing from a mountain covered with majestic pine trees. The stream was flowing from an opening in the mountain canyon and Shamus swallowed deeply as he suddenly realized that the stream was the same one he had seen in the painting on the wall at his friend’s house. The stream was flowing from the mouth of Mission Canyon. The solitary song of a Meadowlark, the scent of pine and a gentle whispering of the…