Alvin from AZ - newbie here

[Fliptop]

hi guys.!

hows your day.

by the way I'm Alvin from Arizona.

nice to meet you all guys.

hope we can have a great time here and have a wonderful discussion and learn something new.

looking forward to it guys,.

[James Parton]

Fliptop

Welcome to ENTS!

[Joe]

thinking of Arizona and trees- I recall a spring day in '94 hiking in the Kaibab National Forest- just south of the big campground on the south rim of the Grand Canyon- it was a perfect day- hike '60s, dry air, beautiful blue sky- the forest was mostly ponderosa pine and very sweet smelling- though the land was flat and the forest not spectacular, it was still a magnificent day and that smell of the pines was exhilerating
Joe

[dbhguru]

Joe, Newbie,

  Despite what one might imagine because of the prevailing desert climate, Arizona has some great trees. Will and I had a friend who documented the big trees of Arizona, the late Dr. Robert Zahner. Bob did a lot to call attention to Arizona's champions. More recently Don Bertolette did his share while a research forester at the Grand Canyon NP.

Newbie,

   Are you aware that we have a western arm of ENTS, called WNTS, the Western Native Tree Society. We've made Durango, CO our honorary headquarters, mainly because the San Juans are an endless treasure of big and surprisingly tall trees, and we haven't scratched the surface. Monica and I plan to be in Durango continuing the mission in late June. Maybe you can join us for a big tree search mission.

Bob

[deepwater]

Welcome to the site,,I am new here myself and spend much of my time just reading the many posts