Pine Essays

the past two decades the pine forests of Western North America have experienced major changes due to the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic that began in 1995. Mountain Pine Beetles are insect parasites that use trees as their hosts in order to mate and lay eggs. After the larva becomes a beetle, the tree is killed and the next generation of beetles set out to find another pine tree and the cycle repeats. Environmentalists have proven the changes in the lifecycle of the pine beetle to be directly correlated

situation exists on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwestern South Dakota, the home of the Lakota Sioux [see map on pg. 7]. This is not an inviable place to live. Isolated, impoverished, underdeveloped, rife with extensive problems, the reason why anyone would remain there is far from apparent. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the site of one of the 565 federally recognized Indian Nations within the United States. There are approximately 30,000 to 40,000 people on Pine Ridge, most of whom identify

beautiful rainbow or brown trout in your hand, if only for a moment. My first trout fishing trip with my husband was one I’ll never forget. We walked two miles down a long curvy dirt trail riddled with pine trees, armadillos burrowing through the leaves, and the prettiest cardinals I had ever seen. The pine scent filled my nose. It smelled

Tom Thomson: An Honorable Death Robert Kroetsch uses various ways to tell the story of Tom Thomson, an artist whose death remains a mystery. Kroetsch was appreciative for Thomson’s artwork and death. Kroetsch references to many pieces of Thomson's artwork, allowing readers to understand how Thomson lived his life. By referencing to Thomson’s paintings it allows readers to imagine the bliss of Thomson’s artwork. The structure of his poem shows the calm, yet confusing thoughts towards the mysterious

My house at Carter Lake had a fresh smell, trees surrounded our house and our 13 acres of land. The trees were mostly pine and gave off a strong pine odor at certain times of the year. Most of the time the lake smelt like fish, but some of the time it smelt kind of fresh and just the smell you imagine when you think of nature. We also raised english Bulldogs so it didn 't catch me by surprised if I walked out to the kennels and it didn 't smell pleasant. The taste of things often take me back to

After a few steps into the forest, Dipper was stopped with a tight shoulder grip from Bill. “Look over there Pine tree.” Bill pointed his cane at some area to the left and Dipper gazed over in that direction. There stood, what Dipper could only assume was a unicorn. The creature was the only color in the surrounding landscape. Its pelt was a light shade of pink

To Pine Over the Pines: An examination of the Heart of Maine When looking out upon the vast pine forests of Maine, consider that you are not looking at bark, or even a tree, but the heart of a living breathing landscape. To say this, one would be considering the trees themselves as a kind of physical pump, one that would be providing blood flow to a body and making them the center of an evolving landscape. This is indeed the case, as the history of this area tells of how nature formed a rich landscape

My two best friends, Lindsay and Kyle, were both with me planning on going on another adventure around our town, Mill Creek, which, in most places, you would see as a wealthy town. Except for us. Lindsay and Kyle both lived in apartments and I live on a dead end street in a long dark navy blue rambler. We banded together as the loners of Heatherwood mid, Kyle being a grade higher than us though. Lindsay and I met in 5th grade, back at my elementary school, she was the other nerdy half-Asian loner

Oz Porter stared down the thickly wooded slope, his gaze fixed on the endless panorama of green. Trees, swaying in the slight breeze. The place had a definite odor, the sweet freshness of pine. He breathed it all in, savoring the familiar tang, the underlying musty aroma of undergrowth and leaf mold. Slowly disintegrating into mulch that would carpet the forest floor and nurture the new growth. He called this place home. It wasn’t home. Home was the small town of Copperville, but they’d been forced

Hermanos, Forever Written by Julio Aguirre IV ACT 1 Characters: Domingo Jimenez, (h-i-meh-nez), 53 year-old male, soft and old male spanish accent. Santiago Jimenez, (Sahn-tee-AH-go), 52 year-old male, sounds like his brother but a bit younger. Josefina Jimenez, (ho-seh-fee-nuh), 49 year-old female, soft middle-aged female spanish accent, Time: July 20, Sunday, 5:45pm, Summer Scene: It’s a hot summer day in New Mexico. Domingo is in the backyard of his small mobile home sitting on the porch

Remnants of a Forgotten Place Silence cloaks the desolate ruins atop the mountain, and an early morning fog wraps its tendrils around the worn stone, slowly thinning as the tentative sun creeps higher into the sky, leaving a path of oranges, pinks, and reds as it goes. Suddenly, the silence is broken by the heavy treading of many sneakers. A group of people emerges from the jungles surrounding the ruins, gasping in pleasure at the breathtaking sight before them: Machu Picchu. Just like so many

After a giant pine cone fell on Sean Mace, 50, he filed a lawsuit for more than $5 million. While this lawsuit may sound ridiculous, the pine cone weighed more than 16 pounds, and caused a severe brain injury for the man. The pine cone fell from an Araucaria bidwillii, which is a tree that is native to Australia. This tree is better known as the false monkey puzzle tree. At their largest size, these pine cones can reach up to 16 inches in width, and they can weigh more than 40 pounds. As you can

The ambrosia beetle used in this experiment will be Euwallacea sp, otherwise known as the PSHB jeopardizing many tree species in Southern California. Two tree species will be used in this experiment. Koelreuteria paniculata, the golden-rain tree, will be used as an example of a gumming tree and Persea americana, the avocado tree, will be used as the positive control for this experiment as it is a known species of tree endangered by the PSHB/Fusarium complex. The negative control would be a healthy

A Lone Pine order is basically a controlled burn, or it accomplishes the same objective at least. In theory, it is a “fire” used to prevent the growth or blaze of meritless litigation. Don’t want a nasty, complex lawsuit to grow or blaze out of control? Hit it with a Lone Pine order early on in hopes of killing that volatile vegetation. Is it fair? It depends on which side of the courtroom you’re sitting on. Because it acts essentially as an early motion for summary judgment, generally speaking

Ethical Businesses. Which business comes to your mind? Whichever it may be it probably has branded itself as an ethical business through the actions and decisions that company has made. In this report I will be discussing an ethical business that comes to my mind called West Fraser. West Fraser is a publicly funded Canadian company and it is known as the largest lumber manufacturer not only in Canada but also in southern America. It was founded in 1955 by Sam, Bill and Pete Ketcham; three brothers

believe that the only way out was to take a nap. And not just any ordinary nap. The townspeople of Wayward Pines took a long nap, the kind that only hopes for the best when they wake up. Fans are now thinking, will they wake up just in time for Wayward Pines season 3? When Yedlin realized that the abbies cannot be defeated, they decided to take the deep sleep. It is unknown if Wayward Pines season 3 will be able to rebuild their community again. And it is not just the fate of the townspeople that

pig’s feet. The very idea of these features mashed together just seems impossible. This bizarre creature is believed to inhabit Pine Barrens, in southern New Jersey. How could such a strange creature come into existence? There are many different variations to the Jersey Devil legend, but the more known one tells the story of Mother Jane Leeds. Mother Leeds lived in Pine Barrens in poverty. The year 1735 came by, Mother Leeds found that she was pregnant with her 13th child. She believed this child

properties, and the impact on the environment of two materials that I may possibly use in my major project. It will also include recommendations for its uses in my major project. The two materials I am investigating are radiata pine and particle board Manufacturing Process Radiata Pine After logging, the logs are debarked and squared. Then the unusable wood is removed wood before its cut into boards. Afterwards the boards are trimmed down to required size and defects are removed. The wood is then sorted

As I enter Chamberlin Pines Swim and Tennis club I already feel sweat forming on my head. Mrs. Emerson, my boss, exclaims that it is extremely busy today! She then goes on to ask how my day was before coming to work. In response I answer “that my day has been fairly boring, it has been too hot to do anything.” As I put on my lifeguard pack and my whistle I greet my fellow lifeguards and ask “how is it down at the pool.” Both of them reply “the kids are getting pretty crazy.” I begin to walk down

population. The understanding of plant species and their diversity and abundance is important because plants are vital to maintaining Earth and its atmosphere. In our research project, we addressed the question: How does the abundance of the ponderosa pine species vary within different elevation levels on the Bear Peak Trail? The article by Wathen et. al (2014) studies the spatial and temporal distribution of species richness within two National Parks. The study shows plants species to be at a maximum