So I'm back in Savannah for the weekend, and I decide to go to Priest Landing to see if I can rustle up any cool snakes. I almost immediately came across one racer, which I caught, bagged, and scared some SCAD students with. The rest of the trip was uneventful, but, having forgotten my camera, I decided to take the racer home with me for some pre- ( Read more... )

Number of snakes I've caught today: 4
Number of turkeys flushed from less than a yard away: 1
Number of snakebites taken in stride: 9

Hell yeah.
Hopefully pictures once I get them.

I've recently realized that a significant amount of my life has been spent in constant conflict with authority, particularly law enforcement authority. So far, I've come out ahead, due mainly to my amazing skills and general badassery. Tonight, however, Sylvan and I were trying to figure out exactly how many laws we had broken in our lives. I ( Read more... )

So, after getting out of my room late, I was worried about being late to spatial measurements lab. Towards the end, I was basically sprinting into the forestry school and up the stairs, only to burst through the doors of an empty lecture hall. Apparently our lecture does not meet on Fridays. I might have known this if I could actually learn to ( Read more... )

Things you shouldn't do ( Read more... )

So I still don't know what exactly is the deal with this chestnut. I tried climbing it today, when I got into a staring contest with the resident of a nearby house. Awkward. One way or another, dendrology will cause my death or arrest.

Burrs on the ground look like Castanea mollissima, Chinese Chestnut. Leaves are like an integrade between C. ( Read more... )

I went walking around downtown today (this would be Savannah, aka the downtown actually worthy of the label). Trees of note: Sugarberry, Swamp Chestnut Oak, big Carolina Laurel-cherries, American Elm, Florida Maple, Acacia (?), and, then, last but most definately not least:

American Chestnut.

That's right. American Chestnut. Castanea fucking ( Read more... )

This weekend I led an expedition into the Mark Trail Wilderness Area (I swear I am not making that name up) in search of an Eastern White Pine that I had found last week. Preliminary measurements indicated that this tree was in the running for state champion status, and could possibly be the tallest tree in Georgia. I borrowed some basic surveying ( Read more... )

It has come to my attention that my driver's license is missing. Thinking back through the past few days, I've come up with only two explanations ( Read more... )

OK, for once, I've found myself lacking in tree knowledge, so I'm turning to the general public, or at least the two or three people who actually read this ( Read more... )