Went down to Orange County Florida with some undergrad students to investigate potential for old bald cypress on the St Johns River. Found some nice old bald cypress and about a million alligators!
Year: 2022
Ancient Red cedar on the Tombigbee
Saw some really nice old red cedar along the chalk bluffs above the Tombigbee, near Epes, Alabama. They are near the historical site of Fort Tombecbe. It would be interesting to see if any were around when the fort was operational. They certainly look old enough to have been witness to that era.
University of Alabama Undergraduate research
DRL-member Zach Foley presents his research on eastern hemlock at the University of Alabama UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & CREATIVE ACTIVITY CONFERENCE. As part of a larger study to determine the climate (temperature) signal of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), we sampled eastern hemlock at two sites: Savage Gulf state natural area in Tennessee and Bankhead national forest in Alabama. In Alabama in particular eastern hemlock has the potential to have an especially strong climate signal due to their location at the very […]
Ancient bald cypress
Saw some amazing old growth bald cypress at Corkscrew Swamp, in south Florida. This is a great place to visit if you are into trees or birds especially.
Bankhead Forest Hemlock
We went up to Bankhead National Forest to core eastern Hemlock as part of a larger study to determine its climate signal throughout its range in the astern US. This areas has been logged, but old growth hemlock can still be found in rocky areas.
Coring Hemlock in Savage Gulf TN
Endured some brutally cold conditions and sometimes dangerous positions to sample eastern hemlock in Savage Gulf, TN for a larger project looking at temperature signal of hemlock in the eastern US.