- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Eastern White Oak Timber Tracking
ORGANIZATION: ADVENTURERS AND SCIENTISTS FOR CONSERVATION
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
HELP PROTECT FORESTS
Do you care about healthy forests? You can apply to join this project if you are a hiker, a birder, a biker, a forager, or just love to spend time with trees!
In 2022, our volunteers are collecting leaves, twigs, and acorns from eastern white oak, Quercus alba L.
This majestic tree is native to the eastern U.S. and among the most common hardwood species in the region. It has long been one of the most sought after timber species from the U.S. for flooring, furniture, and moldings. Recently, the demand for locally-sourced white oak staves for whiskey barrels and lumber shortages exacerbated by the global pandemic have driven prices up, in turn fueling timber theft.
Eastern white oak is an important food source for over 100 vertebrate animals, Their broad canopies, massive limbs, and deep roots provide habitat and support for the forest ecosystem. Indigenous cultures, including the Cherokee, Delaware, Oklahoma, Iroquois, Micmac, and Mohegan derive medicines from the cambium of white oak and feast on the acorns.
Law enforcement needs data from this project to catch and prosecute those responsible for eastern white oak theft. The data you collect will also help land managers better understand white oak ecosystem health and make decisions that ensure that this impressive, important tree thrives as environmental conditions change.
Visit our website for more information: https://www.adventurescientists.org/timber-volunteers.html
Apply to volunteer: https://www.adventurescientists.org/timber-vol-application.html
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About ADVENTURERS AND SCIENTISTS FOR CONSERVATION
Location:
PO BOX 1834, BOZEMAN, MT 59771, US
Mission Statement
Adventure Scientists is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We ensure the availability of critical field data that accelerates conservation and climate solutions. We achieve our mission by mobilizing and training outdoor enthusiasts and local communities to collect high-quality scientific data that are difficult to access, require too large a scale, or are too costly to obtain with traditional methods.
Description
Goals
1. Be the most efficient provider of hard-to-obtain environmental data that would otherwise be unavailable for conservation.
2. Grow a network of informed volunteers who have a deep commitment to conservation after participating in the scientific process.
3. Serve as an invaluable connection between the conservation and outdoor communities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
August 11, 2022
SKILLS
- Botany
- Outdoor Recreation
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Eastern white oak thrives in many habitats, from ridges to valleys, mountain flanks to lowlands. You’ll hike or walk, sometimes navigating off-trail, to find individual trees. We expect you to collect samples from at least 10 trees.
- -Ability to use a smartphone to collect data -Experience and ability to safely travel in the outdoors with at least one partner -Previous field data collection experience is preferred but not required