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Journal of Sustainable Development - December 2009

2009-12-03T20:19:53Z

For your consideration:

The PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development ~ December 2009
http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv05n12page1.html

Section 1. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Section 2. Integral Human Development (IHD)
Section 3. ESD/IHD and Gender Balance
Section 4. ESD/IHD and the Rich/Poor Gap
Section 5. ESD/IHD and the MDGs
Section 6. ESD/IHD and Political Will
Section 7. ESD/IHD and Democratic Governance
Section 8. ESD/IHD and Technological Innovation
Section 9. Suggestions for Prayer, Study, and Action

Sincerely,
Luis

Luis T. Gutierrez, PhD
Editor, PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development
A monthly, free subscription, open access e-journal.

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poverty reduction in nepal

2009-11-20T01:21:49Z

Hi all,

Nepal is developing country, majorities of neplese communities are
under develop and poverty base line. There are many communities
earning below 1$ per day , but the possibilities of development is
high if proper vocational traning and youth empowerment in self
employment generating activities is process.

Nepal Integrated Conservation and Develpment Society (NICDS) is non
profitable , social organization with the vision to encourage the
Neplese communities to involve in income generating activities.
Currently NICDS is conducting the herbal farming and bee keeping in
the mid hill of Nepal.

We request individuals , firm or corporate organization to helps us
in
this program and also request for the international market of our
villager herbal product and honey.

with regards

Dipendra Adhikari
(NICDS)

Email: dipen....@...
New Baeshwor, kathmandu, Nepal

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Re: Tree Farms and Truffles

2009-11-14T12:32:24Z

Daniel has not been around for a while, but his insight and abilities would
be of use to you.

<DSaly007@...> wrote in message
news:mailman.152.1256237383.1133.ag-forst@......
> Hello,
>
> I am interested to learn more about growing truffles on our tree farm in
> Lane County Oregon. I have just read an article from 1996 by Daniel
> Wheeler
> and I am hoping to contact him.
>
> Thank you,
> Darrick Salyers

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PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development ~ November 2009

2009-11-06T13:17:54Z

For your consideration:

PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development ~ November 2009
http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv05n11page1.html

Section 1. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Section 2. Integral Human Development (IHD)
Section 3. ESD/IHD and the Gender Continuum
Section 4. ESD/IHD and the End of Patriarchy
Section 5. ESD/IHD and the Culture of Solidarity
Section 6. ESD/IHD and the Culture of Sustainability
Section 7. ESD/IHD and the Role of Technology
Section 8. Progress Report on the 2009 Surveys
Section 9. The Tripod of Prayer, Study, and Action

This is Part 8 of the series on "Education for Sustainable Development."

Sincerely,
Luis

Luis T. Gutierrez, PhD
Editor, PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development
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Tree Farms and Truffles

2009-10-22T04:36:10Z

Hello,

I am interested to learn more about growing truffles on our tree farm in
Lane County Oregon. I have just read an article from 1996 by Daniel Wheeler
and I am hoping to contact him.

Thank you,
Darrick Salyers
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RE: habitat fragmentation management through agroforestry

2009-10-19T19:38:24Z

Hello Juan,

Some necessary background research may be necessary in order to adequately negate the effects of fragmentation. The greatest consequences of fragmentation are geographic isolation, reduced population size and restricted gene flow; the results of which are usually lowered genetic diversity and genetic drift which may lead to genetic erosion. Negating these effects using agroforestry is one way to solve this problem.

However some important background information may be necessary. Is the fragmented species in question a natural inbreeder or out breeder? What is the pollination syndrome of the species? What is the extent of pollen and seed dispersal? Are the other plants in the agroforestry system creating a suitable habitat to facilitate pollinators between fragments. What is the current state of genetic diversity and divergence present in the patches? Would increasing population size by introduction of new individuals/seeds be more effective instead of trying to bridge populations?

I believe that answering some of these questions are important. It may not make a lot of sense bridging two fragments if they contain and maintain the same level of diversity or use an agroforestry system that may be unfriendly to your pollinator(s).

Regards,

Nigel

"A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
-Albert Einstein

> From: gast7@...
> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:08:53 +0200
> To: ag-forst@...
> Subject: [Agroforestry] habitat fragmentation management through agroforestry
>
> Hi
>
> Does anyone know how to approch a resarch study on how agroforestry
> could stop habitat fragmentation? or, How agrofrestry corridors could be
> use to connect fragmented patches? Any information would be helpful!!!
>
> Thank you
>
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RE: habitat fragmentation management through agroforestry

2009-10-19T14:45:33Z

Hi Juan - have a look at the EU Greenveins project - it looked at the
biodiversity impact of strips of trees/hedges in around 25 field sites. Put
"greenveins" into google for related presentations - the main site seems to
be down at present.

Gerry Lawson (gela@...)

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Subject: Re: [Agroforestry] habitat fragmentation management through
agroforestry

Hello Juan,

>From a spatial point of view, look at the fragstats software and r.le
programs.

You could design the corridors created by your interventions at the
landscape (that is create an imaginary GIS dataset with your agroforestry
regime).
Then run the landscape homogeneity tests for the current, and the future
landscape. The index values could provide an indicator of the effect of your
interventions.

Hope this helps,

Dimos

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--- On Mon, 10/19/09, Hanh <gast7@...> wrote:

> From: Hanh <gast7@...>
> Subject: [Agroforestry] habitat fragmentation management through
agroforestry

> To: ag-forst@...
> Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 4:08 PM
> Hi
>
> Does anyone know how to approch a resarch study on how
> agroforestry could stop habitat fragmentation? or, How
> agrofrestry corridors could be use to connect fragmented
> patches? Any information would be helpful!!!
>
> Thank you
>
> Juan Durango
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Re: habitat fragmentation management through agroforestry

2009-10-19T09:16:02Z

Hello Juan,

>From a spatial point of view, look at the fragstats software and r.le programs.

You could design the corridors created by your interventions at the landscape (that is create an imaginary GIS dataset with your agroforestry regime).
Then run the landscape homogeneity tests for the current, and the future landscape. The index values could provide an indicator of the effect of your interventions.

Hope this helps,

Dimos

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--- On Mon, 10/19/09, Hanh <gast7@...> wrote:

> From: Hanh <gast7@...>
> Subject: [Agroforestry] habitat fragmentation management through agroforestry
> To: ag-forst@...
> Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 4:08 PM
> Hi
>
> Does anyone know how to approch a resarch study on how
> agroforestry could stop habitat fragmentation? or, How
> agrofrestry corridors could be use to connect fragmented
> patches? Any information would be helpful!!!
>
> Thank you
>
> Juan Durango
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habitat fragmentation management through agroforestry

2009-10-19T06:08:53Z

Hi

Does anyone know how to approch a resarch study on how agroforestry
could stop habitat fragmentation? or, How agrofrestry corridors could be
use to connect fragmented patches? Any information would be helpful!!!

Thank you

Juan Durango
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Tree Farms and Truffles

2009-10-15T01:38:25Z

Hello ~

my question:

could . . . walnut trees be inoculated to produce truffles?

we have a walnut orchard in n. CA

could truffles possibly grow among the roots?

the best way to test soil for acid or alkali ph?

we would like to explore the possibilities of growing truffles

wondering if n.CA might be as good a location as Oregon

are you available for consultation re all these things?

or is this the wrong department/forum in which to ask these questions?

thank you for your web site & information re truffles.

sue

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Journal of Sustainable Development -- October 2009

2009-10-04T21:47:49Z

Just to let you know that the October 2009 issue has been posted:

http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv05n10page1.html

Outline:
Section 1. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Section 2. Combined Analysis of ESD Surveys V0 to V1.7
Section 3. Phases of Integral Human Development (IHD)
Section 4. The Nuptial-Family Context for IHD
Section 5. The Socioeconomic Context for IHD
Section 6. The Socioecological Context for IHD
Section 7. The Sociopolitical Context for IHD
Section 8. The Religious-Spiritual Context for IHD
Section 9. Suggestions for Prayer, Study, and Action

This is Part 7 of the series on education for sustainable development,
plus four excellent invited papers.

Sincerely,
Luis

Luis T. Gutierrez, PhD
Editor, PelicanWeb Journal of Sustainable Development
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Hericium erinaceus

2009-05-29T06:19:13Z

I read a thread you posted re: the Goats beard. I hunt them here in IA,
but would love to try growing them in the areas I've collected them
before. Any idea where I can obtain such spores?

~Thanks

Mike

Michael Sebetka
Boston Scientific - Neuromodulation
319-321-4880

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Famous Trees

2009-05-14T18:06:43Z

Hi came across your mention of a book called Famous and historic trees
would love to know the author so I can find that book, thanks so much.
-Wendy
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Truffle Inoculation methods

2009-05-12T06:22:04Z

Halo Chris

Have you managed to gather info on truffle tree inoculation?
can you point me in the right direction pleas.
Greetings
fanie.

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(no subject)

2009-04-10T08:48:56Z

Invitation,

We are in the process of inviting the program committee members for the
BioSciencesWorld 2009, including

*BIOTECHNO 2009, The Second International Conference on Advances in
Biotechnologies** *
*http://www.iaria.org/conferences2009/BIOTECHNO09.html*
* *
*BIOINFO 2009, The First International Conference on Advances in
Bioinformatics and Applications** *
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2009/BIOINFO09.html
* *
*BIOSYSCOM 2009, The First International Conference on Computational and
Systems Biology and Microbiology** *
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2009/BIOSYSCOM09.html
* *
*BIOGREEN 2009, The First International Conference on Advances in
Renewable and Sustainable Energies** *
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2009/BIOGREEN09.html
* *
*BIODIV 2009, The First International Conference on Biodiversity and
Invasion Control** *
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2009/BIODIV09.html

*BIOENVIRONMENT 2009, The First International Conference on
Environmental Change Awareness** *
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2009/BIOENVIRONMENT09.html

We would greatly appreciate you accept our invitation to join one or
more technical program committees.

BioSciencesWorld 2009 is scheduled in Cancun, November 15-20, 2009.

We count on program committee members to submit papers (hopefully
attend), help reviewing 2-3 papers, recommending new program committee
members, suggesting topics improvements, and disseminating the Call for
Papers.

Please reply to the invitation to petre@... with

- your most up to date affiliation
and
- 1-2 conferences, and your topics of interest, e.g.,
BIOINFO/Chemoinformatics, BIODIV/Bioinvasion

We would like to post the committee as soon as possible and start
distributing the Call for Papers.

Thanks for your potential help,
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Agroforestry in bufferzone management of protected areas in Latin America

2009-03-18T10:36:50Z

Dear members of this group,

I like to inform you about a new web-site in the Spanish language
concerning bufferzone management of natural protected areas and
agroforestry in Peru and Latin America - www.zonasdeamortiguamiento.org
-.

Best regards from Lima - Peru,

Joaquin Boehnert.
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RE: Paulownia Empress Splendor in Canada: I concur on ALL points

2009-03-16T14:14:32Z

Gerald I agree with your observations BUT then again if it is his money, it
is his problem. However, if he is using country from the State you should
inform the appropriate agencies of your concern.

The university has a lab in Georgia we clone with but bioengineer is another
issue completely.

We spend a lot of time trying to correct the misconceptions about paulownia.
Like teak was the panacea twenty years ago, paulownia is rapidly falling
into that category.

Gerald, ENOCIS has an investors web site www.panampro.com for people
interested in investing in managed paulownia forests. The numbers therein,
are by third parties and not the university so it adds credibility to its
content.

As a swag, in ten years one can earn approximately $115,000 USD gross from
investing $10,000 USD in one hectare of paulownia, in the tropics, not
hundreds of thousands as is purported on some pages.

David W Morris

As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' -- probably because it's so
hard to figure out how to get the bark on. -- Woody Allen

De: Gerald Van Koeverden [mailto:vnkvrdn@...]
Enviado el: Lunes, 16 de Marzo de 2009 08:12 a.m.
Para: dmorris@...
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Asunto: Re: Paulownia Empress Splendor in Canada
Importancia: Alta

I went to Smale's web site too. But I wonder about his figures, for
example: "Grains produce approximately 10 tonnes of grain per acre. Empress
SplendorT is capable of producing up to 70 tonnes of cellulose per acre."

Wheat yields in Ontario average about 65-70 bu/acre; with wheat @60lb./bu,
that works out to about 4,000 lb./acre, or 2 tons. So maybe I have to
divide his 70 tons of Paulownia by 5 too?

I'm also wondering about his description of Empress Splendor as a
"bioengineered" plant. Is he just referring to the plant as being
propagated by tissue culture, or has it been genetically altered; if so,
what specifically did the breeder do to it? I can't find any information on
the genetic history.

On 16-Mar-09, at 12:15 AM, David W Morris wrote:

"A Bob Smale from Mossley, Ontario, Canada is promoting the sale of "Empress
Splendor" a strain of Paulownia tomentosa. He's planting 1000 trees in the
area. Will be curious to see how cold-hardy they are".

Gerald the Enoch Olinga College (ENOCIS) will be interested in knowing the
results too since paulownia are ok for commercial purposes up to zone 5.

I went to his web site and looked at the trees. The trees, leaves and
flowers look just like our paulownia elongata. www.paulownianow.org Take a
look.

David W Morris

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looks like work. -- Thomas A. Edison

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Re: Paulownia Empress Splendor in Canada

2009-03-16T06:11:32Z

I went to Smale's web site too. But I wonder about his figures, for
example: "Grains produce approximately 10 tonnes of grain per acre.
Empress Splendor™ is capable of producing up to 70 tonnes of
cellulose per acre."

Wheat yields in Ontario average about 65-70 bu/acre; with wheat
@60lb./bu, that works out to about 4,000 lb./acre, or 2 tons. So
maybe I have to divide his 70 tons of Paulownia by 5 too?

I'm also wondering about his description of Empress Splendor as a
"bioengineered" plant. Is he just referring to the plant as being
propagated by tissue culture, or has it been genetically altered; if
so, what specifically did the breeder do to it? I can't find any
information on the genetic history.

On 16-Mar-09, at 12:15 AM, David W Morris wrote:

>
> “A Bob Smale from Mossley, Ontario, Canada is promoting the sale of
> "Empress Splendor" a strain of Paulownia tomentosa. He's planting
> 1000 trees in the area. Will be curious to see how cold-hardy they
> are”.
>
> Gerald the Enoch Olinga College (ENOCIS) will be interested in
> knowing the results too since paulownia are ok for commercial
> purposes up to zone 5.
>
> I went to his web site and looked at the trees. The trees, leaves
> and flowers look just like our paulownia elongata.
> www.paulownianow.org Take a look.
>
> David W Morris
>
>
> Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in
> overalls and looks like work. -- Thomas A. Edison
>

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Paulownia Empress Splendor in Canada

2009-03-15T09:15:35Z

"A Bob Smale from Mossley, Ontario, Canada is promoting the sale of "Empress
Splendor" a strain of Paulownia tomentosa. He's planting 1000 trees in the
area. Will be curious to see how cold-hardy they are".

Gerald the Enoch Olinga College (ENOCIS) will be interested in knowing the
results too since paulownia are ok for commercial purposes up to zone 5.

I went to his web site and looked at the trees. The trees, leaves and
flowers look just like our paulownia elongata. www.paulownianow.org Take a
look.

David W Morris

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work. -- Thomas A. Edison

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paulownia

2009-03-14T08:08:47Z

A Bob Smale from Mossley, Ontario, Canada is promoting the sale of
"Empress Splendor" a strain of Paulownia tomentosa. He's planting
1000 trees in the area. Will be curious to see how cold-hardy they are.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/03/05/pf-8636631.html

Smale's web site is: www.empresssplendorcanada.com

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Senior scientist position, mountain vegetation remote sensing, Sweden.

2009-03-12T13:22:57Z

UNRESTRICTED | ILLIMITÉ

Hey Steve,

Sorry to come at you through this corridor, but I have a question for you concerning remote sensing. Have you heard of an application of remote sensing to examine the spectral signature of plants to detect radioactivity that has been taken up into the plant tissue? Essentially, I'm thinking about an indirect measure of radioactivity. One specific nuclide is Sr-90, and so Sr metal detection in leaf tissue might be the specific condition to look for. Have you heard of an application like this?

Marc Audet
CRL Site Investigations and Groundwater Monitoring
Environmental Technologies Branch
Tel; 613-584-8811, ext 43795
Cellular; 613-639-0288

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forestry expose on Channel 5, 3-5-09 11PM

2009-03-02T07:22:55Z

If any of you can get Channel 5 Boston
(http://www.thebostonchannel.com/index.html)- be sure to watch it this
Thursday night at 11 or Friday at 5:45 for a short but hard hitting forestry
expose. It will also be linked as a video on that web site, but not sure
when. When that link is established, I'll upload it here for the rest of you
who don't live close to the Athens of the western hemisphere. <G>

Joe

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International Science and Engineering Fair - Call for Judges

2009-03-01T10:41:07Z

Hi,
I am the Plant Sciences Grand Awards Co-Chair for
the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
to be held May 10-15, 2009 in Reno, Nevada.
I am actively seeking individuals to serve as Grand
Awards Judges for the upcoming event. The ISEF is
the premier world-wide showcase for student researchers
from grades 9-12. This year students from 45 different
countries compete for over $4 million dollars in cash
awards, scholarships and special awards.
In order to assure the quality of our winners, we need
your help. As professionals in the biological sciences,
you provide the knowledge and expertise necessary to
choose the absolute best student finalists from among
the many excellent research projects at this year's Fair.
If you or your collegues are interested in becoming a
Grand Awards judge this year, please visit the official
ISEF website: http://www.sciserv.org/isef/judges/index.asp
or feel to contact me via e-mail at kroberts@... or
by phone at (301) 386-7544.
Thanks for your consideration, and I hope to hear from you.
Karl J. Roberts, Ph.D.
Plant Sciences Grand Awards Co-Chair
Intel ISEF
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Are Pawlonia trees too good to be true?

2009-02-26T02:15:40Z

Mike and Lorri you might go to the internet and read an article "Comparative
Analysis of Teak vs Paulownia" That will give you some insight into
paulownia. Like anything, paulownia has specific uses. For most people it is
either ascetic or commercial. They either want shade to decorate their
garden or to make money.

In many places paulownia is considered a pernicious weed because it is
difficult to kill once established. However to others it is a God send
because it offers alternate sources of income relatively quickly to peoples
of extreme poverty.

For more information on paulownia you might read www.paulownianow.org and
for information on investing in paulownia in Panama you can go to
www.panampro.com which will give you a balanced impartial perspective from
which you can draw your own conclusions.

David W Morris

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them
right, or they will get you wrong. -- Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

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Growing Zones Paulownia

2009-02-13T10:01:47Z

Gerald attached is a Chart of the Optimum Growing Zones for Paulownia.
Although they WILL grow where you are they will lose their leaves every
winter. You may read further about paulownia at www.paulownianow.org David W
Morris

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a
very narrow field.

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cold-hardy Paulownia for Canada

2009-02-12T06:29:16Z

Are there any cold-hardy varieties of Paulownia available for
Southwestern Ontario in Canada? I know there is one that seems to be
able to survive in British Columbia; however in Ontario, they die
back every year.

Thanks

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poplar conference

2009-01-06T09:49:23Z

Dear colleagues

The German Poplar Research Group is organizing the second "From Genes to
Function" conference in Goettingen, Germany, from 11th to 13th of March 2009.
The meeting will focus on progress in stress physiology, biotic interactions,
and biomass and biofuel production. Besides excellent invited speakers, there
will be plenty of space for your own contribution, be it an oral
presentation, poster or active discussion. For further information and
registration please visit: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/93280.html or
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Invited and confirmed speakers:

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Carl J. Douglas
Matthias Fladung
Annegret Kohler
Steve Strauss
Gail Taylor
Chung-Jui Tsai
Björn Sundberg

On behalf of the organization committee,

Urs Fischer

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Re: Tree Farms and Truffle Trees

2008-12-20T11:10:07Z

On Dec 7, 3:57 pm, MrBDDec...@... wrote:

> Dear Mr. David Wheeler:
>
> I just read your article on, "Tree Farms and Truffle Trees" of Sunday,
> February 22, 1998. Since that was ten years ago, I do not know if this email
> shall reach you. I did find that the link to _www.oregonwhitetruffles.com_
> (http://www.oregonwhitetruffles.com) was no longer a good link.
>
> My interest is in the cultivation of edible truffles in Idaho and wish to
> know if you are still involved in this field.
>
> Please let me know if you might be able to point me in the right direction
> towards this effort or be able to help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Bruce Decker

Hi Bruce.

I closed the website after contracting MRSA in 2006. Wasn't sure if
bacterium could be spread at that time, so erred on the save side.

Have now been "cured" of MRSA, and retired from my full-time job at
The Oregonian Publishing Company.

While I would still consider truffle inoculation, I'm not sure that
your area would be appropriate. Truffles in Oregon are typically found
under 1,000 feet elevation, mostly with Douglas fir. Much of Idaho
(all of it?) is higher. Alexander Smith made many collections of
truffles in Idaho, but I'm not sure that any of the truffles I have
cultivated (except the Rhizopogons) have been reported from Idaho.

I appreciate your interest, but suspect any inoculation would not be
successful unless you were under 1,000 feet in elevation.

Daniel B. Wheeler
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Tree Farms and Truffle Trees

2008-12-07T15:57:40Z

Dear Mr. David Wheeler:

I just read your article on, "Tree Farms and Truffle Trees" of Sunday,
February 22, 1998. Since that was ten years ago, I do not know if this email
shall reach you. I did find that the link to _www.oregonwhitetruffles.com_
(http://www.oregonwhitetruffles.com) was no longer a good link.

My interest is in the cultivation of edible truffles in Idaho and wish to
know if you are still involved in this field.

Please let me know if you might be able to point me in the right direction
towards this effort or be able to help.

Sincerely,

Bruce Decker
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Call for Grand Award Judges

2008-12-05T14:31:28Z

FA Practical Forestry for Agent & Surveyor woodland forest

2008-11-24T16:21:26Z

Practical Forestry for the Agent & Surveyor by Cyril E Hart (Forestry
Prizeman) Lecturer in Forestry & One of her Majesty the Queen's
Verderers of the Royal Forest of Dean, very nice copy, 438 pages.Heavy
book.

Amazingly thorough and at times complex book on forestry ,which seems
to cover all aspects of traditional foresters work.

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Paulownia Elongata Seeds Available

2008-11-17T06:23:04Z

Paulownia elongata seeds available for personal use or test plantations.
Please review our web sites www.paulownianow.org and www.panampro.com for
more information on germinating and propagation of paulownia. It has a step
by step guide with pictures on how to germinate paulownia seeds.

For pricing details and shipping please email us at info@...

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Announcement postdoctoral position on modelling phenotypic plasticity

2008-09-10T04:43:23Z

A 24 months post-doctoral position is available starting end of 2008 at
the Research Unit on Improvement, Genetics and Physiology of Forest
Trees (http://www.orleans.inra.fr/les_unites/ur_agpf) at INRA Orleans
(France).

This project is to gain insight through mathematical simulation on how
phenotypic plasticity responds to different causal genetic mechanisms
subjected to environmental shifts and evolutionary forces. This will
involve several successive objectives: a) to explore theoretically the
underlying mechanisms responsible of the expression of given levels of
phenotypic plasticity, b) to compare the constraints to the evolutionary
progress that are implicit to each of these identified mechanisms, c) to
evaluate the adequacy of population based response curves as measures of
individual plasticity under the different mechanisms. These mechanisms
will be studied by means of allelic models structured into gene
networks. Two complementary modelling approaches will be used, a
“model-to-result” approach and an “expectation-to-model” approach. The
fulfilment of objective (c) will allow a first validation over results
from dendrochronological records, where families and individuals were
simultaneously evaluated for temporal and spatial phenotypic plasticities.

The position is funded by a grant from the French Ministry of Research.
More details about the announcement are given at INRA’s institutional
website
(http://www.international.inra.fr/join_us/positions/postdoctoral_positions/annual_campaign_for_postdocs/research_projects_2008)

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants MUST have a Ph.D. degree by the time of
appointment, along with experience in quantitative and population
genetics and development of mathematical models, and training and/or
experience in one programming language (FORTRAN, C++, etc). An interest
in plant and/or forest tree improvement is also highly desirable.

APPLICATION: Application forms will be provided upon request at one of
the addresses below (or downloaded from previous INRA’s website). Send
fulfilled forms as soon as possible to

leopoldo.sanchez@...,
or
jean-charles.bastien@...,
catherine.bastien@...

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ATTENTION NOUVELLE ADRESSE!
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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) - Centre d'Orléans
Unité Amélioration, Génétique et Physiologie Forestières
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FA Forestry for Woodsmen foresters vintage manual 1934

2008-06-12T13:54:15Z

Forestry for Woodsmen by C O Hanson ,1934,VGC, 237 pages.
Excellent old foresters manual,very thorough, explores the traditional
craft of British forestry

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Truffle Inoculation methods

2008-06-08T21:17:22Z

I have a truffle & would like to inoculate some Holm Oak trees. Could you
let me know the best way to approach this?=0D
I could not read your replay to another similar question on the web.=0D
Many thanks,=0D
Bronwynne Bushby.

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