Those squiggly lines under the bark make me ponder. like an ancient written language given to man. Everything comes from "nature' a log on its side, stones, all spherical objects and they say "man invented the wheel' man does not rule over nature.We are part of it on this particle of dust in the cosmos. what intelligence within created those lines not just random. Look at all creation ,this is eden.

All so true. And yet over 300 million people live in the USA and need lots of stuff like paper, telephone poles, furniture, fences, houses, as well as fresh water, hunting opportunities, bird watching locations, places to go fishing and hiking and camping, not to mention safety from wildfires as we build more and more into the magnificent forests. This is why foresters apply a deep knowledge of forest ecology, mycology, bacteriology, botany, zoology, entomology, remote sensing, computer modeling, economics, recreation, grazing, hydrology, and soil science, not to mention good old biology, chemistry, calculus, statistics, geometry, geology, surveying and heavy equipment operations. Forest management, at its best, in this century, draws upon all these fields of study to achieve all those goals as we desperately work to mimic what Mother Nature does to meet human needs for all the people across all the centuries ahead of us. This is science; this is not opinion.

Thanks Leo! Yes, we agree; working forests provide TONS of benefits like improved air and water quality, carbon storage, green jobs, and much more.

Are you familiar with geocaching? It's basically treasure hunting! The coins were the "geocache" - the thing folks were hunting for across the State of Texas.

Oh, copy. You must have great supervisor support to be nationally recognized for such a great educational opportunity. Great Job.