Preliminary:Forestry

[QuantumLeaper]

Forestry seems like a interesting event,i'm not sure why people are so unenthusiastic about it

With you on that. If no one on my team wants to do this event (I'm pretty sure there will be a shortage of volunteers just because people prejudge this event and say it's boring), then I'm definitely going for it. How do you think it will be set up?

[Kokonilly]

This event seems a bit intimidating. I mean, all of those trees look a lot alike. Would you say this event is more bark than bite?

Z, that was completely and utterly terrible. I applaud you.

But I think leaves and such should be easy to tell apart; a simple picture of the tree at a distance might be difficult.

[amerikestrel]

This event seems a bit intimidating. I mean, all of those trees look a lot alike. Would you say this event is more bark than bite?

Z, that was completely and utterly terrible. I applaud you.

But I think leaves and such should be easy to tell apart; a simple picture of the tree at a distance might be difficult.

Leaves are not very easy to tell apart, save the obvious ones (like ginkgo). Entire trees can be almost impossible to ID from a distance – you might be able to tell family or genus, but that's about it.

[Kokonilly]

This event seems a bit intimidating. I mean, all of those trees look a lot alike. Would you say this event is more bark than bite?

Z, that was completely and utterly terrible. I applaud you.

But I think leaves and such should be easy to tell apart; a simple picture of the tree at a distance might be difficult.

Leaves are not very easy to tell apart, save the obvious ones (like ginkgo). Entire trees can be almost impossible to ID from a distance – you might be able to tell family or genus, but that's about it.

*shrug* I haven't begun preparing; that was simply a wild guess. And to make the post somewhat useful.

[XJcwolfyX]

How could you start with this event over the summer?

[QuantumLeaper]

How could you start with this event over the summer?

Wondering the same thing myself. I am completely new to this event (if I'm even doing it at all next year). I'd think to start with studying ways to ID, but other than that, I don't know....

[gneissisnice]

How could you start with this event over the summer?

Wondering the same thing myself. I am completely new to this event (if I'm even doing it at all next year). I'd think to start with studying ways to ID, but other than that, I don't know....

You can't do much without the list. You basically just gotta wait for it to come out.

[fishman100]

What about basic stuff, like pine trees or maple trees?

[gneissisnice]

What about basic stuff, like pine trees or maple trees?

It goes down to species; just identifying it as a pine or maple isn't nearly enough.

I remember on the list, there was White Pine, Jack Pine, and Red Pine, but that's all I can really remember. The list also differs by region if I'm not mistaken, so it's hard to look up old lists.

You can start trying to learn random trees, but I don't know how much good it'll do you.

[amerikestrel]

How could you start with this event over the summer?

Wondering the same thing myself. I am completely new to this event (if I'm even doing it at all next year). I'd think to start with studying ways to ID, but other than that, I don't know....

You can't do much without the list. You basically just gotta wait for it to come out.

I disagree, there's always something you can do. Use one of the old lists that are on the wiki. Or you could study something like anatomy, which is more general.