Redwood Porn
Other local folks also wandered in and out of the transect story. Jim Able, of James Able Forestry Consultants, Inc., in Eureka, recalls taking Fay and his team out onto a couple of his company’s projects to show them the Able way of thinning a forest to produce big, healthy trees, minimal impacts and a sustainable ecosystem.
“He liked what we did,” says Able. “It appealed to him. He said, ‘Well, why doesn’t everyone do it this way?’ I said, ‘This is private property we’re talking about, and everyone has different ideas of what they want to do with their property.”
Able, likewise, was impressed by Fay and Holm’s avid absorption of every possible piece of forest management lore they could arrange to encounter. And also by their footwear.
“He and Lindsey walked the entire length of the redwoods in a pair of Birkenstocks — no socks,” Able says.
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FOUR Comments
Comment / By Lindsey Holm / May 18, 2009, 2:19 p.m.
redwood porn? what the f##k?
Comment / By M. D. Vaden of Oregon / June 1, 2009, 2:14 p.m.
For entertainment, I may buy that magazine issue if single copies are available.
If Nichols never saw Hyperion to include an image - that’s one thing I have on hand that he does not.
Currently, I have photos of Hyperion, Helios, Stratosphere Giant, and the largest redwoods as well. Had to find them on my own. Beautiful habitats too.
I’d imagine that the Redwood article should be very interesting for most readers, whether it’s about the most extreme coast redwoods, or about forest management.
We have some of the nicest forests in the world along the Pacific Coast. Well worth reading about.
Cheers,
MDV Oregon
Comment / By Jane Meyer / Sept. 29, 2009, 9:48 a.m.
I think you could have picked a better title for the article than “Redwood Porn”. Tacky! I assume it was just to gain the attention of readers.
The the excellent article on the redwoods in National Geographic Magazine is overdue and may bring greater protection for the old growth as well as better logging practices which will end clearcuting for short term gains.
Kudos to Mike Fay and his assistants.
Comment / By Redwood Trekker / May 13, 4:18 p.m.
The Nat Geo Video counterpart to the 2009 magazine is now available online.
I linked my user name direct to the 44 minute video. Click the play button when the video frame loads.
It included the Fay transect and the research climbers. Excellent photography.