Land8 | Mike G | Activity https://land8.com/members/mikeg/activity/ Activity feed for Mike G. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:17:09 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d24b24b10823c8c483a27f8f27487eb2 Mike G replied to the topic Examples of symbolic elements in landscape architecture? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/examples-of-symbolic-elements-in-landscape-architecture/#post-159127 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:47:41 +0000 The National Mall in D.C.  You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting an object of power there.

]]> 0 f4cc366d5787610ac4d2f9c6b85a89c4 Mike G replied to the topic The Coming Great Disruption in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-coming-great-disruption/#post-159758 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:49:39 +0000 A poor economy is the biggest threat to the environment.
I like.

]]> 0 ee25376e6f3e23e19fa57497b63f591d Mike G replied to the topic Arborist Certification in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/arborist-certification/#post-159748 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:39:19 +0000 Judith, If you know or have experience in arboriculture it is not hard.  By this I would include pruning, fertilization, climbing knots, chain saw safety, etc…
I wouldn’t worry about studying at all, learn the craft.  Don’t worry about the BCMA exam either, take that after you already are a Master Arborist.
If you want to really learn about a…[Read more]

]]> 0 e5281ef216ceacdf74ffa9ac7241eadf Mike G replied to the topic Arborist Certification in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/arborist-certification/#post-159750 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:19:07 +0000 Unless you have an interest in arboricultural operations the basic ISA Certified Arborist would be the way to go.  The Municipal and Utility Specialist are more specialized toward operations management while the Tree Worker and Aerial Lift credentials are intended for a more production oriented working position.
I can’t say if my certification…[Read more]

]]> 0 73de280ac14459ed732840db7de2159f Mike G replied to the topic Parking Lot Landscape Islands, what is the best approach? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/parking-lot-landscape-islands-what-is-the-best-approach/page/3/#post-160802 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:09:01 +0000 Go for it.  Fraxinus americana if you’re looking for the species.

]]> 0 2a38e4c068adde353c77c31032acd792 Mike G replied to the topic Parking Lot Landscape Islands, what is the best approach? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/parking-lot-landscape-islands-what-is-the-best-approach/page/4/#post-160814 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:54:21 +0000 Yeah, it was born to fail.  But in an ironic kind of way it’s more like a true forest tree, where only one one in a thousand something trees makes it from a seedling to maturity.
I have recently begun to take pictures of trees of declining trees in this type of situation.  Hopefully to make a collage of sorts.  I will know more about the use an…[Read more]

]]> 0 3a95b3ea49d38f31eeda841a44836f71 Mike G replied to the topic Parking Lot Landscape Islands, what is the best approach? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/parking-lot-landscape-islands-what-is-the-best-approach/page/4/#post-160818 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:06:21 +0000
My suggestion would be minimum soil volumes.  I would rather see one good island in a parking lot than four poor ones.
The ‘zoning code’ or city tree planting ordinance should read:  Section 1.234:  If its worth doing, do it right, otherwise don’t do it at all.
This picture was taken from an Arobor Day Foundation ‘Tree City,’
What a joke! This is…[Read more]

]]> 0 48fdd943231eb539501ffcd750fd4ac6 Mike G replied to the topic Transpiration rate master list? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/transpiration-rate-master-list/#post-161053 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:21:24 +0000 This information is elusive even in forest hydrology text books.  I’ve looked for it myself without much luck.  Like everyone else has said there are so many variables that influence evapotranspiration that its difficult to even get to a measurable range.
If there are any good places to look it would be in:
USFS publications treesearch, Journal o…[Read more]

]]> 0 91705e822dbdc8dcc22e25b1e2740e84 Mike G replied to the topic Is a Double Dip Recession Looming?: Tips for Surviving the Next One in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-a-double-dip-recession-looming-tips-for-surviving-the-next-one/page/2/#post-161132 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:38:48 +0000 “Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.’ -Mark Twain. 
My guess is that these quotes will still ring true for the next hundred or so years too.

]]> 0 cc1b48a044c9a263c156004825c384a9 Mike G replied to the topic Student looking for unique ways to indicate grasslands, meadows and prairies in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/student-looking-for-unique-ways-to-indicate-grasslands-meadows-and-prairies/page/2/#post-161518 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:15:30 +0000 You can almost measure the Fibinacchi Sequence in the some of those photos…Woahhh!!!
 

]]> 0 f1db5ef62d9be417133ca9021e62c2ea Mike G replied to the topic Green wall growing medium in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/green-wall-growing-medium/#post-161644 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:46:20 +0000 http://www.midwest-trading.com/products/default.asp
Don’t know if they’re in your area, but they would be worth a phone call.

]]> 0 74b40b8a073bb61c03470ce9d57b9241 Mike G replied to the topic Where are Obama's Green Jobs? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/where-are-obamas-green-jobs/#post-161923 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:38:10 +0000 According to a link on another post ‘The growth ponzi scheme’ :
‘The quality employment opportunities available for the masses rely solely on the perpetuation of this unsustainable model, so we can’t even work our way out of this mess.’ 
No green economy = no green jobs

]]> 0 bd69d641df4829c0e82af2d84a309e4a Mike G replied to the topic What to see in Chicago in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-to-see-in-chicago/#post-162036 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:20:48 +0000 Geno’s Pizza #1
You can’t walk around Chicago on an empty stomach.

]]> 0 9640ce81217bd334ca5a450d89c97f88 Mike G replied to the topic Where are Obama's Green Jobs? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/where-are-obamas-green-jobs/page/7/#post-162006 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:03:26 +0000 TARP = bank bailout, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act = stimulus.

]]> 0 ed56db5cbfa33d1aae1c52534d4774f4 Mike G replied to the topic Edging? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/edging/#post-163200 Mon, 02 May 2011 23:28:09 +0000 Easy fella…I guess I haven’t updated my profile in a while. I do have 9 + years of design build experience before and after school and my suggestion to watch the plastic edging is based on that very practical experience and design.  I can say that I have installed and removed thousands of feet of these edges personally.  You are correct g…[Read more]

]]> 0 b27b4648d51dcfca82f91e7f20c038b2 Mike G replied to the topic Edging? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/edging/page/2/#post-163211 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:49:49 +0000 Yes it has.  I don’t know how many or if any court cases involved landscape edging.  But many cities and corporations budget to cover this type of litigation.  Maybe lawyers are to blame and maybe so are landscape designers for designing ‘play equipment’ in the first place.  In many circumstances a pile of rocks, a couple of old pallets, and a few…[Read more]

]]> 0 b8517475f1d147334154ab041ef67b67 Mike G replied to the topic Edging? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/edging/page/2/#post-163221 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:00:17 +0000 1) Cultivated / shovel cut edge is great but may not hold up in a playground. However it will not create a tripping hazard like the plastic edge sometimes can do.
2) Permaloc and Olyola have generally good and durable products. However if you live in any place other than Hawaii frost can heave these out of the ground, and potentially create this…[Read more]

]]> 0 2974b2216723fcb9f790ad5fccbc5900 Mike G replied to the topic Heated Sidewalks and Street Trees in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/heated-sidewalks-and-street-trees/#post-164660 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:14:21 +0000 Thomas, In regards to your comments on gov’t involvement… Couldn’t agree more.  I think we probably share very similar political viewpoints.  Sometimes getting to them is the difficult part.

]]> 0 345e381d960ccaa82846daafe75c0fa8 Mike G replied to the topic Heated Sidewalks and Street Trees in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/heated-sidewalks-and-street-trees/#post-164666 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:15:16 +0000 I don’t mind being off subject if you don’t.  When I worked in Chicago in the Urban Foresty and Arboricultural industry people asked me all the time to look at their magnificent walnut trees.  ‘This is my retirement’ or ‘Ticket to easy-street’ usually came up in the conversation.  But perception is far different than reality.  Here is what peo…[Read more]

]]> 0 863a5e3946e4684cea4d98febd3baaaf Mike G replied to the topic Heated Sidewalks and Street Trees in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/heated-sidewalks-and-street-trees/#post-164670 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:15:46 +0000 Interestingly enough timber trespass is still common these days, though I haven’t heard of any cases of it for harvesting logs in urban areas.  Maybe when the price of lumber goes up and the thrill of jacking copper loses its edge it may take off again.
Reality is it costs too much money to harvest trees in urban areas and there are no lumber…[Read more]

]]> 0 16bfa456e6040c1e84c172b51fd01561 Mike G replied to the topic Heated Sidewalks and Street Trees in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/heated-sidewalks-and-street-trees/page/2/#post-164684 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:39:02 +0000 Hi Rob,
I have no experience with this type of system…however I too would be concerned with those details.  From the plants perspective this type of system may catalyze some of the extreme weather conditions that induce winter injury.  I would suspect sunscald and early/late frost damage will do a number on these trees eventually.
Northern t…[Read more]

]]> 0 ad730b479f332e00761c1ebc56e5974e Mike G replied to the topic Does Our Profession Need a Union? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-our-profession-need-a-union/page/5/#post-164800 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:47:27 +0000 Unions were not the downfall of Detroit.  The auto industry decentralized and competition increased ten-fold.  You can see much of the same across the whole rust best in all facets of manufacturing and material processing.
At the same time I would say no to a LAUnion.  This is not an appropriate profession for union representation.

]]> 0 0b1aacc9d2a3d960b3610910d934c165 Mike G replied to the topic Ingenuity or abuse? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/ingenuity-or-abuse/#post-164969 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:36:23 +0000 Necessity is the mother of invention.  I can’t even fathom the amount of labor it would take to build or work in these fields.  But given the choice of eating and not eating…nature must be tamed.
This type of project could never be built in the US.  A pound of rice would have to fetch 25 bucks!  Subsistence farming is no competition to the les…[Read more]

]]> 0 32404f7447ed78c5d9f2f6a1ba78be03 Mike G replied to the topic The Case Against Mulch Rings: A few reasons you should stop circling trees with mulch in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-case-against-mulch-rings-a-few-reasons-you-should-stop-circling-trees-with-mulch/page/2/#post-165454 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:04:21 +0000 I really like your website, but as one of those arborists I would agree that trees and ‘grass’ do not agree.  I have had to remove lots of trees for preventable design/installation/maintenance mistakes.  I also have hundreds of photos to prove it too.
I agree on most of the posted comments on why mulch rings are necessary.
On the matter of the c…[Read more]

]]> 0 b36f08660d4e5aa04aa310644bae25b3 Mike G replied to the topic Planting Design Classes in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/planting-design-classes/#post-166844 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:38:25 +0000 If you’re working design / build your use of plants is often limited by what is available. For better or worse the use of common landscape plants is often very different than what you would use in a garden situation. To clarify landscape plants are your tried and true varieties that when used in the right places are more adaptable, more insect and…[Read more]

]]> 0 3d796068871006ba5d902283b141c16e Mike G replied to the topic Different Take on Planning/Smart Growth in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/different-take-on-planningsmart-growth/page/2/#post-169251 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:36:37 +0000 I remembered that graphic after reading the two articles from the beginning of this forum. Unfortunatly that is not mine, it was taken from http://www.re-burbia.com/. I was trying to understand what Mr. Rybczynski was talking about in the articles. I certainly was a bit confused as academics often do to me, but I think he has something interesting…[Read more]

]]> 0 6bc6d366b713921dd889c3df56e9aee3 Mike G replied to the topic Different Take on Planning/Smart Growth in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/different-take-on-planningsmart-growth/page/2/#post-169255 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:09:24 +0000 No doubt academics don’t paint detailed pictures. If no one minds a visual response here’s my take on what Mr. Rybczynski may be speaking of. This image taken from http://www.re-burbia.com/.
I think the top image is a result of ‘big plans’ and the bottom image a result of many ‘little plans.’

While both are probably born from a collaboration of…[Read more]

]]> 0 90d2c73f14da03dce808216eec3a256c Mike G replied to the topic The End of Groundcovers? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/the-end-of-groundcovers/#post-169114 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:17:33 +0000 Interesting article and great site Thomas.
However I think we owe groundcovers credit for setting the tone for contemporary and ‘naturalistic’ aesthetics. In many situations gcs act as a gateway drug for the horticultural community and those weary of an untamed nature, as some see in a restored prairie or meadow. As a gateway drug, it starts with…[Read more]

]]> 0 f92deb02567da62ab87a2417dc0b959f Mike G replied to the topic more oil spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/more-oil-spill/#post-169225 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:13:49 +0000 I was just wondering what happened to investigative journalism. Thanks for the post.

]]> 0 beada97f1e4f66ae0cf14694023a3ec0 Mike G replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/#post-169383 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:36:27 +0000 A permit to drill and pump oil to supply the worlds demand should be given to responsible safe companies. They supply us with a good we need and should be rewarded for it. The reward for providing us with this product is they make enormous sums of money. With this screw up in place they are still making enormous sums of money. Sure I think we all…[Read more]

]]> 0 c2bc4201db528913dddd9d11fd19ea1e Mike G replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/#post-169396 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:39:23 +0000 All the solutions presented by BP thus far rely on being able to capture oil for future use without destroying the well shaft and mechanisms already in place. Could this because they figured they’ve already committed to (and and are permitted to) pumping future oil from it? Why haven’t solutions that would disable the well and allow it to be…[Read more]

]]> 0 7543cfb8d557d6eac41fa3dff4034b66 Mike G replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/page/4/#post-169427 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:58:08 +0000 Paging Dr. Nemo. Please report to the Nautalis for underwater reassignment.

]]> 0 f389857edda4b4a1c2d39491b2e505b2 Mike G replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/page/6/#post-169461 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:58:26 +0000 I don’t understand all the capitalist slander.
Privatizing profits while the public pays for the consequences is not free market capitalism. The gov’t needs to step up for the people that they represent. British Petroleum needs to be sued out of business.

]]> 0 f4998d44747b2e446a31ff0f274f84c9 Mike G replied to the topic Science or Fiction? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/science-or-fiction/#post-169330 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:50:24 +0000 Alec,
Most bacteria tested (fecal bacteria) are tested as an indicator of more dangerous organisms and the excess nutrients they consume. If there’s less nutrient then there should be less bacteria, visa versa.

]]> 0 b5823ffec3052c46cba371068ca8d876 Mike G replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/5/#post-170784 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:50:44 +0000 Education seems to be the foundation for licensure and thus title within this discussion. Does it matter in formal educational settings whether or not you are instructed by licensed individuals? Is this something ASLA weighs in during accreditation review? I don’t know what the general ratio of LAs to LDs is in most institutions. If I were to take…[Read more]

]]> 0 3d63a0db21379300f034b3c59774b2c5 Mike G replied to the topic What is the difference between Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-difference-between-landscape-architecture-and-landscape-design/page/6/#post-170800 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:43:50 +0000 I agree that much of the two allied professions overlap. I think many individual LDs are well qualified to approach topics of drainage, grading, sustainable planning, site design, specifying materials, lighting, planting, and many of things within in the LAs turf. In general it does seem that LD work focuses on residential and light commercial…[Read more]

]]> 0 3ac166bb947983f22b73aec72f8803b4 Mike G replied to the topic CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/cpted-crime-prevention-through-environmental-design/#post-171209 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:21:55 +0000 OK Nick, I think I misspoke. You are right many developments across the nation are inefficent in terms of land use, for longer term sustainability. In terms of efficently converting a land-use from farm land to subdivision in a short time they are very efficient. This is where standard guidelines and processes enfore this cookie cutter approach…[Read more]

]]> 0 6c0612b859e6108b97c77bd0ce23f4d5 Mike G replied to the topic CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/cpted-crime-prevention-through-environmental-design/#post-171211 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:55:51 +0000 Yes the devil is in the detail, both in if we completely neglect to correct design flaws as well as totally sterilize human experience. I would say from my own observations that many newer communities although are very efficently laid out, have ample lighting, good open sight lines, well marked signage, but are also very sterile. People don’t fall…[Read more]

]]> 0 3b9aeefd928d2e23c4bfdfa195f69a22 Mike G replied to the topic CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/cpted-crime-prevention-through-environmental-design/#post-171217 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:51:01 +0000 I am not familiar with CPTED at all. But you bring up a few interesting subjects. Do we need to design better communities or do we need to establish better relationships with developers that commision subdivision design (pursuasive)? Or encourage our communities to develop more enforcable standards in design? I don’t know the answer at…[Read more]

]]> 0 4f1d4e2438a7843a5e96897d53d5f795 Mike G replied to the topic The value of Landscpe Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-value-of-landscpe-architecture/#post-171417 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:17:46 +0000 ASCA is assembling a national database of BMPs
http://www.asce.org/community/waterresources/nsbmpdb-extdesc.cfm
Analysis is still in the works I believe. But their Bibliography is a pretty good starting point. I don’t know how much $$$ have been included.

]]> 0 475348c88544833717d40b9d2961abd8 Mike G replied to the topic The value of Landscpe Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-value-of-landscpe-architecture/#post-171418 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:46:27 +0000 Keven, The US Forest Service has been conducting alot of research on the value of trees in urban landscapes. They have developed software (i-Tree) for analysis and benefit assesment. So far they have used it in a few cities and gotten some positive results (ie. to the descission makers). These make a pretty good case for Urban Forestry but also…[Read more]

]]> 0 e3de714a94e7b08f1e824aa7bc78486b Mike G replied to the topic Stormwater Symantics in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/stormwater-symantics/#post-171580 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:22:11 +0000 Is anyone aware of any exceptionally designed, well documented, and public stormwater management projects that completely, or largely, utilize native soils? (Firms, web-resources, documents, etc.)

I’m trying to get a better understanding of how we can design and construct green infrastructure more closely modeled by ecological systems and just,…[Read more]

]]> 0 50fa00c4096ba1c614b42ffc9dddf9f6 Mike G replied to the topic "The 'scape' is killing the profession." in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-scape-is-killing-the-profession/#post-171836 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:52:23 +0000 Hey so what do you do?
I’m an accountant.
Oh….. Thats nice. You must be getting really busy this time of the year.
Yes. I am. (silence)

Hey so what do you do?
I’m a landscape architect.
Oh wow! I heard that was one of the 50 best careers of the decade. Have you seen that new fancy public garden in our cities nearest center?
Why yes, as a matter…[Read more]

]]> 0 cf03d6e5661c03f21892339c814a9685 Mike G replied to the topic "The 'scape' is killing the profession." in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-scape-is-killing-the-profession/#post-171847 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:19:43 +0000 Thats great! Maybe this thread should be retitled : Is HGTV killing the profession?
On another note…I wonder how many constitutional lawyers get asked about fixing traffic tickets?

]]> 0 7c615f7877a96693c6aec78268cf7ff0 Mike G replied to the topic "The 'scape' is killing the profession." in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-scape-is-killing-the-profession/page/4/#post-171881 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:39:38 +0000 From the ASLA website: (In regards to the profession)

Who are their clients?

Residential design is the largest market sector (approximately 32 percent of billing hours). Most of that work consists of single-family homes, but also includes multi-family and retirement communities.

Three largest client groups, in descending…[Read more]

]]> 0 2219eab26dd7bbc77e4894ce2a2cc98f Mike G replied to the topic Rainwater harvesting systems in cold climates in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/rainwater-harvesting-systems-in-cold-climates/page/2/#post-171988 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:07:12 +0000 For any residential project, for constructing and maintaining, keep it simple. I’ve personally had to clean out large tanks before and its much easier if you’re able to get a ladder in the opening and crawl through. I would also think a direct line from your downspouts directly to the tanks, coupled with a first flush bypass type valve, would be…[Read more]

]]> 0 912608f4a68a017c15a37a85e4c154f2 Mike G replied to the topic Sound off on Copenhagen! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/sound-off-on-copenhagen/#post-172074 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:28:44 +0000 The reason that Dr. Hanson said this about Copenhagen is because he doesn’t think carbon trading will work. The only reason the skys of the US and Europe are cleaner is because #1 better technology #2 less manufacturing (moved overseas). Although it sounds like a good idea on paper it just doesn’t work. If it does pass it may turn out to be a luc…[Read more]

]]> 0 086e9a8919e291186c26bf0f5f725936 Mike G replied to the topic Structural Systems Atop Tree Root Systems in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/structural-systems-atop-tree-root-systems/#post-172048 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:12:14 +0000 Trace, Don’t loose faith… and sadly I am guilty of being an arborist, a trade I still consult in. I have conducted quite a few tree preservation plans. Some work, some don’t. And as unfortunately as it is individual plants ability to withstand construction damage varies as well as its overall health and vigor. And of course the economics of…[Read more]

]]> 0 b108b4caae9dbc4d8d0b3155d85b287c Mike G replied to the topic Structural Systems Atop Tree Root Systems in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/structural-systems-atop-tree-root-systems/#post-172050 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:47:57 +0000 Is it possible to build decking or a suspended walkway above the soil?
For mature trees soil compaction and construction damage cause a slow death and take years for symptoms to show up. Further more they stress trees allowing insects and diseases to quickly infest the tree(s). Usually the insect / disease gets the blame, when soil / root problems…[Read more]

]]> 0 6e583bda535a2f691eb5c12bfae569c5 Mike G replied to the topic Sound off on Copenhagen! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/sound-off-on-copenhagen/#post-172080 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:45:13 +0000 Hey Ben, Nice vessel by the way, looks like you’ve done some fine trim work on the gunwales. All Cedar?

Cap and trade is another example of creative financing thats going to lead to no good. I would agree with William which he described it as another “scheme for fleecing the United States economic engine out of more money.” Not only that but it…[Read more]

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