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Tracker School Caretaker Classes
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Nov 2001 Caretaker Class
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Monday October 29, 2001
Morning:
The class went to the Tracker primitive camp first thing in the
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| There, Tom talked to the class about the logging of the nearby
cedar swamp, and the effects of that activity on the whole area. In summary, the
cedar swamp is not just a bunch of trees in isolation from the rest of the area. |
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| Tom then sent the class out into the cedar swamp, both the
logged (clearcut) and unlogged portions, to gain an understanding of this type
of forest, to get to know it really well. He said that you can't properly
Caretaker unless you have this understanding and awareness. |
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Tom Brown shows the 1996
cut area to the class, using it as an example of how beneficial
caretaking is for an area (the 1998 Caretaker class did some work on
this area). |
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Students exploring and
getting to know the cedar swamp area. |
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Afternoon: |
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In the afternoon the groups were asked to get together and
compare and contrast the three areas of the cedar swamp:
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old growth (unlogged) area
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recently clearcut area, not healthy
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regenerating clearcut area, healthy
Here is a group discussing what they found.
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The groups then went out to the clearcut areas of the cedar
swamp (cut during the last few years) and select a small area. They were to
caretake half of that area today. The other half will be done later in the
week.
He told the class to pull back the slash left in heaps on the
ground from the small cedars and trim/remove broadleaf plants.
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Leaving the swamp after
the caretaking exercise. |
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Getting ready to leave the
Tracker primitive camp, to head back to the Citta Scout camp for
supper. |
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