Beerball Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/06/us/california-redwoods-poaching/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
DC Tom Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 I'd have never thought of that, but it's not surprising. Redwood burl is beautiful and expensive ($30/board-foot or thereabouts) and there for the taking from a big-ass, defenseless tree. At least, defenseless until the !@#$er falls on you. Which will happen to some poacher. And I will laugh my ass off.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) I'd have never thought of that, but it's not surprising. Redwood burl is beautiful and expensive ($30/board-foot or thereabouts) and there for the taking from a big-ass, defenseless tree. At least, defenseless until the !@#$er falls on you. Which will happen to some poacher. And I will laugh my ass off. This was the end result which happened in Iowa, in the Corps District I work out of. He was poaching a few years back on Corps property next to one of the rezs... He did a real mess and number to the black walnut trees. He was sentenced to 15 months and has to pay almot 60k in restitution. Would have been nice to see a tree fall on him. I at least hope the Corps and gov't got good market value for the cut wood... But he really did a number as you can see in the picture. http://www.fws.gov/midwest/insider3/July13Story14.htm EDIT: Not really totally "defenseless" if Mother Nature can just get the tree to fall right. ;-) ;-) Falling trees is one of the biggest cause of accidents/death w/the USACE... Along with proper training, they stress always safety when we have to go out an fall something... Edited May 8, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois
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