S.5 Ep.10: Why Does My Paint Gun Hate Me?

S.5 Ep.10: Why Does My Paint Gun Hate Me?

Author: Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources October 2, 2024 Duration: 57:28
The paint gun is a basic tool of the forestry trade. But what happens when we’re two forties into the woods and our paint gun goes down? This can put a major clog in our day. Maybe the problem with our paint gun is us? Join us on this episode of SilviCast as we talk with three experts in the field about Trecoder, Panama, and Nel-Spot paint guns. Ethan Tapper with Bear Island Forestry, John Freeman with Panama Forestry Equipment, and Ryan Holm with Nelson Paint give us tips to keep our paint g...

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S.1 Ep.6: It's OK to be Irregular [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:56
Foresters love terminology. In fact, foresters have a long history coining detailed words to describe their forest management, dating back to Germany where many terms were developed to describe regional silvicultural sys…
S.1 Ep.5: The Kitchen Sink [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:01
Foresters often encounter stand trees that have been “degraded” by past land use practices, whether that is destructive cutting, over-grazing, invasive species, insects and disease, or other impactful disturbances. How d…
S.1 Ep.4: Oak, Cheeseheads, and the Dirt Forester's Toolkit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:10
On this episode, we discuss all things oak with Dan Dey, a research forester with the US Forest Service Northern Research Station. Nationally, Dan is one of the leading voices in conversations surrounding oak. In particu…
S.1 Ep.3: Red Pine, Fire, Oh My! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:53
In this episode we sit down to have a chat (virtually that is) with Jed Meunier, a research scientist with WDNR – Division of Forestry, to discuss how frequent low to moderate intensity fires shaped Wisconsin's mixed con…
S.1 Ep.2: Is This a Deer Thing? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:26
When it comes to regenerating a forest in eastern United States, most foresters know that deer browse will often be part of the equation. But assessing the severity of browse and ultimately its impact on successful recru…
S.1 Ep.1: One Plot to Rule Them All [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:08
Ensuring forests regenerate well following a harvest is a basic element of sustainable forestry and that is why good monitoring is so important. In this episode we introduce a new natural regeneration monitoring method a…