Modern Forestry Equipment
Forest Pests
Tree Identification
Forestry Back in the 1930's
Maine State Museum
100
What is this machine called?
What is a Skidder!
100
This pest you spend some time getting rid of at the Sugar Shack during the Invasive Species Intensive?
What is Bittersweet!
100
What is an easy way to identify a white pine tree from a red pine tree?
A white pine tree has 5 needles per bundle one for every letter of white.
100
Back in the 1930's how did loggers get the trees to the mill in the spring?
What is the river.
100
How did the loggers get to the logging camp?
The waded through the snow on a trail.
200
What is the job of a skidder?
Brings a twitch (bundle of logs) out of the woods to a landing.
200
There isn't much known about Beech Leaf Disease like what causes it or how is spreads, but what do they suspect causes it?
What is a microscopic roundworm.
200
What tree has this very distinctive bark?
What is an Ash Tree.
200
What is a wing?
When the logs would get caught on rocks or each other and pile up on the edge of the river causing the flow of the logs to be disrupted.
200
What was the name of the person who assisted the cook?
What is the Cookee!
300
What is this piece of machinery and what does it do?
What is a Boom Delimber and it delimbs (takes the branches off) a tree.
300
What disease is pictured below and what causes it?
What is Tree Blight!
It is caused by a bacteria or fungus!
300
What is the difference between hardwood and softwood?
Hardwood is referred to trees with leaves where softwood refers to trees with needles.
300
What is the name of the tool seen below that was used by loggers to keep the logs flowing down the river?
What is the pick pole!
300
How expensive was the Lombard Log Hauler?
Around $5000
400
What type of machine is this and what does it do?
A forwarder! This machine picks up the logs and takes them to the landing.
400
What is this pest and what does it do to be a pest?
What is Burning Bush!
This such a pest because it grows 10-15 feet tall, self seeds to grow fast, and it chokes out or kills other plants due to blocking out the sun.
400
What type of tree is this? It generally will have a few leaves that stay on throughout the winter, making it easier to identify.
What is a Beech Tree.
400
Name two products that were made out of the wood taken to the mill back in the 1930's?
What are boards, shingles, bridge frame, and more.
400
What was the name of the locomotive that loggers used to transport wood?
The Lion!
500
What is the difference between a feller buncher and a processor?
A feller buncher cuts and lays down the tree where as a processor cuts down the tree, delimbs it, and can cut it to length.
500
What pest is this and how is it harmful to both humans and trees?
What is the Brown Tail Moth!
It is harmful to humans as it causes a severe rash, can cause respiratory issues and headaches.
It is harmful to trees as it eats the leaves.
500
The dead tree below is called what in a forest? Why is this tree important to leave?
What is a snag? Snags are important mainly because they provide a habitat for lots of species including birds, amphibians, reptiles, and other mammals. It can also provide easy food for some animals so they don't destroy the other healthy trees.
500
What is the piece of machinery below called? It was the first machine used in the woods with tracks.
What is the Lombard Log Hauler.
500
How many Lombard Log Haulers would a job site have?
Typically 3 due to break downs.