Forestry is the job of managing trees.
Jim and Debbie were inspecting the forest around their house to see if any trees needed to be taken down this winter to keep the forest healthy.
Flat Matthew spotted a poem about trees right away. Do you know the poet? It was Joyce Kilmer.
Next, Flat Matthew looked at a tree that was killed by beavers. The beavers ate the bark and into the tree. The tree is still standing up. If the tree was smaller, it might have fallen over into the pond.
Then Flat Matthew saw something very unusual -- a burl on a White Pine tree. Burls are very common on oak and maple trees, but not on pine trees. Someday someone might harvest the burl and make a bowl out of it.
The lady is Debbie Kinder. Flat Matthew didn't know Debbie, but she was a school teacher, and she was happy to meet Flat Matthew. She thought he was very smart.
After Flat Matthew had explored the burl, Jim Kinder showed him how to mark trees that need to be taken down. The trees that will be taken down are marked with paint.
This tree was struck by lightning and died, and Jim and Debbie want to take it down so that it will not fall on other trees.
The winter is a good time to take down trees because there is less danger of hurting other trees.
Flat Matthew liked his time in the forest, but he wished he had a sweatshirt to wear. It was cold today.
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