Emily says she got several requests to put the snag topic back on-line. She
is getting her posts rejected, so I'm forwarding her response.

Kelly Cassidy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Blackstone" <ellenb at 123imagine.net>
To: <lostriver at completebbs.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 7:37 AM
Subject: snag, etc.


> Hi, Kelly-- I decided to take this off-line...
>
> The snag was not braced, but we are very lucky to have
> Scott Baker. He will *follow* our snag forever. He left
> a lot of greenery, to allow the tree to live a bit
> longer and give it some stability. He'll watch the
> decay, and every few years or whenever necessary, take
> more off the top.
>
> In that regard, it will not be a "natural" snag at all.
> We couldn't allow it to fall over onto the building, as
> you say --that's why we took the top 2/3rds off, after
> all. But it's getting more use out of a tree past its
> prime. And meanwhile, we'll be planting another Doug
> fir nearby, so that by the time this one is gone,
> perhaps there'll be another little tree coming along.
> Nope, nothing natural about this one.
>
> But Kelly, I did see some interesting snags in an urban
> setting in Seattle. There's a new assisted living /
> rest home place in north Seattle called Aegis. It's at
> about 14900 1st NE, up the street north of Lakeside
> School, right across the street from Twin Ponds. I
> think Thornton Creek may be underground there, and I
> seem to recall --but wouldn't guarantee -- that there
> was a discussion about daylighting it there. It doesn't
> appear to have happened, but they have left a large
> brushy area and there are several evergreens that have
> been *snagged.* I haven't looked at it closely, as I've
> been visiting a resident at Aegis, but there was a
> human hand in the doing of this area, and it looks as
> if they want it to stay "wild." (As wild as you can
> get, right next to I-5!)
>
> FYI--Scott Baker is getting married next weekend, so
> he'll be hard to reach for a while. But he would LOVE
> to talk about this more with you, I'm sure. He is
> passionate about this stuff. All of his work was pro
> bono for Seattle Audubon's snag. We love this guy!
>
> Let me know what more I can tell you.
>
> Cheers--EB
>
> P.S. I have see THE BOOK. It is wonderful!
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> Ellen Blackstone Everything connects....
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