kennyjames

Have the trees managed to leaf out since the fire?. You can usually spot damage to part of the vascular system by the condition of the canopy. Many oaks are well-adapted to fire, but maples usually are not. Some pines are, though many just reseed after a fire. If the vascular cambium is still intact under the bark, the tree should be able to recover. It is normal for the outer bark to come off over time. I would only remove bark that is loose.

There is really nothing made that will repel them. Besides eating insects, they will eat frogs, toads, earthworm, moles, mice, etc. If you've killed five garden snakes, apparently you're not too afraid to get too close to them. They are completely harmless and will not hurt you. Why not just walk away from them. Or, if you have any kids in the area, maybe they will scoop them up and remove them for you.

You really need the advice of a tree arborist. They can look at the tree and tell you exactly what is wrong and what you need to do. If the tree is diseased or infected with insects it could come down in the next wind storm. They can tell you that. Diseased or infected trees are not always easily ‘seen’ so seek professional advise. We cannot correctly diagnose it from the internet.

I had this on one of my conifers (same type) a couple of months age, I have three different types quite close together, but the other two are fine. I shape them normally, but I left this one and now it's started to grow back green again, I don't know whether it was lack of water (it was just after the VERY hot weather, or what, but it's still got life in it and quite a bit of green now, and the other two are not affected, so I will see how it goes.

This tree is likely toast. But I don't see much you can do to avoid the same thing happening again. Methyl bromide is not the answer. The UCD publication I have says fungicides don't help. I had several die this year when bacterial canker got into the Krymsk 5 rootstock.

My scariest moment was a near fall due to fatigue on the Redgarden wall in Eldorado canyon. My wife were on our 5th straight day of climbing. I was 350 feet off the deck and due to fatigue, I was ready to peel off. I looked down and saw the open air and I also saw the runnout I just made. My fall was going to be a 20 footer...so long as the last piece held. I had no reason to believe that first piece was going to pop, but if it did, it was going to be a doozie! I pulled into the move, my mind messed with me and then I down climbed to a solid stance. I was psyching my mind out at the same time fatigue was getting deeper. I gave it all I had, grunting and pulled to the ledge the 2nd try. After taking a deep breath, I built an anchor and brought my wife up to the ledge. When she arrived we took a nice rest looking over the valley floor. That was my scariest climb....

I don't personally care for bosun seat saddles, but I've used a couple in the past that I liked just fine. After wearing out my 1st Sequoia SRT, I ordered the Swing recently...not a big fan. Felt like every time you leaned, you'd slide down the seat in that direction. And it was a struggle to get back to center. It's a hard saddle to walk around in...trips you up. Also, the board sticks out on the ends and seems to catch on everything, especially the chainsaw hanging off the clip. Petzl is a great company though. Their logo seems to be on 90% of my gear somehow. Plus, they sent me leg loops to replace the seat and I've been happy ever since.

Where to buy it ? What is price ?

I checked out a 441 at Sawlex and thought it was a pretty DanG nice saw. I didn't get to try it out though. The 7900 Dolmar that I cut a couple red oak cookies with was impressive

It tastes slightly similar to garlic, and kind of mushroomy, but more earthy, and just like Athena says, once you taste it in your food, you won't forget it. The restaurants probably didn't use enough of it to be able to discern, which is almost a good thing, as it can become overpowering easily. You can get a small bottle of truffle oil for not much money at the grocery store. Take it home and smell it, and then try adding a few drops to pasta sauce, either red sauce, or a cream or cheese sauce. A shop here that demos it puts creamy potato soup into dixie cups, and has you try it before and after adding a drop or two of truffle oil to it.