Please note: you are encouraged to comment and welcome to ask questions, but Tom does not monitor these posts and probably will not personally respond. -Ray
Watched several of Tom Wessels videos from you and I've grown a deep respect and understanding of the woods I've been wandering about until now. I'm mostly after shrooms or berries in the Swedish forests, but all of this knowledge will give so much more meaning to my forest trips! I can't thank you more! :)
I just came across this site this morning and wanted to say how much I've enjoyed the 5 videos in this series. The time and energy spent in making them is pretty obvious. And appreciated. Thank you, Mr. Wessels.
My favorite line from my favorite poem. There is so much love of the outdoors, of the woods and the tranquility of nature all wrapped up in that one simple line.🌲
From Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by the legendary Robert Frost (from Derry, NH) ❤ ALWAYS *always* _always_ list the author whilst quoting, please and thank you. ❤
Such a wealth of information. Taking into the woods what I’ve learned from these videos has enhanced my understanding and appreciation of the beauty of our woodlands.
Tom this is the 1st time I have ever ran across this video so informative, I and my Wife live in Sylvania Twp., along with our Rescue Piebald Doxie Rescue 🐕 Dog. I loved this Video, I felt like I was right along side of you. You did a great documentary on this subject.
I hiked pisgah ridge trail two days ago and just now stumbled on this video. I graduated with a bs in ecology this year and I’m getting more out of these videos than I did from most of my professors. Thank you and I will be watching all of your videos!!!!!
Congratulations on the degree in ecology, such a fascinating field. Tom is an excellent teacher, so I'm sure you'll appreciate all the time you spend watching him in these films. You'll likely also appreciate the "Beaver Pond Wildlife" 5-part series on this channel, as well as "The Lost Forests of New England", "The Salamanders of New England", etc, etc. -Ray
I discovered the first of these 5 videos yesterday and I've watched the entire playlist. If there was a book to reference these techniques, I'd buy it. I am an avid hiker in the Carolinas and have often studied the forest and land in wonderment, spotting old growth whenever I can, trying to determine how certain trees became contorted and warped, why the land is shaped and by whom or what, and what were the past human impacts on the now 2nd or 3rd growth forests. This gentleman is a wealth of knowledge I didn't know existed and I'm truly grateful for these little lessons of forest forensics.
Mycorrhizae fungi wow. completely mind blowing facts. Conifers wouldn’t do with out. Root grafts so cool. Beavers targeting unwanted species!. 100 yr old 2” diameter trees!. Bark is key. Spiral direction genetic. Spiral density environment. Wind stunted trees! All this I didn’t know. Thank you Tom. So cool!
Awesome video Tom. Didn't know about spiraling. The ~90% genetic distribution is fascinating, and how lightning follows it. Long time fan of Reading the Forested Landscape. Now I'm really looking forward to New England's Roadside Ecology. And as a local New Englander, I'm also looking forward to seeing the sites for myself. Though it may take me a year or two to go to all thirty. Keep up the great teaching! I hope to make it to one of your guided walks soon.
When i was in college in the 1980s, one of my professors told me about 'Reading the New England Landscape' and i ran out and bought it. I still have it after reading it many times. I treasure it! My family's land is along the Connecticut River about an hour north of you. We've been buying up the land over the years and now we can walk for two miles along the river and still be on the land. It's very beautiful with some old growth on it as well. I've been told that we have some of the tallest white pines on record. Now, i own a native plant nursery in California, but i love going back to our place in NH/VT every summer.
Ive been enjoying these videos. I just bought undeveloped land up the side of a mountain in Schuyler, NY. with soil over clay. Very private, and out of the way. It’s over a third planted white spruce timbers, has an overgrown field, streams, an old apple orchard area, and hardwoods. Species variation is surprisingly limited and repetitive (but there’s NO poison ivy!). A lot of invasives have taken over. There’s massive amounts of honeysuckle, clamitis vine(sp?), multiflora rose, hawthorn, several invasive succulents, etc. There’s also huge amounts of goldenrod, jewelweed, and a few plots of Joe Pie Weed. I’d like to carefully cull the invasives and plant smart native species to increase diversity without destroying the layer of root-held soil. It would be a terrific project for an ecologist if anyone is interested. Terrific venue for RUclips videos-showing start through to finish. My background is in biology, with an ecological emphasis, and I plan to work on it on my own, regardless But a team of strong and knowledgeable folk would be wonderful (I have limited strength), and would share the joy of the woods-it’s beautiful, and has many different kinds of landscapes.
What do you know about the Soil Food Web and Dr, Elaine Ingham. To effectively combat invasive species you need to know how they change Soil biology to suit them and not the natives they took over from. And how to shift the Soil biology to favor natives.
Respect from Quebec. Our landscape is seemingly near of yours and your reports are such interesting!!! Such a wisdom you share with us! Thanks you very much, Denis P
If you ever get to visit Beartown State Park in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, you will be absolutely enthused. It's a geologic masterpiece, draped with old tree, moss and ferns, large crevasses everywhere.
Red Green is still at it I see……. I’m just teasing, I really enjoy these videos. Born and bred in New England, wouldn’t dream of living anywhere else. After all, we do have the BEST terrain for riding dirt bikes!
If you ever go to Connecticut, Devils Hopyard State park in East Haddam is a must see. If you go through the main gate, at the bottom of the hill there is a gated road that goes to the right. Take a walk in and its an ancient hemlock forest. It continues on the other side of 8 mile river. Prepared to be amazed
Grew up in New England, now reside in the south west. While it is wonderful out here, certainly do long for the density of the New England Forrests. What a great channel.
I recently bought your book and I am enjoying it quite a lot and have been to 4 different Sites thank you. I've always enjoyed the forest and hiking but now knowing what I'm looking at and how to decipher the forest has been a real benefit to me
As an avid hiker, your videos have increased my enjoyment out of hiking even more now that I have some ideas about what is happening in the woods around me. These videos are always fantastic and Tom does a great job of explaining these concepts in a way that is easy for all to grasp. If you ever make your way into the west, I'd love some videos about the ecology of say California forests, where I primarily hike.
Thank you. Having grown up in New England woods, this is a delightful way to revisit and learn more about the places, trees and plants I will always love.🌸🐌💙
I've lived and worked long enough in the woods to see fields and meadows fill in and "disappear", yet there are other areas where the trees seem to have stopped growing. Now I have a better understanding of what may be happening there.
I’m so curious about the information exchanged among the forest floor network. Also how cute are those porcupine! Love this channel, I’ve lived in New England /hiking most of my life here and I’m learning so much.
I love these videos and have learned so much about the New England forests that have known all my life. Grateful to the filmmakers and Tom for taking the time to do this!
The trees of New England were also cut to build ships for the British Navy. The shipyards of New England produced 10 ships a month at one time and each ship took 2,000 trees to build.
You’d likely appreciate our film “Eastern White Pine- the Tree Rooted in American History “, on this channel at ruclips.net/video/bQs7novlvtA/видео.html
I am dumbfounded by the age of standing trees. Now, I realize each tree to be cut down should be re thought to be cut.thank you very much for your knowledge. This is wonderful!
As a horticulturalist and arborist by trade, I tend to get so focused on what is going on in the landscape industry. It is so nice to watch stuff like this and nerd out over trees and plants.
Very informative and entertaining as well. I cannot remember the last time I have seen such a spectacular mountain laurel bloom. Awe inspiring this season.
These documentaries are very well made and i am always excited to find out your next instalment! Do hope stumbling on a Chestnut themed one in the future..Maybe? Thanks again!..
Thanks Peter... others have asked about a chestnut story too. I'd love to do that, but I'm not sure I could get enough material to do it justice. Will keep it under consideration though.
I love this channel. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, Tom. My walks through my local woods are much richer experiences after finding your videos.
Please note: you are encouraged to comment and welcome to ask questions, but Tom does not monitor these posts and probably will not personally respond. -Ray
Tom And you make a very good team..I really enjoy these and always learn more thanks
Understand completely 👍👍👍👍👍😁
We really appreciate both of your work thank you very much
Watched several of Tom Wessels videos from you and I've grown a deep respect and understanding of the woods I've been wandering about until now. I'm mostly after shrooms or berries in the Swedish forests, but all of this knowledge will give so much more meaning to my forest trips! I can't thank you more! :)
Great info but the Pisgah ridge line is hardly "roadside."
This man is the "David Attenborough" of America. His enthusiasm and love for his subject is contagious.
And Tom from @ExploreNewEngland
Just had to throw that in there! ❤❤❤
This channel is a hidden gem.I've learned so much about the forest from you Tom.
I just came across this site this morning and wanted to say how much I've enjoyed the 5 videos in this series. The time and energy spent in making them is pretty obvious. And appreciated. Thank you, Mr. Wessels.
"The woods are lovely dark and deep, but I have promises to keep..."
My favorite line from my favorite poem. There is so much love of the outdoors, of the woods and the tranquility of nature all wrapped up in that one simple line.🌲
From Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by the legendary Robert Frost (from Derry, NH) ❤
ALWAYS *always* _always_ list the author whilst quoting, please and thank you. ❤
MILES to go before I sleep (hopefully…)
Such a wealth of information. Taking into the woods what I’ve learned from these videos has enhanced my understanding and appreciation of the beauty of our woodlands.
Tom this is the 1st time I have ever ran across this video so informative, I and my Wife live in Sylvania Twp., along with our Rescue Piebald Doxie Rescue 🐕 Dog. I loved this Video, I felt like I was right along side of you. You did a great documentary on this subject.
I have been up in the New England area years ago, but not out in the woods great 👍 documentary.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Noting that the small hemlocks could actually be older trees was amazing. Happy hermit thrushes.
I hiked pisgah ridge trail two days ago and just now stumbled on this video. I graduated with a bs in ecology this year and I’m getting more out of these videos than I did from most of my professors. Thank you and I will be watching all of your videos!!!!!
Congratulations on the degree in ecology, such a fascinating field. Tom is an excellent teacher, so I'm sure you'll appreciate all the time you spend watching him in these films. You'll likely also appreciate the "Beaver Pond Wildlife" 5-part series on this channel, as well as "The Lost Forests of New England", "The Salamanders of New England", etc, etc.
-Ray
Great video! I could listen to Tom all day, sharing his amazing wisdom with us! I will be keeping an eye out for the book
Okay, you just astonished me. Interspecies root grafting & sharing energy with a cutoff stump? Wow!
I discovered the first of these 5 videos yesterday and I've watched the entire playlist. If there was a book to reference these techniques, I'd buy it. I am an avid hiker in the Carolinas and have often studied the forest and land in wonderment, spotting old growth whenever I can, trying to determine how certain trees became contorted and warped, why the land is shaped and by whom or what, and what were the past human impacts on the now 2nd or 3rd growth forests. This gentleman is a wealth of knowledge I didn't know existed and I'm truly grateful for these little lessons of forest forensics.
Well, Tom does have several books published, which are mentioned in the descriptions below the videos.
Mycorrhizae fungi wow. completely mind blowing facts. Conifers wouldn’t do with out. Root grafts so cool. Beavers targeting unwanted species!. 100 yr old 2” diameter trees!. Bark is key. Spiral direction genetic. Spiral density environment. Wind stunted trees!
All this I didn’t know. Thank you Tom. So cool!
Awesome video Tom. Didn't know about spiraling. The ~90% genetic distribution is fascinating, and how lightning follows it. Long time fan of Reading the Forested Landscape. Now I'm really looking forward to New England's Roadside Ecology. And as a local New Englander, I'm also looking forward to seeing the sites for myself. Though it may take me a year or two to go to all thirty. Keep up the great teaching! I hope to make it to one of your guided walks soon.
Blown away hearing how old those flat-topped hemlocks can be. It's wild to think that such a small, thin growth could actually be a 100 year old tree.
Here in northern West Virginia, there is a 60 acre old growth forest we like to visit; your videos have shown us much to look for. Thank you.
Tom Wessels is so amazing that his videos actually make me tear up with emotion about how beautifully complex and interesting biodiverse ecology is.
Amen. If you haven't done so already, read his books.
When i was in college in the 1980s, one of my professors told me about 'Reading the New England Landscape' and i ran out and bought it. I still have it after reading it many times. I treasure it! My family's land is along the Connecticut River about an hour north of you. We've been buying up the land over the years and now we can walk for two miles along the river and still be on the land. It's very beautiful with some old growth on it as well. I've been told that we have some of the tallest white pines on record. Now, i own a native plant nursery in California, but i love going back to our place in NH/VT every summer.
I hope you’re aware of the 3-part film series based on that very book, on this channel, at ruclips.net/video/zcLQz-oR6sw/видео.html
what a dream it be to work in the field of ecology.
Yeah such an undervalued and underfunded field
Ive been enjoying these videos.
I just bought undeveloped land up the side of a mountain in Schuyler, NY. with soil over clay. Very private, and out of the way.
It’s over a third planted white spruce timbers, has an overgrown field, streams, an old apple orchard area, and hardwoods.
Species variation is surprisingly limited and repetitive (but there’s NO poison ivy!).
A lot of invasives have taken over. There’s massive amounts of honeysuckle, clamitis vine(sp?), multiflora rose, hawthorn, several invasive succulents, etc. There’s also huge amounts of goldenrod, jewelweed, and a few plots of Joe Pie Weed.
I’d like to carefully cull the invasives and plant smart native species to increase diversity without destroying the layer of root-held soil.
It would be a terrific project for an ecologist if anyone is interested.
Terrific venue for RUclips videos-showing start through to finish.
My background is in biology, with an ecological emphasis, and I plan to work on it on my own, regardless
But a team of strong and knowledgeable folk would be wonderful (I have limited strength), and would share the joy of the woods-it’s beautiful, and has many different kinds of landscapes.
What do you know about the Soil Food Web and Dr, Elaine Ingham. To effectively combat invasive species you need to know how they change Soil biology to suit them and not the natives they took over from. And how to shift the Soil biology to favor natives.
Thank you so much ! I could have listened to you for hours , so informative . Mr Wessels you are a true teacher !
These videos are fantastic and so detailed. Incredibly well done. I'm in Maine and love to adventure in my backyard
Great video Tom! What a gem you are!!
i actually just bought your book 'reading the forested landscape' look forward to reading it this winter
I could watch stuff like this all day long. Thanks for sharing.
this man is a king. thank you for the content, legend.
What a nice surprise this morning to see this new video. I could listen to Tom for hours, I find everything he says so interesting!
Respect from Quebec. Our landscape is seemingly near of yours and your reports are such interesting!!! Such a wisdom you share with us! Thanks you very much, Denis P
Wonderful video! I could listen to Tom talk for much, much longer!
If you ever get to visit Beartown State Park in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, you will be absolutely enthused. It's a geologic masterpiece, draped with old tree, moss and ferns, large crevasses everywhere.
Fascinating!!! I wished I lived in new England. Need to find one of your brethren in Florida. Thank you!
Red Green is still at it I see……. I’m just teasing, I really enjoy these videos. Born and bred in New England, wouldn’t dream of living anywhere else.
After all, we do have the BEST terrain for riding dirt bikes!
Tom - You are as amazing as these trees!
Magnificent seminar... I have an old 85 acre farm in Western NY and am seeing many of these features here. Thank you !!!!
more!!! more series featuring this guy!
If you ever go to Connecticut, Devils Hopyard State park in East Haddam is a must see. If you go through the main gate, at the bottom of the hill there is a gated road that goes to the right. Take a walk in and its an ancient hemlock forest. It continues on the other side of 8 mile river. Prepared to be amazed
Grew up in New England, now reside in the south west. While it is wonderful out here, certainly do long for the density of the New England Forrests. What a great channel.
That's the hugest birch I've ever seen! Can't wait to get a copy
All I can say is thank you for sharing your wealth of information with the world.
Thank you Tom, Ray, and New England Forests!
There is a small "woods" on my property in North Carolina. Now I understand it better. Thank you.
Wonderful - can't wait to read through your new book!
Tom is a fabulous presenter.
Thank you for sharing and caring ❤
Fascinating information with a delightful presentation.
Thank you Ray and Tom this is wonderful. Always a joyous day when a NEF film is uploaded!
I recently bought your book and I am enjoying it quite a lot and have been to 4 different Sites thank you. I've always enjoyed the forest and hiking but now knowing what I'm looking at and how to decipher the forest has been a real benefit to me
Oh wow, the size that yellow birch! Fantastic
What a great channel. A wealth of knowledge and wisdom you don’t find very often. Thank you Tom for taking the time to share your knowledge
Another fantastic series of observations. Thank you!
Amazing information and well presented. My new favorite RUclips channel.
Great Tom. Good to see you publishing new stuff. Thank You 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Thanks Tom, it is always a pleasure to watch one of your videos.
As an avid hiker, your videos have increased my enjoyment out of hiking even more now that I have some ideas about what is happening in the woods around me. These videos are always fantastic and Tom does a great job of explaining these concepts in a way that is easy for all to grasp. If you ever make your way into the west, I'd love some videos about the ecology of say California forests, where I primarily hike.
I had no idea you could even read a Forrest like a book not to mention all the stories the Forrest has to tell. Brilliant.
Thank you. Having grown up in New England woods, this is a delightful way to revisit and learn more about the places, trees and plants I will always love.🌸🐌💙
I've lived and worked long enough in the woods to see fields and meadows fill in and "disappear", yet there are other areas where the trees seem to have stopped growing. Now I have a better understanding of what may be happening there.
I love learning fragments of the knowledge Tom possesses, would love to see him do a video in Maine
Thank you SO much for posting these videos. I learn more here than I did in Forestry school.
Others have said that too. Tom is one of the best teachers out there.
Your videos and knowledge fund is so wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Love your videos! I wish you lived in Missouri. We have some nice forests here and I've been interested in trees all my life. Thanks again.
I’m so curious about the information exchanged among the forest floor network. Also how cute are those porcupine! Love this channel, I’ve lived in New England /hiking most of my life here and I’m learning so much.
I love these videos and have learned so much about the New England forests that have known all my life. Grateful to the filmmakers and Tom for taking the time to do this!
so glad i discovered your channel! fascinating!
Fantastic videos. Thanks for posting.
Tom I just found out about this video posting, super great 👍 documentary, I just started watching your video today, you do a great job 👏
The trees of New England were also cut to build ships for the British Navy. The shipyards of New England produced 10 ships a month at one time and each ship took 2,000 trees to build.
You’d likely appreciate our film “Eastern White Pine- the Tree Rooted in American History “, on this channel at ruclips.net/video/bQs7novlvtA/видео.html
As always, incredible insight by Tom. Thank you for continuing to post interesting content.
Tom is a treasure.
Fascinating. Tom Wessels is a fountain of knowledge on trees.
Hutannya lebat dan suasananya sejuk dan terjaga dengan baik.
Great job New England Forests! 👍
The next best thing to walking and interpreting the landscape with you, Tom. Thanks for this!
Intriguing and useful content to that is well explained. I wish someone would make videos like this for the southern woodlands
What a great education I just got. Great job Tom. Thank you !
It's joy walking in the woods with you. Thanks.
Beautifully done! Thanks!
Great video ! thanks for posting .
so so good! amazing information thanx for sharing!
I am dumbfounded by the age of standing trees. Now, I realize each tree to be cut down should be re thought to be cut.thank you very much for your knowledge. This is wonderful!
Absolutely marvelous! Pisgah is one of my absolutely favorite walking spots, and Tom Wessels has really done it justice. So much to see!
Book is on the way, thanks!!!! Great learning.
As a horticulturalist and arborist by trade, I tend to get so focused on what is going on in the landscape industry. It is so nice to watch stuff like this and nerd out over trees and plants.
Incredible video. Thanks for everyone’s work.
Incredibly well explained!!
So glad i subscribed :) i needed something awesome to watch :)
Please post link to book when available. Very excited visit these sites with family!
The book should be available mid-August ‘21, and can be pre-ordered now, from the usual booksellers.
@@NewEnglandForests Thank you.
Amazon pre-order: amazon.com/New-Englands-Roadside-Ecology-Explore/dp/164326009X
Tom Wessels is awesome!
Amazing information again. Thank you for your vids.
Very informative and entertaining as well. I cannot remember the last time I have seen such a spectacular mountain laurel bloom. Awe inspiring this season.
Thank you so much for your great work.
Great video! Thank you!
I would love to go for a walk in the woods with this guy.
Dude should auction off "Walks with Tom". I'd pay good money to spend an afternoon in the forest learning from this guy.
On the other side of the river and cabin fever is setting in. Shure glad I found this channel.
I think my wife and I should give each other that book for Christmas.
Fantastic presentation. I learned a lot in a short time.
Great videos. Bet his classes are highly enriching.
These documentaries are very well made and i am always excited to find out your next instalment! Do hope stumbling on a Chestnut themed one in the future..Maybe? Thanks again!..
Thanks Peter... others have asked about a chestnut story too. I'd love to do that, but I'm not sure I could get enough material to do it justice. Will keep it under consideration though.
The book sounds awesome, gotta find one for Pennsylvania like that.
I love this channel. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, Tom. My walks through my local woods are much richer experiences after finding your videos.
Another wonderful video! Thank you Tom for your wonderful content and narration style. I always learn something new in your videos.