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Hi Tuma, July 5, 2013
Would you please explain what your methods are ?=20
When gathering Birch bark for starting lunch fires we were always =
carefull to remove only to loose outer bark; the loose is better for =
kindling and by leaving tight inner bark there would be a crop of loose =
bark in later years.
But for some craft purposes I expect all of the outer bark layer is =
needed, i.e. right down to the brownish inner bark. Can all of this =
outer layer be removed over a considerable length without harm or musts =
part of the circumference be left ?
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tuma Young=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] birch bark harvesting ad
The Mi'kmaq have been harvesting birch bark for thousands of years for =
wide variety of uses and there is a method in which you use to properly =
peel the bark without killing the tree. In fact, I will be going out =
this weekend to harvest bark to make birchbark oil that is used by =
traditional Mi'kmaq healers. Generally speaking the tree suffers no =
damage and quickly heals. Trees that have been harvested are called =
CMT's (Culturally Modified Trees) by researchers and this also applies =
to longer growing species. CMT's have recently become the subject of =
archaeological and anthropological research in BC. Locations where =
CMT's are found have formed the basis for protection against logging, =
clear cutting or biomass harvesting.
On 2013-07-05, at 7:59 AM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:
The following text of an ad on p.10 of Northern Woodlands magazine =
(Summer '13) caught my attention:
"It's white birch bark harvest season! We need to buy bark from =
thousands of trees in June and July!"
From the contact email I tracked down the company website:
http://www.birchbarkvt.com/
I though stripping birch bark from trees would kill the tree. The =
website says nothing about the safety to the trees (or lack thereof) of =
this activity.
Nancy
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Would you please explain what =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> When gathering Birch bark for =
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lunch fires we were always carefull to remove only to loose outer bark; =
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loose is better for kindling and by leaving tight inner bark there would =
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crop of loose bark in later years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> But for some craft purposes I =
expect all of=20
the outer bark layer is needed, i.e. right down to the brownish =
inner bark.=20
Can all of this outer layer be removed over a considerable length =
without harm=20
or musts part of the circumference be left ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dtumayoung@me.com href=3D"mailto:tumayoung@me.com">Tuma =
Young</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 05, 2013 =
1:32 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] birch =
bark=20
harvesting ad</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>The Mi'kmaq have been harvesting birch bark for =
thousands of=20
years for wide variety of uses and there is a method in which you use =
to=20
properly peel the bark without killing the tree. In fact, I will =
be=20
going out this weekend to harvest bark to make birchbark oil that is =
used by=20
traditional Mi'kmaq healers. Generally speaking the tree suffers =
no=20
damage and quickly heals. Trees that have been harvested are=20
called CMT's (Culturally Modified Trees) by researchers and this =
also=20
applies to longer growing species. CMT's have recently become =
the=20
subject of archaeological and anthropological research in BC. =
Locations=20
where CMT's are found have formed the basis for protection against =
logging,=20
clear cutting or biomass harvesting.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>On 2013-07-05, at 7:59 AM, nancy dowd <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</A>>=20
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<DIV>The following text of an ad on p.10 of Northern Woodlands =
magazine=20
(Summer '13) caught my attention:<BR><BR></DIV>"It's white birch =
bark=20
harvest season! We need to buy bark from thousands of trees in June =
and=20
July!"<BR><BR></DIV>From the contact email I tracked down the =
company=20
website:<BR><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.birchbarkvt.com/">http://www.birchbarkvt.com