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When the Prince Charles Secondary School drama club presents Anne Frank and Me from Feb. 21-23, the audience will be in for much more than an evening of entertainment — the play offers a stark reminder of not-so-distant history by showing the real-life story of Anne Frank and the Holocaust. “It’s a story of humanity, and how people have been mistreated,” said director and drama teacher Brooke Douma. “It was obviously wrong the way all those people were treated. It’s something that should never be forgotten so history doesn’t repeat itself.” Anne Frank and Me, which has a cast of mainly Grade 9 students, takes place in two time periods. It begins in 2013, with Nicole, played by Zoe Fenrick, and her friends studying The Diary of Anne Frank for school. “They’re learning about Anne Frank in school, and some of her friends don’t believe the Holocaust happened,” said Douma.

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Five years into the project, it’s time to wrap up the information gathering and publish the Erickson history book, says organizer Sharon Brennan. Brennan met with a committee that includes a dozen or more volunteers last week to outline plans to finalize the project. “We keep getting the comment, ‘We didn’t know you were collecting information on the history of Erickson—we didn’t know what was going on,’” she said. That response has puzzled volunteers, who have participated in parade floats, held a two-day celebration at Erickson Elementary School, had an information booth at the fall fair and set up displays on Canyon Street during last year’s Blossom Festival. Perhaps it’s because Erickson has no community centre that it is difficult to get people to focus on activities in their neighbourhood, she admitted. The volunteer committee, which has amassed submissions from families during its time in existence, would like more details about families and, especially, on See ERICKSON, page 3

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From Page 1 Erickson business history The conversation turned to listing businesses that some of the long-time residents remembered—Telford’s Store, the train station, The Spot, Fountain Grocery, Strawberry Inn, SunKee Farms, Ledbetter’s Garage, The Candle Factory, Truscott’s Honey Farm, Erickson Shopping Centre, Samuelson’s Cartage and Murphy Coal and Cartage among them. Poultry farms, mill and mine sites, a dray business, machine and welding shops, Rainbow Equipment, Littlejohn’s fruit stand and campground (which used to sell tulips, gladioli and apple boxes, one sharp mind recalled), Woods Dairy, Mensinger’s Garage and the

Bide-a-Wee Camp were all mentioned. “We do have a fair amount of information,” Brennan said. “But we are still trying to collect stories, photos and tales of interesting incidents.” “Did you know that Clark Gable once stayed at the Bide-aWee?” Creston Museum manager Tammy Hardwick asked, smiling. No one at the meeting did, and she promised to dig up more on the story. Other interesting stories are out there. Like the one about Erickson men commuting by train to work at a World War II prisoner of war camp near Lethbridge. After the war, a released prisoner built a home on property adjacent to that of one of the guards.

“We are going to accept stories until April 1st,” Brennan said. “And we would like to invite anyone interested in volunteering to join us to help gather information and do interviews.” Submissions, she said, don’t need to be polished prose, ready for print. Committee members will happily make sure the editing is done, if they can just get the information in written form. To make sure your family history is included, the following outline is presented as a guideline for submissions: •Family name? •When did it move to Erickson? •Where did it come from?

•How many people came? •What property was purchased and size of property? •Previous landowner? Amount paid for land? •Did the property have existing buildings? •What kind of work did family members do? •Who were the neighbours? •Did your family have school children? Where did they attend school? Who were their teach-

ers? •Any additional information? •How many of the family remain in the Creston Valley? •Where have other members gone? Submissions can be mailed to Sharon Brennan at Box 9, Erickson, BC, V0B1K0 or emailed to ericksonhistory@live.com. Photos can be dropped off at the Creston Museum and Archives.

Kettle re-elected as KERHD chair BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

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Scam artists have been out in full force on telephones and the Internet recently, the RCMP learned last week. Last Wednesday, Creston police were brought into the picture when a local female reported she was the victim of an on-line “secret shopper” scam. She had signed on to an Internet invitation earlier, Cpl. Monty Taylor said on Monday, and received a cheque in the mail. “She said she took it to her bank and was told it looked legitimate, so she deposited it,” he said. Soon after, she was directed to send three of her own cheques via Western Union to New York addresses. As well, she was told to visit a Walmart store, buy $100 worth of merchandise, then fax some forms reporting her experience. When the complainant got a call from her bank that the cheque had bounced, she put a stop payment on her cheques, but some had already been cashed. Investigating officer Cst. Dave Skretting called several phone numbers associated with the scam. In one conversation, a female said she wanted to call him back using a blocked number, then hung up when he refused. In another call, a male with a thick accent said what he was doing was legitimate, then attempted to recruit Skretting into the scheme, saying he could make $10-20,000 a month. “You would be calling me ‘sir’, you would be making so much money,” he said. “We could work magic together.” The investigation continues.

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In other RCMP news, Creston police responded to 55 calls for service from February 4-10, Taylor said. February 4 •A Delco car battery was stolen from a 19th Avenue South residence. •An attempted break and entry to an 11th Avenue North residence failed. •Several untraceable 911 calls from cell phones were received. February 5 •Police were unable to locate a suspicious vehicle that followed a youth on Hillside Street. •A female reported being followed on 11th Avenue South by a suspicious male, described as about 5-foot 7-inches tall and wearing a hoodie and black jeans. February 6 •Police will be closely monitoring a prolific offender who has been released from jail. •A report of financial and emotional abuse of an elder was referred to a provincial ministry for investigation. •Charges are being recommended after three males assaulted another male. •A 55-year-old male died suddenly his home on 10th Avenue South. Cause of death is not con-

sidered suspicious. •When police arrived at a 7th Avenue South residence after a report of a male trying to enter the house, they found him to be in medical stress, possibly due to a drug overdose. He was taken to hospital, where police were called back to help subdue him. He was later transported to Cranbrook hospital. •A male reported being chased by another male, whom police could not be located. February 7 •An elderly female driving a blue Olds illegally passed a stopped school bus on 20th Avenue at Birch Street. •Suspicions were raised when firefighters responded to a call on Crusher Road, but not allowed to enter the house. A father and son were arrested and a search warrant resulted in the seizure of 178 marijuana plants, some dried product and paraphernalia. The father was charged and has a court appearance pending. •An intoxicated male was arrested on Canyon Street and held in cells until sober. •A missing male suffering from dementia was located the next day when he attempted to enter the US at the Kingsgate border crossing. February 8 •An attempted break and entry to a Canyon Street store is being investigated. Police have partial descriptions of two of the three suspects. •The owner of a vicious collie on 44th Street has agreed to keep the dog contained in yard. •Mailboxes were damaged on Simon Road. •A mountain bike was found in a hedge in the 200 block of 18th Avenue South. •No injuries resulted from a two-car collision on Canyon Street at 16th Avenue after a car pulled out of the parking lot. •The owner of a blue SUV has been sent a written warning after the vehicle passed a stopped school bus in the 1600 block of Northwest Boulevard. •A 1st Avenue North resident complained about not receiving an order paid for with Paypal. February 9 •A Settlement Road resident reported his computer had been hacked, after which he was contacted by a company offering to make remote repairs for $300. •A 78-year-old Riondel male is out $2,500 after he wired money to help a man posing as his son-in-law in Montreal. The caller said he had been in an accident and needed money to pay a fine. •A suspected intoxicated couple who purchased alcohol in Wynndel and then drove away in a blue Hyundai could not be located by police. •A female reported getting a computer message, purportedly from an RCMP division, ordering her to pay a $100 fine and threatening her with more fines and a jail sentence. •The assault of a 15-year-old male is being investigated.

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What is Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1782, 2013 about? The intent of this Bylaw is to amend Schedule “A”, being the Town of Creston Zoning Map, by rezoning the property legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 892, Kootenay District, Plan NEP20803 (13338th Avenue North), as shown on the map below, from “R-5 Rural Residential” to “R-1 Single Family Residential”, subject to all legal requirements.

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From page 1 Following an accident, the setting shifts to 1942, where Nicole finds herself in a family resisting the Nazis. She eventually meets Anne Frank aboard a train headed for the Auschwitz concentration camp. With events such as those decades in the past, it’s more important than ever to make sure no one forgets. “The generation that lived through the Holocaust is starting to die off,” said Douma. “A lot of kids in today’s generation, and even my generation, don’t know who Anne Frank is.” “People should know about the Holocaust, because even though it was a horrific event, it’s part of our history,” said Fenrick. “The farther in time we get away from it, the smaller impact it has on people. … I believe that doing a play based on the Holocaust is a great way to teach people about it,

while adding humour and familiarity to it, as well.” Anne Frank and Me, by Cherie Bennet, had its Off-Broadway premiere in New York in 1996, and was adapted into a novel in 2001. It has since been a popular production for regional and community theatre groups — which is hardly surprising considering the impact the story has had on the cast. “The most important thing I’ve learned from this play is that no matter what hardships you face, the most important thing to remember is to have faith and never lose hope,” said Fenrick. “I also learned how important family is, and to treasure the time you have with them.” And it’s a show that will have an impact on people of all ages. “It’s a story about family, faith, hope and love that allows you to feel as though you are in another world,” said Fenrick. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors, available at Creative Fix, Black Bear Books, cast members and PCSS. Each performance begins at 7 p.m.

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I don’t follow Alberta politics enough to know much about Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, but a recent CBC Radio interview left me admiring his honesty and pragmatism. I’m just a mayor, he said, and I shouldn’t even be involved in this argument. But the other levels of government are dropping the ball and no one is saying what needs to be said. Nenshi was talking about the polarized battle currently going on about the construction of oil pipelines. What made his comments stand out in my mind? He is the first elected official I have heard admitting there is an elephant in the room with regards to energy and natural resource extraction. We need to be aware, he said, that the oilsands contain a huge amount of fossil fuels that are in demand around the world, but eventually, perhaps sooner than we think, other forms of energy will supplant them and their value will plummet. Huh? Here’s a very bright man — academic, business and non-profit credentials teeming in his resume — and he’s basically saying that Alberta and Canada need to make hay while the sun shines, that today’s Canadian petroleum reserves just might be yesterday’s Dutch tulip domination. Believe him or don’t, but I think he deserves credit for adding an entirely new angle to the debate about the oilsands and the need for pipelines to help move the product to international markets. For a long time, I’ve been of the opinion that the headlong rush to

develop the Athabasca reserves was unwarranted. Within my own company I’ve often been the one to say that I don’t want to be the beta test lab rat — give me a product or ser-

Those two sides have predominantly shaped the battlefield over oil sand development and, more recently, pipeline projects. Market interests battle environmental concerns. So along comes Nenshi and says that it is governments’ responsibility to maximize the benefits of resources today so that tomorrow’s generations don’t lose out. Move the argument toward how we make the extraction of resources as clean and safe as possible, ensuring we Lorne Eckersley get full economic value when we know the demand vice after it has been tested and tried is high. Don’t risk twiddling our thumbs too long and losing out on at other sites first. Experiment on the economic benefits that could another body and come to see me accrue long into the future. when you have results. Same with What Nenshi didn’t say in the the tarsands or oilsands or whatever interview I heard, though he no your philosophy causes you to call doubt has thought it out (he has a them. Why not prove the various master’s degree in public policy technologies elsewhere, or at least from Harvard, after all) is how we on a smaller scale, and then talk make sure that the people, who are about large-scale development? the true owners of the resource, get That’s probably been the most their fair share of the pie. I think if it pragmatic argument among those is a straight trade for jobs, it’s a who worry, rightfully, about the environmental impacts and potential lousy deal. But if royalties and tax dollars flow into government cofdevastating long-term effects on fers, to be invested in infrastructure, water, air and wildlife in northern education, a sustaining fund (which Alberta and Saskatchewan. should be a lot higher by now than Technologies have improved dramatically in recent years, so let them the Heritage Fund’s $16 billion) and affordable services that don’t leave keep improving until we are conthe province in a debt and deficit sitvinced they won’t ruin this little uation, his argument gets much part of the planet. more compelling. But industry poses an equally I’d like to hear a lot more from strong argument, I think, that the Nenshi in these discussions and a lot technology only develops when it is put to use. Great strides aren’t made less from public relations hacks. The talks would likely be more meaningin laboratories and on computers — ful than they are now. they happen out in the field, where Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the working experience increases the Creston Valley Advance. investment and innovation.

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Mild weather good for pruning

I hate to say it but the cloud cover in the valley over winter is really good for growing fruit. It moderates the winter temperatures. In cold weather, it traps in all the heat. Later in spring, it keeps the sun from warming everything up too fast too early. This helps protect the fruit buds over winter and helps increase spring pollination. It is ironic to me that we live so close to the sunniest city in all of B.C. — Cranbrook — yet starve most of the winter for the sun ourselves. You win some, you lose some. A lot of my neighbours are taking advantage of the mild winter weather to prune their orchards. We’ve already finished pruning our cherry orchard, so I can concentrate on the greenhouse and nursery end of things for the next few months. A few notes on pruning fruit trees for the folks who are unsure: Use freshly sharpened bypass style hand pruners and loppers. I like brands such as Felco or Corona for their quality and durability. They will make nice clean cuts that heal well. Hammer and anvil style pruners tend to crush the tree tissues when they cut. Keep a one-litre spray bottle of 10 per cent bleach solution handy to disinfect your tools between trees. Sturdy orchard ladders with three legs can be safely positioned on any

terrain. You may also need a sharp saw for cuts larger than 1.5 to two inches in diameter. When making a cut, look for the branch bark collar. This is the spot where the bark of the smaller branch

known as the scaffold growing vertically up and out in a vase shape. The umbrella-like form sees one main trunk growing up to a working height of anywhere from five to 10 feet and then three or four main branches (comprising the scaffold) growing out on a horizontal plane. The central leader forms use the main upright trunk as the scaffold, which allows for a much tighter tree spacing for use in high density orchards. All these shapes help take advantage of natural airflow and sunlight penetration to keep the tree and its fruit healthy and disease free. A good rule of thumb is to never remove more than 25 to 30 per cent of the tree’s wood in one year. By taking out older wood you encourage regeneration of younger wood, which a few years down the road will be more productive. It may take several years of pruning to get an older tree back into shape. After pruning, when the warm weather returns but before the blossoms are out, you should put a dormant spray on the fruit trees. This is often a mixture of dormant oil and lime sulphur, which helps to further control over-wintering insects and diseases. Evan Davies owns Beltane Nursery at 2915 Highway 3 in Erickson.

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you are cutting off meets the bark of the larger branch you are leaving. There is a swelling of the bark and you will want to leave this intact, so it will heal quicker. If you leave a stub, it will take years longer to heal over. In general, we prune out any branches that are dead, diseased, crossing over and rubbing, growing back into the tree or growing straight up. Before starting, take a few steps back and look to see what form, if any, the tree has been pruned to before. Larger fruit trees are generally pruned to one of a few styles. They are the open vase, the umbrella-like form, the central leader or the modified central leader. The open vase has three or four main branches

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Those with dogmatic beliefs are the problem To the Editor: (Re: “Israel conflict is spiritual”, Feb. 7 Advance) This will be my last submission on the Israeli/Palestinian issue as it was never my intention to start another religious war but Mr. Slimm’s very dogmatic views do deserve a response. The Hebrew Bible tells us that the land of Canaan, or land of Israel, was prom-

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ised by God to the descendants of Abraham’s youngest son, Isaac. The Qur’an states that the land of Canaan was promised to all descendants of Abraham, including his elder son, Ishmael, from whom the Arabs claim descent. Neither Slimm nor I can say with any authority which belief may or may not be correct. The points I expressed in my letter (“Canada now appears to be pro-Israeli”, Dec. 13) were based on personal observation and experience. I have worked in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Israel for varying periods of time and have made three visits to Jerusalem and the West Bank. I believe that I have a reasonably well-balanced view of what is going on in that part of the world. I have seen the day-to-day suffering of the Palestinian people and feel a deep sympathy for them, with the constant stopping, ques-

tioning and searching by Israel police while so-called Jewish settlers strut by, many of them with an automatic weapon slung over their shoulder. The relentless illegal expansion and construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank has made an independent Palestinian state an impossible dream in my view and I feel certain that Israel has no intention of ever allowing one to exist. This slow but steady expansion and the hopeless living conditions result a steady flow of Palestinian refugees and ethnic cleansing is the end result. Does this make Israel a hardline nation? I will let you decide that question. People with dogmatic, uncompromising religious beliefs will never solve the Israeli/Palestinian problems because, in fact, they are the problem. Clive England Creston

Humanity lost Don’t expect applause

A friend forwarded me this: “You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.” True, but you can “legislate” poor to become poorer and rich to become filthy rich. How? By legislating a fraudulent monetary fractional reserve system, creating tax loopholes for big guys (they pay no taxes), by turn-

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ing Wall Street into gambling casinos where taxpayers must reimburse sharks’ losses, and by fanning wars without reason, sanity or purpose (except for the greed). In 2012, the U.S. prosecuted Europe’s largest bank, HSBC for enabling Mexican drug cartels and al-Qaida terrorists to launder money. The outcome was a $1.9 billion fine, but not a single senior officer was criminally charged. Isn’t that mind-boggling? Would any of us get away with that? How about this: The filthy rich have some $27 trillion in offshore accounts, and the largest corporations pay little or no corporate tax. Another textbook example: In the U.S., the richest 0.01 per cent quadrupled their wealth in last two decades. There goes the myth that rich are job creators. They are, in fact, parasites, who, by the ways of exploiting, trickery and bribery, get one set of laws for us and another set for themselves. According to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, about 95 per cent of $230 trillion of U.S. derivative exposure (worthless junk) was in hands of four major banks. Once the bubble bursts, those who trusted the fraudsters will lose everything. Now let’s explore the wheel hub of this all: What had Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi and Iran in common? You know part of the answer, oil, but did you know that Saddam started to sell oil for euros instead of U.S. dollars, Gaddafi wanted to sell oil for dinars and Iran is dumping the dollar and euro? That tells you one of the main reasons imperial vultures and their handlers were and are so desperate to change those regimes. Under the “bad” Gaddafi, electricity was free, loans had no interest, newlyweds got about $50,000 to start a family, and education and medicare were free. If a Libyan wanted to farm, he would get land, a house, equipment, seeds and livestock. If Libyans could not find education or medical facilities at home, the government funded them to go abroad. The price of gas was 14 cents per litre. Libya had no external debt and its reserves were $150 billion (likely stolen by now). If a Libyan was unable to get employment after graduation, the state would pay the average

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The above is the 59th and final Lojong slogan in the series that you have been reading for the last two years, and it is the slogan I like the best. I always chuckle when I read it. It advises us that even if we have

indignation and self-pity. Instead of appreciating the goodness that comes our way, we fester about how we didn’t get the praise or recognition we rightfully deserve. If what we are doing is all about being seen and praised, when we are not seen, the wind goes out of our sails and we founder. To gain approval we must buy into the dominant values of a materialistic society. If what gets approval is getting rich, Kuya Minogue we strive for wealth; if it is beauty, we strive for lived the spiritual life set out in these beauty; if it is power over others, that slogans, we are not to expect anyone is what we seek. But desperation for to congratulate us! Instead it recom- outer rewards only increases our mends that we look at how much we sense of inner poverty. In a quest for long for recognition. It can be embar- recognition, we ignore what is truly rassing, but often, as soon as we do valuable; we give our power to othsomething good, it is as if we were ers and are left empty. little children at a playground. Any Zen teacher will tell you not “Watch me, mama! Look at me! Look to have a gaining mind in your what I can do!” And when our good meditation practice, not to practice acts are unacknowledged or unrecog- to acquire fame and/or gain, not to nized, we get puffy and upset. improve your material world, not This slogan gives us a chance to to improve in your inner life. Zen examine our whole relationship to practice is not a self-improvement people- pleasing, approval, recogni- program. Within diligent practice, tion and even fame. The slogan we are already enlightened. We doesn’t suggest that recognition in practice for no other reason than it itself is a bad thing, or that we should is good to do so. We practice to realnot encourage or recognize others. ize the enlightened mind that we Indeed, it can be inspiring to see the were endowed with at birth. kinds of creative works, intellectual Today’s practice: Notice when insights, ingenious problem solving, you expect applause. Explore what and acts of heroism and kindness that lies behind that expectation. Notice people have accomplished. Their the shift between doing something accomplishments can inspire us to do good and right, and looking around similar things. We live in a world for recognition from someone who dominated by bad news and a focus has noticed. on the many problems we face. It is This column is a long series of short healthy to applaud people who do essays exploring the meaning of the well. But when we expect our actions Lojong Slogans. It is inspired by the to be rewarded with praise, problems work of Judy Lief. arise. Kuya Minogue is the resident teachIt is surprising how quickly our er at Creston’s ZenWords Zen Centre. unmet expectations trigger emotions For more information, she can be such as anger, jealousy, righteous reached at 250-428-3390.

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salary until employment was found. All Libyans got oil royalties. Twentyfive per cent of Libyans were university educated. Libya built the world’s largest irrigation project — water was available throughout the desert country. Of course, the “bad” Gaddafi had to be replaced by the “good” al-Qaida, courtesy of NATO bombing. Advance readers, you think our sold-out politicos will learn from Gaddafi? Of course not! We allow our natural resources to be looted. Instead of a $150 billion surplus and decent

social safety net, we have a $600 billion federal debt, with health care and education falling apart. Somewhere I found this quote: “Reading is your friend, corporate corruption and greed are not.” Please read, study and educate yourself, think for yourself, and pass it on. In this round, humanity lost. In the final round, we will win. Vladimir Certik believes that thinking outside the box and engaging fellow citizens may bring simple solutions to complex problems. The West Creston resident can be reached at 250-402-0055.

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A closer look at dead and decaying trees

Our landscape is forested with more than a dozen types of trees. Each species has its own special requirements for growth and each has its own physical features. Some, compared to others, grow slowly

moisture even long after the tree falls to the ground. Let’s consider a related aspect. Since poplar wood is soft, but heavy with moisture, the weak limbs break off readily in windstorms leaving an entrance for decay to enter the remainder of the branch or the tree trunk. An opening may soon develop, giving a woodpecker access to a potential nesting cavity. Ed McMackin After the woodpecker is done with the nest site, and live a long time, while oth- a chickadee or small owl may ers grow rapidly but compared make use of it. Here begins one to others never become what of the several benefits of damone would call old trees. Others, aged, dead or dying trees to when they die or start to die, birds. The dead tree’s benefits decay rapidly, while others will goes on long after the tree is stand as dead snags or lay on dead. the forest floor for years after Bird nesting activities, while others have rotted away. Grand benefited by standing dead and white fir trees decay much trees, also may result in the tree quicker than western larch. falling down sooner, speeding Members of the poplar fami- up the recycling of the nutrily generally grow fast and once ents. Standing dead birch trees, they die, for whatever reason, snags, I have found, don’t usuthey rot relatively rapidly. Black ally fall in entirety but in seccottonwood, a member of this tions from the top down. I have group, seems to grow best discovered that the sections where there is plenty of mois- often broke off at a bird nest ture. Water, the factor that aids cavity, a weak point. A woodits growth, also indirectly pecker would be the likely one, brings about its demise and at one time, to have taken decay. The wood of the cotton- advantage of the soft wood to wood or poplar tree, although chisel out a space inside the soft compared to, say, larch, is protective tree trunk. very heavy not because it is Bird foraging for wood-borhard but because it is laden ing insect larvae also contribwith water. The wood retains utes to the acceleration of tree an extraordinary amount of decay. Recently I checked out a

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Pileated woodpecker excavation for lunch may bring this tree down.

pileated woodpecker that had been occupied with a nearby dead grand fir tree. On examining the spot I discovered that the pileated had chiselled away nearly half of the tree trunk. At the next strong wind, I expect that rotted tree will come down. Then the decaying and recycling process will continue a little faster. Decay in a lot of trees quite often starts and proceeds faster at the base of the trunk, resulting in the whole tree coming down. There are boring insects that will infect the base of some small trees causing the affected part to break off. Water, wind, humidity, temperature, disease and plants all play a role in the growth and decay of trees, but I hadn’t before looked closely at the influence of bird foraging and nesting on the recycling process of tree nutrients. Neither had I considered a pileated woodpecker to take up the profession of being a “faller”, one who falls trees. The benefits of decaying and dying trees go on long after the trees are dead, still standing or fallen to the ground. Dead or dying trees are often cut down because they pose a hazard, but often cut down because they are deemed unsightly. But a standing dead or fallen tree may be a welcome sight to a woodpecker or other cavity nesting or insect foraging bird. Ed McMackin is a biologist by profession but a naturalist and hiker by nature. He can be reached at 250866-5747.

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