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Re: TH: Fledgling hometown forestry
Post-To: Tree-House@Majordomo.Flora.Com (Community Forestry) ----------
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> Hi Beverly -
>
> Great letter, and sorry that neither I nor others have been able to
> provide satisfactory answers to your complex questions. As for tree
> inventory software, there are a few packages available. The Nat'l
> Arbor Day Foundation can sell you 'Tree-Keeper Jr.' for about $100.
>
> That's the cheapest and may serve your needs, but a database program
> like Excell / FoxPro / Paradox might be a better investment. If any
> of our listeners have written a tree inventory database template, could
> you pass it along to the Santa Margarita Community Foresters? The
> argument here is that if you master the database, you can use it for
> all kinds of other things as well. Or find a computer geek (like me :)
> in your neighborhood who wants to volunteer some save-the-trees work.
>
> It's a challenge with your costs being over $1000 -- that puts you a
> bit beyond the smaller fund-raising sources like going to Home Depot /
> K-Mart etc. Many popular businesses allocate funds for community
> projects every year (or can provide shovels, digging-bars, good hoses).
>
> Once you get on their yearly cycle they'll expect you back next year.
> In DC, the folks at GROW (Garden Resources Of Washington) took in 1000s
> of dollars in a few hours throwing a fundraiser at a fashionable book-
> store (I believe it was 'Barnes & Noble'). This is an intriguing idea!
>
> For more on funding, see the 'Milwaukee' article, immediately following.
>
> As for liability, this is where your county / municipality can at
> least shield you somewhat from potential damages. Discuss this with
> your local officials. They might be more sympathetic than you think.
>
> Richard@Flora.Com
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> Richard Tryzno Ellsberry | FloraList Operations | Baltimore USDA Zone 7
> -------------------------+-( http://flora.com )-+----------------------
Hi Richard,
Thank you so much for responding. I liked your suggestion regarding
Excell/FoxPro/Paradox --- makes sense to use a program that could also
serve other needs in our project and beyond. Though I'm *not* a computer
geek, I am learning to navigate the techno world one step at a time!
Anyway, thanks again for sharing some ideas to help us on our way.
Beverly Gingg, Coordinator
Santa Margarita Community Forestry
http://www.slonet.org/~bgingg/
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