NOT RUBBISH: taswegianWOODbank7250

APRIL 8 2025

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A truly strong idea does not need the approval of others

any more than a dog needs the approval of cats

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MAKERS keep stashes of stuff for 'later' it is how they BANKstuff for their future and placeMAKERS store stuff in order that they might have a future. The earth needs stuff to be returned to it gently in order that it might be onCYCLED ... reincarnated in fact. Within 'wood' ... living or dead ... there is 'carbon' and it is 'cycling and cycling' and its never dead.

THEearth of which there is but one, likes its inhabitants to be onCYCLING stuff that stores carbon, and she approves of its usefulness and the lives that it lives after endlessly being stashed/store/banked so it might be onCYCLED and live an infinite life in the form of many 'things'.

When 'wood' is banked, carbon is banked, and it pays dividends, it generates interest, its a home for the stories that are banked with it.

SO, if we're frugal and we 'bank wood' THEearth thanks us and inescapably she punishes those of us who are less than frugal.

In the cause environmental frugality we need WOODbanks, more WOODheaps, more CARBONstashes, in order to save ourselves from the dystopias of our own making. In Feng Shui, REDdoors are seen as HOMESmouths – entry points for abundance, opportunity's gateway. So, festoon WOODbanks with RED as they'll be 'read' MOSTLY just because they're RED.

If you think a WOODbank will make a difference, not just in your town, at your place, in resource ONcycling, in environmental advocacy to do with environmental sustainability, then you have to be prepared to accept that you are not going to get automatic approval. Pick the tasks that are big enough to matter, and that are small enough to get done ... spend the time ... gather stuff up ... bank it!

INTRODUCTION TO THE THYER TREE VALUATION METHOD

In the 'civic circumstance' he Thyer Tree Valuation Method was developed in Sydney, Australia during 1984. It was distributed for public use in 1985 and there have been minor modifications since. The method is summarised and presented as a one page worksheet for ease of use. Personnel engaged in tree valuation should be qualified, experienced and knowledgeable in arboriculture and landscape assessment. They should also be trained in the use of this method. .

The method allows the calculation of monetary values for trees. It was designed to value trees on public or community owned land in city, town and suburban locations. It is assumed that tree values may be affected by the zoning and permitted uses of the land on which they grow. The method is not intended for use within bushland areas, or on rural land except near residences.

The valuation is an expression of the positive qualities of the tree, the contribution that tree makes to the landscape, and the extent to which this is appreciated. The calculated value is a statement of the importance of the tree to the environment and human community, not just to the owner of the tree. Owners and neighbours may calculate different values depending on their opinion of, or problems with a tree. Values calculated for trees on private land indicate the value of those trees to the community.

Damage caused by the tree, cost to repair that damage, and cost to repair or remove the tree must be valued separately. The method combines four factors to establish a Significance Index for each tree:

1. Size measures of height, side view of canopy area, dripline diameter, and girth.

2. Age of the tree.

3. Physical assessment of the tree and location.

4. Social benefit and how the tree is appreciated.

However, in the context of 'place' and cultural landscaping there are other 'value systems' that need to be considered in a cultural context and especially so in the context of significant and impending change relative to climate change, pandemic management etc.

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