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

@dropclutch1

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your hard work on this Ray! You are benefitting both your viewers and the natural systems that we are gaining a better understanding and are thus better able to protect and nurture them.

@markhonea2461

2 жыл бұрын

Where does bittersweet grow and not destroy its host, and how?

@imaahole9668

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I've found things in the woods that I'd like to send you the pictures and see if you can give me an idea as to what did it.

If someone told me a few years ago that when you're 20 you will be sitting in your dorm watching ecology videos for fun I would never believe it... here I am

@NewEnglandForests

3 жыл бұрын

Well Nick... get back to work! 😁

@pierredessein5568

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Makes me wish this was my major haha

@whatabouttheearth

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 40 and making up for lost time, learn as much as you can early and the more connections you'll realize when you get older. I left school after 7th grade for various reasons and when I got out of the military when I was about 27 I went to school and took an Environmental Biology class, I'm not in school anymore but Ive loved biology and science ever since (never looked at science before). Learn as much as you can as early as possible, you won't regret it.

@counciousstream

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm Wessels age and watch (and learn) from his videos whilst enjoying a whiskey or two on a Friday night. Here I am. Sometimes twice on the same video.

@nonewherelistens1906

Жыл бұрын

I'm the same age as the presenter. We all have traveled different paths to get here. Are we co-evolving?

I can’t say enough about Tom’s knowledge and his teaching capabilities. He is a natural I could listen to him all day. Kinda wish he was my neighbor so we could hang out and have a beer. The New England forests series has become one of my favorites!

@RyDawg084

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree

@patrickgleason2066

3 жыл бұрын

I feel lucky just to be able to see and hear Tom on KZread. We should appreciate the time that we live in.

@jamesangle7

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@beverlybelcher3423

2 жыл бұрын

So agree

@jamesweir2943

2 жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as evolution. God designed each species exactly the way he wanted them to be.

The amount of knowledge in 30 minutes was more than most podcasters manage to communicate in the entire life of their podcast. I feel like I just got an undergraduate class for free. Incredible.

@weevil_bob

Жыл бұрын

Listen to the crime pays but botany doesnt podcast

Love Professor Wessels he should be Secretary of the Interior..Notice; why would anyone give a thumbs down to this?$$$

that virginia creeper turning red was done beautifully this show is masterfully shot and edited

I stumbled across this video series recently and am so glad that I did. I figured when I started the first one I’d be bored and wouldn’t make it five minutes. I was dead wrong and watched them all with my full attention. It’s clear Tom is a master in his field and has forgotten more than I will ever learn. He’s a great teacher and is very easy to listen and pay attention to. Thank you for producing this series and sharing Tom with us!

We need guys like you in our forestry department. I'm surrounded by replanted forest and it's quite a shame what they've done with forests like you've shown here. The ones here are just future profits waiting to mature, no birds really to speak of, a few species I guess, some squirrels, thick mat of pine and spruce needles, very peaceful and not in a good way, nice straight rows as far as the eye can see. You only need to look at private lands and they are quite small in comparison and you see a line drawn out where the natural forest starts and finishes.

Biology from Red Green. This was great, I'm a fan. Thanks!

@lightfusegetaway

2 жыл бұрын

I can already see it. "Well, looks like we have some missing bark here... So we'll just take a little duct tape and... There, good as new!"

I don't know why I am watching this purely for fun on a Saturday night. But I love it. Our world is so beautiful.

This really is the best natural history channel on KZread. The bits on lichens in particular were facinating. It has occured to me that the species we see in our New England forest date their origins back into the Pleistocene. They emerged in the shadows of, and coevolved with megafauna like mammoths, mastodons, ground sloths etc. Might delving into the nature of these coevolutionary relationships give ideas about how to conserve nature today?

I'm not sure how I ended up here, but I'm loving every minute of it. Tom is a great teacher. Thanks Tom and Ray for these videos.

@debracarriere9051

2 жыл бұрын

Same. A remarkable find on yourtube.

One of the most interesting and informative talks about ecology and mutualism I have listened to. Thank you.

This is awesome. I thought it was gonna be long winded and boring at first. But this guy fires his knowledge like a tommy-gun. He goes over so many plants and the shots are super beautiful

Happy Earth day, Tom. Thank you for this important video I come back to watch year after year.

I knew a tiny bit about these interactions but my eyes have really been opened and my mind blown away, Thank you all that worked on informing us about the vast abilities and needed of the forest. Thanks You Mother Nature, God, The Great Creator for the life on our planet.

What an amazing and inspiring person. Tom seems so genuine and content with himself and his positive attitude rubs off just by hearing him teach. Thank you:)

Very happy to have found this channel.

I was just re-watching old videos the other day and thinking, "I wonder when a new one will be coming out." I'm back in New England so I get to experience the forests again! I love that you highlighted Oriental Bittersweet, it's started expanding into my yard in just the last 10 years climbing up my Eastern White Pines, White Oaks and Sugar Maples. Been quite the battle since it's usually growing next to Poison Ivy and I don't really have a lot of money for herbicides to keep them at bay. I've also found Cleary and Garlic Mustard in the last 5 years after my neighbor had truckloads of fill soil dumped into his yard and have had Glossy Buckthorn growing in my yard for as long as I can remember. A yard of invasive species. Been trying to promote the growth of several types of ferns, which has worked in some areas, as well as Jack in the Pulpits. Thanks for all the info Tom! Great work everyone!

@NewEnglandForests

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeffrey, and thanks for your comments. You're not at all alone in the battle against invasives. It seems they're nearly everywhere, to one degree or another. Every time we open up a forest, especially with sizable clearings, we risk the introduction (or increase) of invasives. Many such places today seem beyond hope of restoration. That's just one reason why our remaining, tiny bits of old growth forest are so important... so far they have largely resisted invasion by non-native plant species. Not always so true of non-native insects or other pathogens. But they're remarkably resilient so far. I think we should take that lesson and make good policy based on it. -Ray

@billastell3753

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomsiekiel7679 Goats are very destructive of a forest. They eat all the young trees and everything they can reach. They have been the cause of many deserts around the globe. As is often the case human intervention is the worst thing that can be done. Best to let nature take it's course.

@colatf2

2 жыл бұрын

@@billastell3753 but we altered nature first, so it’s our obligation to set it right

Not sure how I came across this channel but its a absolute gold mine I enjoy these episodes tremendously

@NewEnglandForests

Жыл бұрын

Well, Z, I'd guess you must just be leading an exemplary life! :) At any rate, thank you!

So glad I found this very nice channel. Not a budding ecologist but an outdoorsman in love with the natural world. Thank you Tom

I had just sold my house and property in Northwest NJ less than 2 years ago, moved south. We lived there 30 years. There are so many things I had noticed while living there, questions now answered. Tom is a treasure trove of info, and affection for our neighboring plant kingdom. Thanks.

Thanks New England Forests and Tom Wessel. I learned so much from this fascinating documentary. The complexity of our our natural world is truly mind boggling!

It’s great to see modern scientific knowledge be applied to understand real world ecosystems on such a practical level without unnecessary reductionism. Science has the potential to vastly deepen our connection with our environment when it isn’t just applied to exploiting natural resources as efficiently as possible.

One of the best videos I've watched in a long time.

Phenomenal video on an amazing subject. Very well said and great examples. I will say that the black flies definitely dined on the camera person.. so that was some sort of meta combining of species. Benefiting the host..

This is a richly informational video. Thank you!!!

Thank you Tom Wessels! We are all in debt with you, this is by far the best nature ecology channel in KZread. Keep the good work! Knowledge about how ecological interactions shape our ecosystems is fundamental for the efforts in conservation. Thank you!

This Man is incredible in his breadth of knowledge, incredibly interesting.

Your delightful videos just started appearing in my KZread feed, not long after I was wondering what you were up to. Though I believe in an indifferent universe, the pesky thing keeps throwing curves. Putney '88.

Great video and info! Loved hearing the depth and detail of our evolving understanding of these relationships, thank you so much for a beautiful film!

This is so fun. Keep watching and pick up new eyes for your next forest adventure.

Tom ... you’re amazing .. thank you for sharing!

I just discovered this wonderful man and fascinating videos Thank you...I needed this

A brilliant lecture. Thank you, Tom.

That final statement. Wow. I feel like we as a species have become very divergent from the processes of co-evolution. Some things we do efficiently, but so many others we do not and the biodiversity of our environments suffer as a result. FASCINATING VIDEO! I observed the phenomena of aphid agriculture with ants on some short plants growing between flagstone at my parents house a few years back before I knew of that kind of relationship. At first I thought wow these ants are really sticking it to these aphids but I waited just a few moments longer and realized the ants were not only tending to the aphids but protecting them. Thank you for nurturing my wonder and curiosity.

What an excellent video and teacher. Only just discovering Tom and I'm enthralled by his gentle nature and ease in explaining these ideas. Can't wait to read his books. New England represent!

Beautifully done! Thanks!

I am glad I found this channel

Thankyou. I've always felt when walking through woodland etc. That it was like visiting someones home and now I think I know why. Excellent.

Can I encourage Dr. Tom Wessel to come out here to the Pacific Northwest and do a co-evolution ecology talk?!!!It could be valuable for our puny efforts to save a few old growth systems

Wonderful video! Very educational and forward thinking. Thank you for sharing!

As always, very informative and fascinating. Thanks for posting!

The only quality content on youtube

Fascinating! I've noticed over the years that Sapsuckers aggressively defend their sap wells against Downy Woodpeckers and Red Squirrels (for example) but are much more casual about it with Chickadees and Hummingbirds. It always sort of made sense that the Sapsucker would be less bothered by smaller friends who will take less; and now to discover there is mutualism in the Sapsucker-Hummingbird relationship, it all makes sense!

This is such a good video. Such an eye opening real world look at mutually beneficial species, and the effects of foreign invasive species entering a stable ecosystem. Humans are pretty amazing with our intelligence and industrialism, but this video is such a perfect example as to why we need to be working towards becoming more harmonious with our environment. Thank you, Tom.

The information he has and the way he shares it is great. Love his “how to read” the forest videos. Plus, I always hope at any moment a little finch will fly out of that badass beard.

Very interesting! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!🙂

Thank you for this ecology lesson. It was very informative and interesting!!

Excellent video. Highly informative and educational. Thank you.

Finally, a KZread channel that is actually educational. Thank you for this great information!

This has become my new favorite youtube channel.

Thanks Tom for explaining the resiliency of forest .

i could watch you talk about coevolution for hours. thanks for the wonderful video

Brilliant stuff!!!! Thank you!

Really glad I found this channel!

Beautiful. Thanks Tom.

Thank you ..learnt so much n just one watch but going to be watching again for sure

Thabk you for explaining things better than I've heard it before

Absolutely fascinating!

I am really enjoying these. A reminder of my ecology classes and what new things we have learned since then. Now I have to see if there are limnology channels

What a delight to listen to someone who *really* know what ecology is. Add eloquent speech, deep knowledge and passion and you get fascinating experience.

Thanks, awesome video

Just found this channel, very interesting information here. In fact I don’t think there are very many channels out there with so much information coming from such a knowledgeable person.

Absolutely fascinating stuff! Great video!

Just another voice saying thank you for these videos! Really excited to take what I've learned and observe it in the forests I hike in the Appalachians and North Eastern woods.

This is so amazing! thank you !

An excellent film, I learned a lot. Many thanks......DA

Your videos are incredible. You need to turn this in to something like the "Heartland Series with Bill Landry." I'm blown away by the knowledge of downed trees, stone walls, and other geographical features. You clearly have a deep knowledge of the area and culture that should be shared. The insights that you provide are something that the majority of people are never going to experience on their own.

this is incredible, so full of insight- thank you both!

@NewEnglandForests

2 жыл бұрын

Owen, you're quite welcome! Thank you for watching. -Ray

Excellent lecture, Tom Wessels only forgets to say that Chesnut trees were not just big but grew very fast, faster than any hardwood tree which explains their success, notwithstanding the wood was great too (but not as dense as most hardwoods) for furniture.

Hi! Thank you for this educational video. Its easy to understand.

Excellent, accessible explanation

Really well done video. I learned a lot.

That was Epic! What a terrific and informative presentation... and the pictures and video footage were great as well. Thank you so much for this information. ✌🏽

@NewEnglandForests

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t do better than Tom Wessels, he’s tops.

Very well done, interesting and informative.

The photography and videography is absolutely spectacular not to mention the actually content, brilliant video :)

You are a wealth of knowledge Tom. What's happening today on our beautiful planet concerns me to no end, especially the rapid deforestation of the Amazon.

Wish everyone would see this, Thanks

Thank you to both Tom and this channel! Can't believe how much information was in just 30 minutes lol.

I enjoyed this video. Thank you!

thank you sir, this was spectacularly interesting.

this is insane way more respect for the forests i grew up in

Thanks for sharing this knowledge, I will treat and view my property differently now knowing how certain things help each other.

Really informative lecture, thanks.

no matter the subject, I really appreciate a good lecturer.

What a wonderful video and amazing channel, so informative and fascinating! Keep it up please!

@NewEnglandForests

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Blake... working on it right now!

Awesome video

Incredible work well done

Great video

Fascinating insights

My, what an impressive fountain of knowledge! (:-)

@NewEnglandForests

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Doug, yes... Tom is an excellent ecologist and teacher. If you ever have the opportunity to take part in one of his programs, don't pass it up. Ray

Thank you for sharing your wisdom .Im a hobbies forester and enjoy diversifying 360 acres of family land with native trees and berry bushes . I can only hope to retain some of this knowledge and apply it as I go into the woods to play

Just want to say I really appreciate all the 4k footage (bittage?). The close ups of some of the insects and fungal bodies and lichens were fascinating.

Very interesting!

WOW. I pretty much have a full transcript written out from all the notes I took while listening to this.

My god, this is amazing! 😍

This man is brilliant.

Thank you 🌳🌳🌳

Thank you!!!