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    Backgrounders

    How to measure a tree

    2026 March 52026 March 16

    Measuring height, diameter, and crown spread of a big tree can present many challenges. Here’s a few tips and tricks to help you out.

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    Dive into wolf conservation ethics on the Nerdy About Nature podcast

    2022 December 72024 October 23

    As a guest on the Nerdy About Nature podcast, Chelsea sat among the trees with Ross Reid to discuss all things wolves.

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    Interview: Big tree registries, BC’s logging practices and Nerdy about Nature

    2021 August 302026 April 2

    We posed some questions to Ross Reid, of Nerdy about Nature, so you can get to know him better.

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    Measuring trees – introducing our new “how-to” video series

    2021 July 122024 October 23

    We are thrilled to be releasing video tutorials on how to measure trees that we co-created with Nerdy About Nature! We’ve learned so much from Ross Reid, the ‘nerd’ behind Nerdy About Nature, so when we were thinking about making this video resource, teaming up with him to co-create tutorial videos on how to measure trees seemed like the perfect idea.

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