One of the best ways to learn about these trees is to locate as many as possible to see if they do, indeed, mark consistent trails through the remaining wilderness - thus this Project and its database. If you know of such a tree in your area, please let us know about it.

Obviously, we'd like as complete a description as possible, but we'll settle for what we can get. The most important things are your contact information and a photograph. There are lots of branching trees in the woods, but these trees have several unique markers. We'll have a panel of people who have seen a lot of them review any submissions, and include any tree that seems to fit. If you have access to GPS equipment, we'd love to have exact information - GPS Coordinants, Altitude, and a Compass reading of its orientation, but if you don't have this kind of information, we'll extract what we can from a simple map [an "X" on a road map] or the topographic maps available on the Internet [USGS or Topozone, as examples] that might help you accurately place the tree.

We've avoided using an online submission form [as it's hard to build a form that reliably transmits pictures]. Instead we have a simple email form so you can attach images to an email in the usual manner. We also have a PDF form you can print and fill out by hand, then mail with a film based photograph. Just click on one of the icons below:

 
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