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Oh hell,
One website says Iron is the most common but most of it is in the Earth's core.

Another measure of just the crust lists the following top 10 elements in this order
Answers 1 Oxygen
2 Silicon
3 Aluminum
4 Iron
5 Calcium
6 Magnesium
7 Sodium
8 Potassium
9 Titanium
10 Hydrogen

And one more website lists the following for 10 ten elements in the GALAXY by PPM (mass)
Hydrogen 739,000
Helium 240,000
Oxygen 10,700
Carbon 4,600
Neon 1,340
Iron 1,090
Nitrogen 970
Silicon 650
Magnesium 580
Sulfur 440

The most common element between Lowell's ears however is, indeed, lead. Pure unadulterated lead.

Brent

A cup o'joe, my feet up on the desk, a bright sunny new day outside, and some of Lowell's incoherent blatherings to decipher. What could be better?!

Carpe diem everyone.

The original conservationists are not the current crop. They could understand that there was very little difference between a fire, which happens naturally, and a man made clearcut in the forest, the difference being the clearcut providing a payday for someone. They also could understand that either would provide for regeneration of a diverse forest habitat, rather than the monolithic, old growth one so in vogue now, that is more of a biological desert, from the standpoint of wildlife. The lack of responsible use policies, and supression of all natural fires in the BWCA is directly related to the conditions that led to the closing of the Gunflint Trail, and firefighters from 43 states being there for six weeks this spring.
Yes, there are responsible conservation organizations (think Ruffed Grouse Society) and then, there are "others". Guess which ones have more clout?
Best,
Ted

Ted, that blow down from 5 yrs back or so had nothing to do with those fires?

Looks like you were.

Brent: Most common elelment in earth's crust is Oxygen if measured by Mass, and if measured by sheer # of atoms I think it is Hydrogen. I dont know Lowell so I am not sure how his elements stack up in the periodic table.

In truth, it was the vanishing duck habitat that caused the banning of lead shot. The do-gooder activists had figured that steel would put the ol'boy's duckgun on the dusty shelf.
Someone had to take the fall, and the duck hunter was the cheap way out. Poor hunting before the ban, then the ban, bet there's not a handful of shot in your favorite spot.

Lowell does your 'bud' have alot of turkeys ?

Brent,
Blowdown is a symptom of old growth.
Best,
Ted

Ted you shouldn't refer to Lowell as a blowdown...have some respect.