53K views · 477 reactions | MEASURING TREE HEIGHT -- MDC videographer Kevin Muenks shares an easy method to determine the approximate height of any tree using simple tools including a yardstick and tape measure. This method works well at any site that is level. | Missouri Dept. of Conservation | Facebook

Special for the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, we asked Jan Santerre, our Project Canopy Coordinator, to walk us through the process of determining the height of a tree. Jan took it a step beyond, two steps actually. She also manages Maine’s Register of Big Trees so she used this opportunity to demonstrate the Big Tree point calculation. It's a fun process and something you can do at home. Watch now and then find a stick that's the same length as your arm, grab a tape measurer, pencil and note p