Q: What changed in the Year first, seedfall window 3 file?
Talan Venn: The steward attaches the original field record and the last method note. That changes what is in the record; it does not automatically change the rule.
Q: Which evidence should residents read first?
Talan Venn: the ridge transects and the notes attached to older stakes. This window records 77 survey points paired with a date and weather reading; the previous window records 83. The dates and the method matter as much as the total.
Q: Why is the disagreement still open?
Talan Venn: The current transect records a wider canopy. Older notes were taken from a lower path and cannot be compared without adjustment. Both accounts describe a different part of the northern ridge survey path.
Q: What happens at closeout?
Talan Venn: The next step is The survey circle will publish a crosswalk between the old path and the new transect.
Q: What should the public not assume?
Talan Venn: That one window answers every future case. A new file starts with a new date and a new count.
