Vancouver Gadgeteers eco-friendly tree experiments in Sun Peaks News

Inventors seek dying trees for environmental experiment

News article, Sun Peaks News, British Columbia. One of the areas affected by the Western Pine Beetle (bark borer).

by Lailani Mendoza
lailani@sunpeaksnews.com
ARE YOU GAME FOR A
little science experiment?
Do you have dying trees in
your yard? If so, Rob Matthies,
a modern-day Thomas
Edison, needs you.
A member of Vancouver
Gadgeteers and featured in
the media for his electric
truck running on revived
non-rechargeable batteries,
Matthies and his group is
embarking on a study to see
whether their horticulture
know-how can nurse dying
fruit and pine trees back
to health and make them
fl ourish.
Were a group of 15 tinkerers,
some of which live
outside Vancouver, working
and problem-solving together,
described Matthies
of Vancouver Gadgeteers.
(We) think that nothings
impossible, the same idea
of some people like Henry
Ford, who said something
like, If you believe this
(idea) is possible, or impossible—
youre both right.
I recently realized that
the pines are dying fast
and so are other species,
replied Matthies when
asked why the group is doing
this project. Matthies
had also studied the science
of tree growth before
and conducted workshops
to share his scientifi c fi ndings.
Having the needed
background knowledge, he
thought it would be a timely
experiment to do. However,
theyll need
tree owners to
participate to
see if their new improved
technology will work.
If we can get 10 equally
stressed fruit trees, well
treat half of them, and
by harvest the difference
should be obvious, he added.
Aside from comparing
the quality of the harvest,
theyd also like to see if the
technology can help sick
trees survive compared to
the untreated trees.
As the group acquires a
patent for every successful
invention, they cant share
details of the tree experiment.
Trees infested with mountain
pine beetle, tussock
moth or budworms can all
be used for the experiment.
Interested individuals can contact
Rob Matthies at: 1-604-512-9567


Media Release

ATTN: ASSIGNMENT DESK

Time: 11 am 1 pm
Place: 3951 Finn Rd, Richmond, BC

Please be advised that VANCOUVER GADGETEERS, an inventors club, will attempt to save a rare dying Asian pear tree in Richmond, using its Nanocurrents and other devices. This will be the first time that the club's Nanocurrent device will be shown publicly on a tree-saving experiment; however, its efficacy has won praises from people who have applied it, as shown in online video clips.

The club uses a "Tap Water Scooter", as was demonstrated to West Vancouver's mayor at the recent West Vancouver Earth Day celebration, now on posted on Youtube.

Vancouver Gadgeteers club members have pioneered several world's first breakthroughs, including the Revived Battery Electric Pickup Truck, which is the world's cheapest vehicle to operate.

The public is largely unaware that seemingly-dying trees can still be revived. The Gadgeteers' methods might be usable for bark-tree (Western Pine) beetle infestation and stressed fruit tree orchards


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Rob Matthies, Vancouver Gadgeteers
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