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Potter Park Zoo in Lansing to host annual state Arbor Day celebration, including tree planting
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 1,100 elementary school students are expected to attend an Arbor Day celebration Friday at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing. The second- and third-graders attend 18 schools. They'll participate in hands-on activities...Tags: Natural Resource Industry
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Arlington Heights shares cost of battling ash borer
Residents who treated more than 1,800 ash trees in parkways in Arlington Heights for the deadly emerald ash borer beetle have been reimbursed a total of at least $90,000, but it's estimated that another 12,000 ash trees remain untreated. "It is very...
Tags: Arlington Heights, Botany, Science and Technology, Natural Resource Industry, Greenbrier
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#Hemlock woolly adelgid discovered in Western Pa. state parks
Lehigh Valley WildA non-native, invasive insect that attacks and kills Eastern hemlock trees has advanced westward across Pennsylvania to Clarion and Jefferson counties where infestations have been confirmed in two state parks. “The hemlock woolly adelgid, a... -
Angeles National Forest to raise fire danger to high
The Angeles National Forest is raising its fire danger level from moderate to high on Friday because of the virtual absence of rain so far this year and forest lands full of tall, dry grasses. Nathan Judy, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service, said...
Tags: Forests
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Chicago to treat parkway ash trees against beetle
Ash trees within Chicago's parks and the Cook County forest preserves will continue to be cut down and replaced as a result of the emerald ash borer infestation, but those along the city's parkways will be treated starting around May 6, officials said....
Tags: Conservation, Chicago Park District, Science and Technology, Tourism and Leisure, Natural Resource Industry
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Glenview's Parkway Tree Planting Program is growing in popularity
Until recently, Chris Miller's Glenview street seemed to be the typical leafy suburban cul-de-sac. But in what seemed like no time at all, trees along his block were falling to the emerald ash borer, a beetle that burrows into ash trees and drains the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Resource Industry
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Tree planting underway again at Flight 93 memorial
Daily American Staff WriterAn army of volunteers converged on the Flight 93 National Memorial Friday morning for the first of four days of planting trees. Among the 160 volunteers was a group of 20 students, faculty, staff and administrators from the Penn State Altoona campus....Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Conservation
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PPL tree cutting is electrifying, but there's a good motive
When it comes to a choice between forestry industry profits and bats, it makes sense to go with the bats. That was my position just 11 days ago, while discussing the "white-nose syndrome" that has wiped out millions of hibernating bats in the eastern...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Emmaus, Science and Technology, Botany
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Adam Schiff, Conservation, U.S. Congress, National Parks
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Miller Meadow work could include dog park
Miller Meadow, at First Avenue and Roosevelt Road, is among the Cook County forest preserves scheduled to get a few upgrades, which could include a dog park. An "off-leash dog area" would be welcome for pet owners such as Susan Casey, who seek... -
Lake Forest again is named Tree City USA
Despite an ongoing battle with an invasive beetle that is devastating ash trees, Lake Forest has been recognized nationally for the care it pays to its trees. Named a Tree City USA community for the 32nd consecutive year, the village met the standards...
Tags: Elmhurst, Lake Forest, Science and Technology, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Natural Resource Industry
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Volunteers needed for tree planting Saturday, April 13
Volunteers are needed for a tree planting from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13, at at the Antietam Meadow Park, a community natural area park located near Waynesboro. Antietam Watershed Association, in partnership with Washington Township and the...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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