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Public invited to register for tree planting at Flight 93 memorial
Daily American Staff WriterLast April more than 600 volunteers braved rain and winds to plant thousands of tree seedlings along the approach road to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township. Volunteers are being invited to again dress for cold, windy, wet and muddy...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel, United Air Lines, National Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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National wildfire policy not changing local policy
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Forest Service is returning to a national policy of letting some wildfires burn instead of fighting each and every one. But Black Hills National Forest officials say the new national firefighting policy will not affect...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Agriculture, Wildfires
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Northbrook officials recommend removal of 'heritage tree' be allowed
Northbrook's public works committee recommended cutting down a red oak "heritage tree" at a recent meeting. The tree, which is more than 150 years old, is considered for removal because it obstructs construction of a single-family house at 1300 Wendy...
Tags: Scott Simpson, Cook County Forest Preserve
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Simple changes that won't overwhelm
![Green is everywhere. It's the "new black." It's a mantra heard from the grocery store to the gas pump to the automobile showroom. Given so much advice, where should we start?](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-12/43688602-02075659.jpg "Green is everywhere. It's the "new black.\" It's a mantra heard from the grocery store to the gas pump to the automobile showroom. Given so much advice, where should we start?")
Green is everywhere. It's the "new black." It's a mantra heard from the grocery store to the gas pump to the automobile showroom. Given so much advice, where should we start?
Our choices may depend on our own personal styles. Some people are more...Tags: Connecticut, Arable Farming, Foods and Beverages, The Clorox Co., Hamburgers
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Weather prompts road closures in Angeles National Forest
L.A. NOWWeather prompts road closures: The Los Angeles County Public Works Department said they planned to close certain segments of road in the Angeles National Forest Thursday based on weather forecasts of snow and icy road conditions.... -
State forest plan passed by split Mich. Senate
LANSING — The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to curtail state regulators' consideration of biological diversity when designating sections of state forest land, over the objections of environmentalists who said the "anti-science" bill would gut a...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Agriculture, Marine Science, Government
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Bats need trees as maternity wards, to save us from bugs
The abandoned Durham Iron Mine in upper Bucks County once belonged to William Penn and, in 1999, it served as the winter hibernation home for up to 17,000 bats, after they had dined on nearly 12 tons of airborne bugs in warmer months. Nine years later,...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Landforms, Science and Technology, Caves and Caverns
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Emerald ash borer killing ash trees
Daily American Staff WriterMore than 17 million acres — almost 60 percent of the commonwealth — is covered by a quality hardwood forest, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Five hundred thousand private forest landowners...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel, Butler County, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Agriculture
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Celebrating the life and legacy of Aldo Leopold
During his 40-year career as a forester, scientist, teacher, and writer, Aldo Leopold brought a greater understanding of our relationship with the natural world at a time when the technological advances of the 20th century increasingly shut people off...Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Conservation
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Seeing The Forest, And The Vanishing Foresters
The Hartford CourantRachel Holmes was an urban forester for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for exactly two years until Thursday, and she didn't go out quietly. The 31-year-old, with two graduate degrees from Yale, spent extra hours working on...Tags: Science and Technology, South Windsor, Yale University, Lebanon, Natural Resource Industry
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Tree replacement cost questioned in Park Ridge
The expense connected to Park Ridges' tree replacement plan has come under scrutiny from an alderman who suggested the money could be better spent maintaining existing trees instead of trying to replace each one cut down. City Forester Tony Gliot is...
Tags: Forests, Budgets and Budgeting
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Pictures in the News | Jan. 30, 2013
FrameworkWednesday's Pictures in the News begins in Africa, where Malian youths restrain an alleged shop looter after arresting him in the northern city of Gao, a key Islamist stronghold until it was retaken by French and Malian troops in a major boost to the...
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