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Taylor Talks Lorax
Taylor Swift sat down with NBC’s Today show to discuss her upcoming Dr. Seuss’ film The Lorax, where she plays “Audrey” – one of the main characters. Taylor related to her part due to the fact she grew up on a Christmas...Tags: Zac Efron, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Movies, NBC (tv network)
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Park Ridge to debate tree replacement budget
Should Park Ridge spend $150,000 to replace trees lost to age, disease and insects, or can it accomplish the same goal for almost $34,000 less? Aldermen, who met on Monday night as the city council's committee of the whole, narrowly agreed to debate...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Politics, Local Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections
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Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement
In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...
Tags: Conservation, Forestry and Timber, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Natural Resource Industry, Land Resources
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Palos Verdes fire underscores dangerous fire season in California
A small brush fire in Rancho Palos Verdes on Thursday underscored warnings by firefighters that Southern California is facing a dangerous fire season. Los Angeles County firefighters were battling a brush fire that had flared up Thursday afternoon...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Fires
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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...
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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, Forestry and Timber, Conservation, National Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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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?
Our choices may depend on our own personal styles. Some people are more...Tags: Hamburgers, Forestry and Timber, Dining and Drinking, Organic Foods, Lifestyle and Leisure
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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: Conservation, Government, Forestry and Timber, Politics, 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: Forestry and Timber, Budgets and Budgeting
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Tree Facts: Shelterbelt renovation
What is shelterbelt renovation? USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service defines it as the widening, partial replanting, removal and replacement of selected trees and shrubs or other steps taken to improve and existing shelterbelt. It involves...Tags: Natural Resources, Science and Technology, Conservation, Forestry and Timber, Renovation
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Lemur researcher works to save endangered species
When researcher Erik Patel hiked into the mountainous rain forest of northeast Madagascar in 2001, he was a doctoral student embarking on a quest for basic scientific knowledge about one of the rarest primates in the world: a snow-white lemur called the...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Conservation, Animal Planet (tv network), Environmental Issues, Cornell University
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