What does this expression mean and where did it originate? David Bellamy, Solano County Master Gardener, researched this question and published his story in Under the Solano Sun, the weekly blog of seasonal observations by our local Master Gardeners. Click here to read the story. Photo courtesy of Flying Deer Nature Center, Chatham NY. More […]
Google's Tree Canopy Lab identifies the location of every tree in a city and maps out where trees are needed most. Google unvieled Tree Canopy Lab today, featuring its pilot application for the City of Los Angeles. Data for hundreds more cities is on the way, the company says. The hope is that cities will […]
How scientists are making sure increasingly powerful fires do not wipe out forests forever. Last spring, a tree-planting crew hiked into the hills near Paradise, California, to take on a challenge: What's the best way to replant a forest when it's vrey likely that it could burn again? In April, Austin Rempel, senior manager of […]
President forms Unitied States One Trillion Trees Interagency Council. Early this year, the World Economic Forum launched a global initiative to grow, restore and conserve 1 trillion trees around the world in a bid to restore biodiverstiy and help fight climate change. This project aims to unite governments, non-governmental organizations, businesses and individuals in a […]
Conserving and restoring native forests is more effective in absorbing CO2 than planting tree plantations. Click here to read a recent article posted by the Native Plant Conservation Campaign that compares tree planting efforts to absorb carbon and combat climate change with efforts to conserve existing forests.
Before the gold rush in 1850, Benicia’s hills and flats made for a rather barren landscape. In 1855, humorist George H. Derby, an army Lieutenant, is reported to have liked the people of Benicia, but not the place, as it was not yet paradise due to the lack of trees. The dearth of trees is […]
City streets can be mean, but somewhere near Brooklyn, a tree grows far better than its country cousins, due to chronically elevated city heat levels, says a new study. The study, just published in the journal Tree Physiology, shows that common native red oak seedlings grow as much as eight times faster in New York’s […]
TREES are on the front lines of our changing climate. And when the oldest trees in the world suddenly start dying, it’s time to pay attention. North America’s ancient alpine bristlecone forests are falling victim to a voracious beetle and an Asian fungus. In Texas, a prolonged drought killed more than five million urban shade […]
Every tree in urban Tennessee provides an estimated $2.25 worth of measurable economic benefits every year. Might not seem like a lot, but with 284 million urban trees in the state, the payoff’s pretty big. Through energy savings, air and water filtering and carbon storage, the urban trees of Tennessee account for more than $638 […]
