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What Happens to a Tree That Dies in a Forest?
Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the ...
A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material ...
The box elder is a native tree that produces large amounts of seeds that hang on all winter. They provide food for birds and ...
Flick Fact: Why’s there a 30-foot tree inside Medici restaurant? Bill Flick Question: About that 30-foot-tall tree standing ...
MONSON, Mass. (WWLP) – A portion of Wood Hill Road in Monson will be closed on Wednesday for tree removal. Portion of Bliss Street in Monson closed due to road work The Monson Police Department ...
[Photo: Sun Lee/Vollebak] On its website, Vollebak says it designed the Wooden Jacket just to prove it could, noting that “turning a tree into a jacket is an absurdly difficult technical ...
With 4.7 acres of canopy coverage (19,000 square meters) supported by 1,000 individual trunks this banyan is a living wonder ...
It is most commonly known as Osage orange, but other names include hedge, hedge-apple, yellow-wood, bowwood, Osage apple, and ...
Thinning the forests can help reduce the risk, of wildfires, but discarding the logs was an issue - until the partnership with the tribes started. Now the foundation provides wood to 8 tribes, ...
Georgia's forest industry, valued at $36.5 billion, is threatened by invasive trees like the tree of heaven, Chinese tallow, ...
A century of fire suppression, climate change, and drought has worsened wildfires in the Western U.S. While prescribed burns help reduce fuel, a 'fire deficit' increases wildfire risks, with ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern ...