American Forests back issues from September 2007:
More natural planting.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Editor: It's wonderful to see so many volunteers tree planting in Kentucky ("Turning the Bluegrass Green," Summer). However, I was disappointed by the picture of planting spots evenly spaced in straight rows. Nature ...
The Highlands: more, please.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Editor: Having read the article regarding protection of the Highlands in northern New Jersey ("The Highlands: An Ecosystem in Peril," Summer) with interest, I found myself deeply disappointed again, as with most articles, regarding the lack of any reference to the need to actively manage ...
BAD pruning on DC Mall.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Editor: I wanted to make you aware of the terrible pruning work I observed in Washington, DC in April 2006. I was visiting with family in Falls Church, Virginia, and paying my first visit to my late mother's grave in Arlington Cemetery. While I have nothing but praise for the landscapes ...
Theory of change: policy efforts must begin witha shared understanding--and lead to positive results for forest ecosystems and communities.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 22, 2007; ... How does change happen? One hundred thirty years ago the need for a different approach to forests led to the creation of AMERICAN FORESTS. With no public forests, controls on industry, or help for private landowners, the need for good public policy was compelling enough to draw together a ...
100,000 trees richer.(News from the world of Trees)
Sep 22, 2007 ... As the summer wound to a close, AMERICAN FORESTS was gearing up to plant 100,000 trees, thanks to its Top 5 finish in an online American Express contest that invited members to submit and then vote for projects to improve the earth. The winning entry received $2 million to fulfill its ...
Clinton helps plant Buffalo.(News from the world of Trees)(Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton )
Sep 22, 2007 ... AMERICAN FORESTS executive director Deborah Gangloff joined presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and others at a June ceremony in Buffalo to launch efforts to regreen that city after a devastating winter snowstorm. AMERICAN FORESTS donated two trees from its ...
Cornell study links pollution, deaths.(News from the world of Trees)
Sep 22, 2007 ... We all know that trees are important for the environment but here's yet another reason why we need lots more: A Cornell researcher says pollution is responsible for about 40 percent of deaths worldwide. Trees naturally clean air and water and filter particulates out of the ...
Tree's loss prompts study.(News from the world of Trees)
Sep 22, 2007 ... The banner--Remember this tree--was visible in the branches of a Colorado state champion horsechestnut whose future is in doubt, even though its legacy is very much alive in the legislative halls of Boulder. The 60-foot tree, on Margery Goldman's property in the city, has ...
Watching the sky from the fence.(News from the world of Trees)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... A fence in the Australian outback is letting scientists study how land use affects climate. The fence was built in the early 1900s to keep rabbits from snacking on farmland produce. The 2000-mile-long so-called bunny fence wasn't much help in keeping out the rabbits. But the New ...
A forest fire outside Athens, Greece, threatens the church of St. Syllas in the Nea Penteli area of Mount Penteli in August.(News from the world of Trees)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... A forest fire outside Athens, Greece, threatens the church of St. Syllas in the Nea Penteli area of Mount Penteli in August. Gale-force winds fanned the flames, burning pine trees and brush and sending smoke over the capital city enroute to destroying at least 10 houses and causing ...
Chestnut redux.(News from the world of Trees)
Sep 22, 2007 ... The American chestnut is poised for a comeback with a high-profile planting this summer in Washington, but a Purdue University researcher warns "there is a whole new set of obstacles to get past" before the tree again covers the American landscape. A blight in the mid-1900s all ...
Will Olympics harm the environment?(News from the world of Trees)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007; ... The home for the 2014 winter Olympics has been chosen, and the location has some environmentalists alarmed. The natural beauty of Suchi, Russia, located on the coast of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains, will be discovered by an international clientele. And while the ...
Learning from kids.(News from the world of Trees)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Two students are proving that individual actions can make a difference for the environment. Connor Hoff of York, Pennsylvania, and Alyssa Maristela of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, became concerned about our stewardship of the environment after researching class projects. Both decided to turn ...
Trash junk mail.(News from the world of Trees)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... That junk mail in your box adds up: It takes more than 100 million trees each year to produce--and its production, disposal, and transportation creates more greenhouse gas emissions than 2.8 million cars and wastes 28 billion gallons of water. AMERICAN FORESTS is partnering with ...
More trees for Midwest.(News from the world of Trees)(Ceres Trust donates to Global ReLeaf Program)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Wisconsin and Illinois will be 100,000 trees richer, thanks to a grant from The Ceres Trust to AMERICAN FORESTS' Global ReLeaf program. The Ceres Trust is a privately administered charitable trust based in the Midwest. "The 100,000 trees that will be planted will help clean and ...
Vermont schools get greener.(News from the world of Trees)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Students in three Vermont counties this fall will explore science, math, and geospatial technology through AMERICAN FORESTS' CITYgreen desktop GIS program. Students at three sites in Caledonia, Orange, and Washington counties will participate in the program beginning in September and ...
Ash pest found in Pennsylvania.(News from the world of Trees)(beetles)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007; ... The beetle ash trees love to hate made its first appearance in Pennsylvania this summer when emerald ash borer was found in Cranberry. The small bright green beetle, which has killed more than 25 million trees in five states over five years, appeared in Michigan in 2002. ...
Washington outlook.(News from the world of Trees)
Sep 22, 2007; ... The House took action on two pieces of legislation with significant implications for forests and forest management just before adjourning for its August recess. The House passed its version of the 2007 Farm Bill as well as a wide-ranging Energy Bill. At press time, the Senate was gearing ...
The Jackson trees.(News from the world of Trees)(Joyce and John Jackson's legacy)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Sixteen years after they started an odyssey to plant a legacy in all 50 states, the Jackson family of Madison, New Jersey, now plans to write a book about their successful environmental quest. Joyce and John Jackson decided in 1991 to leave a legacy for future generations of ...
Traveling carbon-neutral.(News from the world of Trees)(Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door )(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... Travel tour company founder Rick Steves will offset the C[O.sub.2] generated by its projected 13,000 travelers in 2008 by planting trees with AMERICAN FORESTS' Global ReLeaf Forests program. In a letter to tour members, Steves praised the wide-ranging benefits of travel but ...
Trees calling.(News from the world of Trees)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2007 ... If a tree is planted in the forest, can you hear it on your cell phone? A new website, www.conservationcalling.com, is hoping you can. That's because downloads from the website, which sells ringtones, help plant trees with AMERICAN FORESTS' Global ReLeaf Forests program. ...
Ensuring Emiquon's future by restoring its past: an estimated 500 generations have inhabited this floodplain that was once rich with lakes, wetlands, forests, and prairies. Here's how it's changed--and is changing still.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Emiquon. To the Illinois/Miami tribes the word means squash or pumpkin. To environmentalists it recalls a pre-European landscape virtually unmatched in biological diversity and cultural importance. Now this once-ecologically diverse land along the Illinois River is one of the nation's ...
Sudden death in the Southwest: will insects, record heat, and drought spell an end to landmark pinyon pine?
Sep 22, 2007; ... Paint a picture of the American Southwest and certain colors seem essential. Ultramarine blue for skies that tend to stay sunlight drenched, a khaki tan for adobe earth and architecture, dark green for a fragrant forest so typically Southwestern--the junipers and pinyon pines that separate ...
Assessing Humans & nature: 5 impacts.
Sep 22, 2007; ... More and more people agree that problems exist with the environment, but what exactly are those problems? Global warming? Unchecked consumption? Too many cars? Species extinction? Pollution? They're all right. And they're all wrong. Today's environmental issues, while ...
A champ with your fries? Watch out, Ohio. McDonald's Hamburger U. says it just might be home to the nation's biggest example of the Buckeyes' state tree.(BIG TREES)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Come next spring, the golden arches synonymous with McDonald's burgers and fries may invoke a new image--the graceful green arch of tree canopy. That's because the fast food giant's Hamburger U. campus in Oak Brook, Illinois, claims it's home to the nation's largest Ohio buckeye. ...
Solving deforestation's puzzle: an elementary school project spawns a successful business venture--and that's good news for butterflies, tigers, and trees.(EARTHKEEPERS)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Connor Hoff is disproving the notion that one person can't make a difference. The 12-year-old from York, Pennsylvania, has raised $3,700 for AMERICAN FORESTS to plant trees for ecosystem restoration. While working on a school project about deforestation, Connor became concerned ...