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BES Tree Planting Program Annual Report FY 14-15
2016-08-13 00:35:15| PortlandOnline
PDF Document, 283kbCategory: August 2016
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'Alarming' trend in Queensland tree clearing figures spurs call for tighter laws
2016-08-08 07:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Hundreds of thousands of hectares of land have been cleared in Queensland, a new study has found, after a surge led by cattle graziers under relaxed laws that the state government is seeking to overturn. A state science department study on land cover released on Sunday found 296,000 hectares of land was cleared in 2014-15, more than a third of it in Great Barrier Reef catchments. The deputy premier, Jackie Trad, said this was an alarming trend that demanded immediate action to protect the...
Tree ID with Fred Nilsen
2016-08-02 23:51:47| PortlandOnline
Tree Canopy Restoration Program Halfway Through its First Year
2016-07-29 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Curbed: When you hear the words "storm water management," trees are likely not the first thing you think of. However, a tree canopy restoration program is a central focus of the holistic approach by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), the agency responsible for the reversal of the Chicago River as well as the treatment of much of our regions wastewater who is now giving away free 18 inch oak saplings for anyone who wants them. Cities like Chicago have a legacy of older...
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New model is first to predict tree growth in earliest stages of tree life
2016-07-26 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] COLUMBIA, Mo. - Land managers, forestry professionals and conservationists seek to predict how trees will grow so they can better manage existing forests and regrow forests after logging operations. Previous tree growth models can reasonably predict how trees grow once they are about 20 years old and achieve “crown closure” with the trees in the forest around them. Crown closure occurs when trees in a specific area grow wide and tall enough that their canopies connect. N…
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