Fortunately, there might be a solution for this issue on the way. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency just provided a $600,000 grant that will be devoted to efforts to eradicate the HWA in Michigan. The EPA gave the grant to the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission, an organization that will assemble a team of… Read more »
While aging may be a slow, agonizing process for humans, the opposite can be said for tress. Most of our growing takes place when we are young. We sometimes grow as much as a foot in a year after hitting puberty. Once we reach our early ‘20s, we are simply done growing. In fact we… Read more »
In the press release, “One Tree’s Architecture Reveals Secrets of a Forest,” Sciencedaily.com reports, “Just by looking at a tree’s branching pattern, it turns out, scientists can gather clues about how it functions – for example how much carbon dioxide it exchanges with the atmosphere or how much water transpires through its leaves – regardless… Read more »
Established in 2000, the goal of the United Nations Forum on Forests is to promote “the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.” To accomplish this, the Forum encourages inter-government dialogue and collaboration between countries when it comes to policy, funding and education…. Read more »
