September 2011 Blog Posts (17)

The STIHL Tour des Trees kicks off this year on Oct. 2 from Virginia Beach, Va., 65 cyclists registered for the 500-mile ride from Virginia Beach to Washington, D.C., and each cyclist commits to raising a minimum of $3,500 for the TREE Fund as well. Along the way, the cyclists participate in tree plantings and educational events.

STIHL and the Tree Research & Education Endowment (TREE) Fund announce a new Text2Give program, a quick and easy new method in which donations can…

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Sad to hear of the passing of Wangari Maathai, an inspiration to tree planters worldwide. I was fortunate to hear her speak at the Society of American Foresters National Conference in Pittsburgh, PA in 2006. She was was elected an honorary member of the Society of American Foresters in recognition of her distinguished service to forestry.

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Ever wonder why trees’ leaves change color?  





According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, tree leaves have cells that provide the tree with food throughout the year. The cells are made up of chlorophyll, which makes the leaves green. Because of the colder weather in the fall and winter,…

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Friday October 28th, 2011

This year featuring Dinner in the Forest, a family style meal served at handmade tables, as well as the main art event!

Tree Pittsburgh- Arbor Aid 2011

Tree Pittsburgh announces a call for artists for work to be presented at its 4th annual fundraiser Arbor Aid in exhibition entiltled Vessel. Commitment and application from interested artists needed by September 15th.  

 

Artist Application…

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Take a peek at this NEW publication...it could save your trees :-)

Stem Girdling Roots Publication

For generations, tree houses have been known to elevate our imaginations and allow us to travel to new heights. Today, tree houses continue to do just that. Whether you’re the creative type who wants to construct your own or the adventurous type who wants to see the world from the tree tops, there’s a tree house for you.  For the imaginative type, there are a variety of tree house designs to choose from. Don’t know where to start? Check out these…

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We grow to love the trees near our homes as if they are a part of our family. Yet, trees can grow old and decay, which may cause them to change from beloved assets into liabilities. 



So how do we know when our trees have crossed the line?  There are many signs that can give away a tree’s state of…

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As a backyard tree grower I am always looking to the leaves for clues to the current condition of the tree. Leaf curl on some of my “canary” trees will tell me that the trees need watering. Brown margins on the leaves might indicate too much fertilizer was applied. Chlorotic (yellowing) leaves, I’ve read, can be caused by too much or too little of one nutrient or another. My current quandary: What’s causing new growth to be pale? (I wish I had paid better attention in HORT101.) 



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With all of the bugs and crud that we hear of, it can be difficult to keep up with which may pose the greatest risk to us personally. It can be easy to adopt a “Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) attitude. In truth, until you are affected personally, be it on a yard level, or a cityscape, it can be easy to put off a plan for action. I haven’t ignored the threat of emerald ash borer (EAB), but I have made the unpleasant discovery of it in my yard in early September.

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Kentucky State Forester recently shared the following....the Division of Forestry has collaborated with Artist Allison Warren on spreading the message about the destruction of hemlocks by hemlock woolly adelgid. Ms Warren has created the exhibit “fallen hemlock” that will be on display at the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery at Georgetown College, September…

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Notes from Spring 2011 "Nature Conservancy-Nevada " .

Conservancy property along the Muddy River in Moapa, Nevada was rife with Tamarisk. Tamarisk is know to increase the salinity of the soil where it grows making it difficult for many species to establish themselves. Tamarisk is a halophyte-a plant that has special abilities enabling them to take up very salty ground water without suffering the disasterous consequences on their cells's interiors.  Tamarisk can isolate these salts in…

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How well do you know your urban forest? Find the differences between the images below and you could be the winner of a new Amazon Kindle e-reader and $60.00 gift card to Amazon.com to stock your library with eco-friendly books!

Enter to win by October 12 by...

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Today, we launched the third round of states and territories in The Grove national expansion.  Now residents of Ohio, Nevada, Wyoming, Kansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, West Virginia, Delaware and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be joining us as members of The Grove. Sharing their insight, photos, events, questions,…

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Taxation, land use, and fire are just a few of the key issues impacted by changes to the wildland-urban interface.  Read more in this interesting study produced by Interface South of the Centers for Urban and Interface

Forestry, Southern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service and the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences…

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On September 2, 1945, Japan officially admitted its defeat during a surrender ceremony aboard  the USS Missouri. Almost 70 years later, we’d like to take a moment to recognize the United States and Allied victory with the official tree of World War II: Dwight D. Eisenhower Green Ash.



The first Eisenhower…

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