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Don Richardson's Blog – January 2011 Archive (2)

Endangered Trees Able to Outsmart Hungry Squirrels

"Old dogs may have a hard time learning new tricks -- but it doesn't seem to be a problem for a group of endangered trees from Canada, some of which are around 1,500 years old. In 2009, so many of Alberta's mountainous five-needle pines were killed by beetles and fungi that they became listed as…

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Added by Don Richardson on January 19, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

Smartphone Users Can Report Sudden Oak Death

"California’s majestic oak trees have been felled by the hundreds of thousands by a disease first reported in 1995 and dubbed 'sudden oak death'” To get a broader perspective on the disease, UC Berkeley scientists have developed a Smartphone app for hikers and other nature lovers to report trees they find that have succumbed to sudden oak death.

While out in a park or forest, iPhone users can…

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Added by Don Richardson on January 10, 2011 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

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