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Univ of Delaware Students Plant Trees to Sequester Carbon
The team planted 5,000 trees in the initial weekend and, in addition to carbon sequestration, the trees will provide direct benefits for biodiversity and water quality in the region.
Read the complete story on The UD… Continue
Added by Don Richardson on April 26, 2011 at 2:00am — No Comments
Tips for Urban Tree Growth
I recommend the following for our new Resources section:
Tips for Urban Tree Growth -a new white paper on the lifecycle costs and benefits of enabling long-term urban tree growth.
"Lifecycle Cost Analysis: Investment vs. Returns for Healthy Urban Trees," has been provided by Deep Root Partners and The Kestrel Design Group.
Summary: As a tree matures, the environmental benefits it provides increase exponentially. The average tree in urban environments dies within 13 years…
ContinueAdded by Don Richardson on April 10, 2011 at 6:32pm — 1 Comment
"Avatar" Trees Found on Earth
Tired of planting the same selection of species from one project to the next. Well...
"The forests of Pandora in the film Avatar were spectacular but intergalactic travel is not necessary to find incredible trees that look like they grew on another planet. Indeed, there are plenty right here on earth."
Check out this slideshow of ten of the most beautiful alien-looking trees from around the world.
Visit Treehugger at…
ContinueAdded by Don Richardson on April 6, 2011 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment
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