Carrying legends, birds, and injuries, the biggest oldest trees in Italy get put on the national register of monumental trees. Source: Italy is Protecting its Giant Trees Forever – Monumental Trees that Can Live for Centuries | Good News Network Photo: Ancient beech, Matt Prosser/CC license
When it comes to fall fertilization, one size does not fit all. Lawn fertility regimes that benefit turfgrass in one region are wasteful and may even harm lawns in another. Source: Fall Fertilization Tips: One Size Does Not Fit All | Turf Magazine
Leaf mulching has several advantages over typical fall clean-ups including efficiency, profitability, and overall soil health. Source: Fall Leaf Mulching | Turf Magazine
Fall is stressful, for humans and plants alike. Plants cope by deploying a highly useful and beautiful color change. Source: Why Do Leaves Turn Red in Autumn? | Discover Magazine
Ghost Forest, an NYC art installation by Maya Lin derives its name from the tracts of forestland that have died off due to extreme weather. Source: NYC’s Ghost Forest Speaks To Ecosystem Restoration
The long read: They may be vine-smothered ruins today, but the lost cities of the ancient tropics still have a lot to teach us about how to live alongside nature Source: The real urban jungle: how ancient societies reimagined what cities could be | Cities | The Guardian
The pongamia tree native to Indonesia is being looked at as a potential energy source, restorer of degraded land, food source, and more. Source: This Single Tree Could Restore Degraded Land, Create a Biofuel Revolution, Power Cars, and Feed Families Photo Credit: FORDIA Research Forest in Parungpanjang, Bogor Regency, Indonesia/Yusuf Bahtimi
In Richmond Park, decaying logs and mangled old branches are no longer cleared away but valued as habitats for birds and insects Source: Secrets of the dead wood: ancient oaks hold key to new life | Trees and forests | The Guardian Photo Credit: Jill Mead/The Guardian
A number of bat species native to the Northeast are highly active in newly created forest spaces, foraging for food at higher rates than is typical of mature forests. Source: Young forests are preferred summer vacation destinations for bats: Recently cut forest spaces suit bats more than long-established woods — ScienceDaily
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