A 19th-century precursor to today’s environmental movement thrived, then fizzled out. Today’s activists should take note.Source: A century before the first Earth Day, there was the Forest Festival in the Middlesex Fells – The Boston Globe
There’s much more to growing a healthy forest than just putting seedlings in the ground. Reforestation, forest restoration and natural regeneration are related but separate ways to regrow a forest.Source: What is reforestation and forest restoration? –...
Arbor Day at work can mean different things for different companies. But the goal is the same: to get employees engaged and outdoorsSource: 8 Ways to Celebrate Arbor Day at Work – Arbor Day Blog
Trees may be our salvation. Healthy forests make healthy ecosystems. More trees mean more carbon capture and lead to better mental health. In “Becoming Trees” at Concord Center for the Visual Arts, guest curator Fritz Horstman and 15 artists explore what trees mean to...
A new study involving more than 100 scientists from across the globe and the largest forest database yet assembled estimates that there are about 73,000 tree species on Earth, including about 9,200 species yet to be discovered.Source: Number of Earth’s tree...
When the Bootleg fire tore through a nature reserve in Oregon this summer, the destruction varied in different areas. Researchers say forest management methods, including controlled burns, were a big factor.Source: This Vast Wildfire Lab Is Helping Foresters Prepare...
The Bradford pear, hugely popular when suburbs were developed, contributed to an invasion of trees conquering nearly anywhere it lands. South Carolina is stepping up its fight against it.Source: Why the Bradford Pear Tree Is Plaguing the South – The New York...
Trees communicate with each other, store memories and respond to attacks. They have a profoundly positive effect on our emotions … but can we know how they feel about us?Source: Branching out: is communication possible between trees and people? | Science and nature...
Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake. Source: Spring: The season of new...
