A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, it lives on in a new form.
Tag: Trees and Shrubs
Asphalt Schoolyards Get a Shady Makeover
Schools across the country are adding trees, tent-like structures and water to their playgrounds as temperatures soar.
Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores
A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.
Hurling, a Centuries-Old Irish Sport, Turns to New Materials
For centuries, the sport’s wooden sticks have been made from Ireland’s ash trees. But with a disease destroying forests, the ancient game is turning to different materials.
Sprouts Spotted by the Stump of the Sycamore Gap Tree
Vandals last year chopped down the famed tree, which had stood on Hadrian’s Wall in England for nearly 200 years.
An Oregon Forest Is in Trouble. Part of the Response: Logging.
Officials in Oregon say they need to cut trees, including some healthy ones. The reaction shows how complex land management has become as forest health declines.
Logging in Banff to Save it from Canada’s Wildfires
Trees have been cut to create fire guards in Banff, the country’s most popular national park. After its warmest winter in history, Canada braces for another season of wildfires.
Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds
Scientists used tree rings to compare last year’s extreme heat with temperatures over the past two millenniums.
Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds
Scientists used tree rings to compare last year’s extreme heat with temperatures over the past two millenniums.
In the Caribbean, Mangroves Draw Visitors in Search of Wildlife and Quiet
On Curaçao, visitors can explore the trees’ habitat, where colorful birds roost on tangled branches and trunks, and small paths through the greenery beckon.