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It's Friday! Here's Your Week in Trees
Tree news from around the world this week includes motorcycles, fungus, and America's supernatural places. Have a safe and spooktacular Halloween weekend!
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Wanna Sweeten Your Forest's Taste Buzzz?
How can forest owners help save the honey bee? Susan Benedict, a Tree Farmer from State College, Pennsylvania, used to think the very same thing! "Incorporating pollinator habitat into closed forest ecosystems is just not something forest managers usually do," says Susan. However, Susan used the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) as a helpful tool to expand her thinking...
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Big Win for Environmental Education and Project Learning Tree
Environmental Education was handed a “big win” yesterday when the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee reported the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) out of committee with a bi-partisan vote of 15-7.
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PLT GreenSchools! Plays on the National Stage at NAAEE Conference
The PLT GreenSchools! program was a hot topic at the 40th annual conference of the North American Alliance for Environmental Education (NAAEE). I joined more than 1,000 teachers, administrators, government agencies and nonprofit organizations involved in K-12 environmental education programs across the U.S. PLT and the GreenSchools! program were well represented throughout this year's conference.
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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees
Drunk parrots, masterpieces created by trees, the world's top 10 deadliest plants, and the key to boosting property value: here's your tree news for the week of October 10, 2011.
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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees
A breakthrough in pine tree breeding will lead to forests better adapted to climate change and bioenergy use; International Year of the Forests photographer Josh Birnbaum traveled to the site of the Coal Canyon Fire in South Dakota; New to the world of Tree Farming? Welcome to the woods. Here's tree news from around the world this week.
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We're tickled "Green!"
The U.S. Department of Education released their final plans for the new Green Ribbon Schools awards program last week. Through this program, the Department is seeking to recognize schools that save energy, reduce costs, and feature environmentally sustainable learning spaces, as well as protect health, foster wellness and impart effective environmental education.
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Guest Post: Conservation Easements a Good Investment for the South
With forests being converted at a rapid pace in the South, conservation easements are one of the most promising approaches to conserve and sustainably manage them. A new American Forest Foundation and World Resources Institute aims to increase the use of conservation easements in the South by helping landowners, conservation professionals, and conservation funders understand the unique benefits that conservation easements provide, key barriers to their implementation, and how to best address those barriers.
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Welcome to the Woods: 10 Tips for New Family Forest Owners
New to the world of Tree Farming? Nationally recognized family forest owners provide input on what they believe to be the top 10 tips new Tree Farmers should consider. Thanks to Tree Farmers Putnam Blodgett, Bob and Jean Cooper, Des and Marilyn Jones, and Doug Stinson for their input.
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Farm Bill: The Numbers You Need to Know
The 2008 Farm Bill included significant improvements for forest owners, supporting more forest conservation and agroforestry practices and activities across the country. In the 2012 Farm Bill, we hope to build on the success of the 2008 Farm bill and make further improvements, while respecting the budget situation. Here are some hard facts that stress the importance of Farm Bill programs...
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