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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees

We explore laurel wilt, the apes of Jakarta, giant ecological kings of the jungle, and caterpillar survival strategy in this Week in Trees.

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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees

This week, we said goodbye to Florida's 3,500-year-old bald cypress, The Senator. Here's the story and other tree news from around the world this week.

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PLT GreenSchools! Gardens Thrive with Help from Chef’s Green Thumb

Former chef Mark Haskell, a certified Master Gardener, has perfected a school garden recipe that has as its main ingredients the PLT GreenSchools! investigations, his own green thumb and passion for home-grown food, and the excitement of city-raised students who for the first time are learning the connections between gardening and the food they eat.

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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees

Looking forward to enjoying the holiday weekend? Me too. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. Join a local tree planting and other service events at mlkday.gov.  In the meantime, here’s your tree news from around the world this week.

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New Year Offers New GreenSchools! Learning Opportunities

The PLT GreenSchools! program team is looking ahead to an exciting new year for GreenSchools!

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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees

From the downfall of maple syrup to Yellowstone's gray wolves, here's some tree news from around the world this week.

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