It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees
September 9, 2011 at 2:30 pm by Amanda Cooke
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More than 170 million people visit national forests for recreation each year, and the physical activity associated with these visits burns 290 billion food calories (Science Daily) - Communities and organizations around the globe are celebrating the 2011 International Year of Forests. This week, the Cities for Forests campaign was launched to teach youth about India's forest cover and opportunities for its preservation (Times of India)
- Remember what they've lost: The Joplin Tree Recovery Program was established to provide new trees to Missouri residents affected by the devastating May tornado (Arbor Day Foundation)
- The Boston Tree Party plants pairs of heirloom apple trees around the city (Grist)
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From the archives, unearthed this week: The 220-year old "Arlington Oak", a tree that thrived on land once owned by Robert E. Lee, was destroyed as a result of Hurricane Irene (CNN)
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Photo: Congresswoman Jamie Herrara-Beutler speaks to Washington State Tree Farmers at Bryon and Donna Loucks' 207 acre Tree Farm, in July, credit Steve Webster.
