Green-wrapped Omaha trees to raise awareness of ash borer
OMAHA, Nebraska - Omaha city park workers and volunteers plan to wrap ash trees throughout the city to help raise awareness of the emerald ash borer threat.
View ArticleNew Jersey farmers feeling optimistic about peach harvest
BRIDGETON, New Jersey - The blossoms on the peach trees that cover 500 acres at Sunny Slope in Cumberland County are thick this spring.
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A look back 35 years after Mount St. Helens' deadly eruption
SEATTLE - Thirty-five years ago, Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state erupted, killing 57 people, blasting more than 1,300 feet off the top and raining volcanic ash for miles around. Today,...
View ArticleBoulder County prepares plan to manage ash borer infestation
BOULDER, Colorado - Boulder County officials have begun preparing a multi-year plan to manage the threat a beetle called the emerald ash borer poses to the health of ash trees on county-managed...
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North Dakota officials raise awareness of emerald ash borer
BISMARCK, North Dakota - State and local officials in North Dakota this week are trying to raise awareness of the emerald ash borer.
View ArticleDestructive ash borer beetle advancing in St. Louis area
ST. LOUIS - A green beetle blamed for the destruction of tens of millions of ash trees in 25 states is advancing in the St. Louis area, having turned up in the suburbs and now the city itself.
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Cottonwoods dotting Zion National Park dying out
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah - Cottonwood trees dotting the red rock landscape of southern Utah's Zion National Park could die out in 30 to 50 years, according to a National Park Service hydrologist.
View ArticleBlack bear captured sleeping under aspen tree in Casper
CASPER, Wyoming - Wildlife officials captured a young black bear sleeping under an aspen tree after it led them on a daylong chase through east Casper.
View ArticleVincennes works to save century-old ash trees from beetle
VINCENNES, Indiana - Indiana's oldest city is working to save several large ash trees from a devastating beetle.
View ArticleTrail closed at Indiana Dunes for removal of dead ash trees
PORTER, Indiana - A trail at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is closed to allow crews to remove ash trees killed by an invasive beetle.
View ArticleConnecticut River floodplain restoration gets 2k-tree boost
CANAAN, Vermont - The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says more than 2,000 new trees are helping preserve the floodplain along the Upper Connecticut River in Canaan.
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$4 million fire-prevention grant ignites passions in Oakland
OAKLAND, California - City officials accepted a $4 million federal grant to chop down trees in the ritzy Oakland hills, a decision that ignited debate over how best to prevent deadly wildfires in the...
View ArticleMinnesota foresters seeing stressed silver maples and elms
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota foresters say they're seeing many silver maples and some elm trees with stunted or no leaves but an abundance of seeds this spring.
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Boy Scout reclaims Medal of Honor soldier's grave
SOUTHSIDE, West Virginia - Thanks to the efforts of a Mason County Boy Scout, the final resting place of a West Virginia farm worker who was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during World War I has...
View ArticleEmerald ash borers detected in 2 more Iowa counties
DES MOINES, Iowa - Officials say invasive insects that kill ash trees have been confirmed in two more Iowa counties, bringing the total to 24.
View ArticleBaltimore fighting against beetle that targets its ash trees
BALTIMORE - With the arrival of an invasive green Asian beetle in Baltimore, local governments and property owners are confronting tough - and potentially costly - choices about whether to try to save...
View ArticleSterling carver finds his niche
STERLING, Alaska - Greg Landeis is a woodcarver working amidst contradictions. Despite a lifelong, unrelenting allergy to his medium, he has spent decades carving and producing from his shop, Black...
View ArticleCarvers shape dead ash trees into artworks in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan - Carvers using power tools are shaping dead ash trees into works of art as part of the weeklong Fantasy Forest Art Competition in Battle Creek.
View ArticleTrees across Treasure Valley hit with frost damage
BOISE, Idaho - Harsh weather from last November has destroyed members of several tree varieties in the Treasure Valley in southwest Idaho.
View ArticleD'Iberville puts a high price on protected trees
D'IBERVILLE, Mississippi - The city of D'Iberville is requiring developers and homeowners who cut any of the protected trees to plant several more or pay the city to plant and take care of the trees...
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