Investigating why oak trees are dying is helping scientists understand how infectious diseases work: Matej Kastelic/Shutterstock British oak trees are under threat from a disease known as Acute Oak Decline. Mainly affecting mature trees, it can kill them within four to five years of symptoms appearing. However, while researchers like myself have been looking into …
Why massive effort needs to be put into growing trees on farms: India has developed a pioneering national agroforestry policy. Suleman Merchant/Shutterstock It’s now over 50 years since the world was first warned that resources were being used at an unsustainable rate. It has now been estimated that almost one quarter to one third of …
Festival Place Cultural Arts Foundation Presents:The 11th Annual Festival of Trees – a Culture interest event taking place on 2018-11-23 17:00:00 in Canada This year’s celebration of the Festival of Trees is being hosted by the Festival Place Cultural Arts Foundation with all proceeds used to continue to promote and support arts programming for children …
Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa: An example of woody plant encroachment over Eagle-Siding in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. D Edwards (1954) and James Puttick (2010). Images courtesy of rePhotoSA. Forests are being cleared by humans at an alarming rate. Since 2000, roughly 20% of Africa’s forests have …
A nice Cape Town image: Walkway through trees Image by litlelosthappygirl A boardwalk in Newlands Forest making it easier to traverse the terain. Obsticles meant a path would be difficult and dangerous to follow. Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za – CLICK HERE to learn more about WP Robot for WordPress. Have you tried: …
History teaches us that careful thought must go into planting trees: There should be caution in jumping on the "forests are always better" bandwagon. Shutterstock The idea that forests increase rainfall is an old idea that has inspired scientists and the public for centuries. Over 500 years ago, Christopher Columbus came to believe that the …
Festival of Trees – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2018-11-15 00:00:00 in United States Join the museum for this beautiful holiday tradition! Admission is reduced to .00 per person during the Festival of Trees. Join us for this beautiful holiday tradition! The Festival of Trees display among our historic locomotives will be on …
How the first trees grew so tall with hollow cores – new research: Calamophyton Forest colour copy Imagine a world without trees, and then try to think about the changes that would need to happen for these trees to evolve from the small primitive plants that came before them. I spend as much time as …
Wonders of Winter Tour With a plethora of rare evergreen specimens, trees with curious bark, and interesting forms, GFS is not to be missed in the winter. Staff horticulturist Michael Strengari will show you the beauty of the garden in a typically overlooked time of year. Includes park admission. – a Beauty interest event taking …
The loss of Madagascar’s unique palm trees will devastate ecosystems: Dypsis decipiens – a highly threatened palm of Madagascar. Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, Author provided Madagascar is a crucial diversity hot spot for palm tree species. 98% of the currently 204 known species do not occur anywhere else. This high diversity is because the island – and …
Beautiful Trees – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2017-03-05 00:00:00 in United States at Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd Fremont United States – Add your South African Event here. Have you tried: Sailing in Africa ?
In Boston, squirrels are gnawing around the Christmas trees: The Boston Globe reports the furry rodents have chewed through electrical wires for the colorful, festive lights strung in trees on Boston Common. City parks officials say they've received numerous reports about holiday light outages on the city's online reporting app. : Weird News Have you …
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Africa’s spiny trees offer lessons in understanding the earth’s ecology: Spines don’t stop animals from browsing, but slow down their feeding rates. Gareth Hempson The Serengeti; Chobe; Kruger; the Masai Mara: in many people’s minds, savannas are Africa. This hasn’t always been true, though. About 30 million years ago, the continent was largely covered by …
RAINE | Tall Tall Trees | Yoni & Geti @ Brighton Music Hall – a Music interest event taking place on 2016-06-08 21:00:00 in United States RAINE (of Radclyffe Hall) joins former Sufjan Stevens bandmates Yoni & Geti for an ethereal night of music and Allston's renowned music venue Brighton Music Hall. at Brighton Music …
Check out this Umhlanga Beach image: Lighthouse & Palm Trees Image by buckofive The Umhlanga Lighthouse was completed on November 24, 1954 and has since become an area landmark. The circular concrete tower, painted white with a red band at the top, stands 21m above the beach and has a focal plane height of 25m. …