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The Best Thing I Learned From My Mother

Amy Ruhlin | Posted 05.06.2013 | Fifty
Amy Ruhlin

My mother showed me that in the midst of life's pain and turmoil, grief and loss, I can find great comfort in the beauty of a tree, deep joy at the sight of the moon and a sense of wonder by simply noticing the world around me.

It's National Arbor Day!

Posted 04.26.2013 | Green

On the last Friday in April, the U.S. celebrates National Arbor Day. First held in 1872, Arbor Day is a meant to honor all of the sky-high sentinel...

Earth Day, Arbor Day And Judaism's Environmental Ethic

S.R. Hewitt | Posted 04.22.2013 | Religion
S.R. Hewitt

The environment is sustained by trees, which cleanse the air and stabilize the earth, and the references in Jewish sources to the importance of protecting them are meant to be guidelines for caring for the planet in general.

Five Ways to Celebrate National Wildlife Week March 18-24

David Mizejewski | Posted 05.19.2013 | Green
David Mizejewski

It's the 75th annual National Wildlife Week this week, hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. This year's theme is "Branching Out for Wildlife" and we're celebrating trees and their importance to wildlife and people.

How the View From Apartment Windows Affects Your Health and Well-being

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.12.2013 | Green
Marielle Anzelone

As much as my sons delight in the tree, sometimes I daydream about less bedraggled alternatives. Instead of accidental, what if our view had been planned and purposeful? In its place could be something more pleasing. Imagine the space of a single street tree transformed into a small-scale woodland.

Tu Bishvat: Rebirthing Trees And The Tree Of Life

Rabbi Arthur Waskow | Posted 03.08.2013 | Religion
Rabbi Arthur Waskow

Let us learn together, celebrate together, act together to rescue and heal our Earth from the Crushers in our own society.

2012: A Farewell to Creatures Great (and Small)

Robert Walker | Posted 02.27.2013 | Green
Robert Walker

The disruption of entire eco-systems is harmful to the people who depend upon them for their economic survival. Poaching in developing countries may temporarily enrich the poachers, but posterity is inevitably impoverished.

Are Urban Trees Worth It?

Scott Steen | Posted 02.19.2013 | Green
Scott Steen

Some people don't love trees as much as they used to. After the severe storms we have had this year, including Hurricane Sandy, city trees can seem like a dangerous liability. Are urban trees worth the risk they pose to houses, cars and people when a violent storm comes through?

The Cherry Tree on Willett Street

Mark Nepo | Posted 02.17.2013 | Healthy Living
Mark Nepo

Each spring Robert goes in silence to stand beneath the thicket of pink. And we call to hear how the tree has burst again in its fullness. We close our eyes as he tells us the story we want to hear, and we feel possible all over.

Why Christmas Trees Present Scientists With 'Daunting' Task

AP | MALCOLM RITTER | Posted 02.12.2013 | Science

NEW YORK — To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a...

World's Oldest Trees Dying At Alarming Rate

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 12.10.2012 | Green

According to a disturbing new report, the world's oldest and largest trees may be dying off -- and fast. The study determined that trees between 10...

New Yorkers Have One Million Reasons to Care for Trees

Elischia Fludd | Posted 11.27.2012 | New York
Elischia Fludd

New York neighborhoods are changing thanks to Mayor Bloomberg's initiative MillionTrees NYC, which is making the landscape of the city greener, one tree at a time. But planting trees is only the first step in improving the NYC environment.

Climate Disruption: New Delhi's Trees Need A Helping Hand

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 01.14.2013 | Green
Dr. Reese Halter

Climate change is a citizen's issue; each of us is required to lend a helping hand. That means taking ownership of our urban trees including watering them during the drier summers, forthcoming.

Embracing Permaculture Gardening on a Personal and National Level

Anthony Anderson | Posted 01.01.2013 | Healthy Living
Anthony Anderson

We can have reforestation, and we can feed ourselves at the same time. Edible reforestation.

YouTube Storm Watch: The Most Shared Hurricane Sandy Videos

Shira Lazar | Posted 10.31.2012 | New York
Shira Lazar

According to Visible Measures, the total of videos relating to Hurricane Sandy is over 500 clips and counting with over 14 millions views. Here's a compilation of some of the most viewed video clips.

An Epic Bark Beetle Feeding Frenzy

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 03.31.2013 | Green
Dr. Reese Halter

One of the most visible and unintended consequences of global warming are bark beetles. Drought beget beetles. The U.S. is experiencing its worst drought in more than 50 years.

Do You Know Your Drinking Water?

The Nature Conservancy in California | Posted 12.22.2012 | Green
The Nature Conservancy in California

Stand at your kitchen sink and fill up a glass of water from the tap. Can you guess where that water comes from? Or how far it traveled to get to your tap? What about how adequately -- or not -- the land at the source is protected?

Huntington Botanical Gardens Warns of Super-Pest: Is Anybody Listening?

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 09.26.2012 | Green
Stephanie Woodard

A little-understood but devastating beetle is infesting trees in commercial avocado groves, botanical gardens and backyards in Southern California.

A Million (More) Trees for Wangari

Turk Pipkin | Posted 11.25.2012 | Green
Turk Pipkin

Though I am about as far as possible from being a rural Kenyan woman, Wangari changed my life as well by the beauty and brilliance of her words and deeds, and by taking my hand saying, "Come to Kenya. You will love it."

Entergy Blames Slow-Moving Isaac for Its Contractor Glitches

Susan Buchanan | Posted 11.11.2012 | Green
Susan Buchanan

How did Isaac stack up against past hurricanes? The slow-moving storm, with its rain and strong winds, damaged power grids across Louisiana, according to Entergy. Hall said "for New Orleans, Isaac was the second biggest storm in terms of customer outages after Katrina."

Giant Sequoias -- Safe at Last?

Michael Brune | Posted 11.06.2012 | Green
Michael Brune

The giant sequoias are direct descendants of the enormous trees that once covered North America and loomed over dinosaurs in vast forests of fern and evergreen. Now they survive in just one small redoubt -- the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada.

Tasting From the Trees of Knowledge

Doug Binzak | Posted 10.24.2012 | Healthy Living
Doug Binzak

By truly experiencing the truth about trees, we understand the interconnected, interdependent nature of all life. No man could ever be an island unto himself, unless that island had some trees!

Riding for Research With Coffee, Donuts, and Lessons in Life & Tree Care

Chuck Kellen | Posted 10.14.2012 | Green
Chuck Kellen

The issues we face concerning trees and the health of our urban forests are extremely complex and have to be considered from a variety of angles. Everyone needs to work together to learn to care for our environment in a responsible, manageable way.

Cycling the Columbia River Gorge

Chuck Kellen | Posted 10.13.2012 | Green
Chuck Kellen

Being a part of helping these children smile and learn about something so important to our communities, trees, was the most fitting end to our journey.

Dreaming of Road Biking in Oregon

Chuck Kellen | Posted 10.10.2012 | Green
Chuck Kellen

Before the STIHL Tour des Trees, if I had fallen asleep and dreamed of what it would be like to go cycling through Oregon, today would have been it.