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A century ago, the government hired unemployed young men to build America's forests, trails, and parks. Photos show FDR's 'tree army.'
During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt created a tree army. Civilians planted trees, built dams, and transformed ...
Protecting nature at home: Arlington garden highlights the importance of native plants
The garden is also known as The Nature Conservancy's "Tiniest Preserve.” ...
How climate change has transformed my Maryland street
As tempting as it is to move climate change to the back burner of concerns while the White House shockingly attacks so many ...
Oaks excel at supporting the food web (including us). Arbor Day's a good time to plant one
In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in ...
Oaks excel at supporting the food web (including us). Arbor Day is a reason to plant one
“An oak is the best tree to choose because it is the No. 1 plant for supporting the food web, ” says University of Delaware ...
Introduced trees are becoming more common in the eastern United States, while native diversity declines
In a new study, researchers used more than 5 million measurements from individual trees across much of eastern North America and showed the rate at which introduced species are spreading has increased ...