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Park Ridge to debate tree replacement budget
Should Park Ridge spend $150,000 to replace trees lost to age, disease and insects, or can it accomplish the same goal for almost $34,000 less? Aldermen, who met on Monday night as the city council's committee of the whole, narrowly agreed to debate...Tags: Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Forestry and Timber, Politics, Local Government
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Indonesia's extended log ban welcome
The Straits TimesJAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN) -- Indonesia has drawn cheers for extending a moratorium on logging for another two years to protect its forests, but some analysts say the impact could be limited unless governance is improved. Forestry Minister Zulkifli...Tags: Credit and Debt, Global Warming, Natural Resource Industry, Forestry and Timber, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
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Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement
In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...
Tags: Sussex County (Virginia), Natural Resource Industry, Surry (Surry, Virginia), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia)
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1907 forestry experiment still growing strong in Pocahontas
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.With sweeping views of mountains on one side of W.Va. 28 and the East Fork of the Greenbrier River winding its way through pastures and fields on the other, it's easy to miss a roadside U.S. Forest Service sign marking the site of one of the nation's...Tags: Dance, Entertainment Events, Natural Resource Industry, World War I (1914-1918), Forestry and Timber
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Fire level raised to 'High' in nearby forest
Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.Noting a winter rain and snow season that was largely a no-show, officials raised the Fire Danger level to 'High' in the Angeles National Forest on Friday. Angeles National Forest officials stated in a news release how a "lack of significant winter rain...Tags: Forestry and Timber
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Palos Verdes fire underscores dangerous fire season in California
A small brush fire in Rancho Palos Verdes on Thursday underscored warnings by firefighters that Southern California is facing a dangerous fire season. Los Angeles County firefighters were battling a brush fire that had flared up Thursday afternoon...Tags: Fires, Forestry and Timber
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Angeles National Forest to raise fire danger to high
The Angeles National Forest is raising its fire danger level from moderate to high on Friday because of the virtual absence of rain so far this year and forest lands full of tall, dry grasses. Nathan Judy, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service, said...
Tags: Forestry and Timber
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Schuylkill Headwaters Association awarded for tree planting effort
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.As part of Earth Day and in recognition of its reclamation projects in Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Headwaters Association was presented the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative's 2012 award Monday in Harrisburg. The award came after the...Tags: Earth Day, Coal, Mining, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: National Parks, U.S. Congress, Conservation, U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Issues
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Simple changes that won't overwhelm
Green is everywhere. It's the "new black." It's a mantra heard from the grocery store to the gas pump to the automobile showroom. Given so much advice, where should we start?
Our choices may depend on our own personal styles. Some people are more...Tags: Hamburgers, Organic Foods, Foods and Beverages, Arable Farming, Natural Resources
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Tree Facts: Shelterbelt renovation
What is shelterbelt renovation? USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service defines it as the widening, partial replanting, removal and replacement of selected trees and shrubs or other steps taken to improve and existing shelterbelt. It involves...Tags: Renovation, Agriculture, Natural Resource Industry, Conservation, Natural Resources
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Weather prompts road closures in Angeles National Forest
L.A. NOWWeather prompts road closures: The Los Angeles County Public Works Department said they planned to close certain segments of road in the Angeles National Forest Thursday based on weather forecasts of snow and icy road conditions....
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