Sitka spruce from Tongass National Forest begins 4,000-mile journey to become nation’s Capitol Christmas Tree
A Sitka spruce from the Tongass National Forest was harvested this weekend and is on its way to become the nation's Capitol ...
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Scientists are mapping landslide risk in Alaska. Some homeowners don’t want to know.
Maps of the hazards remain controversial in some parts of the state, including Juneau. James and Bill Montivér had just ...
Washington state's older forests capture carbon better than nearly any other
They tower and drip, their curtains of moss damp in windblown fog: rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, unique in all the ...
WA’s older forests capture carbon better than nearly any other
These big trees, in their roots, needles and branches, hold more carbon longer than any young plantation. They are world ...
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The Audubon Center in Oregon Where You’ll See More Than 10 Bird Species in a Single Afternoon
Tucked on the rugged shore of the vast Pacific Ocean, the Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge is easily one of Oregon's most ...
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6 Worst Trees to Plant in Phoenix
It’s a beautiful evergreen tree, no doubt. In fact, the Sitka is the largest spruce tree in the world. Not only is it magnificent, but it also has a high strength-to-weight ratio and its wood is often ...
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Spruce tree planting ban over beetle pest fears
Planting of new spruce trees is being banned in parts of East Anglia and South East England as part of new measures to limit the impact of an invasive beetle. The Ips typographus, or larger eight ...
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World's biggest tractor sculpture unveiled as new Midwest WA icon
In a town of 400 people, one pub, one restaurant and one grocery store, there now stands the world's biggest tractor. The Chamberlain 40K replica has been unveiled in the rural WA town of Carnamah ...
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Landowners urged to lookout for eight-toothed spruce bark beetle
Welsh landowners, foresters and farmers are being urged to be vigilant for signs of Ips typographus. Also, known as the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus is a serious pest of ...
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10 years of trees: Spruce Up Austin celebrates anniversary of Tree Trek
was completed in honor of Spruce Up Austin’s 25th anniversary in September of 2014. One of several Tree Treks in the state of Minnesota, Austin represents the largest and takes visitors on a ...
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SS United States, historic ocean liner built in Newport News, to become world’s largest artificial reef
Officials in Okaloosa County, Florida, are moving ahead with plans to sink the SS United States, a historic ocean liner docked in South Philadelphia, turning it into the world’s largest ...