Better forest management boosts beetle diversity in spruce plantations hit by bark beetles
As climate change and pests put increasing pressure on forests, the right forest management practices are emerging as key to preserving biodiversity. A recent study published in Forest Ecosystems ...
Scientists decode the DNA of one of America's most iconic trees, the white oak
Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...
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Task force position on clearing white pine
Comprising more than 5,200 acres, Manuel F. Correllus State Forest (MCSF) is the largest and most important conservation land on Martha’. This site supports important coastal sandplain habitats, ...
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Should we clear-cut white pines in the State Forest?
I have been shocked, while driving around the Island recently, to see scarred landscapes, large parcels that have been totally cleared of trees for one purpose or another. Reading that clear-cutting ...
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Small Conifer Trees Attract Birds for Food and Shelter
These small conifer trees for birds provide food and refuge in all seasons. These varieties are perfect for small landscapes.
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In Minnesota’s Arrowhead, balsam firs ravaged by an especially bad spruce budworm outbreak ramp up fire fears
Fire fears grow as insect that feasts on the conifers has exploded in the northeastern part of the state at a level not seen ...
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Grow More Native Plants for Birds
Native trees and flowers in your garden will bring in more birds than ever before. Learn which native plants are best for ...
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Saving the Pacific Northwest’s symbolic Douglas fir
The Douglas fir is an indelible symbol of the Pacific Northwest. The thick-barked native represents the aesthetics of biologically rich Cascadia and the checkered past of overlogging.