This key can help you easily identify any of the 66 most common trees found in Alabama. Keys such as this one, which is based on a series of choices between ...
Roads provide needed access to small woodlots; however, high costs, land disturbance, degradation of water quality, and destruction of fish habitat can all ...
On May 13 a mystery creature broke into Leslie Sprando's duck pen. The animal had apparently climbed up the door and had forced its way in where the door was ...
The term "community" is loosely and superfluously used in many contexts. Many times the term "community" is jargon for assuring inclusion and a delineator of ...
There is a little known bird that makes an interesting addition to your wild garden. You can attract it with some minor adjustments to your garden plan. This ...
The Baltimore Ecosystem Study project offers a series of workshops and short courses - Investigating Urban Ecosystems - to help teachers incorporate student ...
The Technical Guide to Urban Forestry was produced to help communities develop, manage and protect their urban forest resources. The purpose of this ...
A community or urban forest is all the trees growing in and around a city, town, or village. It includes trees in parks, school yards, home landscapes, utility ...
Trees have developed in ecological systems filled with many other organisms. The environment, shared by all, contains limited resources and less-than-ideal ...
Allelopathy in trees and forests is an important health care issue. Allelopathy is the chemical modification of the site by an individual to enhance ...
The human habitat is rapidly urbanizing. By 2030, the urban population globally will be twice as large as the rural population (World Bank n.d.). Especially in ...
As our cities expand and our population moves to increasingly urbanized areas, American Forests recognizes the ecological value of urban trees as an important ...
The need for planners to shape a community vision has never been greater. The American Planning Association brings together thousands of people � practicing ...
A couple of months ago I wrote about how to make a pond for treefrogs--one they could have to themselves--so as to breed without the predation and competition ...
Assessing new mechanical injuries present in a tree using visual, non-invasive observations is difficult and prone to wild variability, inaccuracy, and ...
To better understand and minimize damage to trees during pruning, an assessment system was developed. This system is based upon long-term tree functions and ...
We put up a nest box for squirrels, and a screech owl moved in. How do we run it off so we can have squirrels?'' To me, that seems like a bizarre request.
The spectacular parade of colors associated with the "Indian Summer" days of autumn is created by a complicated series of interactions involving pigments, ...
The "Indian summer" days of autumn, when the days are clear and sunny and the nights cool and crisp, provide an almost irresistible lure to those who enjoy the ...
It is not necessarily the single tree and its colored leaves we most appreciate. As annual flowers may be massed together to yield a spectacular color show, ...
Identifying and Classifying organisms is fundamental to Biological Sciences. All living things are divided up into groups. Each individual in the group has ...
Forestry agencies and associations across the country maintain registers of champion big trees.Listings of the biggest trees encountered on the USDA Forest ...
What do little ground-feeding birds do when snow blankets the ground? They have a hard time finding food. Some die, but the majority of them can make do in the ...
These Guidelines provide designers and builders with guidance on "Green Building" Design. The City of Santa Monica has adopted a set of guidelines to ...
The mission of the California Urban Forests Council is to be a leader in developing and promoting the proper planning, care, and management, as well as the ...
Welcome to Capital District Community Gardens (CDCG) of upstate New York. Established in 1972, CDCG is a private non-profit community service organization that ...
The skills of the professional arborist are more valuable than ever because of the increased recognition of the environmental, economic, and social benefits of ...
A House Invader from the Wild Garden
