trees

Fewer Trees, Fewer People

Dave Anderson — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

The January issue of Atlantic Monthly online reported a curious connection between the death of 100 million ash trees killed after the arrival of the invasive, exotic “Emerald Ash borer” beetle in lower Michigan to an ensuing spike in rates of human heart disease and pulmonary illness including pneumonia.

Local Farm-Raised Christmas Trees

Dave Anderson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000

According to the National Christmas Tree Growers Association, buying a natural, farm-grown Christmas tree is a traditional custom for up to 30 million American families who celebrate the holidays with the fragrance and beauty of locally-raised, farm-grown Christmas trees. Today, the majority of Christmas trees are plantation-grown. There are an estimated 350 million Christmas trees growing nationwide.

USDA: NH is Most Forested State in the Union

Sam Evans-Brown — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:25:50 +0000

A study from the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service shows that New Hampshire is the most forested of the 48 contiguous states. According to the USDA study 88.9 percent of New Hampshire is covered by trees, beating out neighboring states Maine at 83.1 percent and Vermont at 81.5

The study’s lead author David Nowak says evaluators looked over 80,000 points dropped randomly onto satellite photos from around 2005 to complete the study.

Gaming the Forest

Virginia Prescott — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:02:38 +0000

A new app transforms tree leaves into currency…kind of changes your mind about raking season, eh?

More Than A Woodlot

Virginia Prescott — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:40:42 +0000

A new forestry has taken hold across the northeast.