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Rare discovery sets a new record on one of California’s highest peaks
UC Davis professor Hugh Safford found the highest living tree in California on a recent hike through the High Sierra.
Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise
They are ghost forests: the haunting remains of what were once stands of cedar and pine. Since the late 19th century, an ever ...
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Plants damaged from deer may not recover
Shrubs to try include dogwood, Meadowlark forsythia, lilac, juniper and viburnum. Mugo pine was on the list, but your deer ...
A new record for California's highest-elevation tree: Jeffrey pine found in High Sierra
UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...
Variety of old-growth ecosystems across US makes their conservation a complex challenge | The Conversation
There are many other old-growth forests across the continent. Each of these forests has a unique ecology, but all are under ...
Rory McIlroy channels his inner Seve Ballesteros to revive Masters dream
Rory McIlroy dug his Masters challenge deep out of the pine straw here on Friday. The Northern Irishman shrugged off the two ...
Where Connecticut plans to conduct controlled burns to manage spring brush fire risk
Connecticut officials said they're planning to use controlled fires at six locations this spring to help manage natural areas ...
7 places in SC you’re most likely to cross paths with venomous rattlesnakes
Copperheads, cottonmouths, and timber rattlesnakes like the Savannah River’s wetlands, hardwood forests, and lowland swamps. ...
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Reading the tree leaves: Why a no-show by China’s No.2 general has speculation running wild
The Chinese military officials in brown uniforms fan out around rows of young trees, shoveling soil into ... of the military’s top ranks. As Xi’s No.2 general, He shares a long-standing ...