Articles tagged “Trees”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

See The World's Top Treehouse Resorts By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 8 2011 What I remember most from watching Peter Pan as a kid was one whimsical aspect—Never Never Land. The kids living up in small huts in the trees, the sounds of Macaw’s just outside the flap door and the sounds of ship horns—a reminder of human life—off in the distance. + READ MORE

5 Ways We Harm Trees (and Simple Alternatives to Protect Them) By NaturallySavvy.com IN Travel & Outdoors Jan 23 2011 Trees need to be treated with a little more kindness than we give them, and it's quite easy to find an alternative for our damaging behaviors. Here are five common ways we harm trees, and the simple solutions that can prevent the problems. + READ MORE

Guy in Bear Suit Raises Funds for Conservation (Video) By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Jan 15 2011 A fundraising campaign is trying to make Florida more friendly for black bears, and us. + READ MORE

Score One for California Forests By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 17 2010 California forests had some good news this week: an agreement between conservation groups and the U.S. Forest Service that will see better protection for nearly a million acres of forest that were slated for potential road construction or other development. + READ MORE

Which Children's Books Are Destroying Precious Rainforest in Indonesia? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Nov 24 2010 When it comes to the environment, children's books are kind of like the holidays: it's hard to point out problems or missteps without feeling like a real spirit-crusher. But in terms of sustainability, not all children's books are created equal. + READ MORE

In Trees vs. Fashion Week, Trees Lose: 56 Cut Down in NYC By Rachel Cernansky IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 10 2010 The Parks Department said the trees were 'declining' anyway. A landscape architect says: "You don't destroy them... You water them." + READ MORE

Practice Shinrin-yoku or Forest Bathing By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Jul 19 2010 “Forest bathing” might sound like something reserved for dirty hippies. (I joke!) Fear not. According to the New York Times, “Forest bathing” or “Shinrin-yoku” is simply the act of visiting nature parks for therapeutic effects and was given this fancy name by fans and followers in Japan. + READ MORE

The Upper Mississippi Forest Project Protects 187k Acres! By Michael Graham Richard IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 13 2010 People who care about protecting nature and its ecosystems face many challenge (just look at what's going on in the Gulf of Mexico right now), but there are also victories, and it's worth taking the time to celebrate them. The latest success comes from Minnesota, where a major forest conservation deal was reached. + READ MORE

African Leaders Push for a Great Green Wall By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 18 2010 The push is on for a great green wall of trees across Africa to stop the Sahara from creeping further south. + READ MORE

Lessons From Past Deforestation Disasters By Michael Graham Richard IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 16 2010 A new study published in the journal Latin American Antiquity explains how the ancient Nazca civilization of south coastal Peru collapsed after they destroyed local forests to make way for agriculture, thus exposing the landscape to wind and flood erosion. + READ MORE

Biodiversity Credits: The Carbon Credit Spinoff By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 2 2010 The idea of the Green Development Mechanism is to take advantage of market incentives to preserve biodiversity. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Books (for Authors) By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 1 2010 Authors looking to green have several auctions. Get started with our guide on How to Go Green: Books for Authors. + READ MORE

Hawaii Couple Hits the Road to Plant Native Trees (and Wishes!) in All 50 U.S. States By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 30 2010 Hawaii-based husband and wife Joseph Imhoff and Sara Tekula are gearing up to travel the country to plant native trees, and sprout people's wishes, in every state. + READ MORE

Gashaw Tahir is Ethiopia's Million-Tree Hero. His Mission: "Making Africa Green Again" By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 22 2010 When Ethiopian-born Gashaw Tahir returned to his home country from the U.S., where he is a citizen, he saw such environmental degradation that he started a movement that has now put more than one million trees into Ethiopian soil. + READ MORE

A Deforestation-Based Diet: Seven Foods That Are Destroying the World's Forests By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Mar 10 2010 From palm oil to shrimp, a glimpse at common foods that are the largest contributors to deforestation -- and to climate change -- around the world. + READ MORE

5 Ways to Value a Tree By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 9 2010 Everything, it seems, is potentially a "commodity." We "spend" time, we "invest" in relationships, and some of us view trees as nothing more than potential lumber and/or paper. The truth is much more complex than that. + READ MORE

Rwanda to Expand "Forest of Hope" -- And Host World Environment Day 2010 By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 4 2010 Rwanda plans to increase protected forest area (and chimpanzee habitat) by 21 percent. The tiny east African country will also get worldwide recognition for its green efforts as host of World Environment Day this year. + READ MORE

Small Victory For the Planet: Court Halts Loggers From Advancing Further Into Alaska's Tongass National Forest By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 24 2010 A federal judge dismissed a timber industry lawsuit that would have allowed further logging in America's largest temperate rainforest. + READ MORE

Get The Most Out Of Your Clothes Dryer: Make Paper Out of Laundry Lint By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Feb 22 2010 While many of us instinctively know the eco-merits of line drying our clothes, for many reasons we still use clothes dryers most of the time. Do I? + READ MORE

Celebrate National Hot Tea Month By Protecting Tropical Forests, One Acre at a Time By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jan 19 2010 An area of forest the size of Manhattan disappears every four hours. Conservation International is working to protect the world's forests, acre by acre, and Celestial Seasonings is pitching in this month -- $1 for every time anyone takes the quick possibiliTEAS quiz. Got a minute? Save an acre. + READ MORE