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News Articles: trees

Tree-planting program set for second year

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Tree-planting program set for second year

The city of Dunwoody is partnering with Trees Atlanta to plant up to 80 shade trees in front yards across Dunwoody.

July 19, 2023
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  • Rough Draft
Vince Stanley props up a sapling and its rootball.

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  • Environment

Genetically engineered trees in a Georgia forest mark a first in the nation

A California-based company claims it has doubled the growth rate of their GMO trees. What may be even more exciting to Georgia growers — and the heart of the business model — is what the company promises about how much carbon this new forest can store.  

April 13, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
The Columbus waterfront is shown with a walkway and shady tree.

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Poverty and lack of tree cover overlap in Georgia cities

Grants are being made available to address areas with "tree equity" problems.

September 06, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A firefighter protects a sequoia tree as the Washburn Fire burns in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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  • Environment

Yosemite wildfire threatens grove of iconic sequoia trees

The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a blaze that threatened the gathering of the iconic trees and forced campers to evacuate.

July 10, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Viktor Radushinskiy, a member of Ukraine's forestry department in Zhytomyr, looks at a site in the northern Ukrainian woods where a fighter jet crashed.

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  • World

Shredded trees, dead dolphins and wildfires — how Russia's invasion is hurting nature

The environmental impacts from Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be felt far longer than the war itself.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Nathan Rott,
  • Claire Harbage,
  • and 1 more
Viktor Radushinskiy, a member of Ukraine's forestry department in Zhytomyr, looks at a site in the northern Ukrainian woods where a fighter jet crashed.

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  • World

Shredded trees, dead dolphins and wildfires — how Russia's invasion is hurting nature

The environmental impacts from Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be felt far longer than the war itself.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Nathan Rott,
  • Claire Harbage,
  • and 1 more
Coastal Redwood Trees

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  • Economy

The strange underground economy of tree poaching

A new book dives deep into the fascinating criminal world of tree theft and efforts to combat it.

June 28, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky
A picture of the tree canopy at the Fernbank Museum's 65-acre forest.

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  • Environment

Georgia has many trees, but few old-growth forests. And advocates say they need to be protected

Old-growth forest can do things younger tree stands cannot, ecologists say. Older forests may sequester more carbon and harbor increased biodiversity. Now, the people who love these rare, complex ecosystems say they need protection.

 

April 26, 2022
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  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Firefighters wrapped foil around the base of the General Sherman tree to protect the gigantic sequoia from an intense wildfire.

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  • Environment

Here's Why Firefighters Are Wrapping Sequoia Trees In Aluminum Blankets

The sequoias are "wrapped with house-wrapping material, kind of an aluminum-foil fabric that goes around the base of the trees," says Jon Wallace, who is helping to lead the firefighting effort.

September 21, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Crazy worms — an invasive species from Asia — pose a threat to forests, scientists say. The worms can thrash around so violently that they can jump out of a person's hand. They also lose their tail — on purpose.

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  • Animals

'Crazy Worms' Threaten America's Trees — And (Gasp!) Our Maple Syrup

The invasive worms, which reproduce rapidly, are creating havoc in forests. They thrash around so violently that they can jump out of a person's hand. They also lose their tail — on purpose.

June 13, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The red-cockaded woodpecker has been listed as endangered for more than half a century.

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  • Animals

How The Military Helped Bring Back The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

The U.S. military and conservation groups forged an unusual alliance to help save the red-cockaded woodpecker, but a Trump-era move to take it off the endangered list could threaten the bird.

March 02, 2021
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  • Jay Price
These days only park rangers and loggers are allowed in to Big Basin Redwoods State Park following a devastating wildfire that destroyed most of the infrastructure in California's oldest and one of its most iconic state parks. Big Basin is home to the largest continuous stand of ancient coastal redwoods south of San Francisco.

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  • Environment

California's Ancient Redwoods Face New Challenge From Wildfires And Warming Climate

California's iconic old-growth redwoods are incredibly resilient and built to survive fires. But even they may find it harder to rebound amid the mounting impacts of climate change.

December 08, 2020
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  • Eric Westervelt
Workers watch the backfires they set with the flamethrowers mounted on their ATVs at Sprewell Bluff during a recent prescribed burn. The land was part of some 10,000 acres of public and private land maintained by fire in the area.

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  • Environment

How The South Fights Fire With Fire, And What The West Can Learn

It was a superb Spring day in the mountains of west Georgia, with bluebird skies and a light breeze through the longleaf pines, when a helicopter rained...

February 03, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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  • News

"On Second Thought" For Tuesday, April 23, 2019

From the mountains to the coast to the forest, Georgia is a beautiful place for spending time outdoors. GPB journalists are celebrating that splendor...

April 23, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more
Georgia is the nation's leading producer of pecans, but the industry faced several setbacks following Hurricane Michael in 2018.

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  • Environment

Georgia Pecan Farmers Say Woes Persist Following Hurricane Michael

It takes about a decade to grow a productive pecan tree and a matter of minutes to take one down. A University of Georgia specialist estimates Hurricane...

March 19, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
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