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Identifying Tree-of-Heaven

At first glance, you might think that a tree so named would be great to consider for a home landscape. The resounding answer to that consideration is “NO.” As you read on, I’ll give you some reasons ...
Forbes

A Trillion Trees & Other Nature-Based Short List Climate Solutions

There’s an amazing nanotechnology carbon-capture solution. It comes in a tiny, dirt cheap package. Strew hundreds of them across open ground and a few find moist, mineral-rich soil. They use ...
The Washington Post

‘Freak of nature’ tree is the find of a lifetime for forest explorer

TJ Watt has spent half his life as a forest explorer, a self-described “tree hunter” in British Columbia. He wades deep into endangered forests to find pristine towering trees that are hundreds of ...

Connection to nature a trendy way to relax body, relief mind

From camping and hiking to mountain climbing and birdwatching, engaging with nature has become a popular remedy among young ...
The New York Times

With Nature as a Partner, an Artist Explores Humanity

Giuseppe Penone’s principal materials are trees, wood, leaves, plants and rocks. A new solo show in London brings together works from his long career. Giuseppe Penone, whose exhibition “Thoughts in ...
The New York Times

in A Prison Yard

This essay is part of Finding Beauty, a series on discovering joy in the unexpected. Growing up, I had an enormous pine tree in my backyard in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. It stretched above the roof of my two ...