Tag: trees
A gaping hole and a double take: How park ranger alerted world to Sycamore Gap tree’s fate
The deliberate felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland angered people around the world. For the man who was first on the scene, it was a moment that changed his life forever. Park ranger Gary Pickles was in shock. Where once had stood arguably England’s favourite tree, there was now…
A man chopped down Los Angeles trees. The crime cut deep in the struggling neighborhood
Vanessa Romo For days, police say, Samuel Patrick Groft cruised through the streets of Los Angeles on his bicycle, single-handedly chopping down about a dozen city trees with an electric chainsaw in three different neighborhoods. Groft sometimes hacked away at large, decades-old trees in the middle of the night, others, he wielded his cordless power…
Why These Tropical Trees Love a Lightning Strike
Why These Tropical Trees Love a Lightning Strike One species of tropical tree seems not only to survive lightning strikes but also to thrive because of them By Gennaro Tomma edited by Andrea Thompson Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least…
To improve crop yields, just add trees
Editor’s note: To meet global food demand by 2050, production will have to increase by 60 percent, the FAO reports — yet agriculture is already a major source of deforestation. To meet humanity’s food needs, we must use land more sustainably and productively. One solution with potential is agroforestry, a practice that integrates trees and…
Toast, Trees and a Wassailing Queen: An Ancient English Ritual Is Back
England Dispatch The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues. England Dispatch The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter…