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increase font size Read Article AUBURN — The city has partnered with the Lewiston-Auburn Community Forest Board for May’s Storywalk displays, which celebrate Maine’s Arbor Week, scheduled for May 17-21. This month’s displays showcase pictures and education on a variety of tree-related projects, all funded through grants from Project Canopy (USDA/Maine Forest Service) and TD Bank. The Community Forest Board is a subcommittee of the Auburn Conservation Commission. Those who have an idea for a future Storywalk can reach out to Sabrina Best, Auburn Recreation director, at [email protect...

Read Article 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11 ***The meeting will be conducted through remote access by telephonic, video, and electronic means. The public may attend by viewing the livestream at http://mtbluetv.org/program-live-stream-farmington-selectmen.html or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MBTV11/and/or calling 778-5874*** Item 1: Pledge of Allegiance Item 2: *To hold a public hearing and vote on the following new and renewal applications for innkeeper and lunch wagon permits · Mount Blue Motel, located at 454 Wilton Road and Colonial Valley Motel, located at 593 Wilton Road, both owned...

Arbor Day The idea for Arbor Day originally came from the state of Nebraska. A visit to Nebraska today wouldn’t disclose that the state was once a treeless plain. Yet it was the lack of trees there that led to the founding of Arbor Day in the 1800’s. J. Sterling Morton, from Detroit, Mich., was among the pioneers moving into the Nebraska Territory in 1854. He and his wife were lovers of nature, and the home they established in Nebraska was quickly planted with trees, shrubs and flowers. Morton was a journalist and soon became the editor of Nebraska’s first newspaper. Given that forum, h...

Cape Town takes part in global ‘Greening the Planet’ project By Kristin Engel by Kristin Engel Cape Town - The City, in partnership with the Embassy of Ukraine, took to the Bo-Kaap on Saturday to plant trees in support of the global environmental expedition, “Greening the Planet”, the event was also attended by representatives from the community and the Ukrainian Association of South Africa. This is an ongoing project that intends to plant one million trees in one day in 100 countries, to raise awareness of the environment and the restoration of the planet’s ecosyste...

ABCDEFG SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- A lawmaker said Monday he has submitted a bill seeking to move up Arbor Day by two weeks due to rising temperatures. The bill proposed by Min Hyung-bae of the ruling Democratic Party calls for changing Arbor Day from April 5 to March 20. He cited the National Institute of Forest Science's data that showed the average temperatures from February to April have risen due to global warming since the mid-1990s. The proposal also seeks to designate Arbor Week around Arbor Day to promote tree planting more actively and for a longer period. "Heightening public ...