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Rubenstein School students (left to right) Helene Thomas ’21, Olivia Lopez ’21, and Miriam Wolpert ’20 stand near plot center after they finish installing the last of 271 Continuous Forest Inventory plots at the UVM Jericho Research Forest during summer and fall 2020. Photo: Tony D'Amato The University of Vermont (UVM) Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources has established 464 permanent monitoring plots on UVM Forests. The Vermont properties—Jericho Research Forest in the town of Jericho, Talcott Forest in Williston, Wolcott Research Forest in Wolcott, and Washin...

By Sally Adams Jan 24, 2021 It took a group of groups to accomplish it: 1,000 trees are now planted in medians that were formerly ugly esplanades in the South Acres/Crestmont Park community. The trees will serve many purposes. Beautifying the area

Council adds trees to landmark list 1 minute read This landmark Kentucky coffee tree was planted 50 years ago as an experiment by the Tree Commission and was selected for propagation by an Oregon nursery because it was podless, heat- and drought-tolerant, tolerant of clay soils, and relatively fast-growing with a large, vase-shaped crown form. Courtesy photo Support Local Journalism At its Tuesday meeting the City Council approved adding 12 trees to the City Landmark Tree List, bringing the total to over 100 trees in 79 locations. The new trees were previously recognized as Great Trees by Tr...

State officials last week released the final version of a new forest action plan that prioritizes forest management and restoration efforts on 3.8 million acres across Montana. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation released the completed 2020 revision to the Montana Forest Action Plan last Tuesday. Paige Cohn, a DNRC spokesperson, said the agency has submitted a final plan to Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and the U.S. Forest Service. Now, officials can begin the process of putting the plan’s strategies and goals into action, she said. Since Dec. 1, the DNRC has been a...

Ecosystem Destruction Fueled the Pandemic. Pollution Has Made It Worse. Ecosystem loss from deforestation and agriculture has caused hundreds of diseases to jump from other animals to humans. Jared Rodriguez / Truthout On December 30, 2019, an urgent email circulated on the internet, in which the Wuhan Municipal Health Committee noted the treatment of multiple patients with “pneumonia of unknown cause.” Since then, researchers have identified antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in blood and spit samples in the United States, France and Italy, suggesting human exposur...