User: flenvcenter Topic: Land-Independent
Category: Land Management :: Forestry
Last updated: May 14 2013 09:44 IST RSS 2.0
 
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Famous Seaside Heights Roller Coaster To Be Removed From Ocean 14.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. -- This time next week, perhaps the most famous symbol of Superstorm Sandy's devastation at the Jersey shore will be gone. Demolition...
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Budget Cuts Mean Challenging Wildire Season 14.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. is heading into a tough wildfire season made even more challenging because budget cuts mean fewer firefighters to battle blazes,...
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WATCH: Eagle Steals Fish 13.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
A fisherman got a winged surprise when a bald eagle swooped in and stole a fish right in front of him. Small problem, the fish...
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PHOTOS: So That's What A Baby Sloth Bear Looks Like... 13.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Here’s a recap of animal stories and events from the past few weeks: The carcass of a mystery sea creature washed up on the shore...
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Ian Lifshitz: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and the Fourth R 8.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Many of us grew up in a time when we finished with a piece of paper, crumpled it up and tossed it into a waste paper basket. Then recycling bins came along. And with it a message of reduce, reuse and recycle. Flash forward to 2013. It's time to revisit the three Rs and add a fourth -- renewable.
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Rare 'Pink Dolphins' Are In Danger, Conservationists Warn 7.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Chinese white dolphins, nicknamed "pink dolphins," are rarely spotted in Hong Kong waters. However, the near-threatened species is becoming even more uncommon, and conservationists warn...
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Seeking balance in Oregon's timber country 6.5.2013 Current Issue
Can logging towns and old-growth forests both thrive in the Northwest?
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The gray area: a conversation with artist Renee Couture 30.4.2013 Current Issue
An Oregon artist reinterprets the region's timber wars.
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Oregon Legislation Aims to Criminalize Environmental Civil Disobedience 30.4.2013 CommonDreams.org Headlines
If you lie down in the road or sit in a tree to stop the clear cutting of old growth forests, you may be an "environmental terrorist," an Oregon lawmaker charges. The ACLU of Oregon is sounding the alarm over the state bills touted as targeting "environmental terrorism" but that the rights organization says would "effectively criminalize civil disobedience for one particular group." read ...
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Michael Green is building North America's tallest wood building in Prince George, BC 29.4.2013 TreeHugger
The 90 foot tall building is just the start of something big, as wood mid-rise construction gets a foothold.
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Bigger fires and evolving threats force changes in the Northwest Forest Plan 27.4.2013 Current Issue
Dynamic forests require flexible management
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Feds To End Gray Wolf Protections? 26.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that could end...
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Brettstapel: another way of building with wood 25.4.2013 TreeHugger
This method of building solid wood panels of wood may be the greenest yet.
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UN Urges Crackdown On Poaching Boom 24.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
VIENNA, April 23 (Reuters) - Growing Asian demand for ivory and rhino horn as gifts and hangover cures - not for traditional medicine - is...
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A new tool against illegal logging: tree DNA technology goes mainstream 22.4.2013 Environmental News Network
The role of tree DNA tracking is increasing in the fight against illegal logging as evidenced by prosecution cases in USA and Germany. Modern DNA technology offers a unique opportunity: you could pinpoint the origin of your table at home and track down if the trees it was made from were illegally obtained. Each wooden piece of furniture comes with a hidden natural barcode that can tell its story from a sapling in a forest all the way to your living room.
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Non-profit wants to clone the world's oldest trees to reforest the planet 22.4.2013 TreeHugger
Non-profit wants to clone the world's oldest trees to reforest the planet
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Diana Herrington: Every Day Is Earth Day 22.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
We "get" to live on this planet called Earth which makes every day an Earth day. But all is not well on our Earth as we know. Let us look at what three of my green friends say. As you might notice they all relate to water.
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14 Little Things That Are Harming Our Planet 20.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
You might think you already know how to reduce your carbon footprint: walk or bike instead of driving, limit flights, recycle. And some of the...
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PHOTOS: A Brief History Of Environmental Activism 18.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
April 22 marks the 43rd observance of Earth Day in the United States. Organized by Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), the first Earth Day in 1970...
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Fire Wipes Out Reptile House At Scotland Zoo 15.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
LONDON -- A fire has claimed the lives of reptiles, insects and a male otter at the Five Sisters Zoo in Scotland. Officials said Sunday...
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