There are some fungi that can help plants and other fungi that can cause plant disease. When planting your tree, make certain to dig the planting hole two to three times the width of the root ball. When planting a tree of this size, I would provide at least 20 feet of space from the house. Remember that red maples have surface roots, so you should not plant other deep-rooted plants under this tree's drip line. For the first year, it may be wise to wrap the young tree with a light-colored...

In establishing this fund, the board is underscoring Arlington's deep commitment to nurturing a healthy urban forest that can help keep temperatures down in our homes and businesses, and make our community an even more pedestrian-friendly place. Arlington County Tree Fund Would Support Planting, Maintenance of Trees on Private Property. Arlington County Tree Fund Would Support Planting, Maintenance of Trees on Private Property. The program will supplement the county's aggressive tree...

Forest-products giant Weyerhaeuser (ticker: WY), one of the most acquisitive companies during the industry's heyday, grudgingly has fallen in line. With foreign competition, a weak housing market and high costs pushing the paper sector to depressed levels, companies are selling off assets and refocusing their businesses to enhance shareholder returns.

Forests do take carbon out of the atmosphere temporarily, but they don t remove it from the active carbon pool, because their carbon is released when they rot or burn. And with warming temperatures causing more forest fires and faster decomposition, he doubts the forests capacity to lock up that carbon in the long-term. In fact, the theory that forests can suck up excess carbon and cool the planet helps drive a market that doubled its revenues last year to $110 million. Since 1995, the...

The Forty-third Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and the Associated Sessions of the four Committees (Finance and Administration; Economic Information and Market Intelligence; Forest Industry; and Reforestation and Forest Management) are scheduled to be held in Yokohama, Japan, from 5to 10 November 2007. The Forty-third Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and the Associated Sessions of the four Committees (Finance and Administration;...

Several volunteer green thumbs worked recently to prep the Ogden Botanical Center for winter, cleaning up weeds and fallen leaves, but also planting bulbs and trees. Trees that take root this time of year also don't have to work as hard, as there is little stress on the root systems to provide water and nutrients for a growing plant. Plants that have sat in nurseries all summer are often discounted in the fall, not because they are bad or defective, but because it is much better for a...

Forest Service decide whether to join private timber companies seeking independent certification of sustainable management practices to boost forest product sales to consumers who want reassurance that forests are being protected. Overall, the forests rated well for planning, community involvement and for identifying threatened or endangered species. PORTLAND -- National forests generally meet "green certification" standards for sustainable management to ensure they remain healthy but...

Conservationists are frustrated the mill debate and assessment process has glossed over what this hunger for woodchips will mean for Tasmania's native forests. The issue has been further clouded by Bob Brown's successful Federal Court case, in which Justice Shane Marshall found logging in the Wielangta forest was not exempt from federal environment law because not enough was being done to protect endangered species. BOTH main parties spent much of the federal election campaign in 2004...

The first item listed to achieve this is: Advocating a conservation ethic in promoting the health, productivity, diversity, and beauty of forests and associated lands. Do they all really deem such scrutiny from the public, in order for the Forest Service to do the job they are educated and trained in doing? When it comes to providing a healthy, safe forest, especially after a catastrophic event such as a wildfire or straight line winds, is it really necessary to garner public comments to...