Re-Establishment of Three Dominant Herbaceous Understory Species Following Fine-Scale Disturbance in a Catskill Northern Hardwood Forest
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By Tessier, Jack T  TESSIER, J. T. (Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT 06050). Re-establishment of three dominant herbaceous understory species following fine-scale disturbance in a Catskill northern hardwood forest. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 134: 34-44.
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Forests of spruce trees and shrubs in parts of northern Canada are taking over what were once tundra landscapes--forcing out the species that lived there.
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Their decaying carcasses gave a super-size boost in nutrients to forest soil and stimulated seed and nitrogen production in a plant important to the forest ecosystem, researchers reported in Friday&#39;s issue of the journal Science.
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By WHITNEY GOULD  A breeze rustles through basswoods and willows. Warblers and finches twitter; a woodpecker taps away. Beyond a fringe of tall grasses, a fish ripples the water.
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By Bradley Olson, The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 4--A200-year-old white oak that sparked a statewide conservation effort in 1989 and led engineers to reroute an Annapolis thoroughfare will soon be turned into firewood.
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KENNETT TOWNSHIP, Pa., Sept. 20  /PRNewswire/ -- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Michael DiBerardinis is challenging Chester County's 16 urban centers to launch a new phase of TreeVitalize, Governor Edward G.
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By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 19--It is undeniable that setbacks occur in efforts to promote a healthy Long Island Sound environment. But experience has shown that the dedication of people and resources can help this vital resource continue to rebound and improve.
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Activists are concerned that conversion of the native hardwood forest to fast-growing pine is damaging crucial habitat for hundreds of plants and animals.
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By Moldes, A; Cendn, Y; Lpez, E; Barral, M T  Municipal solid waste (MSW) compost from aerobic or anaerobic bioprocesses was evaluated as components of substrates for potted plant production.
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By Beth Daley, The Boston Globe  Sep. 22--State officials said yesterday they are setting aside about  100,000 acres of state forest to begin recreating a landscape most residents  have never seen: old growth forests.
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By B.C. Manion, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 2--LITHIA -- Lynn Barber's favorite hobby, gardening, sounds placid enough, but it's fraught with danger.   Once, while transplanting a citrus tree, she was swarmed by fire ants.
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By Bridget Scrimenti, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 22--LITTLETON -- Prouty Woods will cut fewer trees, after residents expressed concern to preserve public trails. The cuts referred to as patch cuts, would have cut away trees close to the trails, which run through the woods.
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By BOB HAYWOOD  A QUIET revolution among the birds and the bees is changing the face of wildlife in the Midlands.   This year's blazing hot summer - against a background of global warming - has brought exotic new species to the region which have not been seen for centuries, or ever.
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By John Weiss, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Jun.
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By Brian NearingALBANY -- A shiny little green beetle that already has contributed to the destruction of tens of millions of ash trees in the Midwest could next be headed toward New York state.
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By Joe Bauman Deseret Morning News  Conservationists, bird watchers and hunters are concerned about an insidious plant that is spreading wildly through Utah's wetlands: phragmites.  Phragmites (pronounced frag-mighties) are a form of reed that can grow 10 feet tall in dense brakes.
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A FARMER may be ordered to replant a small forest after chopping down the trees to use as firewood.   Alan Whiteford felled more than half of the young wood before forestry officials caught him.